Daily Patient Goals – ICU/CCU
... ID, cultures, drug levels Can any catheters / tubes be removed? Central Line? Yes No Date Inserted ______/______/_______ Location of Central line____________________ Line placed ER CCU ____________ Skin care addressed? Were restraints used? Yes ...
... ID, cultures, drug levels Can any catheters / tubes be removed? Central Line? Yes No Date Inserted ______/______/_______ Location of Central line____________________ Line placed ER CCU ____________ Skin care addressed? Were restraints used? Yes ...
Letter to childcare staff and parents regarding
... the tissues covering the brain and spinal cord), epiglottitis (inflammation of a part of the lower throat), joint infections or pneumonia (lung infection). Once exposed to the bacterium it may take up to four days for those infected to show symptoms. The bacteria are difficult to spread and are only ...
... the tissues covering the brain and spinal cord), epiglottitis (inflammation of a part of the lower throat), joint infections or pneumonia (lung infection). Once exposed to the bacterium it may take up to four days for those infected to show symptoms. The bacteria are difficult to spread and are only ...
CDC Messages and Resources - National TB Controllers Association
... a major increase in LTBI testing and treatment. Offering LTBI screening and treatment to foreign-born persons would provide the greatest impact on reducing future cases of TB disease. ...
... a major increase in LTBI testing and treatment. Offering LTBI screening and treatment to foreign-born persons would provide the greatest impact on reducing future cases of TB disease. ...
Infectious disease
... Example: Rabies: a viral disease of the CNS that causes paralysis and death. Health departments require pets be immunized and that infected animals be destroyed. Vaccine: drug made from altered microbes or their poisons injected or given by mouth to produce immunity. This was made to prevent ill ...
... Example: Rabies: a viral disease of the CNS that causes paralysis and death. Health departments require pets be immunized and that infected animals be destroyed. Vaccine: drug made from altered microbes or their poisons injected or given by mouth to produce immunity. This was made to prevent ill ...
Chapter 20: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and
... A) Normal body flora that gain entrance to bloodstream through dental procedures/infections or other trauma B. Septicemias (“blood poisoning”) 1. Occurs when organisms are in the blood 2. Many different bacteria and a few fungi can cause this condition 3. Symptoms often result from bacterial toxins ...
... A) Normal body flora that gain entrance to bloodstream through dental procedures/infections or other trauma B. Septicemias (“blood poisoning”) 1. Occurs when organisms are in the blood 2. Many different bacteria and a few fungi can cause this condition 3. Symptoms often result from bacterial toxins ...
Lecture 12
... Once pathogen has entered host, it is successful at evading defense mechanisms by not being immunogenic In most cases, spirochetes persist in host for extended periods, late presentation of disease appears to be due to the presence of viable organisms ...
... Once pathogen has entered host, it is successful at evading defense mechanisms by not being immunogenic In most cases, spirochetes persist in host for extended periods, late presentation of disease appears to be due to the presence of viable organisms ...
Urogenital diseases usually not sexually transmitted
... • Escherichia coli is the causative agent of 80 % of UTI infections • Other enteric bacteria from feces such as Proteus mirabilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause infections • When Chlamydia or ureaplasma are responsible for the infection they usually are sexually transmmitted (nongonococcal uret ...
... • Escherichia coli is the causative agent of 80 % of UTI infections • Other enteric bacteria from feces such as Proteus mirabilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause infections • When Chlamydia or ureaplasma are responsible for the infection they usually are sexually transmmitted (nongonococcal uret ...
Women’s Health Issues HLTH 25
... conceive, carry, or abort a pregnancy always remains with the individual woman ...
... conceive, carry, or abort a pregnancy always remains with the individual woman ...
Antibiotics - HealthPartners
... Colds and flu are caused by viruses. Antibiotics don’t work against viral infections. ...
... Colds and flu are caused by viruses. Antibiotics don’t work against viral infections. ...
Care at Home for the Immunocompromised Patient
... Are there any precautions I should follow about my medicine? ...
