Communicable Dses Flashcards

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NTP Vision

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TB Free Philippines

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NTP Mission

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Reduce TB burden - mortality and incidence
Zero catastrophic cost
Responsive delivery of TB services

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What type of TB cannot be treated with the first regimen? (2HRZE/4HR)?

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TB of the CNS, bones, joints

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What is the regiment for TB CNS, bones and joints

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(2HRZE/10HR)

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Follow up schedule for TB patients

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1st: After intensive phase (2nd month)
2nd and 3rd only if still positive after intensive phase
2nd: After 5th month
3rd: After 6th month

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TB Patient Classification Definition
NEW

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Has never had treatment for TB or has taken anti TB drugs for less than 1 month

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TB Patient Classification
RELAPSE

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Previously treated and DECLARED CURED or TREATMENT COMPLETED. Now with active TB

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TB Patient Classification
RETREATMENT (UMBRELLA)

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Has been treated before with Anti-TB FOR AT LEAST 1 MONTH

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TB Patient Classification
TREATMENT AFTER FAILURE

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Previously treated for TB but failed most recent course based on positive SM follow up at 5 months or clinically diagnosed TB patient with no clinical improvement anytime in the course

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TB Patient Classification
TREATMENT AFTER LOST TO FOLLOW UP

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Did not complete treatment
Lost to ff up for at least 2 months

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TB Patient Classification
PREVIOUS TB TREATMENT OUTCOME UNKNOWN

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Previously treated but outcome of most recent course is unknown

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TB Patient Classification
PATIENTS WITH UNKNOWN PREVIOUS TB TREATMENT HISTORY

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Do not fit any category
Considered as previously treated

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Pillars of NTP

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1: Integrated patient-centered TB care and prevention
2: Bold policies and supportive systems
3: Intensified research and innovation

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Nomenclature Code for Xpert results

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T: MTB detected, Rifampin resistance not detected
RR: MTB detected, Rifampicin resistance detected
TI: Indeterminate rifampicin resistance
N: Not detected
I: Invalid/error

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Test for Ff up in TB

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Direct Sputum Smear Microscopy (DSSM)

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions
Gastrointestinal Manifestations

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Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide
(Give at bedtime or with small meals)

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions
Mild or localized skin reactions

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Any drug
(Anti histamine)

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions
Orange/red color urine

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Rifampicin
(Reassure pt)

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions
Pain at injection site

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Streptomycin
(Warm compress)

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions
Burning sensation in feet (Peripheral neuropathy

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Isoniazid
(Vitamin B6/Pyridoxine at 50-100 mg/day for tx or 10mg/day for prevention)

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions
Hyperuricemia —> Arthralgia

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Pyrazinamide
(Aspirin or NSAID; Uric acid determination for gout of persists)

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions
Flu like symptoms

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Rifampicin
(Antipyretics)

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions
Severe skin rash (hypersensitivity)

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All especially Streptomycin

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions
Jaundice due to hepatitis

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Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide

