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Antimicrobial stewadship

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If appropriate narrow spectrum antibiotic found on S/S - change from initial empiric broad spectrum

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Vibrio vulnificus

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eating raw shellfish or trauma associated with contaminated seawater - hemorrhagic bullae, necrotizing fascitis, worse with liver dz/hemochromatosis (inc iron, inc growth),

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Babesia

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deer tick (Iox), NE/mE US, flu like sx, intraerythrocytic parasite, maltese cross, no rash, splenic rupture

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Capnocytophagia

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dog or cat bite - GNR

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Rickettsia

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RMSF - rash - palm, soles, wrists/ankles first

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Smallpox exposure

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smallpox vacccine w/in 3 days - buccal/pharyngeal rash - same stage crops, respiratory spread - widespread outbreak - can tx with cidofovir

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Tacrolimus toxicity

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tacrolimus levels increased by macrolide drugs/azole agents - inc cr, BUN

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West Nile Virus

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Myelitis - asymmetric flaccid paralysis, weakness

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Middle aged woman, chronic cough, MAC on culture, no pre-existing lung dz, no systemic sx, neg acid fast smear

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repeat acid fast smear - need to confirm dx as don’t want to treat colonization

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Cryptococcal Meningitis - HIV immune reconstitution syndrome

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Meningitis after initial HIV therapy - dramatic inflammatory response after immune system comes back - cryptococcus likely, +crypto Ag in CSF, - amphot B + fluconazole (oral)

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CMV meningitis

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only if CD4<100

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Toxoplasmosis

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multiple ring enhancing lesions on MRI, CD4<100

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Histoplasmosis

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Ohio/Missippi River valley - acute pulmonary dz +- CNS

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HSV 2 Aseptic Meningitis

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fever, vomiting, h/a, photosensitivity, normal CSF glucose, CSF gram stain neg

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Bechets

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painful oral/apthous ulcers/gential ulcers, uveitis

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Erythema Migrans

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if no cardiac or neuro sx then oral doxycycline - don’t test for lyme with EM rash

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Benign recurrent lymphocytic Meningitis/ Mollaret Meningitis

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CSF PCR for HSV-2 - have 2-10 episodes of meningitis - recover without tx, h/a, fever, neck stiffness, lymphocytes on CSF analysis - transient neuro sx (sz, halluc, diplopia)

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Cryptococcal Meningitis

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conventional amphotericin B + flucytocine - skin lesions present - decreased leukocytes, +crypto titers - can also tx with amphotericin B + fluconazole, fluconaz + flucytocine - DO NOT tx with caspofungin - lipid form of amphotericin if CRI/AKI

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PID - outpt

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ceftriaxone single dose + doxy x 14 days - cervicitis + signs of PID - (cervical motion tenderness, adnexal tenderness, uterine tenderness) - if systemic then clinda + gentamycin

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Genital Herpes simplex

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Dx - PCR of fissure/lesion - recurrent genital itching, burning,

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Lymphogranuluma Verenum (LGV)

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genital ulcer with lymphadenopathy + fever/malise - PAINLESS ulcer - check Chlymdia serology L1,L2,L3

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22
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Candial vulvovaginitis

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KOH Wetmount

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Syphillus Cancre

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PAINLESS - single nodule - raised border - homosexuals, - check RPR, darkfield,

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Chancroid

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single or multiple PAINFUL lesions, ragged border, purulent exudate

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DGI - disseminated gonnococcal infection

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PCR for neisseria gonnorrhea - arthrtisis-dermatitis syndrome - assymetric joint involvement

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26
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Pulmonary histoplasmosis

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mild PNA - no tx with healthy host - Ohio/Mississippi river valley - non-prod cough/fever - if needed use itraconazole, if severe amphotericin B (lipid)

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Catheter associated UTI

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maintain bag below level of bladder - prevent backflow/stagnation - DO NOT NEED cleaning, tx of asyptomatic bactiuria or antibx coated catheters, or routine changing of catheter

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Dx of UTI (catheter associated)

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> 10^3 CFU, signs/sx UTI (new onset fever, dysuria, lethargy, malaise)

29
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newly dx HIV

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Start HAART without sx if CD4<500 -

30
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CAP outpt

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young pt with no risk factor for drug resistent S Pneumo - tx with azithro (macrolide)