... Are there any precautions I should follow about my medicine? ...
File - Kelly Pasch RN
... most significant effects are the care and well-being of patients and increased costs. Larson, Cohen, Ross, & Behta (2010) state, “patients on isolation precautions may be examined less often by their care providers, receive less care, be more likely to become depressed or anxious, and, most importa ...
... most significant effects are the care and well-being of patients and increased costs. Larson, Cohen, Ross, & Behta (2010) state, “patients on isolation precautions may be examined less often by their care providers, receive less care, be more likely to become depressed or anxious, and, most importa ...
09 anaerobic bacteria
... By the end of this unit the student should be able to: 1. Describe anaerobic bacteria including their sensitivity to oxygen and where they may be found in the environment and the human body. 2. Differentiate the various types of anaerobes with regard to atmospheric requirement (i.e. obligate anaerob ...
... By the end of this unit the student should be able to: 1. Describe anaerobic bacteria including their sensitivity to oxygen and where they may be found in the environment and the human body. 2. Differentiate the various types of anaerobes with regard to atmospheric requirement (i.e. obligate anaerob ...
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 1
... Contact Precautions are used when taking care of patients who have MRSA: A private room to prevent contact with others Items and surfaces are routinely cleaned and disinfected Gloves are worn to prevent contamination of the hands of healthcare workers Gowns are worn if there will be contact of body ...
... Contact Precautions are used when taking care of patients who have MRSA: A private room to prevent contact with others Items and surfaces are routinely cleaned and disinfected Gloves are worn to prevent contamination of the hands of healthcare workers Gowns are worn if there will be contact of body ...
Intestinal Pathogens Flyer - Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
... resulting from eradication of the normal gut flora by antibiotics. C. difficile is frequently found in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, and nurseries for newborn infants. Found in feces, C. difficile is spread by ingestion of the spores from the environment which lies dormant in t ...
... resulting from eradication of the normal gut flora by antibiotics. C. difficile is frequently found in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, and nurseries for newborn infants. Found in feces, C. difficile is spread by ingestion of the spores from the environment which lies dormant in t ...
Snippets from the Past: 70 Years Ago in the Journal
... presently known (2). Inquiries were sent to the 4,694 physicians who had reported a case of diphtheria to the California State Board of Health during the first 4 months of 1924. The response rate was 64.4 percent. The case fatality among persons for whom a case history was received was 0.8 percent. ...
... presently known (2). Inquiries were sent to the 4,694 physicians who had reported a case of diphtheria to the California State Board of Health during the first 4 months of 1924. The response rate was 64.4 percent. The case fatality among persons for whom a case history was received was 0.8 percent. ...
River Blindness (Onchocerciasis )
... flies. Worm larvae that are transmitted develop into adult worms that settle in fibrous nodules on the human body. ...
... flies. Worm larvae that are transmitted develop into adult worms that settle in fibrous nodules on the human body. ...
Neosporosis
... The outcome of Neospora infection depends on what stage of pregnancy infection of the foetus occurs. In early pregnancy it generally leads to foetal death, in mid-pregnancy infection can cause foetal death or the birth of infected calves sometimes with neurological problems, generally in late pregna ...
... The outcome of Neospora infection depends on what stage of pregnancy infection of the foetus occurs. In early pregnancy it generally leads to foetal death, in mid-pregnancy infection can cause foetal death or the birth of infected calves sometimes with neurological problems, generally in late pregna ...
Pappas G, Infectious diseases in cinema virus hunters and killer
... Medicine has been always overlooked by cinema. Admittedly, scientific study is a repetitive and, therefore, “boring” procedure, the specific nomenclature used in science can easily alienate nonspecialists, and surgical procedures may be unsuitable for viewing by sensitive audiences. Thus, cinema did ...
... Medicine has been always overlooked by cinema. Admittedly, scientific study is a repetitive and, therefore, “boring” procedure, the specific nomenclature used in science can easily alienate nonspecialists, and surgical procedures may be unsuitable for viewing by sensitive audiences. Thus, cinema did ...