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The Treatment and Prevention of Infection

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By: Peter Weir
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Introduction
Difference in hospital vs communi...,
Microorganism groups,
Modes of acquisition
5  cards
Overview antimicrobials
Difference between cocci and bacilli,
Difference between staph and strept,
Differential diagnosis examples o...
36  cards
Role of Pharmacist
Read bit in lecture on guidelines,
Clostridium difficile characteris...,
C diff cycle
19  cards
Immunotherapy in the prevention and treatment of infection
Two main forms of immunisation,
Characteristics of active immunis...,
Characteristics of active immunis...
32  cards
General principles of treatment and selection of antimicrobial regimens
What proportion of population are...,
Basic principles of antibiotic use,
Princicples of rational anitmicro...
19  cards
Infection prevention and control
Define colonisation,
Define infection,
Define carrier
26  cards
Adverse drug reactions & Interactions
Stats on adrs,
Bnf definitions of incidence,
Determinantsof drug toxicity
25  cards
SEPSIS
3 main features of sepsis syndrome,
Specific,
Evidence markers of systemic infl...
25  cards
Role of lab
Considerations for getting it rig...,
Sample from sterile sites are pla...,
Mcriscopy iscarreid out on day
14  cards
GI infections
Symptoms of acute gastroenteritis,
Define dysentery,
When is diarrhoea considered to b...
21  cards
Chemoprophylaxis
Define chemoprophylaxis,
When to use chemoprophylaxis,
Doxycycline and sunlight
21  cards
Treatment of HIV
Structure of hiv virion,
Dna synthesis,
Azidothymidine mechanism
26  cards
Antifungal
Difference between human and fung...,
How is ergosterol synthesized,
Target in fungal cell walls
24  cards
Antiparasitic agents
Types of parasites,
Species of malaria,
Life cycle of malaria
21  cards
UTI/STI
Uti prevalance,
Female risk factors uti,
Common pathogens uti
20  cards
Antivirals
Aciclovir,
Ganciclovir,
Cidofovir
8  cards
CNS infection
Meningitis,
Routes of meningitis,
Age groups
13  cards
Respiratory
Cap cause byexam,
Unvestigation of cap,
Severity exammmm
9  cards

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