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17 Cards in this Set
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Vesicle
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small, fluid-filled lesion
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Bullae
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vesicle larger than 1 cm in diameter
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Macule
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flat, red/dark lesion
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Papule
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raised lesion
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Pustule
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papule with pus
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Exanthem
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rash on skin as result of disease
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Enanthem
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rash on mucous membranes as result of disease
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Prion
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abnormally folded infectious proteins, extremely resistant, cause slow, insidious damage to CNS=spongiform brain degradation
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Bacteremia
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presence of live bacteria in the blood
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Septecemia
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presence of persistent, dividing microbes in blood, often as result of focal infection that spreads
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Sepsis
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toxic, inflammatory condition arising from spread of bacteria and/or toxins from focal infection. IRS secretes CKs - activate immune cells, increase fever/chills/breathing/HR.
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Septic Shock
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sepsis results in decreased bp and organ dysfunction
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Xigrin
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genetically modified version of activated protein C, a nat anticog whose levels plummet during sepsis leading to clotting/organ failure
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Flatus
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intestinal gas, mixture of swallowed N2 and microbial produced Co2, H2 and CH4
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Paneth Cells
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specialized, granule-filled cells in sm intestine that phagocytize microbes, produce defenses, lysozymes
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Infection
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pathogen enters sys, multiples, enters mucosa or passes through to other system organs. symptom onset delay.
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Intoxication
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disease caused by toxins produced by microbes, rapid onset due to preformed toxin release.
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