Replacement Infection Rates Maryville University Author’s Note In my experience as a nurse in both home health and rehab settings total knee replacement surgery is very common. During the post-op period of this surgery complication prevention is the number one nursing care goal for these patients. Complications of this surgery are usually related to infection and blood clots. Blood clots can be prevented with careful medication administration and other precautions‚ but infection can
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limited access to economic resources‚ or personal characteristics such as age and gender" (De Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2008). Infants and young children are vulnerable to a host of healthcare problems‚ they are susceptible to viral infection especially respiratory infection such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus. In this paper‚ the author will define and describe epidemiological triangle as it relates to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)‚ types of epidemiology‚ and levels of prevention of RSV. Epidemiology
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organisms living together and benefiting from each other. E) At least one member must benefit in a symbiotic relationship. Answer: A 6) Which of the following diseases is NOT spread by droplet infection? A) Botulism B) Tuberculosis C) Measles D) Common cold E) Diphtheria Answer: A 3) A nosocomial infection is A) Always present but is inapparent at the time of hospitalization. B) Acquired during the course of hospitalization. C) Always caused by medical personnel. D) Only a result of surgery. E)
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both in plants and animals. It is often found in bird excrement. People can get infected with C. neoformans through breathing in the microscopic fungus‚ although most people who get exposed to the fungus never get sick from it. Most cases of this infection occur in people who have weakened immune system‚ mainly those who have HIV/AIDS. In 1894‚ Busse‚ a pathologist‚ first described the yeast in a paper he presented to the Greifswald Medical Society. Busse isolated the yeast from the tibia of a 31 year
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every individual exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis that gets infected with the infection. Susceptibility to disease after infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is influenced by environmental and host factors (nature and nurture) A primary infection may heal‚ the host acquiring immunity in the process while in other cases‚ the primary infection may progress to produce extensive disease locally‚ or infection may be promulgated or disseminated to produce metastatic or miliary tuberculosis. In
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IC02 Question 3 Infection is caused by bad bacteria which does not belong there Colonisation is when it inhabits a specific body part but no signs and symptons of infection they only cause infection if they move from one part of the body to another or person to person. Question 4 A localised infections is an infections that is limited to a specific body part or region. A systemic infection is the opposit. That’s when the patogen is distributed throughtout the whole body. Question
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Infection‚ Prevention and Control M3 M3- Review a risk assessment in relation to infection‚ prevention and control undertaken at a health or social care work placement. What is a hazard? A hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm. Risk is the likelihood of that harm. For example hazards in terms of infection control are pathogens. Some pathogens are considered a greater risk to others‚ for example MRSA (super bug) or Clostridium difficile. What casues pathogens to grow? Baceteria
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Swine flu infection (SIV) which is normal all through pig populace around the world. This infection is a reassortant which contains the genes of swine‚ avian and human flu infection. The flu infection is a negative sense RNA infection of the family Orthomyxoviridae with 3 genera – Influenza A‚ B and C Influenza A is further sub-typed into 16 particular H sorts and 9 N sorts based in the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase antigens on the surface of the virus. Every year new strains of the infection rise
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Bactrim is an antibiotic used to treat and prevent infection such as UTI’s‚ ear infections‚ shigellosis‚ and bronchitis. Streptococcal infections of certain groups should not be treated with Bactrim. Bactrim can be passed through breast milk and can harm the nursing child. Pregnant women are not directly informed to not take Bactrim but the unborn children may experience side effects or congenital malformations. Severe manifestations of side effects associated with Bactrim may occur when a patient
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Athlete’s foot is an infection caused when fungi invade the skin. It occurs on the bottom of feet and/or between toes and is highly contagious. If left untreated‚ it can: • Spread to other parts of the body • Invade and destroy the nail plates of your toenails • Hinder athletic performance Symptoms include burning‚ itching‚ cracking and scaling. How’d I get it? It’s most commonly picked up by walking barefoot in a locker room‚ public pool or shower area. People are most susceptible when their feet
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