Control
Your
Infection
Your
Infection
Infection Cycle
Source of infections. Includes people, equipment, supplies, water, food and animals/insects
What is Reservoir
Contains patients name, DOB, address, phone numbers
Demographic Information
blood-born
infected blood
location for probe using an oral thermometer
Under tongue, either side of the frenulum
heat is lost through the skin
convection
Includes viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites and rickettsia.
What is Infectious Agents
Main reason a patient is seeking care.
Chief Complaint
inhalation
airborne
fluctuating fever that returns to baseline then increases again
intermittent
heat that is lost through normal functioning of the intentional, urinary and resp tract.
Elimination
Leaving the reservoir in order to infect another person.
Can be through fluids, skin cells, excretions, blood....
What is the Portal of Exit
acronym SOAPER
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
Education
Response
ingestion
eating or drinking
fluctuating fever that does not return to baseline
remittent
transfer of heat from within the body to the surface of the skin and then to surrounding cooler objects touching the skin
conduction
One who is capable of becoming infected.
What is the Susceptible Host.
Acronym CHEDDAR
CC
History
Examination
Details
Drugs
Assessments
Return Visit
direct contact
touching
a fever that remains above the baseline, does not fluctuate.
continuous
heat loss that uses heat absorption through vaporization of perspiration
evaporation
Mode of Transmission
Talking, coughing, and sneezing delivers MO's that can travel over a short distance.
What is Droplet transmission
ROS and description
Review of Systems
Complete review of all systems related to the HPI
vector
insect
afebrile
absence of a fever
Part of brain that controls body temp
hypothalamus