Year 1 Infection

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Decks in this class (29)

Intro to Microbes
What is the structural difference...,
What is the difference between en...,
What is glycolax
37  cards
Intro to Infection
What is an infection,
How do people get infections,
How do micro organisms cause disease
8  cards
Infection Model
Describe the infection model,
What are the patient factors in i...,
List mechanisms of infection
9  cards
Innate Immunity
List the innate barriers to infec...,
Describe how innate barriers work...,
Define the immune system
41  cards
Acute Sepsis
List the classical signs and symp...,
What is sepsis,
What is septic shock
16  cards
Neisseria Meningitidis
What infection can it cause,
What specific treatment is there,
What virulence factors does n men...
8  cards
Anti-microbials
How do we classify antimicrobials,
What are the types of resistance,
What are the genetics of resistance
30  cards
Antibiotic Stewardship
How long have antibiotics been ar...,
How is it that medical profession...,
What do we mean when we say antim...
20  cards
Healthcare Infections
0  cards
Adaptive Immunity
Describe features of apcs,
Describe the role of mhc molecules,
How are microbial antigens proces...
36  cards
Infections on Surfaces
What is a surface,
List some body surfaces,
What micro organisms are quite no...
17  cards
Streptococci (strep pyogenes)
How do we classify streptococci b...,
What are lancefield groups,
List virulence factors for strept...
32  cards
Case studies
A student presents in the ed havi...,
A two yearly comes in with a rash...,
Gp referred man with 2 week histo...
7  cards
Infection Prevention
Name an infection that spreads fr...,
What infection can you get from a...,
Human to human spread is much mor...
19  cards
HIV
What is the structure of the hiv ...,
What cell does it target,
Name and describe the stages of h...
34  cards
Hepatitis
What is the global and local rele...,
What is the global and local rele...,
What is hepatitis
26  cards
Travel Related Infections
Why are travel related infections...,
What info do we need about a pati...,
What is rickettsia spirochaete
35  cards
Immunocompromised Host
List the most common primary immu...,
Why is immunodeficiency under dia...,
Who gets primary immunodeficiency
30  cards
Dengue fever
How does dengue fever present,
What is the mechanism of disease ...,
How long does the first infection...
12  cards
Typhoid/ Paratyphoid
How do you treat paratyphoid,
How do you prevent contraction of...,
What percentage of patients with ...
15  cards
Clostridium Difficile
Who is at risk of c diff,
What does c diff cause symptomati...,
How do you treat c diff
10  cards
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
List the 5 infections that strep ...,
What happens in endogenous spread...,
How do people that dont normally ...
15  cards
Adenovirus
How can you detect adenovirus,
How do infants present with adeno...,
What organs can it effect
11  cards
Haemophillis Influenzae
What infections can haemophillis ...,
Describe the gram stain,
Who tends to be affected
11  cards
Staphylococcus Aureus Cellulitis
What are the cardinal signs of in...,
Where is an infection in cellulitis,
Who is susceptible to a cellulitis
12  cards
Neisseria Meningitidis
What is the gram stain,
How is it transmitted,
Describe symptoms of meningitidis
12  cards
Epstein Barr Virus
Which viral family does it belong to,
Which cell does it infect,
Whats the classic triad of symptoms
18  cards
Escherichia Coli
Outline the mechanism of infectio...,
What infections can e coli cause,
If a female presents with a uti a...
8  cards
Malaria
What type of pathogen is malaria,
What cell responds to parasites,
If giving primaquine what must yo...
14  cards

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