Communicable Disease Nursing Study Bullets
Communicable Disease Nursing
DRUG OF CHOICE
Tetanus: PEN G Na; DIAZEPAM (Valium)
Meningitis: MANNITOL (osmotic diuretic); DEXAMETHASONE (anti-inflammatory); DILANTIN/PHENYTOIN (anti-convulsive); PYRETINOL/ENCEPHABO L (CNS stimulant)
Rabies Vaccines: LYSSAVAC, VERORAB
Immunoglobulins: ERIG or HRIg
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
Tetanus: WOUND CULTURE
Meningitis: LUMBAR PUNCTURE
Encephalitis: EEG
Polio: EMG; Muscle testing
Rabies: Brain biopsy (Negri bodies) Fluorescent rabies antibody test
Dengue: TOURNIQUET test (Rumpel lead)
Malaria: Malarial smear; QBC (Quantitative Buffy Coat)
Scarlet: DICK'S TEST; SCHULTZ-CHARLTON TEST
Diphtheria: SCHICK'S TEST; Moloney's Test
Pertussis: Nasal swab; agar plate
Tuberculosis: MANTOUX test
Leprosy: SLIT SKIN SMEAR
Pinworm: SCOTCH TAPE SWAB
Typhoid: WIDAL'S test
HIV/AIDS: ELISA; WESTERN BLOT; PCT: Polymerase Chain Reaction Test
CAUSATIVE AGENTS
Tetanus: CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI
Meningococcemia: NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS
Rabies: RHABDOVIRUS
Poliomyelitis: LEGIO DEBILITANS (Type I Brunhilde); (Type II Lansing); (Type III Leon)
Dengue Fever: ARBOVIRUSES (Chikunggunya); (Onyong-nyong); (West Nile); (Flaviviruses) (Common in the Phil.)
Malaria: PLASMODIUM (protozoa) P. Falciparum (most fatal); P. Vivax P. Malariae; P. Ovale
Filariasis: WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; BRUGIA MALAYI
Leprosy: MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE
Measles: PARAMYXO VIRUS
German measles: TOGA VIRUS
Chicken pox: VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS
Herpes zoster: HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS
Scarlet fever: Group A HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS
Scabies: SARCOPTES SCABIEI (itch mite)
Bubonic plague: YERSINIA PESTIS
Diphtheria: KLEBS LOEFFLER
Pertussis: BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS
Tuberculosis: MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS
Typhoid: SALMONELLA TYPHI
Cholera: VIBRIO CHOLERA
Amoebiasis: ENTAMOEBA HYSTOLITICA
Leptospirosis: LEPTOSPIRA Spirochete
Schistosomiasis: Schistosoma japonicum
Gonorrhea: N. GONORRHEAE
Syphilis: TREPONEMA PALLIDUM
Chlamydia: C. trachomatis, T. vaginalis
Genital herpes: HERPES SIMPLEX 2
CD PHARMACOLOGY
Malaria: CHLOROQUINE
Schistosomiasis: PRAZIQUANTEL
Scabies: EURAX/ CROTAMITON
Chicken pox: ACYCLOVIR/ZOVIRAX
Tuberculosis: R.I.P.E.S.
Pneumonia: COTRIMOXAZOLE; Procaine Penicillin
Helminths: MEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL PAMOATE
DRUG OF CHOICE
Tetanus: PEN G Na; DIAZEPAM (Valium)
Meningitis: MANNITOL (osmotic diuretic); DEXAMETHASONE (anti-inflammatory); DILANTIN/PHENYTOIN (anti-convulsive); PYRETINOL/ENCEPHABO L (CNS stimulant)
Rabies Vaccines: LYSSAVAC, VERORAB
Immunoglobulins: ERIG or HRIg
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
Tetanus: WOUND CULTURE
Meningitis: LUMBAR PUNCTURE
Encephalitis: EEG
Polio: EMG; Muscle testing
Rabies: Brain biopsy (Negri bodies) Fluorescent rabies antibody test
Dengue: TOURNIQUET test (Rumpel lead)
Malaria: Malarial smear; QBC (Quantitative Buffy Coat)
Scarlet: DICK'S TEST; SCHULTZ-CHARLTON TEST
Diphtheria: SCHICK'S TEST; Moloney's Test
Pertussis: Nasal swab; agar plate
Tuberculosis: MANTOUX test
Leprosy: SLIT SKIN SMEAR
Pinworm: SCOTCH TAPE SWAB
Typhoid: WIDAL'S test
HIV/AIDS: ELISA; WESTERN BLOT; PCT: Polymerase Chain Reaction Test
CAUSATIVE AGENTS
Tetanus: CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI
Meningococcemia: NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS
Rabies: RHABDOVIRUS
Poliomyelitis: LEGIO DEBILITANS (Type I Brunhilde); (Type II Lansing); (Type III Leon)
Dengue Fever: ARBOVIRUSES (Chikunggunya); (Onyong-nyong); (West Nile); (Flaviviruses) (Common in the Phil.)
Malaria: PLASMODIUM (protozoa) P. Falciparum (most fatal); P. Vivax P. Malariae; P. Ovale
Filariasis: WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; BRUGIA MALAYI
Leprosy: MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE
Measles: PARAMYXO VIRUS
German measles: TOGA VIRUS
Chicken pox: VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS
Herpes zoster: HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS
Scarlet fever: Group A HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS
Scabies: SARCOPTES SCABIEI (itch mite)
Bubonic plague: YERSINIA PESTIS
Diphtheria: KLEBS LOEFFLER
Pertussis: BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS
Tuberculosis: MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS
Typhoid: SALMONELLA TYPHI
Cholera: VIBRIO CHOLERA
Amoebiasis: ENTAMOEBA HYSTOLITICA
Leptospirosis: LEPTOSPIRA Spirochete
Schistosomiasis: Schistosoma japonicum
Gonorrhea: N. GONORRHEAE
Syphilis: TREPONEMA PALLIDUM
Chlamydia: C. trachomatis, T. vaginalis
Genital herpes: HERPES SIMPLEX 2
CD PHARMACOLOGY
Malaria: CHLOROQUINE
Schistosomiasis: PRAZIQUANTEL
Scabies: EURAX/ CROTAMITON
Chicken pox: ACYCLOVIR/ZOVIRAX
Tuberculosis: R.I.P.E.S.
Pneumonia: COTRIMOXAZOLE; Procaine Penicillin
Helminths: MEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL PAMOATE
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---PEdro hilaga
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:19 PM
PRAY FOR MY SUCESS..
---Pedro Hilaga
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:20 PM
nice work, keep it up! very informative! =)
Posted by
jewelism_bsn'07 |
1:45 PM
sir dervid, pwede po ba na mag-post kayo ng more bullets? yun po kasi kinokopya ko para hindi time-consuming... sa psyche and MS po sana... thank you po! God bless you always!
Posted by
jewelism_bsn'07 |
1:59 PM
please post naman the facts regarding Nursing Specialty Certification Council..thanx po..
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:59 PM
dba po ang dx test/confirmatory ng tb is sputum exam?? salamat po
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:17 PM
thank you po sa lahat ng ito. tlagang bullet na bullet....
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:34 PM
wow! thank you for this! this will surely help me in my TCAP (im from OFLU val. btw)
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:03 PM
pede ask...? Klebs Loeffler ba ang etiologic agent ng Diphteria, Iba ba ito sa Corynebacterium diphteriae
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:23 PM