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L4: Surgical Specific Infections Flashcards

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what is another name of Surgical site infections (SSIs)?

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Def of Surgical site infections (SSIs)

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Classification of Surgical site infections (SSIs)

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Etiology of Surgical site infections (SSIs)

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general Factors in Surgical site infections (SSIs)

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Local Factors in Surgical site infections (SSIs)

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Types of Operations in terms of sterility

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Clean operations

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Clean Contaminated operations

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Contaminated Operations

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Dirty operations

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Clinical Features of Surgical site infections (SSIs)

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Earliest manifestations of Surgical site infections (SSIs)

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Prophylaxis for Surgical site infections (SSIs)

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Def of Prophylactic antibiotics

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Prophylactic antibiotics in clean surgeries

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Prophylactic antibiotics in contaminated surgeries

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TTT of SSIs

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Def of Erysipelas

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Route of Infection in Erysipelas

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PPT factors for Erysipelas

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Complications of Erysipelas

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CP of Erysipelas

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DDx of Erysipelas

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TTT of Erysipelas

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Def of Tetanus

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Etiology of Tetanus

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Mode of Infection in Tetanus

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Characters of tetanus prone wound

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Pathology of Tetanus

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  • The bacillus remains at the ……… but its exotoxin reaches the ……. along the blood stream, the motor nerves or both.
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  • Once the toxin reaches the nervous system, it is at once fixed by the motor cells and cannot be detected in the blood or CSF.
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Tetanus antitoxin can neutralize the toxin only …….. it gets fixed to the nervous tissue.

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The toxin increases excitability of the motor cells of the medulla and spinal cord, therefore, the slightest stimuli produce ……..

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Death results from ……….

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CP Stages of Tetanus

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IP of Tetanus

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Tonic Stage of Tetanus

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First Symptoms of Tetanus

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Late Symptoms of tonic stage in Tetanus

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Clonic Stage of tetanus

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DDx of Tetanus

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Trismus

DDx of Tetanus

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Meningitis

  • DDx of Tetanus
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Strychnine Poisoning

  • DDx of Tetanus
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Tetany

  • DDx of Tetanus
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Rabies

  • DDx of Tetanus
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Prevention of tetanus

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Every child should be immunized by routine DPT vaccine at 2, 4, 6 months with a booster dose of tetanus toxoid is taken every 7-10 years

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  • If patient previously received 3 or more doses of toxoid & the last one within 10 years:

(Prevention of tetanus)

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If patient previously received less than 3 doses:

(Prevention of tetanus)

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If patient not previously immunized:

(Prevention of tetanus)

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TTT of established cases of tetanus

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General TTT of tetanus

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Neutralization of circulating exotoxin

  • General TTT of tetanus
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Control of convulsions

  • General TTT of tetanus
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Highly effecient nursing care

  • General TTT of tetanus
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Local TTT of Tetanus

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Prognosis of Tetanus

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Death in tetanus occurs by ….

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Def of Gas Gangrene

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Etiology of Gas Gangrene

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Characters of clostridia of gas gangrene

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Action of Saccharolytic

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Types of Clostridia of gas gangrene

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Examples of Saccharolytic

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Action of proteolytic

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Examples of proteolytic

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PPT factors for Gas Gangrene

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MOI in Gas Gangrene

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Pathology of Gas Gangrene

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what plays the 1ry role in pathology of Gas Gangrene?

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what plays the 2ry role in Gas Gangrene?

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what is responsible for musty odor in Gas Gangrene?

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what is responsible for greenish black color of the muscles in Gas Gangrene?

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IP of Gas Gangrene

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General CP of Gas Gangrene

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Local CP of Gas Gangrene

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Evidence of Gas Gangrene developing under plaster-of-Paris cast

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Types of Gas Gangrene

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DDx of Gas Gangrene

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what are other colistridial infections?

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Simple contamination

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Gas abscess (Welsh’s abscess)

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Clostridial cellulitis

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Localized clostridial myositis

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Edematous gangrene

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Non clostridial infections

(Ddx of Gas Gangrene)

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Gas producing infections

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Surgical emphysema

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Prophylaxis of Gas Gangrene

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TTT of Gas Gangrene

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General TTT of Gas Gangrene

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Local TTT of Gas Gangrene

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Death in Gas Gangrene occurs by ……..

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Prognosis of Gas Gangrene

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