CILS - Muscle Infections Flashcards
What structure in the abdominal cavity has the most smooth muscle?
Uterus
Eosinophilia results from…
Collagen vascular disease
Lupus
Allergic rxns
Parasites
Infections that are latent can be from viruses or bacteria (tb)
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Staining for myobacterium.. (granuloma producing)
Ziehl- Neelsen stain
Acid Fas Stain
Macrophages look like a fried egg…lots of cytoplasm…
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For the Acid Fas stain, Tb have thick waxy walls and they keep the red stain in… They are inside macrophages usually. Tb is common in Asia and Africa. Tb accounts for 5% of all infertility cases in parts of that world (fallopian tubes affected). It is a secondary infection (had the lung infection one year ago, but have reactivation of the virus in the uterus). Ex of a latent bacterial infection… causes casseated granulomas
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Chlamydia results in…
Lymphocytes and plasma cells
Pelvic inflammatory disease
High in america
Azithromycin to tx
C section has increased risk of infection… will be leukocytes present. Start with antibiotic prophylaxis prior to surgery
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Septic shock uterus?
Neutrophils bc of abscess present
Myecitis
Inflammation of the muscle
Staphylococcus - gram positive - causes abscesses and myecitis
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Viral myocarditis is more common to bacterial and damages the heart muscle… most often due to what virus?
Cocksackie virus! - cold like symptoms
Only a small percent of patients develop myocarditis after
Can also have leukemia/lymphoma where the malignant cells infiltrate heart tissue and have WBC present
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After an MI, a few days later you will have neutrophils and lymphocytes in heart tissue. . How can you tell there was an MI?
The heart muscle lacks nuclei.. nuclei being gone is a sign that there as a recent MI!
Look for CILS post powerpoint to review!!!
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