Infection Control
standard precautions
What are universal precautions?
A condition of abnormal function involving anatomic structures or body systems
What is a disease?
Define Hypoglycemic
What is abnormally low blood glucose levels, usually below 70?
The study of disease and includes causes, effect and typical behavior resulting from disease.
What is pathology?
a model used to explain infectious disease transmission and uses a 6 linked chain.
What is Chain of Infection?
Gloves, Mask, Gown
What are PPE?
The process of identifying a disease, including an evaluation of signs, symptoms, medical and surgical histories, physical exam, lab tests and more is
What is a diagnosis?
Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia
What are confusion, disorientation, cold clammy skin, irritability, lack of coordination, slurred speech, inability to respond to verbal commands, visual disturbances, tremors?
Osteoporosis, a disease that effects and breaks down bone, is an example of..
What is a degenerative disease?
pathogens
What is the first link on the chain?
Most effective procedure in preventing spread of infection..
What is hand washing?
A group of signs and symptoms that characterize or suggest an underlying disease or increases the risk of disease development..
What is a syndrome?
The timeframe a person should wait to call Emergency services or 911 during a seizure
What is 5 minutes?
Disorders caused by genetic abnormalities, maternal diet deficiency in nutrients, or by maternal habits while baby is in utero is called...
What is congenital?
soil and water
What is a reservoir?
Singing Happy Birthday two times beginning to end for a total of 20 seconds...
What is the minimum time for handwashing?
Disease occurence of more than what is normally expected within a community, a geographic area, or season..
What is disease outbreak?
facial droop, one arm weakness, unstable, slurred speech or word salad, visual disturbances
What are the early signs of a stroke?
A type of disease marked by an inappropriate/excessive immune response, where the body mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy tissue...
What is autoimmune?
Transmission by animal bites, insect stings or tissue infestations
What is Vector transmission?
1/2 cup to 1 1/4 cup
Insidious onset, gradual increase in signs, and could perhaps last a lifetime.
What is Chronic?
The process of providing first and immediate responses during health or medical emergencies to minimize loss of life
What is Emergency Preparedness?
Genetic diseases cause these in the genetic code...
What are abnormalities?
how vulnerable an individual is to developing infection after exposure to pathogens.
What is Host Susceptibility?