High yield micro review

Question 1

Common cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients

Answer 1

pneumocystis jiroveci

Question 2

Most common cause of atypical/walking pneumonia

Answer 2

Mycoplasma

Question 3

Most common fungal infection of the lung Texas/Gulf Coast region

Answer 3

Histoplasmosis

Question 4

Common causative agent for pneumonia in alcoholics

Answer 4

Klebsiella

S. pneumo still the most common cause

Question 5

Can cause an interstitial pneumonia in bird handlers

Answer 5

Chlamydophila psittaci

Question 6

Often the cause of pneumonia in a patient with a history of exposure to bats/bat droppings

Answer 6

Histoplasma

Question 7

Fungal cause of pneumonia in a patient who has recently visited south California, New Mexico, west Texas

Answer 7

Coccidiomycosis

Coccidioides immitis

Question 8

Pneumonia associated with “currant jelly” sputum

Answer 8

Klebsiella

Question 9

Q fever

Answer 9

Coxiella

Question 10

Associated with pneumonia acquired from air conditioners

Answer 10

Legiojnella pneumophila

Question 11

Most common cause of pneumonia in children 1- year-old or younger

Answer 11

RSV

Question 12

Most common cause of pneumonia in the neonate (birth-28d)

Answer 12

GBS

E. coli

Question 13

Most common cause of pneumonia in young adults (college students, military, prisoners)

Answer 13

Mycoplasma pneumonia

Question 14

Most common cause of viral pneumonia

Answer 14

RSV

Question 15

Wool-sorter’s disease

Answer 15

Bacillus anthracis

Question 16

Common bacterial cause of COPD exacerbation

Answer 16

H. influenzae

Question 17

Common pneumonia in ventilator and CF

Answer 17

Pseudomonas

Question 18

Pontiac fever

Answer 18

Legionella pneumophila

Question 19

Most common etiology of bacterial meningitis in neonates

Answer 19

GBS

Question 20

Most common etiology of bacterial meningitis in children

Answer 20

S. pneumo

N. meningitidis

Question 21

Most common etiology of bacterial meningitis in adults

Answer 21

S. pneumonia

Question 22

Osteomyelitis in an IV drug user

Answer 22

S. aureus

Pseudomonas

Question 23

Osteomyelitis in a sickle cell patient

Answer 23

Salmonella

Question 24

Hospital acquired pneumonia

Answer 24

MRSA

Gram (-) rods

Question 25

Pneumonia in IVDU/alcoholic

Answer 25

S. pneumoniae

Klebsiella

Question 26

Osteomyelitis in prosthetic replacement

Answer 26

S. aureus

S. epidermidis

Question 27

Osteomyelitis + Dog bite

Answer 27

Pasteurella

Question 28

Painless genital ulcer

Answer 28

chancre (syphillis)

Question 29

Strawberry cervix

Answer 29

trichomonas

Question 30

Most common reportable STD

Answer 30

Chlamydia

Question 31

non-painful indurated, ulcerated genital lesion

Answer 31

Primary syphillis chancre

Question 32

Painful, indurated, ulcerated genital lesion with exudate

Answer 32

Chancroid

H. ducreyi

Question 33

Stippled vaginal epithelial cells on a wet prep of vaginal discharge

Answer 33

Bacterial vaginosis