Fungal, Gram pos, Gram neg Flashcards

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Treatment for oral thrust

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Nystatin

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Treatment for Vaginal Thrush

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Clotrimazole

Miconazole

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Treatment for Intertrigo

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Clotrimazole topical

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Key terms for this diagnosis- the most common opportunistic pathogen with potassium hydroxide smear +

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Candidiasis

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Treatment for Candidiasis esophagitis

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Fuconazole PO

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Key terms- most common pneumonai or meningioencephalitis in immunocomproised patietns

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Cryptococcocsis

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Key terms- transmitted by immunocompromised patient inhaling pigeon or bird droppings

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Cryptococcocsis

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What is the most common cause of fungal meningitis

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Cryptococcocsis

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India Ink stain +

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Cryptococcocsis

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Treatment for Cryptococcocsis

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Amphotericin B

Flucytosine

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What are AIDS defining illness

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Cryptococcocsis

Histoplasmosis

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Key terms- soil containing bird or bat droppings
near the Mississippi or Ohio river
leading to pneumonia

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Histoplasmosis

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Treatment for Histoplasmosis

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Moderate- Itraconzole

Severe- Amphotericine B

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Key terms- HIV patient with CD4 count <200

cough, fever, CXR bilateral diffuse intersstitial inflitrates

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Pneumocystis Jiroveci - PCP pneumonia

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Treatment for Pneumocystis Jiroveci - PCP pneumonia

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Bactrium - Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole

Add a steroid if their o2 stat is low

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Large sepstate hyphae found in garden and houseplant soil
affects the luns, sinuses and CNS
both in healthy and immunocompromised

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Aspergillosis

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Type of Aspergillosis- Most common with asthma and cystic fibrosis due to airway hypersensitivity reaction to fungus. Eosinophilia

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Allergic Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

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Type of Aspergillosis- Asymptomatic or coughing up blood. found on CXR by accident. fungus colonizes in a preexisiting cavity pulmonary lesion

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Aspergilloma

“fungal ball”

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Type of Aspergillosis- most common in immunosuppressed patients. Chronic pneumonia, fevers, weight loss
cavitary lesions found on CXR

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Chronic Necrotizing plumonary Aspergillosis
there is another type of chronic
chronic necrotizing disseminated
symptoms are the same exepct their is a brain abscess present

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Type of Aspergillosis- with invavsive chronic sinusitis

fever, headaches, nose bleeds

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Acute invasive Aspergillosis

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21
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Biopsy of nose tissue shows- dusky necrotic tissue

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Aspergillosis

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Treatment for Allergic Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

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Steroids
chest physical therapy
Itraconazole

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Treatment for severe aspergillosis

- chronic, necrotizing

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High dose Voriconazole

with surgical debridement

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24
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Treatment for Aspergilloma

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Symptomatic- surgery

non symptoms- observe

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25
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Key terms- healthy man in the outdoors by soil and decaying wood or by waterways like Mississippi, ohio or great lakes causing pyogranulmatous fungal infection

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Blastomycosis dermatitidis

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Key terms- Healthy man outdoors weeks ago now has flu like/pneumonia like cough, fevers, chest pain
skin has verrucous or crusted/ulcerated lesions
most common in the lungs, skin and gone
can cause prostatis or epididmyitis

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Blastomycosis dermatitidis

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Key terms- southwestern Us, HIV or immunocompromised patient wiht flu-like symptoms, fever, joint pain in knees and ankles
erythema nodosum or erythema multiforme

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Coccidioidomycosis

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Treatment for Coccidioidomycosis

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self-limiting usually
Fluconazole
severe Amphotericin B

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What is the centor criteria

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Streptococcal pharyngitis criteria
1. fever
2. pharyngotonsillar exudate
3. tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy
4. absence of cough
add a point if less than 15 and subtract if >40
if 4-5 points give them antibiotics

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30
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Key terms for this diagnosis- child with erythematous blanching sandpaper rash taht startes on neck/upper trunk and is now on cheeks/forehead flushed with circumoral pallor. Throat is red with red tongue

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Scarlet FEVER - Streptococcal

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what is the definitive diagnosis for Streptococcal phyarngitis

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Throat culture

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Treatment for Streptococcal pharyngitis

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Penicillin G
penicillin VK
Augmentin
if allergic to penicillin macrolides - erythromycin

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what are complications of Streptococcal pharyngitis

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Rheumatic Fever

Acute Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis

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what is the most common cause of pharyngitis

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Viral is the most common

then bacterial group A

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what is Impetigo caused by?

