Portals or entry and exit Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Community HESI Study Guide 2022 / 2023 Scopolamine (Transderm-V) - correct answerMedication used to control motion sickness. Must be taken prior to the onset of nausea and vomiting. Most effective if taken 12 hours before expected travel or activity. Skin patch is applied behind the ear. Indirect transmission - correct answerInvolves the spread of infection through an intermediate source, such as vehicles, fomites, or vectors. Example: contracting malaria following exposure in a mosquito-inf...

Infectious agent ️ bacteria, viruses, fungi Portal of exit ️ a way for the infectious agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been growing Reservoirs of infection ️ Natural habitat of the organism Means of transmission ️ direct contact, indirect contact, airborne route Infection cycle Steps ️ 1. Infectious agent 2. Reservoir 3. Portal of exit 4. Means of transmission 5. Portal of entry 6. Susceptible host Portal of entry ️ Part of the body where organisms enter ...

AAMI Microbiology for Embalmers Unit 1 Latest Update Graded A+ irregular grape-like clusters Staphylococci the microbial population that lives with the host in a healthy condition. Normal Flora what is staphylococcus commonly referred to as? Pyogenic Coccus one species of Genus Staphylococcus that our body doesnt normally have? Staphylococcus Aureus pus producing Pyogenic this microbe typically causes infections of the skin and superficial tissues of the body, where it res...

Community HESI Study Guide Already Passed Scopolamine (Transderm-V) Medication used to control motion sickness. Must be taken prior to the onset of nausea and vomiting. Most effective if taken 12 hours before expected travel or activity. Skin patch is applied behind the ear. Indirect transmission Involves the spread of infection through an intermediate source, such as vehicles, fomites, or vectors. Example: contracting malaria following exposure in a mosquito- infested area. Direct trans...

IOM 6 aims correct answers Safe Effective (good outcomes) Patient centered Timely Efficient Equality QSEN 6 competencies correct answers Patient centered care Teamwork and collaboration EBP QI Safety Informatics Colonization correct answers Disease state that results from the presence of pathogens in or on the body Potential for disease from organism correct answers -Number of organisms -Virulence (how strong they are) -Immune system (if immune system is compromised those ba...

Community HESI Practice exam 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed Which presentation of an infectious disease is acquired through an indirect transmission? +Syphilis contracted from a sexual partner. + Measles resulting from a daycare center outbreak. +Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area. +Nosocomial influenza spreading rapidly in a long-term center Malaria following exposure in a mosquito-infested area. Malaria contracted from a biting mosquito is an example of a ve...

NR 442 COMMUNITY EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ a community is what kind of system - -complex social system Accreditation - -assess the quality of services and care of organization acquired immunity - -derived from actual exposure to the specific infectious agent, toxin, or appropriate vaccine active acquired immunity - -a form of immunity where the body makes antibodies against a particular disease ex. tetanus vaccine to stimulate production of antibodies to tetanus Acti...

Microbiology for Embalmers Midterm Questions with Complete Solutions Chlamydia a group of non-motile, gram negative intracellular parasites Bacteria a prokaryotic one celled microorganism of the Kingdom Monera, existing as a free living organisms or as parasites Pathogens microorganisms that cause disease in humans Joseph Lister recognized that phenol killed microorganisms Sarcinae Cocci in groups of eight Bacillus rod shaped bacteria pili short, hair like projections comp...

AAMI Microbiology for Embalmers Week 1 Latest Update Graded A+ throat swabbing done, the sample would have many species of Staphylococcus in it. However, the one species that our body doesn't normally have is Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus. This organism is commonly referred to as a pyogenic coccus Staphylococcus aureus typically causes infections of the skin and superficial tissues of the body, where it results in: Boils, Furuncles, carbunlces, and pimples Staphy...

An infection is caused by a ___ correct answers microorganism A pathogen passes from one organism to another via the chain of infection. correct answers True A natural environment in which a pathogen typically lives is called a(n) ___ correct answers reservoir Which of the following are portals of exit for pathogens? correct answers sneezing, insect bites, and blood Some of the smaller and most numerous pathogens, consisting of a genome and a cased and being unable to reproduce on th...