feb 8 Flashcards
1
Q
name the 5 criteria for lyme disease prophylaxis?
A
- Tick attached for >36 hours or engorged
- Ixodes scapularis tick
- Prophylaxis started within 72 hours
- Area with >20% borrelia burgdorfi rate
- No contraindications to doxycycline
2
Q
is antibiotic prophylaxis useful for prevention of babeiosis or anaplasmosis?
A
no
3
Q
what is proctalgia fugax?
A
spastic contractions of the anal sphinctor - pudendal nerve compression
4
Q
anion gap formula
A
Na - (HCO + Cl)
