Bioterrorism Flashcards
1
Q
Bacillus anthracis bug?
A
gram positive rod
2
Q
anthrax infectious component?
A
2 separate exotoxins
3
Q
anthrax tx?
A
ciprofloxacin
4
Q
phosgene smell?>
A
fresh mowed hay or green corn
5
Q
phosgene effects?
A
mucosal irritation and damages surfactant
6
Q
MOA of sarin?
A
organophosphate that inhibits acetylcholinesterase
7
Q
organophosphate poisoning sx?
A
SLUDGE, leaky everything with miosis
8
Q
tx of organophosphate poisoning?
A
muscarinic sx with atropine and nicotinic sx with pralidoxime