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Any kind of external stimuli (noise, light, touch) can trigger a painful spastic attack in the patient, so patients must be kept in quiet, dark rooms.
Any kind of external stimuli (noise, light, touch) can trigger a painful spastic attack in the patient, so patients must be kept in quiet, dark rooms.
Tetanus patients should still be vaccinated, because having the disease does not give you immunity against it.
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Spatula test:
Is a simple diagnostic bedside test that involves touching the oropharynx with a spatula or tongue depressor. In normal circumstances, it elicits a gag reflex, and the patient tries to expel the spatula (i.e., a negative test result). If tetanus is present, patients develop a reflex spasm of the masseters and bite the spatula (i.e., a positive test result).
Is a simple diagnostic bedside test that involves touching the oropharynx with a spatula or tongue depressor. In normal circumstances, it elicits a gag reflex, and the patient tries to expel the spatula (i.e., a negative test result). If tetanus is present, patients develop a reflex spasm of the masseters and bite the spatula (i.e., a positive test result).
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Spatula test: Is a simple diagnostic bedside test that involves touching the oropharynx with a spatula or tongue depressor. In normal circumstances, it elicits a gag reflex, and the patient tries to expel the spatula (i.e., a negative test result). If tetanus…
It has high specificity & sensitivity for tetanus