Vibrio Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a post-infectious disorder causing nephropathy, hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia. It is seen following upper respiratory illnesses and following GI infections after eating meat contaminated with bacteria. What enteric bacteria have been linked to HUS? A. Escherichia coli O157:H7. B. Clostridium difficile. C. Rotavirus. D. Vibrio cholera. - A: E. coli O157:H7 from contaminated ground meat is the most common bacterial cause of HUS although other bac...

AANP review Questions and ANSWERS for 2022/2023 Classic ECG finding in atrial flutter. Correct Answer: "Sawtooth" P waves Definition of unstable angina. Correct Answer: Angina is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria. Correct Answer: ACEI Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade. Correct Answer: Hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD Drugs that slow AV node transmission. Correct Answer: β-blockers, digoxin, calcium cha...

Four phases of bacterial presence in food - Answer 1. Lag Phase, 2. Log Phase, 3. Stationary Phase, 4. Death Phase Log phase - Answer Most essential phase of bacterial presence in food due to the fastest increase in populations Lag phase - Answer Time/temp play an important role in keeping bacteria in this phase (where numbers are less dangerous and growth is slowed) Norwalk virus - Answer Rarely a pathogen associated with shellfish Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and Vibrio spp (a b...

BIOD 171 Portage Learning Final EXAM Questions and Answers 100%Correct/Exam 1-7 2023/2024 UpdatePortage Learning BIOD 171 Final EXAM Questions and Answers 100%Correct/Exam 1-7 2023/2024 Update True or False: A virus is considered a microorganism. False. Viruses are not living and as such are not considered microorganisms. Viruses can, however, be classified as microbes, a more general term that includes microorganisms and viruses. 1. What is the smallest biological unit of life? A cell. ...

MMSC 438 EXAM 2 SET Q&A 1. A bloody stool sample is received in the laboratory and plated to routine stool culture media. The following results arerecorded by the laboratory scientist 24 hours after plating the patient sample:Blood agar: beta-hemolytic coloniesMacConkey: Only lactose fermenting colonies are presentSMAC: 2+ clear colonies presentFurther testing reveals: Oxidase negative, indole positive, MUG negative, motileThe most likely identification is: A. Yersinia enterocolitic...

The BP target for patients with stable ischemic heart disease and hypertension - Answer- 130/80 Adults with stage 2 hypertension and an average BP of 20/10 mm Hg above their BP target - Answer- treat with two first-line drugs of different classes. The target BP for patients with hypertension and chronic kidney disease - Answer- 130/80 Parenteral anticoagulant administration must overlap with warfarin for at least ___ and until the INR is greater than 2 for ___ - Answer- 5d and 24h Ga...

Bacterial meningitis - treatment in beta-lactam allergic patients Correct Answer-Moxifloxacin + Bactrim Brain abscess - treatment Correct Answer-Cephalosporin + Flagyl Encephalitis, choreoathetosis, psychiatric symptoms, seizures, autonomic instability Correct Answer-Autoimmune encephalitis Check anti-NMDA receptor antibody Organism - sepsis, cellulitis, hemorrhagic bullae, saltwater fish or shellfish, cirrhotic Correct Answer-Vibrio vulnificus Organism - chronic nodular infection...

C453 Microbiology WGU Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass coccus, coccobacillus, vibrio, bacillus, spirillum, spirochete -Answer-six shapes of bacteria endotoxin -Answer-A toxic component of the outer membrane of certain gram-negative bacteria that is released only when the bacteria die. Lipopolysaccharides. Causes fevers and severe feelings of sickness. coccus -Answer-spherical shaped bacteria coccobacillus -Answer-Short rod shaped bacteria vibrio -Answer-comma shaped bacteria bacill...

According to 2010 revised estimates by the CDC, the number of deaths annually related to foodborne illnesses, is estimated to be: - Answer- 5,000 Although the Norwalk-like virus is considered an extremely common cause of foodborne illness, it is rarely diagnosed. According to Marriott, approximately 66% of all foodborne illnesses in the US are caused by: - Answer- bacteria When discussing infective dose, exposure to 2 or more substances can cause this effect - Answer- antagonistic additiv...

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a post-infectious disorder causing nephropathy, hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia. It is seen following upper respiratory illnesses and following GI infections after eating meat contaminated with bacteria. What enteric bacteria have been linked to HUS? A. Escherichia coli O157:H7. B. Clostridium difficile. C. Rotavirus. D. Vibrio cholera. - Answer- A: E. coli O157:H7 from contaminated ground meat is the most common bacterial cause of HUS although ot...