Vocab Exam 1 Flashcards
Bacteremia, bacteremic
fungemia
parasitemia
viremia
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
sepsis, septicemia, septicemic
exotoxin
endotoxin, LPS
septic shock
blood, serum, plasma
thrombocytopenia
leukocytosis
leukopenia
biofilm
pyrogenic
microbiota, “flora”
disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
multiple organ system failure (MOSF)
systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
granulocyte
neutrophil, polymorphonuclear leukocyte, PMN
eosinophil
basophil
mononuclear leukocyte, peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)
lymphocyte
monocyte
macrophage
dendritic cell
T lymphocyte
T helper (Th) cell, e.g., Th1, Th2
cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)
CD4 cell
CD8 cell
B lymphocyte
plasma cell
pyogenic
lymph
lymph node
complement, C’
antigen
epitope, antigenic determinant
antibody, immunoglobulin, Ig
IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM
T cell receptor, TCR
major histocompatibility complex, MHC
Class I/II MHC
humoral immunity
antibody-mediated immunity, AMI
cellular immunity, cell-mediated immunity, CMI
delayed-type hypersensitivity, DTH
immediate hypersensitivity
allergy
autoimmunity
innate immunity
adaptive immunity
immunodeficiency
inflammation
rubor/dolor/calor/tumor
white blood cell (WBC)
neutropenia
immunization, vaccination
cytokine
chemokine
complement receptor, CR1/2/3/4
integrin
interleukin, IL
lymphocyte function-associated antigen, I, LFA-1
mannose-binding lectin (MBL)
interferon-gamma, IFN-gamma
tumor necrosis factor-alpha, TNFalpha, TNF
tolerance
anergy
antibiotic
antimicrobial
antibacterial
antifungal
antiparasitic
antiviral
enteral/oral/per os (PO)
parenteral (intravenous/IV, intramuscular/IM, intrathecal, subcutaneous/SC/SQ)
inhibitory
MIC (minimum bactericidal concentration)
MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration)
cidal (bactericidal, etc)
static (bacteriostatic, etc)
spectrum of activity (broad, narrow)
nosocomial
iatrogenic
penicillin binding proteins (PBPs)
synergistic
susceptibility
resistance
empiric therapy
LD50
TD50
ED50
therapeutic index (LD50/ED50, TD50/ED50)
MRSA
VRSA
community-acquired infection, CAI
hospital-acquired infection, HAI
cystitis
urethritis
pyelonephritis
prostatitis
dysuria
frequency
urgency
bacteriuria
pyuria
hematuria
proteinuria
clean catch urine
catheter
suprapubic aspirate
dipstick
urinalysis, U/A
periurethral
perineum
urethral syndrome
interstitial cystitis
benign prostatic hyperplasia (or hypertrophy), BPH
ureter
vesicoureteral reflux
urinary cast
uropathogen