Bioterrorism Flashcards

1
Q

Bacillus anthracis bug?

A

gram positive rod

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2
Q

anthrax infectious component?

A

2 separate exotoxins

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3
Q

anthrax tx?

A

ciprofloxacin

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4
Q

phosgene smell?>

A

fresh mowed hay or green corn

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5
Q

phosgene effects?

A

mucosal irritation and damages surfactant

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6
Q

MOA of sarin?

A

organophosphate that inhibits acetylcholinesterase

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7
Q

organophosphate poisoning sx?

A

SLUDGE, leaky everything with miosis

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8
Q

tx of organophosphate poisoning?

A

muscarinic sx with atropine and nicotinic sx with pralidoxime

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