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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions Optic neuritis (color vision and visual acuity impairment)
Ethambutol
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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions Ototoxicity (dizziness, hearing impairment, tinnitus)
Streptomycin
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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions Oliguria and albuminuria
Streptomycin, rifampicin
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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions Pyschosis and convulsion
Isoniazid
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Adverse Anti-TB Drug Reactions Thrombocytopenia, anemia, shock
Rifampicin
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Pregnant patients with TB, what are the 2 Anti-TB drugs we cannot give?
Rifapentine Streptomycin
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For a pregnant TB patient, what is the dose of pyridoxine/vitamin b6 we give?
Pyridoxine 25mg/day
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When do breastfeeding mothers with TB breastfeed their babies? Before or after taking Anti-TB meds?
Before taking Anti-TB meds
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This anti TB drug stimulates the hepatic metabolism of OCPs, lowering their efficact and may result to unwanted pregnancies
Rifampicin
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In order to adjust with Anti-TB regimen, OCPs should have higher doses of ____________ or advised to use other contraception
Estrogen
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What is the Anti-TB drug known to cause the most hepatotoxicity?
Pyrazinamide
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TB treatment is interrupted in these following conditions:
ALT >3x ULN with S & Sx of hepatitis or jaundice OR ALT >5x ULN even with no S & Sx of hepatitis
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Anti-TB drugs are gradually reintroduced as LFTs and clinical symptoms normalize. If monitoring of LFTs cannot be done, when should Anti-TB drugs be introduced? And in what order?
Reintroduced 2 weeks after resolution of jaundice and RUQ abdominal pain/tenderness In the respective order (from least to most hepatotoxic) Rifampicin + Isoniazid + Pyrazinamide
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Pyrazinamide is not given to TB patients with chronic liver disease. What are their 3 alternative regimens?
2SHRE/6HR 9RE 2SHE/10HE
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For those TB patients with renal failure, when should they take their medications? Before or after dialysis?
After hemodialysis
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Alternative options for HIV patients with concomitant TB (cannot observe TB > HIV treatment) who have no life threatening condition
1. Defer ART until TB treatment completion (6 months) 2. Defer ART until intensive phase of TB treatment is completed (2 months) —> continuation phase: Ethambutol and Isoniazid 3. Treat TB with rifampicin containing regimen, Efavirenz + 2 NRTIs for HAART
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Best measure/strategy to combat dengue
Source reduction - elimination of mosquitoes egg laying sites
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Classifications of Dengue w/o warning signs
Suspect, Probable, Confirmed
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SUSPECT DENGUE A previously well individual with acute febrile illness of _______ days duration plus 2 of the following: _____________________________
•1-7 days duration of fever • Two of the ff 11 symptoms * headache * myalgia * nausea * flushed skin * body malaise * arthralgia * vomiting * rash (petechial Hermann’s rash) * retro-orbital pain * anorexia *diarrhea
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Probable dengue is suspect dengue plus __________________
* Dengue NS1 Antigen test * CBC (leukopenia w/ or w/o thrombocytopenia) * Dengue IgM antibody test (optional)
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Confirmed dengue is a suspect or probable dengue case with positive test result of any
* Viral culture * Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) * Nucleic Acid Amplification Test-Loop Mediated Amplification Assay (NAAT-LAMP) *Plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT)
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Dengue with Warning Signs is that wherein a previously well person with acute febrile illness of _________ days plus any of the following:
Letter A to Lethargy A - Abdominal Pain or tenderness B - Bleeding (mucosal bleeding) C - Continuous vomiting (persistent vomiting, >2x/day) D - Decrease in platelet (rapid) and increased Hct E - Enlargement of Liver (>2 cm) F - Fluid accumulation (ascites, pleural effusion) G - LetharGy
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Severe dengue
Severe plasma leakage * shock (DSS) * Fluid accumulation w/ respiratory distress Severe bleeding - evaluated by clinician Severe organ impairment * Liver: AST or ALT >= 1000 * CNS: seizures, impaired consciousness *Heart and other organs (myocarditis, renal failure)
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When does defervescence occur?
Day 3-7 of illness Between 24-48 hours
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Phases of Dengue Infection
*Febrile phase (2-7 days) - mild hemorrhagic manifestations *Critical phase (3-7 days) - defervescence; improve or deteriorate; progression to either dengue with or without warning signs, even severe dengue *Recovery phase (next 48-72 hours) - Hermann’s rash, body fluids go back to normal. WBC > Plt rate of going back to normal
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ASEAN Dengue Day
June 15
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National Dengue Prevention and Control Program Objectives
