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== Systemic Involvement  ==
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*Bloodstream
*Lungs
*Heart
*Bones
*Joints


== Medical Management (current best evidence)  ==
== Medical Management (current best evidence)  ==

Revision as of 03:39, 8 April 2016

 

Welcome to PT 635 Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems This is a wiki created by and for the students in the School of Physical Therapy at Bellarmine University in Louisville KY. Please do not edit unless you are involved in this project, but please come back in the near future to check out new information!!

Original Editors - Students from Bellarmine University's Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project.

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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]

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Prevalence[edit | edit source]

 According to the 2012 US Census Data[1]

  • Non-Dialysis Patients: 65,296
  • Dialysis Patients: 14,041
  • TOTAL 75,309 

Characteristics/Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]

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Associated Co-morbidities[edit | edit source]

Characteristics of Patients at Time of Detection/Identification of MRSA[2][3]

  • Heart Disease
  • Asthma
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • End-Stage Renal Disease
  • End-Stage Liver Disease
  • Immunocompromised, Non-cancer
  • Solid-Organ Cancer
  • Hematologic Malignancy

Medications[edit | edit source]

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Diagnostic Tests/Lab Tests/Lab Values[edit | edit source]

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Etiology/Causes[edit | edit source]

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Systemic Involvement[edit | edit source]

MRSA Infection may affect but is not limited to:[4]

  • Bloodstream
  • Lungs
  • Heart
  • Bones
  • Joints

Medical Management (current best evidence)[edit | edit source]

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Physical Therapy Management (current best evidence)[edit | edit source]

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Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

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Case Reports/ Case Studies[edit | edit source]

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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

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  1. ↑ MRSA Tracking | MRSA | CDC [Internet]. Cdc.gov. 2016 [cited 7 April 2016]. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/tracking/index.html
  2. ↑ Huang S, Hinrichsen V, Datta R, Spurchise L, Miroshnik I, Nelson K et al. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Hospitalization in High-Risk Patients in the Year following Detection. PLoS ONE. 2011;6(9):e24340.
  3. ↑ Datta R, Huang S. Risk of Infection and Death due to Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Long‐Term Carriers. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2008;47(2):176-181.
  4. ↑ Updated by: Jatin M. Vyas a. MRSA : MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [Internet]. Nlm.nih.gov. 2016 [cited 7 April 2016]. Available from: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007261.htm
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