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Most common infections causing brain abscesses

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Viridian’s streptococci + staph aureus

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What are multiple brain abscesses indicative of?

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Bacteremia

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3
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Single brain abscess accompanied by otitis media and mastoiditis?

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contiguous spread of infection from temporal lobe and cerebellum.

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Single brain abscess accompanied by sinusitis or dental infection?

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Contiguous spread from frontal lobe.

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5
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osteomyelitis + SCD?

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salmonella and *S aureus

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osteomyelitis with vertebral involvement?

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S aureus + TB (port’s disease)

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most common causes of osteomyelitis with IVDU?

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Pseudomonas
Candida
S aureus

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8
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Approach to osteomyelitis

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Remember to consider whether patient is sexually active.

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9
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best imaging for osteomyelitis?

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MRI

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labs with osteomyelitis?

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Elevated CRP + ESR common but nonspecific.

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11
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UTI in a male think…

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Congenital defect or vesioureteral reflex

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12
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UTI in elderly male think…

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BPH

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RF’s for UTI’s in women

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Obstruction
Kidney surgery
Catheterization
GU malformation
Diabetes 
Pregnancy
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14
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3rd leading cause of UTI?

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klebsiella

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15
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Klebsiella description

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1) large mucoid capsule

2) *viscous colonies

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serrate characteristics

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1) nosocomial

2) *often drug resistant

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17
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What does positive leukocyte esterase indicate?

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Evidence of WBC activity.

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18
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positive nitrites think…

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e coli

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vaginosis signs/symptoms

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1) no inflammation

2) thin, white discharge with fishy odor

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pH in vaginosis

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greater than 4.5

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21
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pH in vaginitis

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greater than 4.5

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candida vulvovaginitis signs/symptoms

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1) inflammation

2) thick, white cottage cheese discharge)

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candida pH

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normal (4-4.5)

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approach to common vaginal infections

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consider inflammation + pH

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maternal manifestation of toxoplasma
usually asymptomatic; lymphadenopathy (rarely)
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other finding in congenital toxo
blueberry muffin rash
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congenital rubella presentation
cataracts deafness PDAs blueberry muffin rash
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calcifications in CMV vs. toxo
*intracranial in toxo; periventricular in CMV
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CMV presentation in mom
usually asymptomatic; mono-like illness
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CMV presentation in newborn
``` Hearing loss Seizures Petechial rash "blueberry muffin" rash periventricular calcifications ```
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congenital HIV presentation
1) recurrent infections | 2) chronic diarrhea
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HSV-2 presentation in newborn
1) encephalitis | 2) herpetic (vesicular) lesions
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What stages of syphilis are likely to result in fetal transmission?
chancre (primary) | disseminated (secondary)
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congenital syphilis presentation
Often results in stillbirth; hydrous fetalis. | survives --> notched teeth, saddle nose, short maxilla, saber shins, deafness
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Coxsackie type A presentation
Oval-shaped vesicles on palms and soles; vesicles and ulcers in oral mucosa
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roseola presentation
Asymptomatic *rose-colored macules on body after several days of high fever; can present with febrile seizures; usually affects infants.
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Disease caused by parvovirus B19
Erythema infectiosum
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other name for erythema infectiosum
Fifth disease.
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Rubella rash
Pink coalescing macules begin at head and move down --> fine desquamating truncal rash; post auricular lymphadenopathy.
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VZV rash pattern
Vesicular rash that begins on trunk; spreads to face and extremities with lesions of different stages.
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chancroid associated with...
haemophilus ducreyi
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chancroid presentation
painful genital ulcer with exudate, inguinal adenopathy
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chlamydia features
``` urethritis cervicitis epididymitis conjunctivitis reactive arthritis PID ```
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herpes usually caused by
HSV-2
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burning on urination...
urethritis (gonorrhea or chlamydia)
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gonorrhea presentation
``` *creamy purulent discharge urethritis cervicitis PID prostatitis epididymitis arthritis ```
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painful lymphadenopathy think...
lymphogranuloma venereum
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condylomata lata is...
secondary syphilis
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other features of secondary syphilis
fever | lymphadenopathy
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staph aureus capsule?
Large polysaccharide capsule

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