Community Acquired Pneumonia Dora E. Wiskirchen‚ PharmD‚ BCPS PHCY 836 – Day 5 PM Learning Objectives Identify risk factors for the development of pneumonia. Explain the pathophysiology‚ signs and symptoms‚ most common bacterial etiologies and associated resistance patterns‚ severity of illness scoring systems‚ and diagnostic techniques for pneumonia. Define atypical pneumonia and characterize patients who may be at risk for developing this type of pneumonia. Evaluate pharmacologic
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Acinetobacter baumannii: A Hospital’s Nightmare Emily Whittaker Microbiology Dr. Cuccio May 29‚ 2014 Introduction From the beginning of time‚ our world and the knowledge that surrounds us has steamed from curiosity. Ever since Leeuwenhoek‚ our society over the years has developed a vast understanding of microbiology and the role they play in the environment. Microbes are found all around us and are involved in all parts of our lives and necessary for survival. In
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Syphilis has been a major global public health problem worldwide and in all healthcare organizations for the past decades. Despite numerous prevention and intervention efforts‚ the overall rates of the case of syphilis in the CDC have not decreased significantly over time. In fact‚ according to the article‚ Syphilis: using modern approaches to understand an old disease‚ “the CDC reported that 25% of primary and secondary syphilis cases occurred in person coinfected with HIV‚ and the incidence rate
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Enterococcus By Richard Guilford Enterococcus Enterococcus‚ or more appropriately enterococci‚ are a family of bacteria in the division firmicutes (meaning strong skin and referring to the cell wall) and the class bacilli (which refers to its rod like shape). They look just like streptococcus bacteria from physical characteristics alone. In fact‚ members of the genus Enterococcus were classified as Group D Streptococcus until 1984 when genomic DNA analysis showed that a separate genus classification
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Pneumonia is a lower respiratory problem. It is an acute inflammation of the lung‚ caused by viral‚ chemical‚ bacterial‚ fungal agents. Usually happens in people with compromised immune systems‚ or people who have compromise to the structures that protect the airway (i.e. the nares dry up and can’t humdify air anymore‚ bronchioles shrivel and can’t filter the air) If anything occurs with the mucocilliary system‚ the epiglottis‚ or the nares‚ we are inviting pneumonia into our bodies. Aging also causes
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Chapter |Number | | |2 Pharmacotherapy |4 | |6 Medication Errors |4 | |38/39 Antibiotics |7 | |~23 Antidysrhythmic |3 | |~25 Hypertension |5 | |~26 Diuretics |5 | |~27 Fluids and Elect |4 | |~28 Anticoagulants |5 | |~29 Lipids
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Necrotizing fasciitis is a bacterial infection that attacks the soft tissue and the fascia. It is commonly known as the “flesh-eating bacteria”. The term flesh- eating bacteria is not really the word for the disease‚ as the bacteria does not actually eat the tissue. It also progresses very quickly‚ greater risk of developing in immunocompromised patients due to conditions such as diabetes and cancer. As the bacterial can be developed in many ways‚ after abdominal surgery
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Clostridium difficile Babe Ruth 06/23/2011 Microbiology Clostridium difficile I. What is Clostridium difficile and why is it relevant to us? A.“Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that may develop due to the prolonged use of antibiotics during healthcare treatments.” 1 B. “Clostridium difficile is an obligate anaerobe or microaerophilic‚ gram-positive‚ spore- forming‚ rod-shaped bacillus.” 2 II. What are the signs and symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)?
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Exam 4 Select the accurate statement regarding the difference between the effects of vincristine (Oncovin®) and vinblastine (Velban®). Vinblastine produces bone marrow suppression. After receiving a first-time dose of the inactivate flu vaccine‚ an adult pt telephones the nurse & complains of lethargy & a fever of 101 that has lasted for 6 hrs. Selects the nurse’s best action. Advise the pt to take acetaminophen and rest. A pt is receiving IV vancomycin (Vancocin). A unique complication of rapid
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Company History In 1935‚ Dr Khwaja Abdul Hamied set up The Chemical‚ Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories‚ which came to be popularly known as Cipla. He gave the company all his patent and proprietary formulas for several drugs and medicines‚ without charging any royalty. On August 17‚ 1935‚ Cipla was registered as a public limited company with an authorized capital of Rs 6 lacs. Cipla was officially opened on September 22‚ 1937 when the first products were ready for the market. July 4‚ 1939
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