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| Name one of the most frequestly occuring bacterial infection in humans? |
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| Is the presence of bacteria in voided urine indicative of a UTI? |
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| Why should culturing a urine specimen be important for treating urethritis? |
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Teach students about bacteria found on urogential surfaces |
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| What type of growth (G+ or G-) will occur on EMB? |
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| What type of growth (G+ or G-) will occur on Phenylethanol Plates? |
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| Describe the "clean and catch" method to collect a urine specimen. |
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| Sponge urogential area, discord first stream of urine and collect midstream portion in container |
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| What ingredient in EMB inhibits most Gram+ bacteria? |
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| Name 2 lactose-fermenting bacteria EMB agar can help distinguish |
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| Name 2 bacteria commonly found in the colon? |
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| What color does the colony's E. coli turn in EMB. |
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| What color does the colony's of aerogenes turn in EMB? |
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| Name 2 organisms Phenylethal agar is selective for. |
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| Staphylococcus and Streptococcus |
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| Describe the reaction of Catalase with hydrogen peroxide |
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| H2O2 is converted to water and oxygen; oxygen releases and bubbling is observed |
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| Is Staphylococcus Catalase positive? How o you know? |
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Yes, because bubbling occurs |
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| Is streptococcus catalase positive? How do you know? |
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| No, because no bubbling occurs |
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| Symptoms of burning pain upon urination |
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| Name 7 symptons of the UTI |
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Fever, chills, back or groin pain, frequent urination, bloody/cloudy urine, fatigue, weakness |
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| Name the organism most responsible for UTI. |
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| Escherichis coli (E. coli) |
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| Name 2 organisms other than bacteria that can cause UTI. |
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| Where does E. coli normally reside? |
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| Where does Staphlococcus normall reside? |
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| Name a variety of factors that may force or draw organisms into the urinary tract |
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| Touching when voiding, intimate contact, sweat |
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| Presence of bacteria in Urine |
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| An infection of renal pelvis |
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| Colonization of bacteria in kidneys |
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| Do more children or adults have UTI? |
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| Name three reasons why females have more UTI's than men |
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| Vagina is close to anus; urethra is shorter, hormaonal changes during pregnancy |
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| Name 5 other factors that may lead to infections of the urinary tract |
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| Kidney stones, nerve damage, bacteria in urethra, urological instruments |
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| Name 8 factors that may contribute to recurrent bouts with UTI |
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| tight jeans, synthetic underwear, bath salts, bubble bath, colored toilet paper, perfumed toilet paper, exercise, vibration from long car rides, pressure from 10-speed bicycle seat |
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| Name 5 rules to help prevent the recurrence of UTI |
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| Drink plenty of water, empty bladder, empty bladder pre and post sex for women, take showers instead of baths, crink cranberry juice for the high levels of acid |
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| What does cranberry juice work to reduce UTI |
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| Are most UTI's easily treated? |
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| Are most bacteria pathogenic to humans |
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| Who is mainly infected by diptheria |
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| The unvaccinated; poor people living in crowded conditions |
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| What types of secretions are involved in the transmission of diphtheria |
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| Nasopharyngeal secretions |
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| Describe typical symptoms of diphtheria |
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| A thick mucopurulent nasal discharge, pharyngitis, fever, cough, paralysis, death |
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| Can diphtheria be eradicated? How? |
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| Yes. By being immunized with the vaccine (DPT) and then given the booster w/DTap or Tdap |
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| How can Legionaries' disease be prevented? |
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| through identification and elimination of environmental sources of Legionella Pneumophila and by chlorination of water, heating of water and the cleaning of contaminated water containers |
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| Describe the symptoms of Legionnaire's disease |
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| Males 50+ in age especially if factors of heavy smoking and alcoholism and chronic illness exist |
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| What areas of the body does meningitis affect |
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| brain and spinal cord meninges (membranes) |
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| Describe the symptoms of meningitis |
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| Respiratory illness, sore throat interrupted by one of the meningeal syndromes (vomiting, headache, lethargy, confusion, and stiffness in the neck and back) |
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| State the scientific name for whooping cough? |
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