• Reduce dengue morbidity by 25% • Reduce dengue mortality by 50% • Case fatality rate <1%
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National Dengue Prevention and Control Program Components
1. Surveillance 2. Case management and diagnosis 3. Integrated vector management 4. Outbreak response 5. Health promotion and advocacy 6. Research
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Deng-Get Out 5s Strategy
1. Search and destroy 2. Secure self protection 3. Seek early consultation 4. Support fogging and spraying only in hotspot areas or outbreaks 5. Sustain hydration
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Principal vector of malaria in the Philippines
Anopheles flavirostris
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Gold standard for malaria diagnosis
Microscopy
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First line medicine for uncomplicated and severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Artemether-Lumefantrine
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Second line medicine for uncomplicated and severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria (if first line not available or treatment failure)
Quinine + Tetracycline/Doxycycline/Clindamycin x 7 days
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May be administered to unconscious patients with severe malaria that is currently in a incapacitated facility, while pending transfer
Artesunate suppository
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Immediate referral of malaria cases should be done when patients are:
• With severe malaria • Pregnant • Children below 5 years old
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A drug that can be used for all plasmodium species and mixed infections
Artemisinin
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Major insecticides used for bed net treatment
Pyrethroids
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Anti-malarial drugs that can be utilized for prophylaxis
Atovaquone-proguanil * Atovaquone - 250 mg/proguanil - 100 mg 1 tab OD * Start 1-2 days before entering malarious place, continue daily during stay and until after 7 days of leaving Doxycycline *100 mg 1 tab OD * start 1 day before entering malarious place, continue daily during stay and up until 4 weeks after leaving Mefloquine *250 mg tab once a week * start 1-2 weeks before entering malarious place, continue weekly during stay until after 4 weeks after leaving
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What is the anti-malarial drug of choice for pregnant women who are going to an endemic place with chloroquine-sensitive malaria?
Chloroquine
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What is the anti-malarial drug of choice for pregnant women who are going to an endemic place with chloroquine-resistant malaria?
Mefloquine
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What are the 5 infectious Food and Waterborne diseases under surveillance in the Philippines?
TARCH T - Typhoid A - Acute bloody diarrhea R - Rotavirus C - Cholera H - Hepatitis A
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Most common symptom of food and waterborne diseases
Diarrhea
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Most threatening consequence of diarrhea
Dehydration
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Fluid deficit percentages in infant
No signs of dehydration - <5% Mild to moderate dehydration - 5-10% Severe dehydration - >10%
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Fluid deficit percentages in child
No signs of dehydration - 3% Mild to moderate dehydration - 6% Severe dehydration - 9%
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Urine output categories to determine dehydration
Normal: 0.5 ml/kg/hr in 8 hrs Decreased: <0.5 ml/kg/hr in 8 hrs Minimal: <0.3 ml/kg/hr in 16 hrs None: No urine output in 12 hrs
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Antimicrobials are only indicated in FWBD management in the event of diarrhea characterized by
• Acute bloody diarrhea • Suspected case of cholera • Diarrhea associated with other acute infections (e.g. pneumonia, meningitis)
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These supplements are adjunctive therapy for acute infectious diarrhea
Zinc supplementation - 20 mg/day x 10-14 days (in children older than 6 months) Probiotics - throughout the duration of diarrhea and may be extended up to 7 more days after antibiotic completion
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Recommended treatment for adult mild dehydration
ORS at 1.5-2x the estimated amount of volume deficit + concurrent GI losses
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Recommended treatment for adult moderate dehydration
1. 500 - 1000 ml PLRS in first 2 hrs 2. If hemodynamically stable *<50 kg - 2-3 ml/kg/hr PLRS *>50 kg - 1.5-2 ml/kg/hr PLRS
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Recommended treatment for adult severe dehydration
1. 500 - 1000 ml PLRS in first hour 2. If hemodynamically stable *<50 kg - 2-3 ml/kg/hr PLRS *>50 kg - 1.5-2 ml/kg/hr PLRS
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The components of homemade ORS
1L of clean drinking water 4-5 tsp of sugar 1 tsp of salt
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Food-borne infection VS. Food poisoning/intoxication
Produced by toxins or poisonous agents present in the food before consumption
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Food-borne infection VS. Food poisoning/intoxication
Produced by living organisms entering the body with the food
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Disease and etiologic agent of infectious diarrhea from eating poultry, salad, and warmed over foods
Salmonellosis - Salmonella species
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Disease and etiologic agent of infectious diarrhea from eating moist food, dairy products, water, salad
Dysentery - Shigella species
