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16 Cards in this Set
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First line of defense in normal skin |
Stratum corneum mechanical barriar |
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Burns infections caused by (usually) |
Pseudomonas infe. |
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Degree of burns |
Determines how much skin has been compromised by the burns |
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Hair fulleciles rule in skin infe. |
Serve as portal (habitat , good envirnment ) for normal flora or extrensic microbes |
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Degree of burns |
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Surgical wounds -) |
Introduce skin flora to be the caused pathogens |
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Surgical wounds common pathogens |
Stap. Strep. Pseudomonas (hospital settings) |
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Commonest skin infe. Pathogens |
Staph. Aureus MRSA CoNSs Bacillus Pseudomonas Enterobactericiae Corynebacterium diphteroid |
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How catheter make it easy for bacteria to cause infec. |
By lowering the no. Of bacteriae that are needed to initiate the infection |
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Prosthetic infe. common:) with surgical site inf. |
Joint prosthesis Cardiac Valve Replacement |
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High risk operation |
More propesity to cause surical site infe. |
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Exs of high risk operations |
GI Tract surgery Female gential Tract surgery |
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Analgesics |
Pain reliever |
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Analgesics work mechanisms |
NSAIDs Opioids Cannabis |
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Anti-pyretics |
Prevents or Reduces fever by lowering the body temp. |
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Anti-Inflammatory |
Treatment or substance that reduce the inflammation |
