Microbiology
Emergencies/Triage
Clinical Care
Vocabulary
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What is a nosocomial infection?
an hospital borne infection
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What are the 3 types of solutions?
Hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic
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What is the function of HDL?
To remove excess cholesterol
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What is herd immunity?
a form of artificially acquired immunity that occurs when the majority of a population, but not all, has been given a vaccine and becomes resistant to infection
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What color are gram negative and gram positive stains?
Gram Negative: Pink
Gram Positive: Purple
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What is a prion?
a misfolded protein
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Which way does water always move towards in an osmotic solution?
Towards the solute
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What is a negative feedback loop?
A loop that the body uses to maintain homeostasis
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What is a B cell?
A type of lymphocyte (white blood cell) that matures in bone marrow and produces antibodies.
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What does transmission mean?
spreading of a disease
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What shape is cocci, bacillus, and spirillum?
Cocci: Sphere
Bacillus: Rod
Spirillum: Spiral
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What is the difference between pupillary response and consensual reflex?
Pupillary Response: pupil dilates or constricts when light is shined.
Consensual Reflex: Opposite pupil reacts to light being shined into the other eye.
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What is a positive feedback loop?
a loop the body uses to push it past homeostasis and achieve a purpose
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What is a T cell?
A type of white blood cell (lymphocyte) produced by the thymus and involved in the immune response
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What are the responsibilities of cholesterol in the body?
key component in the structure of cell membranes and is also used to make essential molecules such as hormones and vitamins
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Which gram stain is typically more dangerous and why?
Gram Negative because it has LPS's and a thicker outside peptidoglycan layer.
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What are the 4 levels of triage?
Emergent, Urgent, Semi Urgent, Non Urgent
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What are the components of a CBC panel?
Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes), White Blood Cells (Leukocytes), Platelets (Thrombocytes), Plasma, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit
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What are the routes for enteral drugs?
Any medication administered through the digestive system
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What are the steps to primary assessment?
Form a general impression, determine MOI, determine patient's responsiveness, consider stabilizing the patient's spine, check the ABC's
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What is the structural difference gram positive and gram negative bacteria?
Gram negative bacteria have a thin peptidoglycan layer. Gram positive bacteria have a thick layer of peptidoglycan.
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What are the steps to secondary assessment?
Perform physical assessment, take patients vitals, get medical history, provide appropriate emergency care
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What is systolic blood pressure?
The force exerted by the heart when it is contracting
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What are the routes of parenteral drugs?
Anything other than the digestive system
(Topical/Dermal, injection, inhalation)
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Blood pressure and LDL levels being elevated, coupled with chest pain, fatigue and fainting spells points to arteriosclerosis. Patient is an avid cyclist but numbers suggest a poor diet. Prescribe an angiogram to rule out blood flow issues in the heart and possible source of the chest pain. In addition, a cardiac stress test to rule out cycling as the cause of fainting.