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Group A beta hemolytic Strep

Staphylococcus aureus

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key terms- bullous and nonbullous types

nonbullous honey colored crusts on arms, legs, face

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Impetigo

non-bullous most common

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Treatment for Impetigo

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Topical Mupirocin - Bactroban
because it is caused by strep or staph
Po keflex or erythromycin

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What bacterial causes Cellulitis

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Staphylococcus aureus

Group A strep

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Key terms- red swollen tender hot skin with fever/chills and swollen lymph nodes

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Cellulitis

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Treatment for Cellulitis

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Cephalexin

if allergic- clindamyin or erythromycin

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Treatment for MRSA

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Bactrium

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42
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Key terms- type of cellulitis with well demarcated areas on the face

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Erysipelas- St anthony’s fire

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43
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Treatment for Erysipelas

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caused by strep
IV penicillin
vancomycin

44
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Key terms- type of cellulitis with red streaking along a lymph vessel

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Lymphangitis

45
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Key terms- type of cellulitis from a cat or dog bite

A

pasteurella multocida

46
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Treatment for a cat or dog bite cellulitis

A

Augmentin

47
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Treatment for a human bite wound

what type of bacteria

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Eikenella

48
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key terms- rapid progressive infection through the fascia, extreme pain out of proportion to physical exam then develop blue, hemorhagic bullae (blisters)
that lead to gangrene and septic shock

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Necrotizing Fasciitis

49
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Treatment for Necrotizing Fasciitis

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Sugery asap need debridement

broat spectrum antibiotics- unasyn, zozyn

50
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Key terms- pain over a bone, xray shows periosteal reaction, elevated ESR

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Osteomyelitis

51
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What is the most common bacteria found with Osteomyelitis in a sickle cell patient

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Salmonella

52
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What is the most common bacteria to cause Osteomyelitis

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Staphylococcus Aureus

53
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What is the gold standard test for Osteomyelitis

A

Bone Biopsy

54
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Treatment for Osteomyelitis

what is the treatment if they have sickle cell

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Nafcillin or Oxacillin
with Unasyn or Zosyn
Sickle cell-> fluoquinolone

55
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What is the most common bacteria with septic arthritis

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Staphylococcus aureus

N. gonorrhea in young sexually active

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key terms- single swollen warm painful joint
worse with ROM, fevers, joint aspiration >50,000WBC
neutrophils

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septic arthritis

57
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Treatment for septic arthritis

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Arthrotomy
staph- Nafcillin
Gonorrhea- Ceftriazone

58
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Key terms- inhalation leading to friable gray/white membrane on the pharynx that bleeds when scraped
neck swelling, fevers, myocarditis

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Corynebacterium Diphtehriae

59
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Treatment for Corynebacterium Diphtehriae

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Antitoxin- horse serum

erythromycin or penicillin for 2 weeks

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Key terms- An infection that gets into a skin abrasion or puncture wound from raw fish, shellfish, raw poultry
causing pain/burning/tingling edema that is purplish with sharp irregular boarded

A

Erysipeloid

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae- Gram pos

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Treatment for Erysipeloid

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae- Gram pos

Pen G

62
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Key terms- gram pos rod wit ha neurotoxin that infects puncture woulds and crush wounds leading to local muscle spasms, then neck/jaw stiffness drooling, risus sardonicus (spasm of the facial muscles)

A

Clostridium Tetani

Tetanus

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Treatment for Clostridium Tetani

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Metronizdazole
Tetanus Immune globulin 5,000 units
Diazpam for muscle spasms

64
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What does Clostridium Perfringens cause

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Gas Gangrene

65
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Key terms- Trauma or drug injection user, acute onset of pain and edema by the wound, brown/blood watery exudate and creptius, soft tissue x-ray will show air

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Clostridium Perfringens -> gas Gangerene

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Treatment for gas ganrene

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Clostridium Perfringens - Gram pos rod

Penicillin 2 million units every 3 hours IV

67
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What is a spore forming gram pos rod that cause weakness, flaccid paralysis and respiratory arrest

A

Clostridium Botulinum

68
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Key terms- ingestion of canned, smoked or vacuum packed foods or a child who ingests honey-> diplopia, dry mouth, dysphagia, dysarthria, fixed pupil, weakness, flaccid paralysis, weak cry and failure to thrive

A

Clostridium Botulinum

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Treatment for Clostridium Botulinum

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Antitoxin
respiratory support- intubation
no abx can make it worse because of the toxin

70
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Non-spore forming endotonxin gram pos bacilli

Found in cold deli meats and unpasteruized dairy products

A

Listeria monocytogenes

71
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What can Listeria monocytogenes do in a pregnant women?

