ID Flashcards
Give vanc, amoxicillin, cefeforxime, and maybe steroids
Meningitis
How to diagnose HIV/AIDS in pt <18 months
DNA PCR
At CD4 of 200 worry about ________ and treat with _______
PCP. Bactrim
At CD4 count of 100 worry about _________ and treat with __________
Toxo. Bactrim
At CD4 of 50 worry about _____________ and treat with ___________
Mac. Azithromycin
Osteomyelitis with toxic patient
Antibiotics then biopsy
Non-toxic pt with osteomyelitis
No antibiotics. Go to biopsy
Greater than __________ WBC on arthrocentesis indicates septic joint
50,000
Treatment of pinworm
Albendazole
Most pneumonias less than 5 y/o usually
Viral
___________ BCG and interpret PPD same way
Ignore
<5 y/o get _______ for TB
PPD
> 5 y/o get _______ for TB
Interferon gamma assay
Treatment for full blown TB
RIPE
Treatment for latent TB
Isoniazid and B6
+ PPD, - CXR, - sputum
Latent T
+PPD, + sputum
Active TB
____________ positive on PPD in homeless, prisoners, healthcare workers
10
____________ number positive in immunocompromised and close contacts
5
