M14 Medical Surgical Flashcards
MRSA
Bacterial
“spider bite”
Highly contagious
Isolate from other teammates
Prevention with good hygiene
Impetigo
Bacterial
Superficial blisters
Honey crusted appearance
Antibacterial soap
Antibiotics
Avoid contact with lesion
Furnuncles and Carbuncles (grouping of furuncles)
Bacterial
Tender boils
Areas of friction and perspiration
Warm compress
Lanced and drained
Antibiotics
Folliculitisb
Bacterial
Younger athletes who are shaving
Return to Play Bacterial Infections
72 hour course of antibiotics
No further wound drainage
No new lesions for 48 hours
Active lesions cannot be covered
Herpes Simplex
Viral
Incubation 3-10 days
Vesicle or tiny vesicles on head, face, neck, upper extremities
Antivirals
Contagious
Labium = on the lip
Gladitorum = body
Molluscum Contagiousum
Viral
Vesicles or cluster
Usually benign and self resolving
Scarring
Physical destruction of lesion
Return to Play herpes simplex
Free of systemic symptoms
No new lesions for 72 hours, no moist lesions
5 days of antiviral therapy
Return to Play MC
Lesion removed
Can cover with gas permeable dressing and elastic tape
Tinea capitus
Fungal
Scaly patches
Topical anti fungal
Tinea corporals
Fungal
Red round scaly patches
“ring worm”
Tinea cruris
Fungal
“jock itch”
Tinea pedis
Fungal
Toe webs
athlete’s foot
Skin lesions (abrasions, calluses)
Cleansing = saline, soap/water no scrubbing
Debridement =wound dependent
Dressing = Occlusive/Non-occlusive
Monitor for infection
Open Wounds
Article Hoogenboom
