S.P.I.D.E.R.M.A.N. mnemonic

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HELP!!!! I keep seeing several different things with the spiderman mnemonic for isolation infection control. Can somebody who knows it PLEASE list it correctly!?!?! Thanks a bunch!!! :idea:

And any additional mnemonics for airborne or contact will also help too!! Thanks

hi nrsnikster,

do you have the saunder's comprehensive review you will see the accurate list of diseases under airborne, droplet to contact precautions.

but i will just right this down for you..

hope this helps..

for droplet precaution:

sepsis

scarlet fever

streptococcal pharyngitis

parvovirus b19

pertussis

pneumonia

influenza, including h1n1

diptheria

epiglotittis

rubella

meningitis

mumps

mycoplasmal pneumonia

andenovirus

for airborne:

mtv

measles

tb

varicella-chicken pox, herpes zoster- shingles

private room - negative pressure, mask-n95 for tb

contact precautions:

mrswee

multidrug resistant organism

respiratory infection- respiratory synctal virus

skin infections-vchips

wound infection-

enteric infection- clostridum difficile

eye infection-conjunctivitis

skin infections- vchips

varicella zoster

cutaneous diptheria

herpez simplex

impetigo

pediculosis

scabies

hope this helps... god bless on your review

Don't get too tied up with this one topic to the exclusion of others. Good luck.

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