Chapter 30, 31 Flashcards
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the most common port of entry for cold viruses is
conjunctival surfaces of the eyes
influenza could lead to
pneumonia
3 types of pneomina
community acquired, hospital acquired and immunocompromised
community acquired pneumonia is what bacteria
streptococus
hospital acquired pneumonia is
VAP
immunocomprimised pneumonia
defects in cellular immunity predispose to infections with viruses, fungi, mycobacterium and protozoa
example of immunocomprimised pneumonia in AIDS
pnuemocystis carini
pneumonia is the most common cause of death from
infectious disease
pneumococcal _________ _______ most common,
streptococcus pneumoniae
pneumococcal virulence is a function of its ______ which prevents or delays _______ by phagocytes
capsules, digestion
people at risk of pneumococcal
elderly, trauma patient/immunocomprimised
spleen play a major rode in both _____ production and ______ activity
antibody, macrophage
symptoms of pneumococcal
malaise, severe shaking chill, fever, crackles
in elderly pneumococcal they may only have 2 symptoms
mental status change and appetite change
people who should get vaccine for pneumococcal
elderly, sickle cell and splenectomy
tuberculosis is an _______ disease
inhaled
tuberculosis anergy
false negative reaction
anergy in immunocomprmised people it can mean that the person
has a true lack of exposure to the tuberculosis or is unable to mount an immune response to the test
ghon complex
nodules in lung tissue and lymph nodes
initial TB infection results in granulomatous lesion or ______ focus containing
macrophages, T cells and inactive TB bacteria
Ghon
2 types of lung cancer
small cell and non small cell
one of the key manifestations of center is
ectopic hormones secreted by tumor cells (paraneiplastic disorders)
ADH
syndrom of inapprotipate ADH
ACTH
cushings