case 18

Question 1

what are the 3 types of helminths and the key infections they cause?

Answer 1

1) nematodes (roundworms)-ascaris and hookworm
2) trematodes (flukes)-schistosoma
3) cestodes (tapeworms)-tapeworm, hydatid

Question 2

what are the major faecal-oral protozoan parasitic infections?

Answer 2

amoebic dysyntery
giardiasis
cryptosporidiosis

Question 3

prescribing abbreviations:

ON

Answer 3

every night

Question 4

prescribing abbreviations:

BD

Answer 4

twice a day

Question 5

prescribing abbreviations:

TDS

Answer 5

three times a day

Question 6

prescribing abbreviations:

QDS

Answer 6

four times a day

Question 7

prescribing abbreviations:

PRN

Answer 7

as required

Question 8

prescribing abbreviations:

STAT

Answer 8

immediately

Question 9

prescribing abbreviations:

orally

Answer 9

PO

Question 10

prescribing abbreviations:

SL

Answer 10

sublingual

Question 11

prescribing abbreviations:

SC

Answer 11

subcutaneously

Question 12

prescribing abbreviations:

PR

Answer 12

per rectum

Question 13

prescribing abbreviations:

PV

Answer 13

per vagina

Question 14

prescribing abbreviations:

topically

Answer 14

TOP

Question 15

prescribing abbreviations:

inhaled

Answer 15

INH

Question 16

prescribing abbreviations:

nebulised

Answer 16

NEB

Question 17

prescribing abbreviations:

nasally

Answer 17

intranasal

Question 18

how are filarial parasites transmitted?

Answer 18

via arthropods, eg blackflies, mosquitoes

Question 19

what is taeniasis and how is it transmitted?

Answer 19

tapeworm infection (cestodes)
eating undercooked meat

Question 20

which infection can you get from larvae going through your feet?

Answer 20

hookworm