INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF CLIENT CARE

Question 1

Growth of microorganisms in body tissue where they are not usually found. Such microorganism is called an infectious agent.

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INFECTION

Question 2

Ability of a microorganism to produce disease. Microorganisms also vary in the severity of the diseases they produce and the degree of communicability. Ex.
Common colds

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VIRULENCE

Question 2

Detectable alteration in normal tissue function

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DISEASE

Question 3

Transferable to an individual by direct or indirect contact

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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

Question 4

Ability to produce disease; thus a pathogen is a microorganism that cause disease

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PATHOGENICITY

Question 5

causes disease or infection in a healthy individual.

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TRUE PATHOGEN

Question 6

causes disease only to a susceptible individual.

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OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN

Question 7

Freedom from disease-causing microorganisms

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ASEPSIS

Question 8

2 BASIC TYPES OF ASEPSIS

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MEDICAL & SURGICAL

Question 9

Practices that keep an area or object free of all microorganisms; practices that destroy all microorganisms and spores

Used for all procedures involving the
sterile areas of the body.

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SURGICAL ASEPSIS

Question 9

All practices intended to confine a specific microorganism to a specific area

Limits the number, growth, and transmission of microorganisms

Objects referred to as clean or dirty (soiled, contaminated)

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MEDICAL ASEPSIS

Question 10

is the condition in which acute organ dysfunction occurs secondary to infection

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SEPSIS

Question 10

Most common infection- causing microorganisms

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BACTERIA

Question 10

Spreads and damages different body parts

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SYSTEMIC INFECTION

Question 11

Limited to a specific body part where the microorganisms remain

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LOCAL INFECTION

Question 11

Primarily consist of nucleic acid and therefore must enter living cells in order to reproduce. (rhinovirus- common colds, hepatitis, HIV)

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VIRUSES

Question 12

Live on other living organisms (malaria, helminths- protozoa)

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PARASITES

Question 12

Is the process by which strains of microorganisms become resident flora. Microorganisms may grow and multiply but do not cause a disease.
Invasion to unprotected area is infection.

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COLONIZATION

Question 12

Yeasts and molds (candida albicans- normal flora in human vagina)

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FUNGI

Question 13

Systemic infection resulting from bacteremia.

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SEPTICEMIA

Question 14

Microorganisms reveals in the person’s blood

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BACTEREMIA

Question 15

May occur slowly over a long period
May lasts months or years

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CHRONIC INFECTIONS

Question 16

Appear suddenly or last a short period of time.

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ACUTE INFECTIONS