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Infection
final patho
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| infection | body's response to microorganism invaders after defense mechanism fails |
| Types of infection | bacteria, virus, fungi, parasite |
| Chain of infection | Agent; germ Reservoir: where germs live Portal of exit: how germs get out Mode of transmission: how germs get around Portal of entry: how germs get in Susceptible host: next sick person |
| Risk factors for infection | poor nutrition, stress, pollen/dust, poor sanitation, crowded areas, hospitalization, immunocompromised |
| Mode of transmission: Direct | come in contact with actual microorganism |
| Mode of transmission: Airborne | suspended in air for long period of time and doesn't require 6 ft |
| Mode of transmission: indirect | handling something that is contaminated. (Fecal-oral) |
| Mode of transmission: Vector | insect or animal bite |
| UTI | inflammation of urinary epithelium caused by most commonly E.coli |
| Lower UTI | Urethra (urethritis) and Bladder (cystitis) |
| Upper UTI | Kidney (acute pyelonephritis) |
| risk for fungal UTI increased with what? | antibiotics, Diabetes Mellitus, and urinary catheter use |
| Fever with a UTI indicates what? | Pyelonephritis |
| s/s of UTI | Frequent small amounts of urine (incomplete emptying), urgency, dysuria, cloudy, strong smell |
| Urinalysis results UTI | bacteria present, Leukocyte esterase positive, WBC >10, Neutrophils and nitrate positive, RBC possibly positive |
| Pyelonephritis | treated for a minimum of 2 weeks, given analgesics and antipyretics. |
| Analgesics | pain control |
| Antipyretics | control fever |
| Untreated pyelonephritis leads to what? | decreased renal function, polyuria, nocturia, protein/BUN/creatine found |
| polyuria | large production |
| nocturia | wake up in night to urinate |
| Glomerulonephritis | renal disorder caused by immunological response causing inflammation in glomeruli |
| glomerulus | critical filtration center of kidney |
| Common cause of glomerulonephritis | strep throat |
| Diminished Glomerular filtration results in diminished what? | urine production |
| What leads to Hypertension in glomerulonephritis | Oliguria (not enough urine), hypervolemia, edema |
| Glomerulonephritis can end in what? | end-stage renal disease |
| s/s of glomerulonephritis | sudden edema (preorbital), olguria, coffee/cola colored urine, crackles, proteinuria, Hypertension |
| pneumonia | inflammation of lung tissue; alveolar space filled with inflammatory cells and fibrin |
| pathos of pneumonia | Droplets containing microorganisms are inhaled and enter upper respiratory tract which then leads to lung tissue. |
| Mycoplasma pnemonia | walking pneumonia |
| Legionella pnemonia | from spread of water |
| s/s of pnemonia | cough, fever, chest pain, dyspnea (labor breathing), hemoptysis, tachypnea, tachycardia, cyanosis, hypercapnia |
| Risk factors of Pnemonia | Lung cancer, COPD, RSV, Flu, Cystic Fibrosis |
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