Infection Model Flashcards
1
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Parts of infection model
A
Pathogen, Patient, mechanism of infection, infection, management, outcome
2
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Patient
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Person - age, gender, physiological (pregnant?), pathological, social
Time - calendar (winter/summer?) / relative (incubation)
Place - abroad
3
Q
Mechanism of infection
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Direct (contiguous) Inoculation Haematogenous Ingestion Inhalation Vector Vertical (mother to child)
4
Q
Infection itself
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Attachment, toxin production, interaction with host defences, inflammation, host damage
5
Q
Management
A
History, examination, investigation, treatment
Infection prevention
6
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Treatment
A
Specific - antimicrobials/surgery - drainage derbridement, dead space removal
Supportive - symptom relief, physiological restoration
7
Q
Infection prevention
A
Other patients, staff, other contacts, you
8
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Outcome
A
Cure, death, chronic infection +/-disability
