Chapter 15: Medical Flashcards

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Medical Emergency

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Arises due to illness or disease as opposed to a trauma.

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Influenza

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Illness that has crossed from one species to another. Bat to man = Bat Man.

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Meningitis

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Inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Source of cause = bacteria or virus.
When both brain and spinal cord affected = Meningococcal meningitis = very infectious

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MRSA

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Resistant to antibiotic use, bacterial cause, the handwashing one, can tell if exists based on skin bumps or swelling.

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