Fungal, Gram pos, Gram neg Flashcards
Treatment for oral thrust
Nystatin
Treatment for Vaginal Thrush
Clotrimazole
Miconazole
Treatment for Intertrigo
Clotrimazole topical
Key terms for this diagnosis- the most common opportunistic pathogen with potassium hydroxide smear +
Candidiasis
Treatment for Candidiasis esophagitis
Fuconazole PO
Key terms- most common pneumonai or meningioencephalitis in immunocomproised patietns
Cryptococcocsis
Key terms- transmitted by immunocompromised patient inhaling pigeon or bird droppings
Cryptococcocsis
What is the most common cause of fungal meningitis
Cryptococcocsis
India Ink stain +
Cryptococcocsis
Treatment for Cryptococcocsis
Amphotericin B
Flucytosine
What are AIDS defining illness
Cryptococcocsis
Histoplasmosis
Key terms- soil containing bird or bat droppings
near the Mississippi or Ohio river
leading to pneumonia
Histoplasmosis
Treatment for Histoplasmosis
Moderate- Itraconzole
Severe- Amphotericine B
Key terms- HIV patient with CD4 count <200
cough, fever, CXR bilateral diffuse intersstitial inflitrates
Pneumocystis Jiroveci - PCP pneumonia
Treatment for Pneumocystis Jiroveci - PCP pneumonia
Bactrium - Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
Add a steroid if their o2 stat is low
Large sepstate hyphae found in garden and houseplant soil
affects the luns, sinuses and CNS
both in healthy and immunocompromised
Aspergillosis
Type of Aspergillosis- Most common with asthma and cystic fibrosis due to airway hypersensitivity reaction to fungus. Eosinophilia
Allergic Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Type of Aspergillosis- Asymptomatic or coughing up blood. found on CXR by accident. fungus colonizes in a preexisiting cavity pulmonary lesion
Aspergilloma
“fungal ball”
Type of Aspergillosis- most common in immunosuppressed patients. Chronic pneumonia, fevers, weight loss
cavitary lesions found on CXR
Chronic Necrotizing plumonary Aspergillosis
there is another type of chronic
chronic necrotizing disseminated
symptoms are the same exepct their is a brain abscess present
Type of Aspergillosis- with invavsive chronic sinusitis
fever, headaches, nose bleeds
Acute invasive Aspergillosis
Biopsy of nose tissue shows- dusky necrotic tissue
Aspergillosis
Treatment for Allergic Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Steroids
chest physical therapy
Itraconazole
Treatment for severe aspergillosis
- chronic, necrotizing
High dose Voriconazole
with surgical debridement
Treatment for Aspergilloma
Symptomatic- surgery
non symptoms- observe
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
Blastomycosis dermatitidis
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
Blastomycosis dermatitidis
Key terms- southwestern Us, HIV or immunocompromised patient wiht flu-like symptoms, fever, joint pain in knees and ankles
erythema nodosum or erythema multiforme
Coccidioidomycosis
Treatment for Coccidioidomycosis
self-limiting usually
Fluconazole
severe Amphotericin B
What is the centor criteria
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
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
Scarlet FEVER - Streptococcal
what is the definitive diagnosis for Streptococcal phyarngitis
Throat culture
Treatment for Streptococcal pharyngitis
Penicillin G
penicillin VK
Augmentin
if allergic to penicillin macrolides - erythromycin
what are complications of Streptococcal pharyngitis
Rheumatic Fever
Acute Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
what is the most common cause of pharyngitis
Viral is the most common
then bacterial group A
what is Impetigo caused by?
Group A beta hemolytic Strep
Staphylococcus aureus
key terms- bullous and nonbullous types
nonbullous honey colored crusts on arms, legs, face
Impetigo
non-bullous most common
Treatment for Impetigo
Topical Mupirocin - Bactroban
because it is caused by strep or staph
Po keflex or erythromycin
What bacterial causes Cellulitis
Staphylococcus aureus
Group A strep
Key terms- red swollen tender hot skin with fever/chills and swollen lymph nodes
Cellulitis
Treatment for Cellulitis
Cephalexin
if allergic- clindamyin or erythromycin
Treatment for MRSA
Bactrium
Key terms- type of cellulitis with well demarcated areas on the face
Erysipelas- St anthony’s fire