Brain ABSCESS

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Question 2

Presentation of Brain abscess

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Question 3

How do microbes reach the brain?

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Question 4

What the symptoms and distinct feature of Brain Abcess?

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Question 5

What are the causal bacteria of Brain abscess

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Question 6

What is the source of infection for nonsporing anaerobes

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Endogenous mucosa flora of
Oral cavity
Upper resp track
Colon
Female genital tract

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Where do nonsporing anaerobes cause majority if anaerobic abscess

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Cranium
Thorax
Peritoneal
Liveth
Femal Gen tract

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Causes mixer or polymicrobial infections

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Question 9

Foul smelling pus, Gas in tissues suggests anaerobic infection

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Anaerobic infection

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What type of anaerobic bacteria is this?

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Gram negative bacteria with pointed ends (fusiform) = Fusobacterium

Question 11

How do anaerobes produce superoxide dismutase and catalase?

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Question 12

Describe norcardia species

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Question 13

Comparison of causal Brain abscess organisms

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Question 14

Ingestion of eggs of pig tapeworms causes?

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Neurocysticercosis

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Information about neurocysticerosis

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Question 16

Signs and symptoms of Neurocysticerosis

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Question 17

Labs for neurocysticerosis

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Question 18

Treatment of neurocysticerosis

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Question 19

Epidemiology of Neurocysticersis

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Question 20

In the US toxoplasmosis gondii is mostly transmitted through?

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Pork and uncooked meat - primary source

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What is this blood and tissue protocol parasite?

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Toxoplasmosis gondii

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Replication stages Toxoplasma gondii

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Question 23

Cerebral toxoplasmosis gondii is exclusively a REACTIVATION in immunosuppressed individuals (HIV),true or false

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True

Question 24

What is the pathogenesis of Toxoplasmic Gondii?

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Question 25

Know the 3 stages of toxoplamic gondii

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Question 26

Tissue cyst aka bradyzoites of toxoplasmic gondii

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Question 27

Bradyzoites are known as tissue cysts, causes chronic infections and can be reactivated into tachyzoite during immunosuppression e.g Cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDs and CANNOT cross the placenta…whereas tachyzoites cross the placenta and is a congenital infections….true or false?

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True

Question 28

—— animal is the definitive host and _________, _________ and _________ are intermediate host to complete the lift cycle of toxoplasma gondii?

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Cat - definitive host
Humans, cattle, and pigs are intermediate hosts

Question 29

How humans get infected by taxaplasmosis

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Question 30

How does toxoplasmosis presents?

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Question 31

Clinical syndromes of Toxoplasma infection

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Question 32

In the US, ————- is the most transmitted source of toxoplasma infections

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Meat- hamburger, pork, improperly cooked meat

Note Cat is the definitive host but MEAT is the transmission source in the US

Question 33

What is the number 1 differentials for seizures and encephalitis in HIV positive patients?

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Cerebral toxoplasmosis encephalitis

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Where can you see cerebral toxoplasmosis?

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Question 35

What are the clinical manifestation of Cerebral toxoplasmosis?

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Question 36

How do you confirm a diagnosis of toxoplasma?

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Usually you just treat but a BIOPSY is more important to confirm diagnosis

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Treatment for cerebral toxoplasmosis?

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Question 38

Compare and contrast cerebral toxoplasmosis and Neurocysticercosis 4

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Question 39

Class questions

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Petechial rash - neisseria
Moist /cold skin- Sepsis

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Class lecture

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Strep - follow middle ear infection recurrent

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Class question

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