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Bacterial Pathology Flashcards

1
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Normal bacteria of the skin; grape like

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Staphylococcal infections

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2
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Pus producing and ability to be resistant

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Staphylococcal infections

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3
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Prevents complement action of complement proteins

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Protein A

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4
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Clots blood by activating PT to Thrombin

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Coagulase

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5
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Activates plasminogen producing plasmin

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Staphylokinase

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Breaksdown hyalunoric acid; spreading factor

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Hyaluronidase

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7
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Bone to bone marrow inflammation

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Osteomyelitis

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8
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Most common cause of acute endocarditis

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Staph aureus

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9
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Localized pus containing skin boil

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Furuncle

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10
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Extensive form of furuncle

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Carbuncle

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11
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____ causes gastroenteritis causing food poisoning

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Staphylococcus

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12
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Normal bacteria of the oral cavity; chain like

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Streptococcal infections

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13
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Virulence factors of staphylococcal infections

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Protein A
Coagulase
Staphylokinase
Hyaluronidase

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14
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Virulence factors of streptococcal infection

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Streptokinase
Pneumolysin
M protein

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15
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Cytotoxin mainly S. pneumoniae

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Pneumolysin

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16
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Antigen of Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus

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M protein

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17
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Streptococcal infection that produces incomplete hemolysis

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Alpha hemolytic

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18
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Alpha hemolytic uses ______ to lyse blood cells INCOMPLETELY

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Hydrogen peroxide

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19
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Bacterial pneumonia

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S. Pneumonia

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20
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Subacute endocarditis

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S. Viridans

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21
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1st colonizer of plaque

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S. Sanguis

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22
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1st colonizer of oral cavity

How many hrs?

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S. Salivarius

10-12 hrs

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23
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Most common cause of caries

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S. Mutans

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24
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Streptococcal infection that produces “complete hemolysis”

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Beta hemolytic

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25
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Beta hemolytic uses ______ to lyse blood COMPLETELY

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Streptolysin

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26
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Most commonly involved GABS

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Group A Beta-Hemolytic strep (GAS/GABS) - strep. pyogenes

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27
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Yellowish honey colored scabs in the skin

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Impetigo

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28
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Hypersensitivity to M protein debris, after the body had recovered from actual infection

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Post streptococcal infection

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29
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Generalized rheumatism

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Rheumatic fever

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30
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Abnormal involuntary mov’ts

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Chlorea

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31
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Pink torso rings

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Erythema marginatum

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32
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3 most common bacteria that uses collagenase and hyaluronidase are

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SA - staph aureus
SP - strep pyogenes
CP - clostridium perfringens

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33
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Corynebacterium needs ______ to cause a disease

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Bacteriophage with diptheria toxin

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34
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Necrosis of pharyngeal and upper RT surface producing ________ membrane

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Diptheritic membrane (pseudomembranous membrane)

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35
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Hx of corynebacterium diphetheria

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Chinese character

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36
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Whooping cough caused by _____

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Pertussis

Bordatella pertussis

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37
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Often suppurative and causes yellowish sulfur granules

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Actinomyces- actinomycosis

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38
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Normal oral microflora
Causes suppuration
Common in cervicofacial area

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Actinomyces israeli

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39
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Bacteria that causes root surface caries

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Actinomycoses viscosus

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40
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Produces lactic acid found in oral cavity and vagina

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Lactobaccilus

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41
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Bacteria that causes dentinal caries

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Lactobacillus acidophilus

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42
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Structure produced by bacteria that is resistant to environmental factors (high temp and chemicals)

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Spores

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43
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Best way to eliminate spores?

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Autoclave (121 C for 15-30 mins with 15 psi)

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44
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Bacillus aerobic or anaerobic

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Aerobic

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45
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Bacteria causing anthrax

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Bacillus antracis

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46
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Dark scabs on skin

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Eschars

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47
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Respiratory distress syndrome is affected by what type of pneumocyte

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Type II

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48
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Clostridium aerobic or anaerobic

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Anaerobic

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49
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Causes tetanus (lock jaw)
Muscle spasm due to excitation of neurons due to tetanus toxin
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C. Tetani

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50
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Vaccine for tetanus

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Tetanus toxoid

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51
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Common to expired canned goods and undercooked foods

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C. Botulinum

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52
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Results to muscle paralysis or muscle relaxation due to ____

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Botulinum toxin (botox)

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53
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Causes gas gangrene

