ID Flashcards
1
Q
SIRS criteria
A
RR > 20
HR > 90
T <36 or >38
WCC > 12 or <4
2
Q
definition of severe sepsis
A
sepsis + at least 1 acute organ dysfunction
3
Q
Lyme disease bacterium
A
borrelia burgdoferi
4
Q
Rx for early/disseminated lyme disease
A
early - oral doxy (or amox if pregnant)
disseminated - ceftriaxone
5
Q
Rx for chlamydia
A
azithromycin 1g stat
or doxy 7s
6
Q
pneumonia flu like symptoms then dry cough erythema multiform haemolytic anaemia pathogen?
A
mycoplasma pneumoniae
atypical
7
Q
pneumonia following influenza
A
staph aureus
8
Q
pneumonia outbreak on cruise
hyponatraemia + deranged LFTs
A
legionella pneumophilia
9
Q
acute epiglottis
A
h.influenzae
10
Q
cellulitis + penicillin allergic
A
clarithromycin or clindamycin
11
Q
severe cellulitis
A
IV ben pen + fluclox
12
Q
ground glass hepatocytes
A
hep B
13
Q
Hep B Rx
A
peg interferon
14
Q
influenza vaccine activated or inactivated
A
inactivated
15
Q
gangrene pathogen
A
clostridium perfringens
