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Veins Flashcards

1
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Syndrome caused by human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Precautions that are used with patients known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei

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Airborne infection, isolation precautions

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Spread of infection by either airborne droplet nuclei or by dust particles that contain microorganisms

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Airborne transmission

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Infectious agent carried in the blood

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Bloodborne pathogens (BBP)

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Contagious link among the infection source that means of transmission and the susceptible host

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Chain of infection

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Transmission by means of contaminated items, such as food, water, medication devices, and equipment

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Common vehicle transmission

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Precautions used for patients known or suspected to have serious illness that are easily transmitted by direct patient contact or by contact with items in the patients environment

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Contact precautions

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Transfer of microorganisms From an infected or colonized person to a susceptible host by body surface to body surface contact or through contact with a contaminated object

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Contact transmission

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Particle smaller than 5 UM that remain suspended in the air for long periods

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Droplet nuclei

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Precautions used for patients known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by large particle Droplets

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Droplet precautions

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Spread of infection through airborne droplets

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Droplet transmission

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Comprehensive document outlining all procedures and policies for preventing the spread of infection

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Exposure control plan

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13
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Contaminated object

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Fomite

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14
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Infection contracted by a patient during a hospital stay

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Healthcare associated infection

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Virus that causes liver disease hepatitis; B spreads through contact with human blood or body fluids

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

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16
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Type of air filter

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High efficiency particulate air (HEPA)

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Causative agent for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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18
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Invasion by and growth of a microorganism in the human body that causes disease

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Infection

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Separation of infection source from susceptible host, thereby breaking the chain of infection

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Isolation

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Unit of measure equal to one millionth of a meter; a caliper for making precise measurements that has a spindle moved by a finally threaded screw

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Micrometer

21
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Infection acquired during a hospital stay

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nosocomial infection

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A resident Flora microorganism that causes infection under certain conditions such as a break in the skin

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Opportunist microorganism

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Infectious organism

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Pathogen

24
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Fluid resistant gowns, mask, respirators, face shields, shoe covers, and gloves

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Isolation of immunocompromised patients to prevent exposing them to infection

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Protective environment (PE)

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Person carrying an infectious agent without being sick

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Reservoir

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Microorganisms that exist on or in the body that normally do not cause illness

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Resident Flora

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Bacterial infection

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Sepsis

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Infection control method that uses barrier protection and work control practices to prevent skin contact with blood, other body, fluids, and tissues from other people

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Standard precautions

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Patient known to be or suspected of being infected with a highly transmission pathogens

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Transmission based precautions (TBP)

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Carrier of disease

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Vector

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Blood-borne pathogens

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BBP

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Centers for disease, control and prevention

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CDC

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Exposure control plan

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ECP

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Healthcare associated infection

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HAI

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High-efficiency particulate air

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HEPA

37
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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus

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HTLV

38
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Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

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MRSA

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National institution for occupational safety and health

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NIOSH

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Protective environment

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PE

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome

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SARS

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Transmission based precautions

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TBP

43
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Vancomycin resistant enterococcus

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VRE

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