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    Communicable Diseases and Skin Disorders (13 questions) Common terms that are applied to skin lesions: Erythema – A reddened area caused by increased amounts of unoxygenated blood in the dermal vasculature. Ecchymoses (bruises) – Localized red or purple discolorations caused by extravasation of blood into the dermis and subcutaneous tissues Petechiae – Pinpoint‚ tiny‚ and sharp circumscribed spots in the superficial layers of the epidermis Primary lesions- Skin changes produced by a causative

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    All though many wars are known for deaths due to harsh fighting‚ World War I was known for many reasons for soldier’s deaths. It was very hard for soldier’s to get the type of medical care and technology that we have today‚ and difficult to be cured. In this case‚ during World War I diseases were very common and were spread thoroughly. Fighting in the WWI meant being high at risk of death. Soldiers were constantly doing life threatening duties. Deaths numbers were so intense that “after a year

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    evidence-based care for patients with pyrexia Scrase W‚ Tranter S (2011) Improving evidence-based care for patients with pyrexia. Nursing Standard. 25‚ 29‚ 37-41. Date of acceptance: December 29 2010. Summary Fever or pyrexia is a common clinical condition which nurses treat regularly. Fever and hyperpyrexia are defined in this article with a physiological explanation for this adaptive response. Suppression of temperature elevation prevents the production of antibodies and inhibits cell repair. The

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    Antibiotics for people with sore throats Sore throats are infections caused by bacteria or viruses. People usually recover quickly (usually after three or four days)‚ although some develop complications. A serious but rare complication is rheumatic fever‚ which affects the heart and joints. Antibiotics reduce bacterial infections but they can cause diarrhoea‚ rash and other adverse effects and communities build resistance to them. A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. Pharyngitis Pharyngitis - bacterial;

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    old. A. Your friends call you up to go out and play on Sunday but you can’t because you have a fever of 105.9°. When you go to the pediatrician’s office and your fever will not go down using cold compresses‚ he sends you to the ER. B. Your admitted to the hospital and the doctors do a spinal tap which comes back negative and you now have quickly developed a rash‚ that turns out to be scarlet fever. C. No one knows what’s going on‚ you begin to have seizures and you’re going in and out of unconsciousness

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    Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 2.1 The signs and symptoms of common childhood illness For information and a list‚ the following is taken from http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions Illness | Symptoms | Causes | Incubation period | Chicken poxChickenpox  is a mild and common childhood illness that most children catch at some point. | Rash of red‚ itchy spots that turn into fluid-filled blisters. They then crust over to form scabs‚ which eventually drop off.It takes seven to 21 days

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    Then‚ my grandparents were warned that had my mom been a child or an older adult that this could potentially kill her. That night was my mom’s worst night at the hospital. She was up all night‚ vomiting‚ and her fever was still really high. A nurse sat in my mom’s room all night with her. They decided on day four‚ to reevaluate her medicine. That’s when they discovered that the medicine they were giving her was killing her white blood cells. Her body was unable

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    ESSEX HEALTH PROTECTION UNIT Part of the INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINES CARE HOMES Issued January 2004 Revised April 2006 and December 2007 2 ESSEX HEALTH PROTECTION UNIT INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINES FOR CARE HOMES SECTION B – INFECTION‚ ITS CAUSES AND SPREAD 1. The Causes of Infection An understanding of commonly encountered mi cro-organisms is essential for good infection control practice. Micro-organism s that cause disease are referred to as pathogenic organisms.

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    chest pain‚ pre-op teaching‚ hospital admission • a sign or symptom of (possible) importance to the nursing and/or medical diagnosis or treatment plan‚ i.e. fever‚ constipation‚ hypertension‚ incontinence‚ lethargy • an acute change in an individual ’s condition‚ i.e. respiratory distress‚ seizure‚ fever‚ discomfort • a significant event in an individual ’s care‚ i.e. begin treatment regimen (oxygen)‚ change in diet‚ catheterization • a key word or phrase

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    Gram-negative bacteria. fungi. viruses. None of the above 2. Which of the following is least likely to cause Septicemia leading to endotoxin-induced shock? Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa Klebsiella Proteus Serratia 3. Rheumatic fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes most likely results from ________ the invasion of heart cells by bacteria. the growth of bacteria on heart cells without invasion. a reaction between heart antigens and antibodies against bacteria. viral infections

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