Fungal Pathology Flashcards
Fungal pathology
Dermatomycosis Thrush Histoplasmosis Coccidiodomycosis Cryptococcosis Blastomycosis
Thrush
Oropharyngeal candidiasis
Oral moniliasis
Tx for Trush
Nystatin
Oral ketoconazole
Fluconazole
Resembles pulmonary TB
Histoplasmosis
Parasitic infections
Amoebiasis Malaria Toxoplasmosis Pneumocytosis Trichomoniasis
Causes bloody diarrhea
E.histolytica
S.dysentery
Bloody diarrhea
Hematochezia
Tx for amoebiasis
Co-trimaxazole (bactrim)
Metronidazole
Cause of malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Vector: female anopheles
First stage of development of malaria
Liver then RBC
Treatment for malaria
Doxyclycline
Quinine
Primaquine
Chloroquine
Quinolone is derived from
Quinine
Quinidine is for
Anti-arrhythmic
Cardiac output
Volume of blood per minute
5L/min
Stroke volume
Volume of blood ejected per contraction
70ml
Heart beat
70bpm
Stroke volume influenced by
Contractility
Preload
Afterload
Increase BP
Increase afterload
Decrease stroke volume
Decrease cardiac output
Athlete’s foot
Tinea pedis
Scalp
Tinea capitis
Jock itch, Intertriginous area
Tinea cruris
Nails
Tinea ungulum
Smooth skin
Tinea corporis
Location of thrush
Tongue, lips, gums and palate