A

3rd trimester fevers

premature labor and stillbirth

72
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Treatment for Listeroisis

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IV amipicillin + gentamincin

73
Q

what is the most common cause of STD infection

A

Chlamydia

74
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complication of Chlamydia

A
  1. pelvic inflammatory disease
  2. Reactive arthritis - Reiter’s syndrome
  3. Lymphogranuloma vereum - gential softening with palpate lymph nodes
75
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Treatment for Chlamydia

A

1gram of Azithromycin or doxycycline
and treat for gonorrhea
ceftriaxone 250 IM

76
Q

Most common cause of Urethritis in men

A

Neisseria gonorrhoeae - gram neg diplocci

77
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Key terms- anal, vaginal, penile or pharynegeal discharge, PID, epididymitis, arthritis in the knee

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae - gram neg diplocci

78
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Treatment for Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

Ceftrixaone 250g IM
with treatment for chlamydia
Azithromycin 1 gram

79
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Key terms- fever, headache, photophboic, neck stiffness, purpuric rash

A

Neisseria meningitidis

80
Q

Kernig’s sign

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Hip and knee bent to 90 degrees and painful knee extension

81
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Brudzinski’s sign

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neck flexion causes involuntary flexion of the knee or hip

82
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Treatment for Neisseria meningitidis

A
  1. Penicillin G

2. if exposed ciprofloxacin or Rifampin

83
Q

What is the bacteria that causes Chancroid

A

Haemophilus ducreyi

84
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key terms- sexually transmitted disease spread by a break in the skin -> painful genital ulcer, bubo, and can cause abscess

A

Chancroid caused by Haemophilus ducreyi

85
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Treatment for Chancroid

A

Axithromycin 1 g once

86
Q

What causes Cat Scratch disease

A

Bartonella henselae

87
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key terms- 2-4 weeks ago cat bite, now red/brown papule ulcer with fever and malaise
lymphadenopathy

A

Cat Scratch disease

88
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Treatment for Cat Scratch disease

A

Self-limiting usually requiring sxatic therapy
warm compresses
amoxicillin

89
Q

key terms - highly contagious infection transmitted by respirtory droplets
coughing fits and post vomiting emesis

A

Pertussis - whooping cough

90
Q

what the phases of Pertussis

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Catarrhal
Paroxysmal
Convalescent

91
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Treatment for Pertussis

A

Erythromycin

92
Q

what is the organism that causes Epiglottitis

A

Haemophilus influenzae

93
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Treatment for Epiglottitis

A

Amoxicillin

94
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what is the organism that causes Tularemia

A

Francisella Tularensis

95
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Key terms- tramission from tick/insect bite or handling animal tissues. rabbits are a reservior
fevers, single papule at the site of inoculation
central eschar and tender regional lymphadenopathy

A

Tularemia

96
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Treatment for Tularemia

A

Streptomycin

97
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key terms- gram neg coccobaccilii, animals are the vector- goat, sheep cattle hogs, seen in mexico
ingestion of infected unpasteruized milk or cheese
flu like s/s

A

Brucellosis

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Treatment for Brucellosis

A

Doxycycline + Rifampin

99
Q

Key terms- pink/red bumps filled with pus around hair follicles that is all over their body, exposure to water source- common warm water

A

hot tub follliculitis

100
Q

Treatment for hot tub follliculitis

A

usually resolves 7-14 days

ciprofloxacin

101
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Key terms- gram pos spore forming rod, cattle, horses, goats, sheep and swine
painless black skin lesions, flu like s/s, mediastinum widening on CXR

A

Anthrax

cutaneous black eschar is the most common

102
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Treatment for Anthrax

A

Ciprofloxacin

103
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Key terms- exposure to sheep, goats, main symptoms is pneumonia and endocarditis

A

Q fever - coxiella burnetii

104
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key terms- transmitted from infected rodents and fleas person to person from droplets
acute swollen extremely painful nodes that are big
in groin, axilla and cervical
can lead to gangrene and DIC

A

Plague- Yersinia pestis

Bubo’s

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Treatment

Plague- Yersinia pestis

A

Streptomycin

can die from pneumonia or meningitis