Tetanus Flashcards
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Tetanus Vaccine for children
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DTaP, DT (remember capital letter = larger dose)
child is defined as < 7 years old
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Tetanus Vaccine for adults
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Td, Tdap (remember capital letter = larger dose)
3
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Tetanus “T’s”
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Tetani: spasm
Top to bottom (descending pattern)
Clostridium Tetani (gram + anaerobic rod)
Trismus (lockjaw)
No test to diagnos
Tetanus Toxoid (vaccine), Tetanus Immune Globulin to treat
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Trismus
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Lock jaw: symptom of tetanus
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Tetanus description
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Exotoxin: rigidity, muscle spasm Bacterium: Clostridium Tetani Spores are highly resistant Harbored in animal feces and soil: think rusty nail Vaccine preventable
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Tetanus pathogenesis
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Usually contracted via wound
Have been outbreaks from drug users, nat disasters
Incubation period: 3-21 days, 4-14 neonatal
7
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Tetanus complication
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laryngospasm fractures hypertension nosocomial infections pulmonary embolism aspiration pneumonia death
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Tetanus clinical patterns
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Generalized type: 80% - descending pattern: trismus, diff. swallowing, rigidity -fever, sweating -trismus (lockjaw) -spasms -recovery may take months Neonatal Generalized Type -from a mother not immune -infected umbilical cord -rare in US
