Diseases
What does the flu hijack?
Your cells (slide 19)
What is the heart rate for SIRS?
>90 (Tachycardia) (slide 14)
What is number 1 in infection progression?
SIRS (syndrome of four conditions) (slide 16)
What does bone marrow make?
Makes RBC, WBC, platelets (slide 8)
What are the two main functions of the urinary system?
It regulates electrolytes, water content, and acids of the blood. It also removes metabolic wastes, and excess fluid from the blood. (slide 31)
How do you die from HIV?
HIV does not kill you, the cold does (slide 20 and what Simmons said)
What should your total leukocyte count be for SIRS?
>12000 (slide 14)
How do you identify sepsis?
2 or more SIRS and suspected infection (slide 16)
What two things do the kidneys do?
the kidneys filter waste and excess fluid as well as regulate blood pressure. (slide 8)
How many liters of blood do the kidneys filter a day?
150mL per day (slide 31)
How long does Hepatitis C live outside of the body?
21 days (slide 23)
What is the respiratory rate for SIRS?
>20 (tachypnea) (slide 14)
What is MODS?
It is when two or more organs fail (slide 16)
What does the liver do?
It detoxifies blood and produces clotting factors. (slide 8)
What do the kidneys produce?
They produce hormones that generate new red blood cells. (slide 31)
Between Hep B and Hep C, which one is the most contagious?
Hep B is the most contagious and it can be deadly (slide 26)
What should your temperature be for SIRS?
<38 degrees Celsius or <36 degrees celsius (slide 14)
What is the mortality rate for septic shock?
40% (slide 16)
What does the spleen store?
WBC (White blood cells) (slide 8)
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron (slide 33)
What are the symptoms of Meningitis?
Neck stiffness, fever, headache, hypersensitivity to light. Also Brudzinski and Kernig signs. (Slide 28)
What does SIRS stand for?
systemic inflammatory response syndrome (slide 14)
What is the mortality rate for sepsis?
15% (slide 16)
What blood classification is a universal donor?
O- (slide 9)
What do the kidneys get 25% of?
cardiac output (slide 31)