NUR 2462C Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Lymphadenopathy, Lymph Node, Gentamicin
8 Jun 2020
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Inhalation: hemorrhage and destruction of lung tissue; dyspnea, diaphoresis, fever, cough, chest pain, septicemia, shock, meningitis, respiratory failure, widened mediastinum. Cutaneous: small wound like insect bite which advances to black ulcer. Gi: n/v, anorexia, hematemesis, diarrhea, abdominal pain, ascites, and sepsis. Incubation period: 12-36 hr: abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, cranial nerve palsies (diplopia, dysarthria, Tularemia treatment of choice: streptomycin, doxycycline, and ciprofloxacin are alternatives. Vaccine in development stage dysphonia, dysphagia: skeletal muscle paralysis, respiratory failure. Incubation period: 2-4 days: hemoptysis, cough, high fever, chills, myalgia, headache, respiratory failure, lymph node swelling. Incubation period: 3-10 days: sudden onset, fever, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, sore throat, weight loss. No known cure: pneumonia, pleural effusion, ulcerated sore from tick bite. Incubation period: 7-17 days: sudden onset of symptoms, fever, headache, myalgia, lesions that progress from macules to papules to. Yes ribavirin (virazole) effective in some cases: supportive treatment only for most pustular vesicles, malaise, back pain.
