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Medical Asepsis Flashcards

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Asepsis

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The absence of pathologic disease producing organisms

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Medical

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Clean tecnique

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Surgical

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Sterile Technicque

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Organisms spread through

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Air Currents
Gravity
direct touch
Air Droplets
wet materials

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chain of infection

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agent, source, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

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modes of transmission

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direct contact, vector borne, airborne, vehicle transmission, droplet

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Resistant Microorganisms

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Microorganisms that have evolved to develop resistance to one or more drugs

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MRSA

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Methacillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

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Features of MRSA

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1/3 people have staph, but they are symptom free
1960 a straw of staph emerged that was resistant to antibiotic methicillin
Vacomycilin was used to treat MRSA
Now, only immunocomprimised people are at risk

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VRE

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vancomycin-resistant Enterococci

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VRE Features

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Spread through Feces, urine, or blood

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VISA

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Vancomycin-intermediate staphylococcus aureus

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CRE

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Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacterales

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carbapenem

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antibiotic that is very strong and is a “last resort”.

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Nosocomial Infections

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Hospital Acquired Infections

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Most common Nosocomial Infections

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  1. Urinary Tract Infection
  2. Surgical Site Infection
  3. Respiratory Infection
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Iatrogenic Infections

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An infection that is acquired by treatment

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Examples of Iatrogenic Infections

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C-diff or Thrush

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Handwashing

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1 practice to decrease the spread of microorganisms

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Norovirus

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Causes acute gastroenteritis in humans and 60% of food borne illness in the US

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Don

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Put gloves on

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Doff

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Take gloves off

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