CHAPTER 5: FOODBORNE ILLNESS Flashcards
What education can be provided to prevent food borne illnesses?
o Frequent hand hygiene
o Refrigerate perishable products within 2 hours ( or within 1 hour if it is hot outside 90+) ** refrigerator temp = < 40F **
o Prevent cross contamination during food preparation (dealing with chicken you shouldn’t be doing your vegetables in the same area→ keep it
separate and clean environment free of cross-contamination)
o Cook foods to their recommended temperatures (raw or undercooked foods are at high risk for foodborne illnesses)
o Check cans for rusting, crushing, dentins or stickiness
What are some common foods that cause food borne illnesses?
o Raw and undercooked meat
o Raw sprouts
o Unpasteurized fruit juice
o Raw fruits and vegetables that have been contaminated with animal feces o Raw milk products
What are some common food borne illnesses?
o Salmonella o E. Coli o 0.157, H7 o Listeria o Norovirus
What food increases the metabolism of medications (esp. statins)?
grapefruit
Foods high in _____ can interfere with the effectiveness of warfarin or coumadin and decrease its effects:
vitamin K (antidote)
What type of foods can interfere with the absorption of levodopa (anti Parkinson’s medication) and decrease its effects?
high protein foods
What are some examples of tyramine rich foods?
smoked meat, cheese, avocado, wine, chocolate, bananas, peanuts
What does tyramine cause?
hypertensive crisis in patients who are taking MAOI inhibitors
What does too much potassium cause?
hyperkalemia in patients that are taking ACE inhibitors as well as potassium sparing diuretics (spirinolactone); ACE inhibitors also have a side effect of hyperkalemia, so you have to be really careful with your potassium intake
Who should not get the flu vaccine?
patients who have an egg allergy
What foodborne illnesses derive from undercooked animal products?
salmonella and e.coli
What are the s/sx of e.coli?
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea
- hemolytic uremic syndrome (anemia+AKI)
What causes listeria?
soft cheese and raw milk, poultry, meats and produce
What are the s/sx of listeria?
- sudden fever
- diarrhea
- HA
- back pain
- r/f stillbirth and miscarriage
What causes norovirus?
viral infection from produce (salads), oysters and water
