ID Flashcards
Positive TB skin test
> 5mm HIV, known contact
10 risk factors (hosp worker, prison)
15
Get CXR —> latent TB (R x4 OR isoniazid x6), active TB (RIPE x 2mo, IR x4)
Endocarditis w UTI
Enterococcus
Osteomyelitis foot
Pseudomonas
Hep C
dx anti-hC ab PLUS confirmatory PCR (some ppl clear have only Ab test x2)
Pregnancy: Give hep A+B vaccines, Csection not protective, BF ok unless bleeding
MC causes of esophagitis in HIV
CD4<100
Candida tx fluconazole
Viral PAIN HSV (round ulcers), CMV (linear ulcers)
Rx esophagitis NSAID bisphosphonates, tetracyclines, K supplements
Post op fever
Hrs - normal infl, malignant hyperthermia, nonhemolytic transfusion rxtn (cytokines in stored blood)
<1 week - nosocomial UTI PNA
>1 week - infx/abscess of IV catheter, surgical site, PE, drug fever
Kaposi sarcoma
Viollaceous
Septic PE
IVDU, staph tricuspid OFTEN NO MURMUR
MC cause of sepsis in sickle cell
Strep pneumo (SHiN) blood, meningitis, pneumonia, osteo=staph a + salmonella
Central line —> bacteremia
Staph epidermidis/aureus, 10% candida
Acute HIV infx sx
MR GU Mono sx (LAD, arthralgias) Rash GI Ulcers (oropharyngeal)
Tetanus ppx
If 3x vaccine give another dose if >10y ago or if severe injury >5y
If unsure hx AND severe give IG also
Meningitis
<1 mo GBS, E. coli, HSV, listeria 1 mo-10y strep pneumo, neisseria >10y neisseria IC GIVE AMP Bruzig/Kernig signs-->knee ext + hip flexion, neck flexion
CMV sx (immunocomp)
Pneumonitis, bloody diarrhea
HIV lung stuff
TB
PCP treatment
TMP-smx, steroids if PaO2<70 or Aa gradient>35
Bloody diarrhea
Ecoli, shigella, campy
Ehrlichosis
Rocky mt spotted fever w o the spots, lone star tick, s central/SE us, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, ^AST ALT, LDH, tx doxy
HSV pregnancy
Treat w acyclovir 36 w, if active lesions c section
Babesiosis
Same tick as Lyme, intravascular hemolytic anemia/thrombocytopenia, dx smear
Oral ulcers/vesicles
HSV-1 oral mucosa/lips, anterior
Coxsackie A herpangina posterior, oropharynx, grey ulcers, late summer/early fall
Mono
Cervical LAD, SORE THROAT, autoimmune hemolytic anemia/thrombocytopenia, splenomegaly, abnormal lymphocytes
Neutropenic fever, no focal infx
Pseudomonas
Anti-pseudomonal abx
(CCMP) Cefepime, cipro, meropenem, pip-tazo
Impetigo
Topical abx mupirocin if local skin infx, PO cefalexin if widespread, PSGN
Nocardia
Acid-fast, branching filamentous rod, gram pos
IC pt, systemic sx (TB-like) + lung nodules + brain
Tx TMP-smx x6-12 mo
Abx for cervicitis vs PID
CTX + azithromycin, PID + metro
Neonatal conjunctivitis
Ppx topical erithromycin, gon more purulent
Epididymitis
<35 gon/chlamydia, >35 E. coli
Syphillis tx
PenG, if allergic doxy
HIV screening
Anyone 15-65 once, p24 antigen + Ab for early detection, then confirmatory testing
Post op surgical site infx
Urgent debridement esp if gray dishwater exudate
Pyelonephritis tx
IV CTX, if improvement 48 h, can switch to PO TMP-smx (check sensitivities)
STD no organisms seen
Chlamydia
MC risk factor for bacterial sinusitis
URI
HACEK
3% IE, haemophilus aphrophilus, aggregatobacter actinomy….who cares??, cardiobacterium hominis, eikenella corrogens, kingella kingae
Gram neg, dental procedures
Prevent catheter-associated UTI
CLean intermittent catheterization
Probe to bone
Bone biopsy for osteo