ID Flashcards
1
Q
Top diagnoses in return travelers with fever (3)
A
malaria
traveler’s diarrhea
URTI
2
Q
Workup of return traveler with fever
A
CBC + diff Lytes/BUN/creat \+/-Malaria thick and thin BC UA \+/- stool cx or O&P \+/- Dengue serology (incubation two weeks) \+/- CXR
3
Q
Factors for malaria tx (3 questions to ask yourself)
A
is it falciparum
is there end-organ dysfunction
is there resistance in the area it was contracted
4
Q
Mumps
- incubation period
- treatment (3)
A
incubation period 16-18 days
viral meningitis (1-10%)
oophoritis (5%)
orchitis (20-30%)
5
Q
Syphilis
- different stages
- tx
*card not finished
A
PrimaryPainless chancre
Secondary: palms & soles
Tx: Penicillin
6
Q
At risk for STI
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A
Sex with someone infected
Serial monogamy
<25yrs
7
Q
Ophthalmia neonatorum
- etiology (<24hrs, 1wk, 3wks)
- complications (3)
- dx
A
<24hrs (chemical), 1 wk (gonorrhea), 3 wks (chlamydia)
Blind
corneal ulcer/scarring
permanent visual impairment
dx: need tissue culture (conjunctival cells)