Day 7

Question 1

How do you characterize the pattern of onset of the paralysis of botulism?

Answer 1

descending

Question 2

_______ is characterized by rapidly progressive ascending paralysis, absence of fever, absence of sensory abnormalities, and normal CSF examination.

Answer 2

Tick-borne paralysis

Question 3

How does renal disease lead to pericarditis?

Answer 3

uremia

Question 4

The first 3 steps for treating hyperkalemia are (1) administration of calcium gluconate, (2) driving the K+ intracellularly, and (3) eliminating the K+ from the body. What is the purpose of the calcium gluconate?

Answer 4

stabilize the cardiac cell membrane

Question 5

What causes emphysematous cholecystitis?

Answer 5

infection w/ gas-forming bacteria

Question 6

What group of people tend to experience emphysematous cholecystitis most?

Answer 6

elderly diabetic males

Question 7

Some anti-epileptic drugs (e.g. phenytoin and phenobarbital), TMP, and MTX can cause what vitamin deficiency?

Answer 7

folate

Question 8

_______ is a partially acid-fast, gram -positive filamentous rod that is found in the soil. It causes pulmonary or disseminated disease in immunocompromised pts

Answer 8

Nocardia asteroides

Question 9

What Abx are used to Tx Nocardia infection?

Answer 9

TMP-SMX

Question 10

What 3 drugs can be used to Tx tinea capitis?

Answer 10

GIT r dun! Griseofulvin, itraconazole, terbinafine

Question 11

What organisms is aztreonam effective against?

Answer 11

Gram (-), e.g. Pseudomonas