QUIZ Chapters 11-20 1.) What is the medical procedure I&D ? A) Incision & dilatation B) inward & downward C) Irrigation & dressing D) Incision and drainage 2.) When prepping a pt for a sterile procedure‚ how do you clean the “site” ? A) Alcohol prep pad B) Pour iodine/betadine onto a 4X4 gauze and clean in a circular motion inward to outward C) No cleaning is needed D) Pour iodine/betadine over the “site” 3.)
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Article Review Paper-AIDS Sarah Falsey HCS/457 September 9‚ 2013 Markeith Braden Article Review Paper-AIDS The topic chosen was HIV in Nashville. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has three stages. The first stage is acute illness infection. The second stage is clinical latency. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the final stage of the HIV virus (AIDS.gov‚ 2009). In Nashville‚ there were 881 new reported cases of HIV/AIDS in 2012. Those are just the ones that were reported
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Guillain Borre syndrome can be caused by acute infection some examples of acute infections include influenza virus and rhinovirus. Ebola hemorrhagic fever. And can be caused by a viral infection examples Chickenpox‚ Flu (influenza)‚ Herpes‚ Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS)‚ Human papillomavirus (HPV)‚ Infectious mononucleosis‚ Mumps‚ measles and rubella‚ Shingles‚ Viral gastroenteritis(stomach flu)‚ Viral hepatitis‚ Viral
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Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide‚ and the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality1. Cigarette smoking is firmly established as a causative agent for lung cancer‚ although about 80 percent of people who develop lung cancer nowadays are non-smokers 2‚3. Inflammatory lung processes‚ such as obstructive pulmonary disease‚ emphysema‚ chronic bronchitis‚ pneumonia and tuberculosis are also known risk factors for lung cancer‚ with significant effects observed for pneumonia
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Hiv Rural District. HIV Classification and external resources Diagram of HIV ICD-10 B20-B24 ICD-9 042-044 OMIM 609423 MedlinePlus 000602 eMedicine article/783434 MeSH D006678 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)‚[1][2] a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. Infection with HIV occurs
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Bloodborne 3 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2000-108/#1 http://www.orosha.org/pdf/pubs/2261.pdf Intro Needlestick injuries and other sharps-related injuries which expose workers to bloodborne pathogens continues to be an important public health concern. Workers in many different occupations are at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens‚ including Hepatitis B‚ Hepatitis C‚ and HIV/AIDS. First aid team members‚ housekeeping personnel in some settings‚ nurses and other healthcare providers
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Biology of Health and Illness Factors which affect the normal functioning of two body systems TASK 1 The body ’s first line of defence against pathogens uses mostly physical and chemical barriers such as sweat‚ skin‚ tears‚ mucus‚ stomach acid‚ and so on. Our skin and other membranes which line the body passages are fairly effective in keeping most pathogens out of the body. Mucus can trap pathogens‚ which are then washed away or destroyed by chemicals. Tears‚ sweat‚ and saliva have certain
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Colleen Darrow June 08‚ 2014 HIV Communicable diseases are global health issues nowadays as the world become globalized by increasing international travel and business. Among many of communicable diseases‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is considered to be one of the most severe communicable diseases worldwide. It has spread rapidly throughout the whole world from the continent of Africa since it was first reported in 1981(Maurer & Smith‚ 2009). By 1987
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fever) - Syphilis: Used to be known as pox. Symptoms are: One or more painless ulcers on the penis‚ vagina‚ vulva‚ cervix‚ anus or mouth‚ Small lumps on groin due to swollen glands‚ Non-itchy rash and fever or flu-like symptoms - HIV: (human immunodeficiency virus)‚ Weakens ability to fight infection/disease e.g. Cancer. There is no cure for HIV. AIDS occurs as the final stage of HIV‚ it is when your body can no longer fight fatal infections. Sexual activity can also result in short term depression
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IMMUNIZATION S ARE IMPORTANT Roshanda Dixon Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal NRS-427v April 18‚ 2015 OVERVIEW Infectious diseases remain a major cause of illness‚ disability‚ and death. Immunization recommendations in the United States currently target 17 vaccine-preventable diseases across the lifespan (Health People‚ 2015). Healthy People 2020 goals for immunization and infectious diseases are rooted in evidence-based clinical and community activities and services for the prevention
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