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  1. Should I get the Hep B vaccine?

    group_theory replied to Lisa Michelle's topic in General Students

    The Hepatitis B virus is 100x more infectious than HIV. References: Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00398 World Health Organization...

  2. How do I know if I have MRSA????

    group_theory replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, optimal growth for Staph aureus is 98.6 F (37 C) but it can survive and grow from 39-115 F (4-46 °C). It can survive a salt concentration of up to 20%. Sources:...

  3. Flu Facts

    group_theory replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to keep handy are those bottle hand-sanitizer that contains alcohol. They are great for cleaning your hand when you are out in public and touching items that are touched by hundreds of...

  4. Strep throat

    group_theory replied to hittme123's topic in General Nursing

    Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, also known as acute proliferative glomerulonephritis It is an immune complex disease with the antigen of the antigen-antibody complexes of streptococcal origin....

  5. Flu shot facts

    group_theory replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt the flu shot had anything to do with the diarrhea. Is it possible that you had a delayed-type hypersensitivity to the shot? Yes, but usually GI involvement of type 4 hypersensitivity is due to...

  6. Flu shot facts

    group_theory replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    You can never be 100%, but the system in place is pretty effective (annual effectiveness range from 70% up to 95%) Flu season differs in different parts of the world. The World Health Organization...

  7. Flu shot facts

    group_theory replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    thimerosal-containing vaccines and autistic spectrum disorder: a critical review of published original data. pediatrics. 2004 sep;114(3):793-804. detection of antinuclear and antilaminin antibodies...

  8. Flu shot facts

    group_theory replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    The "hypothesis" that immunization weakens the immune system is interesting, but there is no scientific basis for it. I have yet to see a peer-review article in a reputable journal suggesting this...

  9. Have you guys received your flu shots yet?

    group_theory replied to SoldierMedic's topic in General Nursing

    Hepatitis B shots are not derived from plasma. The recombinant version is "made without any human blood or blood products or any other substances of human origin and cannot give you the hepatitis B...

  10. The Pain Scale - too subjective IMO

    group_theory replied to FZ1Tom's topic in General Nursing

    Well stated.I was given a card by Purdue Pharma L.P. that on one side has a scale drawn from 0-10 (that the patient can see). 0 is indicated by "No pain", 5 is "Distressing pain" and 10 is "unbearable...