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C. Perfringens

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54
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Bacteria causes pseudomembranous colitis

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C. Difficile

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55
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Drug induced dse

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Clindamycin

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56
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Partly gram +
Partly acid fast

Attacks immunocompromised pxs

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Nocardia (N. Asteroides)

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57
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Causes listeriosis

Gram + that has endotoxin

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Listeria (L. Monocytogenes)

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58
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Spiral/helical/corkscrew shape bacteria

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Spirochetes

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59
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Hutchinson’s triad or congenital syphilis triad

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Hutchinson’s incisors
Interstitial keratitis
Deafness

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60
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Tx for syphilis

A

Penicillin

Salivarsan

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61
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1st drug for syphilis

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Salivarsan

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62
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Bacteria for PD dse and vincent’s dse

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Treponema denticola

63
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Vincent dse aka

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Trench mouth

Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

64
Q

Presence of painful punched out grayish pseudomembrane in interdental papilla
Fetid odor

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Vincent’s dse

65
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Tx for Vincent’s dse (3)

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Debridement
Irrigation
Antibiotics (penicillin)

66
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Bacteria that Affects liver resulting to yellowing of skin

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Leptospira

67
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MO of gonorrhea

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Neisseria gonorrhea

68
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MO of syphilis

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Treponema pallidum

69
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Most common bacteria in severe anaerobic infections like periodontitis

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Bacteroides

70
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Produces black pigmentation

Hydrolyzes collagen resulting to bone resorption

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Bacteroides melaninogenicus

71
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Associated with PD infections and produces black pigmentation

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Porphyromonas gingivalis

72
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Most common cause of STD

Example:_____

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Chlyamydia

Chlyamydia trachomatis

73
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Causes Epidemic typhus - lice

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R. Prowazekii

74
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Cause Endemic typhus - fleas

75
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Cause Rocky mountain spotted fever - ticks

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R. Rickettsia

76
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MO for typhoid fever

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Salmonella typhi

77
Q

Bacteria in stomach and small intestine

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Helicobacter pylori

78
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Bacteria of cholera

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Vibrio cholera

79
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Bacteria for ameobiasis

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Entamoeba histolica

80
Q

Bacteria for shigellosis

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Shigella dysenteriae

81
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Bacteria that would result to diarrhea (2)

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Shigella dysenteriae

Entamoeba histolica

82
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Pulmonary TB features (2)

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Ghon’s focus - coin lesion radiographically

Ghon’s complex - with lymph node involvement

83
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*most common cause of endocarditis

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Strep. Viridans

84
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Moth eaten radio. appearance (3)

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Osteomyelitis
Ewing’s sarcoma
Ext. root resorption

85
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Acute endocarditis causative agent

Subacute endocardidits

Which is more common?
Which is more aggressive

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Staph. Aureus (Acute - Aureus)

Strep. Viridans (suBacute - Biridans)

Subacute!

Acute!

86
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Bacteria seen in
Enamel caries:______

Dentin:_______

Root surface:________

A

S. Mutans

Lactobacillus acidophillus or L. Casei

Actinomyces viscosus

87
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Plaque production is done after ______ hrs

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24-48 hrs after brushing

88
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Most numerous in OC

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S. Salivarius

89
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1st colonizer of OC comes after _____

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10-12 hrs after birth

Other sources- 24 hrs

90
Q

2 sugars of plaque

A

Dextrans

Levans

91
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Sticky sugar (serve as adhesive)

92
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Colony of Microorganisms

93
Q

Bacterial pneumonia may lead to _____

A

Pulmonary edema

94
Q

Disease associated with Group A Beta hemolytic strep

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Impetigo
Scarlet fever
Strep. Throat

95
Q

Classification of streptococcal infections

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Alpha hemolytic

Beta hemolytic

96
Q

Virus associated with pneumonia (2)

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Influenza virus - adults

Respiratory synctial virus (RSV) - children

97
Q

5 signs of rheumatic fever

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Polyarthritis
Pancarditis
Valvular damage 
Chorea
Erythema marginatum
98
Q

Generalized arthritis

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Polyarthritis

99
Q

All layers of heart inflammed

A

Polycarditis

100
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Commonly involved part of heart with valvular damage

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Mitral valve
Aortic valve (pag wala sa choice mitral)
101
Q

*which of the ffg reason why you can be hospitalized

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Pansinusitis

102
Q

World wide dse

103
Q

Seasonal dse

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Epidemic

Ex. Dengue

104
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Dse localized within the area

