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Question 1

Which TB drug is associated w/ hyperuricemia?

Answer 1

pyrazinamide

Question 2

Which cofactor of neurotransmitter synthesis does isoniazid compete with?

Answer 2

vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

Question 3

What is the duration of treatment for patients w/ BACTEREMIC CAP who respond promptly to therapy?

Answer 3

7 days

Question 4

What is the classic CXR finding in inhalational anthrax?

Answer 4

widening of the mediastinum

Question 5

Aztreonam only covers _____.

Answer 5

aerobic Gram-negative rods

Question 6

Patients w/ CAP and cavitary lesions or empyema should be empirically treated for _____.

Answer 6

MRSA

Question 7

What is the pattern of weakness in botulism?

Answer 7

symmetric, descending, flaccid paralysis w/ prominent bulbar palsies

Question 8

What is the pattern of paralysis w/ Guillain-Barre syndrome?

Answer 8

ascending

Question 9

What geographic area is tick paralysis associated with?

Answer 9

the Pacific Northwest

Question 10

What is the treatment for esophageal candidiasis?

Answer 10

SYSTEMIC fluconazole