Intro to Microbiology: Gram stain: Gram + Gram - Exotoxin Except Listeria has endotoxin Endotoxin Except Capsules Strep pneumo VERY Dangerous: (Some Strange Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules) 1. Salmonella 2. Strep 3. Kleibsiella 4. Hemophilus B 5. Pseudomonas 6. Nisseria-(largest capsule- most likely cause of any toxicity) 7. Citroacter Gram (+) Gram (-) N-acetyl muramic acid (Nam) + N-acetyl glucosamine (Nag) = Peptidoglycan wall Contains
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II. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Three days prior to admission‚ the patient suffered from fever‚ cough‚ and colds. He didn’t receive any medications or even consulted a physician. One day prior to admission‚ he suffered difficulty of breathing which triggered his parents to bring him to the hospital. They went first in the OPD and he was assessed with (+) head hobbing‚ (+) nasal flaring‚ and (+) rales. He was admitted at the PICU ward for further evaluation. Through the diagnosis
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protects it from the host’s immune system‚ resulting in the death of the host‚ while the II-R strain doesn’t have that protective capsule and is defeated by the host’s immune system. A German bacteriologist‚ Fred Neufeld‚ had discovered the three pneumococcal types (Types I‚ II‚ and III) and discovered the Quellung reaction to identify them in vitro.[4] Until Griffith’s experiment‚ bacteriologists believed that the types were fixed and unchangeable‚ from one generation to another. In this experiment
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Oral Hygiene and Aspiration Pneumonia Minn N. Yoon‚ BSc; Catriona M. Steele‚ PhD Oral health has increasingly become a priority issue for healthcare agencies in North America and worldwide. This review article attempts to (1) inform various healthcare providers of the risk factors that can arise from poor oral hygiene‚ specifically aspiration pneumonia; (2) report the mechanisms of bacterial colonization that are responsible for the development of aspiration pneumonia and the factors that can influence
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INTRODUCTION Pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections are the leading causes of death worldwide. Because pneumonia is common and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality‚ properly diagnosing pneumonia‚ correctly recognizing any complications or underlying conditions‚ and appropriately treating patients are important. Although in developed countries the diagnosis is usually made on the basis of radiographic findings‚ the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined pneumonia solely
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Arterial Blood Gas Values: 1. Respiratory acidosis 2. Metabolic alkalosis 3. Normal 4. Respiratory alkalosis Case Study: 1. When listening to the patient I would expect to hear crackles and wheezing. 2. Normal oxygen saturation is 95% to 100%. 3.Since the patient does have a history of diabetes and asthma‚ he has a higher risk of contracting viruses due to the fact that diabetes lowers your immune response‚ and asthma causes your airway to become more sensitive. With the patient
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Pulmonary disease or lung disease is any disease or disorder that occurs in the lungs or that causes the lungs or that causes the lungs not to work correctly. Some diseases or disorders that affect the lungs are Pneumothrax‚ Pneumonia‚ Hemothorax‚ and Infectious Mononucleosis: Epstein - Barr virus Infection. There are many signs‚ symptoms‚ treatments and medications for Pulmonary diseases. Symptoms and signs for Pneumothorax varies from patient to patient but usually includes Sudden and sharp
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Immune-Compromised Host: What Can I Do to Fight Pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection causing inflammation of the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may be filled with pus or fluid resulting to cough with phlegm or pus‚ chills‚ fever‚ and difficulty breathing. Bacteria‚ fungi‚ viruses‚ and a variety of organisms can cause pneumonia. But what if you are an immune-compromised host? When you already have a weakened immune system and you get pneumonia‚ it is called “pneumonia in an immune-compromised host”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Nosocomial Pneumonia Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common pathogen in nosocomial pneumonia. It is hospital acquired infection that the hospitals eat up the cost of treatment. Although pneumonia can be prevented‚ it is still an infection that we find in hospitals all across the United States. Pneumonia is a dangerous infection in patients who are already immunosuppressed and get pneumonia as a secondary infection. Preventative measures need to be taken to prevent
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When I was a child I had issues with not breathing correctly when I run so I when I would race someone I would run so fast without breathing correctly I would feel like I was having an asthma attack but as I grew older I corrected my breathing. There are many issues with the respiratory system that can be easily correct as changing the breathing patters of a runner. Hypoxemia is a condition that is caused by any minor respiratory conditions that makes it hard for the lungs to absorb oxygen. For
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