Letter: p

Inflammation of the serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities.

Being adjacent to or surrounding a tube.

The pre-birth vessel connecting the pulmonary artery with the descending aorta fails to close and must be surgically corrected.

A supply of pathogens available for transmission.

The ability of microorganisms to induce disease.

Microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, virus, protozoa, etc.) that cause disease in animals, plants or people. The microorganism causing the infection. Most likely central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) pathogens are coagulase negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus aureus, enterococci, and Candida spp. Approximately 20% of the pathogens are gram negative bacilli. Antibiotic resistance is a problem, particularly in ICU acquired CLABSI. MRSA is significant, though declining. VRE is present. Resistance is increasing in Klebsiella pneumoniae, E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida spp.

PCA is a method by which patients control the amount of analgesia they receive. There are a number of different PCA systems. In the classic PCA system, the patient receives a preset does of morphine by pressing a button on a computerized pump that is connected to an IV catheter. With PCA, the patient may receive a small continuous flow of morphine and add more morphine as needed to provide a more constant level of comfort. Studies have shown that patients using PCA often use less morphine than do patients who are not PCA. In a very different type of PCA system, the pain reliever fentanyl (Duragesic) is delivered through the skin, eliminating the need for an IV and for programming a pump.

Enhances cell death by attacking the mitochondrial membrane thus conveying high virulence for those influenza A virus strains that possess it (ex 1918-H1N1).

Patient Controlled Analgesia

Parachlorometaxylenol