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Module 6 Flashcards

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Chlamydial conjunctivitis

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Acute redness and swelling of the conjunctiva

Purulent discharge

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Gonococcal conjunctivitis

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Gonorrheal ophthalmia neonatorum

Corneal ulcers, perforation, and blindness may occur if the disease is untreated

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Pneumonia s/s

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Chest pain
Chills
SOB

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Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG)
Vincent’s angina
Trench mouth
S/S

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Painful bleeding gums and tonsils
Erosion of gum tissue
Swollen lymph nodes beneath the jaw
Causes extremely bad breath

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Lyme disease

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Caused by borrelia burgodorferi

Transmitted by ticks

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Trunk

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Tinea corporis

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Cholera

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Acute bacterial diarrheal disease
Causes by V Cholerae
Cause by ingestion of raw or undercooked seafood

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Groin

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Tinea cruris

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E Coli S/S

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Diarrhea

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S/S for legionellosis
Legionnaires disease or
Pontiac fever
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Anorexia 
Chills
Diarrhea 
Dry cough followed by productive cough
Headache
High fever
Malaise
Myalgia
Pleural and abdominal pain
SOB
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Causes of vaginitis

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Candida albicans
Mobiluncus and gardnerella
Trichomonas vaginalis

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Number one killer of children under 5

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Pneumonia

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Lyme disease S/S

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Bulls eye rash
Neurological/cardiac dysfunction
Severe arthritis

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Plague S/S

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Chills
Fever
Headache
Malaise
Myalgia
Nausea
Prostration
Sore throat
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Cholera S/S

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Profuse watery stools
Occasional vomiting
Rapid dehydration

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E Coli

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Major cause of septicemia, UTIs, and HAIs

Found in GI tract of all humans

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True pathogen

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Fungus that can infect both healthy and immunocompromised patient

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Fungal allergens

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Cause type I hypersensitivity

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Most commonly reports STD in the US

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Chlaymydia trachomatis

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Cause disease by invasion and mechanical destruction of tissue or obstruction of the flow of bodily fluids

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Fungal pathogens

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Certain Fungi

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Certain fungi can grow in arteries and veins leading to occlusion and tissue necrosis due to lack of oxygen

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Chlaymydia trachomatis S/S

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Discharge
Urethral itching
Burning sensation

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Caused by haemophilis ducreyi

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Chancroid

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Histoplasmosis

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Systemic mycoses usually in the lungs

Caused by histoplasmosis capsulatum

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Camplobacter jejuni

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Most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the US

33
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Fungal infections of the internal organs of the body

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Systemic mycoses

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Camplobacter jejuni S/S

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Abdominal pain 
Diarrhea 
Fever
Malaise
Nausea
Vomiting
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One of the most important pathogens of AIDS patients but can cause infections in relatively healthy individuals

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Candidiasis

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Caused by treponema pallidum

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Syphilis

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Tertiary syphilis S/S

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Blindness
Dementia
Heart failure
Paralysis
Swollen gummas
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Bacterial sexually transmitted diseases

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Genital chlamydial infection
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chancroid
Granuloma inguinale
Lymphogranuloma venereum
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Candidiasis

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Found in almost all AIDS patients

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Meningitis

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Common manifestation in AIDS patient

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Gas gangrene

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Always caused by clostridium spp

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Syphillis

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Caused by treponema pallidum

Chancre at the infection site

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Secondary syphilis causes

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Rash
Aches
Pain

45
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No vaccine available for

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Tertiary syphilis

46
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Used to treat syphilis

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Penicillin

47
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What do u draw up first in insulin

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Clear to cloudy

48
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How do u properly mix insulin

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Never shake. Instead role in between your palms

49
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Why one is not clear

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Cloudy insulin has a protein in it

50
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Fungal infections of the dermis and underlying tissues

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Subcutaneous mycoses

52
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Insulin is most quickly absorbed where

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Arms and abdomen

53
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Recommended sites for insulin shots

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Arms
Abdomen
Thigh
Buttocks

54
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Plague

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Acute severe zoonosis

Causes by Y pestis and transmitted by fleas or rats

55
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Why should site for insulin shots be rotated

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Minimize tissue damage
Aid absorption
Avoid discomfort

56
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Chancroid

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Caused by Haemophilus ducreyi

57
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Fungi

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Do not secrete toxins that cause damage to the host

58
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Gangrene

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Refers to tissue necrosis resulting from local anemia

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Ischemia

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Results from loss or reduction of blood supply leading to lack of oxygen

60
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R. Rickettsia

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Secretes no toxins

Disease is not the product of the hosts immune response

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Legionellosis
Legionnaires disease
Pontiac fever

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Acute bacterial pneumonia

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Athletes feet

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Tinea pedis

65
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Insulin is slowly absorbed

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Thigh and buttocks

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Pinkeye

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Bacterial conjunctivitis

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Fungal infections of the outermost areas of the human body

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Superficial mycoses

75
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Nails

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Tinea ungiuim

76
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Head

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Tinea capitis

77
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Otitis media

4

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Persistent and severe earache
Temporary hearing loss
Pressure in the middle ear
Bulging of the eardrum

81
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Histoplasmosis S/S

7

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Chest pains
Chills
Fever 
Headache
Malaise 
Myalgia
Nonproductive cough
84
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Most common systemic fungal infection in AIDS patients

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Histoplasmosis

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