Infectious Diseases Outline Quiz

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What are the risk factors for surgical infections?

Malnutrition, diabetes mellitus, obesity, uraemia, jaundice, malignancy, immunosuppression, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, HIV, ischaemia, foreign body, haematoma

What are the protective mechanisms against surgical infections?

Epithelial surfaces act as mechanical barrier and phagocytes, antibodies, complements, macrophages, leukocytes, opsonins, etc. act as protective mechanisms.

What has made a difference in surgical practice in terms of preventing infections?

Asepsis and antisepsis

What are the decisive factors in controlling infection?

Virulence of organisms, blood supply, body immunity, support of antibiotics Signup and view all the answers

Name some infectious diseases that can lead to surgical infections.

Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Syphilis, Actinomycosis, Rabies, Anthrax, Nosocomial and Opportunistic Infections Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of surgical infections mentioned in the text?

Bacteraemia, Septicaemia Signup and view all the answers

What is the ASEPSIS wound score system used to assess?

Wound infection Signup and view all the answers

What does Grade 3 indicate in the wound healing classification?

Serous or bloody discharge Signup and view all the answers

According to Morison's aphorism, what does cellulitis occurring in children indicate?

It is never primary but secondary to an underlying bone infection Signup and view all the answers

What condition should be confirmed by assessing urine ketone bodies in diabetic patients?

Ketosis Signup and view all the answers

What type of infection is cellulitis?

Spreading inflammation of subcutaneous tissue and fascia/planes Signup and view all the answers

What are the parameters for additional treatment in the ASEPSIS wound scoring system?

<ol> <li>Antibiotics, 2. Pus drainage, 3. Wound debridement</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What organism commonly causes cellulitis?

Streptococcus pyogenes Signup and view all the answers

What are the features of Grade 2 wound healing classification?

Severe erythema with other features of inflammation at or around the wound Signup and view all the answers

What is the treatment for ketosis in diabetic patients?

Intravenous insulin Signup and view all the answers

What are the common sites for cellulitis?

Face, lower limb, upper limb, and scrotum Signup and view all the answers

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