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Thermoregulation Flashcards

1
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Disease state which results from the presence of pathogens

A

Infection

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2
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What are the 6 parts of the infection cycle?

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Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of Exit
Means of transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible host
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3
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Disease producing organisms

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Pathogens

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4
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What are the different types of infectious agents?

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Bacteria, fungi, virus, parasites

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5
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Means of transmission involves?

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Direct contact
Indirect contact
Droplet
Airborne

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6
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Natural habitat for growth and proliferation of microorganisms

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Resevior

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7
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What are examples of reservoirs?

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People, animals, soil, food, water, milk and inanimate objects

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8
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means of escape from the reservior for organism?

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Portal of exit

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9
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What is the common route in humans for portal of exit?

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breaks in cutaneous membrane, respiratory, gi, and gu tracts

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10
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an inanimate object which acts as a means of transmission is?

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formite

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11
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a living creature that transmits infectious agent to humans

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vector

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12
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point at which organisms enter a new host

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Portal of entry

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13
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What are the different stages of infection?

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incubation, podromal, full/acute, convalescent

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14
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interval between invasion and appearance of symptoms

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incubation period

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15
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when a person is most infectious, though person is often unaware they are contagious. early signs and symptoms of disease are present but these are often vague and nonspecific

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prodromal stage

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16
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when infection specific signs and symptoms shows

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full/acute stage of illness

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17
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recovery from infection; signs and symptoms disappear person turns to healthy state

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convalescent period

18
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clean technique, reduces number and transfer of pathogens

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medical asepsis

19
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five moments for hand hygiene

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before touching a patients
before a clean or aseptic procedure
after a body fluid exposure risk
after touching a patient
after touching patient surroundings
20
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steril technique used to keep objects and areas free of all microorganisms

A

surgical asepsis

21
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when causative organism is acquired from other people

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exogenous

22
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when causative organism comes from microial life harbored in the person

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endogenour

23
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when it results from treatment or diagnosic procedure

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iatrogenic

24
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destroys all pathogenic organisms expect spores

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disinfection

25
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destroys al microorganisms

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sterilization

26
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difficult or labored breathing

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dypnea

27
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a condition in which the body temp is elavated

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fevrile

28
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elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature

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pyrexia

29
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the difference between the amount of heat produced by the body and the amount of heat lost to the enviornment measured in degrees

A

temperature

30
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which horomone increases metabolism and heat production but over a much longer time period

A

thyroid

31
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shivering a repsonse that increases the production of heat is initiated by the ______

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hypotalmus

32
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low body temp

A

hypothermia

33
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high body temp

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hyperthermia

34
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is an increase above normal in body temperature

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pyrexia/fever

35
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a person with a fever is said to be ?

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febrile

36
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How many inches does a nurse have to hold an item above a sterile field?

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6 inches

37
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What kind of contact is staphylococcus aureus?

A

direct

38
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what type of contact is TB

A

airborne

39
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normothermia

A

96.4-99.5

40
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hyperthermia

A

104 and above

41
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hypothermia

A

95 and lower

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