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most common cause of acute IE

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staph. aureus

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most common cause of sub-acute IE

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viridans strep

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most common cause of IE with prosthetic valve

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staph epi

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IE causing organism in PWID

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staph aureus

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5
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fungal cause of IE in PWID

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candida

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farmers/vets with IE

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coxiella burneti

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IE for people in contact with goats

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brucella

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H - HACEK

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haemophilus

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A - HACEK

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agregatibacter

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C - HACEK

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cardiobacterium

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E - HACEK

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eikenella

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12
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K - HACEK

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Kingella

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13
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Who gets HACEK infections?

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poor dental hygeine

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14
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who gets fungal IE

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immune compromise
PWID
iV lines

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15
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empirical treatment for acute native valve IE

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fluclox IV

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16
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what organism causes acute native valve IE

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staph aureus

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empirical treatment for subacute native valve IE

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amox IV
gentamicin IV

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empirical treatment for prosthetic valve IE

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vancomycin iV
gentamicin IV

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what med should be added on for prosthetic valve IE

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rifampicin PO
on days 3-5

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20
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empirical treatment for suspected MRSA IE

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treat like proshtetic valve IE

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21
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empirical treatment for PWID IE

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flucloxacillin IV

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22
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treatment for viridans strep IE

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benzylpenicillin IV
gentamicin IV

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23
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treatment for confirmed staph epi IE

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vancomycin IV
gentamicin IV
rifampicin PO 3-5 days

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24
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treatment for MRSA IE

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treat like staph epi

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treatment for confirmed enterococcus IE
amox/vanco iV gentamicin IV
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who should be given IE prophylaxis
person with prosthetic valve before dental work
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How often does mycoplasma peak?
4 years
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What is unique to gram pos bacteria?
teichoic acid in wall
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organism causing empyema
strep pneumo
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causes bronchiolitis
RSV
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most common cause of otitis media
strep pneumo
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most common cause of bacterial tonsillitis
strep pyrogenes (group A strep)
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med used for severe croup
dexamethasone
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cause of acute epiglottis
haemophilus influenza type B
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med used to manage epiglottitis
ceftiaxone
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less common causes of bacterial tonsillitis
hameophilus strep pneumo staph aureus
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methotrexate
2nd line sarcoidosis
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azathioprine
2nd line sarcoidosis
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cause of bronchiectasis
haemophilus
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organism causing COPD exacerbations
haemophilus
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Pneumonia in farmer / vet
coxiella brunetti
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rust coloured sputum
strep pneumo
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green sputum
haemophilus pseudomonas
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red currant-jelly sputum
klebsiella
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foul smelling / bad tasting sputum
anaerobe
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what drug does legionella not respond to
doxycycline
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walking pneumonia ?
mycoplasma
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Abx for CAP with curb score 3-5
co-amox IV doxycycline iV
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what med should be used instead of amoxicillin?
levofloxacin
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what abx is used for legionella pneumo (legionnaires)
levofloxacin
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Abx for CAP in ICU
Co-amox IV Clarithromycin IV
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Abx for non-severe HAP
amoxicillin PO (doxycycline if allergic)
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Abx for CAP with CURB 0-2
amox IV/PO
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Abx for severe HAP
amox IV gentamicin IV.
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Abx for severe aspiration pneumo
amox IV gentamicin IV metronidazole IV
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Abx for non-severe aspiration pneumo
amox PO metronidazole PO
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contaminated water droplets travel Hx
legionella
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Atypical CAP cause, cannot be gram stained
mycoplasma
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bordatella pertussis description
gram neg coccobaccilus
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test for chlamidophila pneumo?
mIF
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legionella urinary antigen
serogroup 1
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aspergilossus infection cause
aspergillus fumigatus
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Bal culture detects?
galactomannan
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treatment for whooping cough
clarithromycin
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strep pneumo from birds
chlamidophila psittaci
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pneumo in smokers
legionella
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causes acute laringotracheobronchitis
bordatella pertussis
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strep pneumo from farmers
coxiella burnetti
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brucella sp
pneumo from goats
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pneumonia in alcoholics / homeless
klebsiella
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pneumo in CF patients
1. staph aureus 2. pseudomonas
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examples of gram + URT
strep pneumo strep pyrogenes staph
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most common gram - URT
haemophilus
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atypical pneumo causes
mycoplasma legionella moroxella pneumocystis jiroveci
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charcoal blood-agar culture
bordatela pertusis
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4 month drugs for active tb
rifampicin isoniazid pyrazinamide ethambutol
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drugs used for further 2 months for active TB
rifampicin isoniazid
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latent TB management
rifampicin + isoniazid x 3 months isoniazid 6 months
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Ethambutol side effect
colour blindness altered vision
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rifampicin side effect
red/orange pissing" secretions change colour
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pyrazinamide side effect
hyperuricaemia - gout
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isoniazid side effect
peripheral neuropathy
83
gram pos diplococci
strep pneumo
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Contraindicated with SLE
hydralazine isoniazid procainamide
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what indicates and SLE flare-up?
anti-dsDNA levels +
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sepsis 6
oxygen blood cultures broad spec Abx fluids lactate measure urine output
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most common cause of UTI
E.coli
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causes scarlet fever
strep pyrogenes
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most common cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis?
e.coli klebsiella

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