case 18 Flashcards
what are the 3 types of helminths and the key infections they cause?
1) nematodes (roundworms)-ascaris and hookworm
2) trematodes (flukes)-schistosoma
3) cestodes (tapeworms)-tapeworm, hydatid
what are the major faecal-oral protozoan parasitic infections?
amoebic dysyntery
giardiasis
cryptosporidiosis
prescribing abbreviations:
ON
every night
prescribing abbreviations:
BD
twice a day
prescribing abbreviations:
TDS
three times a day
prescribing abbreviations:
QDS
four times a day
prescribing abbreviations:
PRN
as required
prescribing abbreviations:
STAT
immediately
prescribing abbreviations:
orally
PO
prescribing abbreviations:
SL
sublingual
prescribing abbreviations:
SC
subcutaneously
prescribing abbreviations:
PR
per rectum
prescribing abbreviations:
PV
per vagina
prescribing abbreviations:
topically
TOP
prescribing abbreviations:
inhaled
INH
prescribing abbreviations:
nebulised
NEB
prescribing abbreviations:
nasally
intranasal
how are filarial parasites transmitted?
via arthropods, eg blackflies, mosquitoes
what is taeniasis and how is it transmitted?
tapeworm infection (cestodes) eating undercooked meat
which infection can you get from larvae going through your feet?
hookworm
