mmmm
Tis the most
INFLUENZA common
virulentut
highlycontagiousrespiratory infection
Contagious for 24 hrs before SIS and 5days after SIS appear
subsides usually win 7days
TREATMENT ndd Tamiflu
Sls rapid abruptonset Zanamivir
HIA Antiviral meds must be taken wn
Muscleaches 2DAYS_ofonset of Sls
fever chills Prevention is KEY
fatigue Educatept on the flu vaccine
cough get inSeptember
sore throat contraindicated in pt Weggallergies
Pandemic Influenza strict isolation
IMPLICATIONS percautions
Pneumonia DS history use PER
Ear or sinus Infections swlshat is goingaround in the community
PERTVSSISvaccine TDP wbooster
after 1940
gram0bacillus Bordatella pertussis
bacteria attach to cilia and damage them
ynotsoereandiunttesen
SIS PHASE 1mild VR1
PHASE2coughingfollowed by aWHOOPING sound
PHASE3less severe cough weakness
cough may last 610 weeks
TREATMENT ANTIBIOTICS macro tides
doriot use cough suppressants antihistamines bcthey
are not effective and can induce acoughingepisode
donot use corticosteroids broncho dilators
PULMONARY EMBOLISM
the blockage of one or more pulmonary arteries by athrombus
fat or air embolus or tumor tissue COMPLICATIONS palm HTN
Most common cause is DVT palm infarction
51g Dyspnea DS DDimer measures the amount of
tachy tachypnea Crosslinked fibrin fragments
chest pain CTscan wcontrastforVQ for pt w
crackles or wheezes palmAngio nocontrast
change in mental Status A
Bas
Hypotension EKG to rule outMD
impendingDoom feeling
