FUO/ENT Infec Mayo

Question 1

Classic definition of FUO?

Answer 1

fever>3 weeks, >38.3, no definitive dx after 1 week inpatient/3 week outpatient

Question 2

bacterial infections common in FUO?

Answer 2

cholangitis, abscess, brucellosis endocarditis, TB, Histo, malaria, CMV, HIV

Question 3

rheumatological causes of fever?

Answer 3

reiter, still, lupus, temporal arteritis

Question 4

common colonizers of tooth surfaces

Answer 4

streptococcus sanguinis, streptococcus mutans, streptococcus mitus, actinomyces viscosus

Question 5

strongly associated with dental caries?

Answer 5

streptococcus mutans

Question 6

what is a periapical abscess?

Answer 6

abscess at the root of the tooth

Question 7

what is the basic structure of a tooth?

Answer 7

dental, enamel pulp, then root

Question 8

what is the sign of puplitis?

Answer 8

transient sensitivity to heat/cold/percussion., leading to pain with heat, resolves with cold

Question 9

where do periapical abscesses show up?

Answer 9

mandible - lingual aspect of teh molars, maxilla - through the buccal aspect

Question 10

what are healthy microbes of normal gingival tissue?

Answer 10

streptococcus oralis, streptococcus sanguinis, actinomyces

Question 11

what microbes common in gingivitis?

Answer 11

gram negative anaerobic rods like prevotella intermedia, peptostreptococcus, capnocytophagia