Health Skills 1

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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First Observed microorganisms under microscope in 1693

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Ignatz Semmelweiss

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reduced transmission of puerperal fever by handwashing 1860

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Louis Pasteur

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proposed Germ Theory 1861

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Microorganism

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minute living things seen under microscope

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Pathogens

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A microorganism that can cause disease

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Communicable Disease

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pathogen passed from one host to another

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Host

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One infectected with pathogen

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Suseceptible host

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one unable to fight off infection due to low resistance

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Colonized

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presence of microorganisms in or on patient without clinical signs and symptoms

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Infection

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Colonization invasion of body by diease producing pathogenic organisms

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Re-infection

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infected a second time by same pathogen

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Cross infection

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spread to another person by air current or health worker

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Co-infection

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infected with more than one organism

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Secondary infection

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an infection aquired following a primary illness

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Nosocomial

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an infection aquired within the hospital

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Acellular

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can not survive independently

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Parasite

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virus-survives on living tissue,
no antibiotics,
may use antiviral.

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Parasite Examples

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polio, influenza,common cold, HIV, mumps, herpes, hep B,vacinations can prevent some.

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Bacteria

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Unicellular organism,
3 shapes,
antibiotics can treat,

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Bacteria Examples

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pneumonia,Coccus, bacillus, spirillium, colstridium tetani, Strep throat, gonorrhea, syphillyis, chlamydia, rocky mountain spotted fever, lyme disease, vaccinations can prevent some.

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colstridium tetani

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causes tetanus

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Fungi

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Molds, yeast:
Multi and uni cell organism
more complex than bacteria

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Fungi examples

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athletes foot, ringworm, yeast inection, thrush

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Protozoa

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largest cingle cell organism
few cause disease in humans
passed by insects
transmitted by food

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Protozoa examples

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mylaria, dysentery, sleeping sickness, selmonila

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Clostridium difficile

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anaerobic bacteria causing pathogen species of pseudomembranous colitis and diarrhea after recieving antibiotics. frequent case of nosocomial diarrhea

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Anaerobic

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microorganism that can grow in an abscence of oxygen

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pseudomembranous colitis

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diarrhea from overuse of antibiotics

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lives for months- causes bleeding and bowel preforation
-common hazard of antibiotic use

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Clostridium difficile

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Patients at risk for Clostridium difficile

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Chemotherapy, antibiotic therapy, gastrointestinal procedures

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VRE-Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus

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bacteria lives in digestive track imune to vancomycin and most other antibiotics

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vancomycin

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antibiotic to treat strep and staph infection

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Enterococcus

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streptococcus in the intesinal tract

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VRE-cause

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over use of antibiotic

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VRE - at risk patient

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immunosuppressed conditions
history of vancomycin
cathaders
elderly
abdomnal surgery patients
wound/burn victim

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MRSA- Methicillin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus

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Bacteria that populates on skin,mucas membranes and upper respiratory tract, intestines, and genitourinary tracts that is resistant to methicillin and penicillin

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MRSA- frequent sites

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nares, groin, axilla and gut

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MRSA - at risk patient

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antibiotic therapy
immunosuppresed patient
burn patient
catheters
surgical wounds
prolonged hospital stay

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Medical Asepsis

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procedure to ensure clean enviroment

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Surgical Asepsis

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ensure an enviroment free of all microorganisms

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bacteriostatic

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microorganisms to sleep-slows downs or stops growth

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bacterocidal

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kills bacteria

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Oral Temp

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takes 3 min
98.6 F
37 C

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Rectal Temp

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takes 5 min
99.6 F
37.6 C

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Axillary Temp

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takes 10 min
97.6 F
36.4

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Thermoscan Temp

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takes 1 sec
96.6-99.7 F
35.9-37.6 C

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tympanic temp

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reflects body core heat from eardrum

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temporal

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pulse in side of head

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Carotid pulse

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pulse in neck

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brachial

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distal upper arm, above elbow

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radial pulse

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wrist on thumb side

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femoral pulse

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in groin

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popliteal

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behind knee

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Dorsalis pedis pulse

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top of foot

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posterier tibia pulse

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behind ankle

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prenatal pulse range

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120-160

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infant pulse range

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115-130

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child pulse range

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80-115

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adult pulse range

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60-100

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Tachycardia

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fast hear rate-above 100

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Bradycardia

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slow heart rate-less than 60

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Arrhythmia

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irregular heart beat

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adult respirations

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12-20

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child/infant respirations

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20-30

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newborn respirations

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35-50

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Pnea

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Respirations

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Eupnea

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normal respiration

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apnea

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not breathing/cessation of respirations

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hyperventaltion

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rapid breathing depleting carbon dioxide

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blood pressure

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forse of blood pushing against artery walls

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systolic

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heart at work - top number

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systolic adult normal range

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90-140

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diastolic

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heart at rest - bottom number

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diastolic adult normal range

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60-90

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hypertension

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high blood pressure

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hypotension

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low blood pressure