Thermoregulation Flashcards
Disease state which results from the presence of pathogens
Infection
What are the 6 parts of the infection cycle?
Infectious agent Reservoir Portal of Exit Means of transmission Portal of entry Susceptible host
Disease producing organisms
Pathogens
What are the different types of infectious agents?
Bacteria, fungi, virus, parasites
Means of transmission involves?
Direct contact
Indirect contact
Droplet
Airborne
Natural habitat for growth and proliferation of microorganisms
Resevior
What are examples of reservoirs?
People, animals, soil, food, water, milk and inanimate objects
means of escape from the reservior for organism?
Portal of exit
What is the common route in humans for portal of exit?
breaks in cutaneous membrane, respiratory, gi, and gu tracts
an inanimate object which acts as a means of transmission is?
formite
a living creature that transmits infectious agent to humans
vector
point at which organisms enter a new host
Portal of entry
What are the different stages of infection?
incubation, podromal, full/acute, convalescent
interval between invasion and appearance of symptoms
incubation period
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
prodromal stage
when infection specific signs and symptoms shows
full/acute stage of illness
recovery from infection; signs and symptoms disappear person turns to healthy state
convalescent period
clean technique, reduces number and transfer of pathogens
medical asepsis
five moments for hand hygiene
before touching a patients before a clean or aseptic procedure after a body fluid exposure risk after touching a patient after touching patient surroundings
steril technique used to keep objects and areas free of all microorganisms
surgical asepsis
when causative organism is acquired from other people
exogenous
when causative organism comes from microial life harbored in the person
endogenour
when it results from treatment or diagnosic procedure
iatrogenic
destroys all pathogenic organisms expect spores
disinfection
destroys al microorganisms
sterilization
difficult or labored breathing
dypnea
a condition in which the body temp is elavated
fevrile
elevation above the upper limit of normal body temperature
pyrexia
the difference between the amount of heat produced by the body and the amount of heat lost to the enviornment measured in degrees
temperature
which horomone increases metabolism and heat production but over a much longer time period
thyroid
shivering a repsonse that increases the production of heat is initiated by the ______
hypotalmus
low body temp
hypothermia
high body temp
hyperthermia
is an increase above normal in body temperature
pyrexia/fever
a person with a fever is said to be ?
febrile
How many inches does a nurse have to hold an item above a sterile field?
6 inches
What kind of contact is staphylococcus aureus?
direct
what type of contact is TB
airborne
normothermia
96.4-99.5
hyperthermia
104 and above
hypothermia
95 and lower
