Conditions Flashcards
What are the causative organisms of cellulitis
Staph aureus
Strep pyogenes
What is the treatment of cellulitis
Flucloxacillin
What is a causative organism of tonsillitus/pharyngitis
Strep pyogenes
What are some complications of strep pharyngitis
Peritonsillar abscess
Rheumatic fever
Acute post-strep glomerulonephritis
Scarlet fever
What is the treatment for strep pyogenes tonsillitis
Penicillin V
What is a causative organism of sepsis and what is the treatment
Neisseria meningitidis - cleftriaxone
What causative organisms can cause a UTI and what is used to treat them
E. coli - trimethoprim
Candida albicans - nystatin, clotriamazole, IV fluxonazole, if systemic - amphotericin B
How does a UTI caused by E. coli in women present
Dysuria
Increased urination
How does a UTI caused by candida albicans present in women
Itching and burning pain
White discharge
What infections can chemotherapy cause
Infection by candida albicans
Shingles - varicella zoster
How do you treat shingles
Acyclovir
What causative organism causes skin abscesses and what are the treaments
Staph aureus - flucloxacillin
MRSA - vancomycin
How does peritonitis appear (E. coli)
Lower abdominal pain - develops into general abdo pain
Hot and sweaty
Ascites
Air in abdominal cavity
What is a causative organism of peritonitis and what is the treatment
E. coli - trimethoprin
Name a gram +ve causative organism of pneumonia and what is the treatment
Strep pneumoniae
Mild - amoxicillin/doxycycline
Moderate - amoxicillin and doxycycline
Severe - co-amoxiclav and doxycycline
Name a gram -ve causative organism of pneumonia and what is the treament
Haemophilus influenzae - co-amoxiclav
What is a causative organism of profuse diarrhoea and what is the treatment
C. diff - metronidazole (mild) or vancomyocin (severe)
What is a causative organism of aortic valve stenosis/endocarditis and what is the treatment
Viridans strep - IV penicillin or gentamicin (broad)
What is a causative organism of infected prosthetics/central line and what is the treatment if it enters the blood
Staph epidermidis - if in blood use flucloxacillin
Name a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea associated with hospital admissions
Norovirus
Name some viruses that cause pharyngitis
EBV
Adenovirus
Name a causative organism of TB
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
What causes shingles and how is it treated
Varicella zoster virus reactivation - acyclovir
