Pathophysiology of Infection
Class for Bacteria, Fungi, Parasites and Viruses
What are infectious agents?
What diagnostic test would indicate inflammatory and possible infectious process?
What is WBC with differential?
What does PPE include?
Answer: What is Gloves, Mask, Face Sheild, and Gowns?
The most effective way to break the chain of infection
What is Hand Hygiene?
Stage of disease where infectious agent reproduces, but host displays no symptoms?
What is Incubation period?
Where do you put a used IV after taking it out of a patient?
What is a Sharps container?
Condition where microorganisms are present, but the host has not manifested signs and symptoms
What is Colonization?
What are Helminths?
What are Infectious worms?
What separates and restricts the movement of people who have been exposed to a contagious disease
What is Quarantine?
Cocci are bacteria that are
What is round-shaped?
Infectious agent that is transmitted by arthropods such as fleas, lice, ticks, and mosquitoes
What is Rickettsiae?
A patient has been diagnosed with Clostridium difficile. This isolation precaution will be the most important
What is contact?
Systemic inflammatory response
syndrome resulting from infection
What is Sepsis?
Most common health care acquired infection not present before admission?
MRSA
CAUTI
Pneumonia
Flu
What is CAUTI (Catheter-associated urinary-tract infection)?
Are all components of
What is Chain of Infection?