HLTB21H3 Chapter 1: Chapter 1

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Textbook: chapter one the nature of plagues. (1976) peter turner, wwii veteran, fell ill following a stay at a hotel in pennsylvania for a legionnaires" convention. Early symptoms: high fever, chills, headache, and muscle ache and pains. Later symptoms (a few days later): dry couch, chest pains, shortness of breath, vomiting, and diarrhea. Final symptoms (a week later): lungs filled with fluid and pus, confusion, disorientation, hallucinations, and loss of memory. 221 others legionnaires also became ill and 33 of them including turner died of pneumonia. Pathway of spread of disease: *aspiration* of bacteria (called legionella) in *aerosolized* water from ac, while in lobby of the bellevue-stratford hotel. Unlike infections caused by inhalation, aspiration is produced by choking. Secretions in the mouth get past the choking reflex and, instead of going into the esophagus and stomach, mistakenly enter the lungs.

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7. How do bacteria resist antibiotics?

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A 20 year old male complains of sudden onset shortness of breath at 24 times per minute and his pulse aximetry is 85%

Coach him on slowing his rate of respiration

Apply oxygen via nasal cannula at 4lpm

Administer oxygen via nonrebreather mask at 15lmp

Ventilate the patient at a rate of 12 breaths per minute

Which of the following words is considered most appropriate when describing a patientâs respiratory status

Labored

Slow

Adventitious

Quick

A 52 year old male is on a home ventilator. He becomes cyanotic and has a sudden drop in oxygen saturation.

Consult the machines operator manual

Reset the machine by turning it off then on

Obtain a detailed history from his caregiver

Provide ventilation with a BVM

When ventilating a patient with a BVM mask, what is the appropriate oxygen flow rate?

10lbp

15lbp

6lbp

A patient present with a suddent onset of shortness of breath, crackles, and jugular vein distortion

Acute bronchitis

Status asthmaticus

Cystic fibrosis

Acute pulmonary edema

An unresponsive patient has snoring respirations. There are most likely caused

An allergic reaction from food

Excessive nasal secretions

His tongue blocking the airway

A piece of food in his throat

A 42 year old asthmatic patient complains of chest pain, shortness of breath and a violent cough that produces brownish sputum.

Acute asthma attack

Pulmonary embolism

Pneumonia

Influenza

Which of the following is a sign of a lower respiratory tract problem?

a harsh and high-pitched sound on inspiration

rapid and shallow breathing while at rest

increased breathing effort on inhalation

expiratory wheezes and long expiration

a 15 year old male is short of breath after a minor car collision. He has a history of asthma, and his vital signs are R 26 and clear bilaterally

assist ventilations via BVM

coach him to slow his breathing

have him breathe into a paper bag

assist him with his prescribed inhaler

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Without knowing the specific details of DNA fingerprinting ,how do you think these profilescould be used to show that a particular bacterial strain is not part of an outbreak?

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