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Disease and etiologic agent of infectious diarrhea from eating poultry, salad, and warmed over foods (another agent)
Typhoid fever - S. Typhi
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Disease and etiologic agent of infectious diarrhea from eating insufficiently cooked beef, pork, or freshwater fish
Tapeworm: T. saginata (beef) T. solium (pork) Diphollobotrium latum (fish)
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Disease and etiologic agent of infectious diarrhea from eating insufficiently canned goods with pH over 3.5
Botulism - Clostridium botulinum
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Disease and etiologic agent of infectious diarrhea from eating cooked ham and salads made from processed/canned foods
Staph food poisoning - Enterotoxin producing S. aureus
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What are the different etiologic agents of acute infectious bloody diarrhea?
SEECSY S - Shigella E - Escherichia coli (EHEC) E - Entamoeba histolytica C - Campylobacter jejuni S - Salmonella Y - Yersinia enterocolitica
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Incubation period of tetanus
Average of 8 days (3-21 days)
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Tetanus prophylaxis in routine wound management
<3 OR UNKNOWN DOSES CLEAN WOUND * Td DIRTY WOUND * Td * TIG >=3 DOSES CLEAN WOUND * Td if >10 years since last dose, otherwise no need DIRTY WOUND * Td if >5 years since last dose, otherwise no need ANIMAL BITES AUTOMATICALLY DIRTY WOUND
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Possible routes of transmission of Rabies infection
• Bite (from saliva) • Contact of open skin or mucous membrane with saliva of infected animal • Aerosol (e.g. entering caves) • Transplantation
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Anti-Rabies Act of 2007 is aka
RA 9482
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Organization that serves as the chair of National Rabies prevention and control program
Department of Agriculture (Bureau of Animal Industry)
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What month is Rabies Awareness Month?
March
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What date is World Rabies Day?
September 28
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4Rs in Animal Rabies Risk Assessment
Recognizing Recording Reporting Referral
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When death is caused by a communicable disease, within how many hours should the body of the person be buried?
Within 12 hours
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Active immune response is initiated within how many days
7-10 days
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WHO Prequalified Vaccines
RABIVAX-N VeroRab VaxiRab N
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RIG should be given within _______ days after active immunization
Within 7 days
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Dose of HRIG
20 IU/Kg
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Dose of ERIG
40 IU/Kg
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Management of anaphylaxis in RIG administration
0.1% adrenaline or epinephrine (1:1000 or 1 mg/ml) underneath skin or into muscle *Adults - 0.5 ml *Children - 0.01 ml/kg, max=0.5 ml Epi every 10-20 mins x 3 doses Steroids after epi
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Management of hypersensitivity rx in RIG administration
Antihistamines (single or combo) Observe for 48 hrs —> no improvement —> short course oral antihistamines (5-7 days) + steroids —> no improvement —> IV steroids + antihistamine
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Preferrable # of mins of washing bite wound with soap/detergent and water
10 minutes
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When bite wound is gaping and really needs to be sutured, what to do?
Delay for 2 hrs after administration of ERIG to allow diffusion of antibody to tissues
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Most common pathogen from dig and cat bites
Pasteurella multocida
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Antimicrobials for animal bite are recommended for what conditions?
• All frankly infected wounds • Category III cat bites • All Category III bites that are deep, penetrating, multiple or extensive or located in the hand, face, genital area
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HIV testing of a minor. When can the minor have the test without the need of parental consent?
*Age 15 to less than 18 *Below age 15 but pregnant or engaged in high risk behavior
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When should consent be acquired from parents of a minor before HIV testing
*below 15 *mentally incapacitated
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HAART-Antiretroviral drugs Nucleotide/Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTI)
Tenofovir Lamivudine Abacavir Zidovudine
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HAART-Antiretroviral drugs Non-Nucleotide/Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTI)
Efavirenz Rilpivirine Nevirapine
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HAART-Antiretroviral drugs Protease inhibitors (PI)
Lopinavir/Ritonavir Darunavir Ritonavir
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Recommended treatment for schistosomiasis
Praziquantel 40 mg/kg once *nonpregnant adults *pregnant women *children >4 y.o.
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COVID VACCINES: RNA
Pfizer Moderna
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COVID VACCINES: Viral vector
AstraZeneca Sputnik V Johnson & Johnson
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COVID VACCINES: Inactivated virus
Sinovac Sinopharm Covaxin
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COVID VACCINES: Protein-based
Novavax
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