31
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Coccoidiomycosis

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SW US - pulm dz and erythema nodosum - elev ESR - hilar lymphadenopathy

32
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Blastomycosis

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Ohio/Mississippi River valley - PNA+erythema nodosum - itraconazole

33
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Histoplasmosis

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Ohio/Mississippi River valley - PNA only itraconazole

34
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Acute, uncomplicated cystitis

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nitrofurantoin or bactrim (if no sulfa allergic)

35
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Tuberculous Pericarditis

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Pericardiocentesis - 4 drug regimen and PREDNISONE

36
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Prevent hospital acquired infections

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hand hygene

37
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Osteomyelitis

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can’t get MRI 2/2 ICD - use CT scan if not 3 phase bone scan

38
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Malaria P. Falciparum

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most deadly form - only immature ring forms inside RBCs

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P. Ovale/Vivax

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Should see all forms (trophoids, schiffer dots and immature forms) in RBCs

40
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P. Malariae

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fever q72hr, + band form (trophozoite)

41
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Active TB - pt d/c’d meds

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if d/c’d >2 wks start tx all over

42
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Extrapulm Blastomycosis (ie skin, genital lesions)

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Itraconazole - see yeast/buds in microscopy

43
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Influenza tx

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only if started 2 days into sx - oseltamavir, zanamavir (DO NOT USE amantadine or rimandatine - resistance high)

44
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Pyrazinamide side effects

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acute gout - hyperuricemia - inhibit excretion of uric acid

45
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Isonazid side effects

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hepatitis, rash, peripheral neuropathy, lupus like syndrome

46
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Rifampin

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orange body fluids, hepatitis, rash, GI upset

47
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Drug resistant Pseudomonas

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Colistin IV - GN bacteria

48
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Hospitalized patient with bacteremic pneumococcal PNA

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d/c on 7 day oral abx after swithing to oral - no need to observe if stable already

49
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Anthrax

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bacillus anthracis - flu like syndrome, widened mediastinum - rapid septic state - mediastinal LN get infected from inhalational anthrax - hemorrhage - shows widended mediastinum

50
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Asymptomatic patient with blasto in stool

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diarrhea resolved w/in 24 hrs no further tx needed

51
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Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

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prionosis - rapid dementia, myoclonus, bland CSF, nondx MRI, spongiform biopsy brain, period sharp wave on EEG, 14-3-3 protein on CSF

52
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CA-MRSA PNA

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no risk factors for HCAP (so no zosyn) - tx CAP + treat for MRSA (vanc) - see cavitary lesions - after flu - superinfxn - improved then suddenly worse

53
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Botulism

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Triad - symmetric descending paralysis, bulbar palsy (diplopia, dysarthria, dysphonia, dysphagia), normal temp, clear sensorium - ingestion of canned food with toxin or wound contamination

54
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Guillain-Barre

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antecedant infection - ocular palsy, ASCENDING paralysis, parathesia

55
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Tick Paralysis

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ASCENDING paralysis - large muscles,

56
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paralytic shellfish poisoning

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parathesia digits hands/feet, loss of control arms/legs

57
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Oral candidiasis with esophageal involvement

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oral fluconazole - can’t use just swish and swallow nystatin

58
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DM associated osteomyelitis

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Pseudomonas (foul smelling) - vanc/meropenum (MRSA/pseudomonas)

59
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HIV in pregnancy

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DON’T use efavirenz (teratogenic) - use zidovudine, lamivudine, lopinavir-rotinavir to prevent vertical transmission

60
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Dengue Fever

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mosquito bite - fever with chills, severe h/a, retroorbital pain, MSK pain, non specific rash sparing palms/soles - SE Asia, tropics, abn LFTs,

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Leptospirosis

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contact with animal urine or tissues (rodents/small mammals) - high fever, myalgia, abd pain

62
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CA-MRSA soft tissue infxn

63
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TB Skin testing

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> 5mm - contact with active TB, HIV, old fibrosis on cxr,

>10mm - IVDA, from endemic countries, employee/resident NH, prison, mycobacterial lab workers, pt with r/o TB (DM, CKD)

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Post Tx infection (kidney)

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CMV - fever, cytopenia, hepatitis, low plt, seropositive donor
EBV - would have LAD
Poly BK Virus - decoy(inclusion cells) in urine

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