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38 Cards in this Set
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freedom from infection or infectious or infectious material
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asepsis
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practices intended to confine a specific organism to a specific area, limiting the number, growth and spread of micro-organisms
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medical asepsis
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sterile technique; practices keeping an area or object free of all microorganisms
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surgical asepsis
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an infection limited to the specific part of the body where the micro-organisms remain
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local infection
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infection where pathogens spread and damage different parts of the body
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systemic infection
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– infection associated with the delivery health care services in a health care facility
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nosocomial infection
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the most common infection-causing micro-organism
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bacteria
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nucleic acid-based infectious agent
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virus
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causing micro-organisms that include yeasts and molds
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fungus
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micro-organisms that live in or on another from which it receives nourishment
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parasites
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resistance to infection in which the host receives antibodies produced by another source
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passive immunity (ACQUIRED)
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a resistance to infection in which the host produces its own antibodies in response to antigens
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active immunity
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the presence of organisms in body secretions in which strains of bacteria become resident flora but do not cause illness
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colonization
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bacteria in the blood
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bacteremia
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occurs when bacteremia results in systemic infection
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septicemia
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developing from within
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endogenous
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developing from outside sources
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exogenous
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infections that are the direct result of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
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Iatrogenic infection
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a source of micro-orgasnisms
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resevoir
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local and nonspecific defensive tissue response to injury and cell destruction
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inflammatory response
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cellular immunity – occurs through the T-cell system
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cell-mediated defense
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a type of bath given primarily for hygiene purposes
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cleaning bath
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bath given for specific physical effect
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therapeutic bath
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free of potentially infectious agents
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clean wound
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the disease process produced by micro-organisms
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infection
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an lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to underlying tissue
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pressure ulcer
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rubbing; the force that opposes motion
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friction
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a combination of friction and pressure that results in tissue and blood vessel damage
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shearing force
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prescribed or unavoidable restriction of movement in any area of a person’s life
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immobility
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tissue surfaces are approximated, there is minimal tissue loss, minimal formation of granulation tissue and scarring
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primary intention healing
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tissues surfaces are not approximated, with extensive tissue loss; excessive granulation and scarring
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secondary intention healing
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healing occurs in wounds left open 3 – 5 days, then closed with sutures, staples, etc
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tertiary intention healing
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exudates consisting of blood serum, watery in appearance and containing few cells
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serous exudate
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an exudates consisting of leukocytes, liquefied dead tissue debris, and dead and living bacteria
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purulent exudate
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exudates containing large amounts of red blood cells
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sanguinous exudate
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inflammatory material consisting of a combination of clear and blood-tinged drainage
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serosanguinous exudate
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the partial or total rupture of a sutured wound
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dehiscence
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extrusion of the internal organs
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evisceration
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