bits and bobs

Question 1

tx for both animal and human bites

Answer 1

co-amox

Question 2

Pseudomonas aeruginosa gram stain

Answer 2

gram negative rod

Question 3

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram negative rod. It is known to colonise patients with what disease

Answer 3

CF

Question 4

Clostridium bacteria release toxins that destroy blood cells, blood vessels and muscle tissue, causing what

Answer 4

blisters, swelling and skin discoloration. The bacteria create gas that makes wounds smell bad when they open. The toxins also cause widespread inflammation.(gangrene)

Question 5

post abx given to sphylis pt - pt has bad reaction like anaphylaxis but no wheeze or hypotension what is this reaction called and what do we do to treat it

Answer 5

The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, unlike an anaphylactic reaction, will not present with hypotension and wheeze

nothing - or anti-pyretic like paracetamol