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Endemic

Fluorosis, malaria

105
Q

Abnormal involuntary movts

106
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Pink torso rings

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Erythema marginatum

107
Q

Post streptococcal infections (2)

A

Rheumatic fever

Post-strep glomerulonephritis

108
Q

*Bacteria that causes pseudomembrane

A

Corynebacterium diptheria
NUG
Pseudomembranous colitis

109
Q

Hx appearance with chinese character (2)

A

Corynebacterium diptheria

Fibrous dysplasia

110
Q

Causative agent of tetanus

Vaccine:____

A

Clostridium tetani

Tetanus toxoid

111
Q

Difference between tetanus and tetany

A

Tetany caused by HYPOCALCEMIA

Tetanus caused by TETANUS TOXIN from Clostridium tetany

112
Q

Bacteria with gram + and fungi at the same time

A

Actinomyces - actinomycosis

113
Q

Anthrax hit what organs

A

Skin - eschars

Lungs - respi. distress syndrome

114
Q

Anthrax aka

A

Wool sorter’s dse

115
Q

Bacteria that is spore forming

A

Bacillus

Clostridium

116
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Pseudomembranous colitis is seen what organ

A

Large intestine

117
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Tx for Pseudomembranous colitis

A

Vancomycin

Metronidazole

118
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Adverse effect of vancomycin

A

Redman syndrome

119
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Drug induced dse of Pseudomembranous colitis

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Clindamycin

120
Q

Bacteria of gonorrhea

A

Neisseria gonorrhea

121
Q

Bacteria of young adult menigitis

A

Neisseria meningitidis

122
Q

Other MO associated with meningitis

A

Escherichia coli
Haemophilus influenza
Strep. Pneumonia

123
Q

Dse with escherichia coli (3)

A

Traveller’s diarrhea “montezuma’s revenge”
Meningitis
UTI

124
Q

Stages of syphilis

A 
Chancre sores (primary)
White mucous patches (secondary)
Gummatous necrosis (tertiary)
125
Q

Natural penicillin (2)

A

Penicillin VK

Penicillin G

126
Q

Administration of penicillin VK

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Orally (VK - Vivig)

127
Q

Administration of penicillin G

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Parenteral (inGiktion - G)

128
Q

MO of leptospirosis

A

Leptospira

Weil’s dse (whale)

129
Q

Most common cause of nosocomial infection (3)

A

Staph. Aureus
E. Coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

130
Q

Bacteria associated with endo and perio

A

Bacteroides melaninogenicus

Porphyromonas gingivalis

131
Q

3 dse associated with R. Tsutsugamushi

A

Q fever - tick feces
Tsutsugamushi - mites
Scrub typhus - mites

(QTS - cute)

132
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Bacteria common to peptic ulcer

A

Helicobacter pylori

133
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*dse associated with human lice

A

R. Prowazekii

134
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Bacteria associated with watery diarrhea

A

Vibrio cholera

135
Q

Black stool

Bleeding on what area

A

Melena

Bleeding on upper GI tract (stomach)

136
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Red stool

Bleeding on what area

A

Hematochezia

Bleeding on Large intestine

137
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Ghons focus aka

A

Ghon’s tubercle

138
Q

Vaccine for TB

A

Bacillus
Calmette
Guerin

139
Q

Test for TB

A

Mantoux test

140
Q

Most common site of primary pulmonary TB

A

Apex of lungs

141
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TB of bone

A

Pott’s tb

142
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TB of neck

A

Scrofula or King’s evil

143
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Generalized TB is called

A

Miliary TB (Malala)

144
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generalized edema

145
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TB in children

A

Primary Complex

146
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Type of necrosis seen in TB if it is untreated

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Caseous necrosis

147
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Dse with lion face

A

Hansen’s dse

148
Q

Bird and fish face

A

Pierre robin syndrome

149
Q

Dse with bird face

Deficient mandible and zygomatic bone

A

Treacher’s collins or

Mandibulofacial dysostosis

150
Q

Dse with frog face

A

Crouzon’s or craniofacial dysostosis

151
Q

To virus of virAl pneumonia

A

Influenza virus

Respiratory synctial virus

152
Q

DPT vaccine is for (3)

A

Diptheria
Pertussis
Tetanus

153
Q

2 spore forming bacteria

A

bacillus (aerobic)

Clostridium (anaerobic)

154
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MO for leprosy

A

Mycobacterium leprae

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