Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam From Expert

ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM FROM EXPERT HSV - double stranded, enveloped DNA virus Herpes transmission - direct contact of mucosa or broken skin shedding virus mostly when asymptomatic women acquire more infection Herpes symptom timeline - 2-12 days after initial infection herpes primary symptoms - bilateral painful genital lesions (last 10-21 days) papules vesicles pustules fever/mialgia pain, itching, dysuria,discharge Most commonly reported STI - Chlamydia, followed by Gonorrhea Dyspnea - Uncomfortable breathing and feeling of not getting enough air Orthopnea - experienced when an individual is in the horizontal position and experiences dyspnea Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea - see in individuals with left ventricular failure who wake up at night gasping for air. Cheyne-Stokes Respirations - alternating periods of deep and shallow breathing Bronchiolitis Obliterans - a fibrotic process that occludes the airways and scars the lungs Empyema - pus in the pleural space due to respiratory infection Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - an obstruction of the airways that gets worse during expiration Emphysema - enlargement and destruction of alveolar walls with loss of elasticity and trapping of air Chlamydia trachomatis - obligate intracellular gram-negative bactria Chlamydia transmission - Chlamydia transmission Infected secretions vaginal delivery genitals to eyes (towels) Chlamydia symptom timeline - -mostly asymptomatic (especially men) -2 to 6 weeks after exposure (infectious during) Life-cycle of C. trachomatis - Elementary bodies into cell reticulate bodies release from cell Chlamydia men symptoms - more asymptomatic than females -urethritis -mucoid/watery discharge -dysuria - maybe conjuctivitis -rare complication Chlamydia women symptoms - -cervicitis -urethritis -non specefic symptoms -confused with UTI (Dysuria, urine frequency) -maybe conjunctivitis -Complication: Pelvic Inflammatory disease (15%)