hammer22 Flashcards
What is the treatment for Giardia?
Metronidazole, Tinidazole
What is the test and treatment for Cryptosporidosis?
Modified acid fast stain. Nitazoxanide
What is the treatmtent for severe infectious diarrhea
Fluid replacement and ciprofloxacin
Which hepatitis types are transmitted via sex, blood and from mother? From food and water?
BCD. AE
How do you monitor Hepatitis C disease activity? Which test tells you who is going to respond?
PCR RNA level, it is also the first thing to change. Genotype test
Which antigen is raised in acute or chronic hepatitis B infection? Which antibody is not present in vaccinated patients? Which antibodies do not coexist? When is e antigen elevated?
Surface antigen and e antigen. Core antibody which only tells if IgM or IgG and doesnt distinguish between acute or resolved infection. Surface antigen and surface antibody. When surface antibody is elevated
When is core antibody present? Which is the direct correlate of the amount of active viral replication and the need to treat in chronic disease and best indicator pregnant woman transmits to her child?
In the window period. E-antigen.
What is the definition of chronic hepatitis B ?When is it treated? WIth which drug?
Surface antigen > 6 months. When both surface and e-antigen is elevated. Use only one of the following (Entecavir, Adefovir, Tenofovir, Lamivudine, Telbivudine, Interferon)
What are the adverse effects of interferon?
Arthralgia/myalgia, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, depression and flu-like symptoms
What is the tretment for genotype 1 of chronic Hep C?
Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir orally for 12 weeks. Others genotypes get sofosbuvir and ribavurin
What is the best initial test for urethritis? What is the most accurate test?
Urethral swab for grain stain and WBC. Nucleic acid amplification test for both gonorrhea and chlamidya or DNA probe
What drugs can you use for chlamidya and gonnorrhea?
Chlamydia - Azithromycin and doxycycline
Gonorrhea - Cefixime and Ceftriaxone
What is the most accurate test for PID? When is it used?
Laparoscopy. When unclear diagnosis, symptoms persist ,recurrent episodes for unclear reasons
What is the INpatient treatment for PID? OUTpatient? What if there is anaphylaxis to penicillin?
Cefoxitin or cefotetan (anerobe coverage) plus doxycycline. Ceftriaxone and doxycycline. CLindamicin adn gentamicin for inpatient. Levofloxacin and metronidazole for outpatient,
What is the most accurate test for primary syphilis? Chancroid? Lymphogranuloma venerreum? Herpes simplex?
Dark field microscopy and if positive no further testing necessary). Stain and culture for chancroid. Complement fixation titers for LGV, NAAT. Viral cultures
What is the treatment for chancroid? Lymphogranuloma venereum? SYphilis if penicillin allergic??
Azithromycin. Doxycycline. Doxycycline.
What is the presentation of secondary syphilis?
Rash (palms and soles), alopecia areata, mucous patches, condyloma Lata
What is the presentation of tertiary syphilis?
Neurosyphilis (vasculitic stroke, tabes dorsalis , general paresis (memory and personality changes, argyll robertson pupil), aortitis ,gummas (skin and bone lesion)
WHen is VDRL or RPR most sensitive in Syphilis?. WHen are VDRL or RPR titers reliable?
For secondary or tertiary syphilis. When > 1.8
What is the treatment for Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction? When do you use penicillin desensitization?
Aspirin and antipyretics. Neurosyphilis and pregnant women