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1
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Treatment regime in Isoniazod-resistant TB

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2 months of RIPE

Then further 4 months of Rifampicin and Ethambutol (in place of RI)

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Features of Strongyloides stercoralis infection (nematode worm)

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Diarrhoea + abdo pain + bloating
Linear itchy rash (larva currens)
Pneumonitis if larvae migrate to lungs

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Treatment of Strongyloidiasis

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Ivermectin/albendazole

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Features of Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome (proliferation of larvae in immunosuppression)

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Paralytic ileus
Sepsis due to gut bacteria translocation
Pulmonary infitrates

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Suspect Lyme disease - erythema migrans is present

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Treat: Doxycyline 14 - 21 days

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Suspect Lyme disease - no erythema migrans.

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ELISA for Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies

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Suspect Lyme disease - (no erythema migrans) - Borrelia ELISA serology negative at <4wk since symptom onset

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Repeat ELISA in 4-6wk

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Suspect Lyme disease - (no erythema migrans) - Borrelia serology negative at >12wk since symptom onset

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Immunoblot

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Suspect Lyme disease - (no erythema migrans) - Borrelia ELISA positive

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Immunoblot test

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Suspect Lyme disease - (no erythema migrans) - Borrelia serology equivocal

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Immunoblot

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Management of early Lyme disease - in pregnancy

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Amoxicillin (doxycycline CI in pregnancy)

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12
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Management of disseminated Lyme disease - in pregnancy

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Ceftriaxone

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13
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Monitoring of HIV

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Viral load every 6m

CD4 count annually

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14
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Clostridium botulinum - bacterial identification

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Gram positive anaerobic bacillus

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15
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Management of botulism

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Botulism antitoxin (if early)
Supportive care
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16
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Features of leprosy

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Hypopigmented patches
Anaesthetic nodules
May be symmetrical or asymmetrical nerve involvement
Alopecia

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17
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Diagnosis of leprosy

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Skin biopsy

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18
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Management of leprosy

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Triple therapy:

Rifampicin + dapsone + clofazimine

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19
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Features of Mycoplasma pneumonia

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Dry cough
Prolonged flu-like
Erythema multiforme
Hyponatraemia
Haemolytic anaemia (cold agglutinins)
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20
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Treatment of latent TB (asymptomatic TB, positive blood test, no imaging findings)

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Dual therapy, either:

3 months of Isoniazid (+Pyridoxine) + Rifampicin

or

6 months of Isoniazid (+Pyridoxine)

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21
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Which drugs risk re-activation of TB

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TNF inhibitors:
Etanercept
Infliximab

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22
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Tests used to diagnose latent TB

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Quantiferon (IFN-g release assay)

Mantoux

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23
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Features of Dengue fever

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Fever
Severe bone/muscle aches
Retro-orbital headache
Maculopapular rash
Low WCC, low PLT
Haemorrhagic phase
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24
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Treatment of Dengue fever

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Supportive

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25
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Features of Scrub typhus

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Fever + muscle pain

Eschar at mite entry site

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Features of Typhoid fever

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Relative bradycardia
Abdo pain
Rose spots
Reactive athritis

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Features of Chikungunya fever

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Severe joint pain + swelling
High fevers
Lymphopenia
Thrombocytopenia

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28
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Ross River Virus - endemic in

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Australia

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29
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Chikungunya fever - endemic in

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Africa
Asia
Caribbean

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30
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Treatment for schistosomiasis

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Praziquantel

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31
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Treatment for giardiasis

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1 week Metronidazole
or
3g Tinidazole stat

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32
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Cryptococcus meningitis (fungal) - CSF findings

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Raised opening pressure
Lymphocytosis
High protein
Low glucose

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33
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Management of Cryptococcus meningitis

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Amphotericin B

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34
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Treatment for amoebic liver abscess

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Metronidazole

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35
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Treatment of fungal liver abscesses

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Amphotericin B

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36
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Treatment for intestinal amoeba (after treated the liver abscess)

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Diloxanide furoate

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37
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Antibiotic for Legionnaire’s disease

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Macrolide (clarithromycin/erythromycin) or quinolone (levofloxacin)

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38
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Antibiotic treatment of Listeria meningitis

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IV amoxicillin/ampicillin + gentamicin

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39
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Antibiotic treatment of tetanus wound (after debridement and tetanus globulin)

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Metronidazole IV

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40
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1st line management of Brucellosis

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Oral doxycycline + rifampicin

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41
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Management of Brucellosis with neurological involvement

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IV Ceftriaxone + doxycycline + rifampicin

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42
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Management of brucellosis with endocarditis

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Gentamicin + doxycycline + rifampicin

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43
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Presentation of Yersinia enterocolitica

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Pseudo-appendicitis
Reactive arthritis
Erythema nodosum

44
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Treatment of Yersinia

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Aminoglycoside (gentamicin)

45
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Treatment of salmonella gastroenteritis (non typhoid)

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Ciprofloxacin

46
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DIffuse macular/papular/nodular rash with discoloration, after treatment for visceral leishmaniasis

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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL)

47
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Visceral leishmaniasis “kala-azar” (spread by sand fly) - endemic in

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Mediterannean, Middle East, Asia, Africa, S. America,

48
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Features of Giardiasis

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Prolonged diarrhoea >10days
Bloating, abdo pain
Non-bloody

49
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Farmer, with fever, pneumonia, transaminitis, think…

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Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)

50
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Treatment of Q fever (Coxiella)

A

Doxycycline

51
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Management of mild PCP

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Co-trimoxazole

52
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Management of moderate/severe PCP

(eg diffuse shadowing on CXR/ low sats/ breathless at rest),

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Co-trimoxazole + corticosteroids

53
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What does a positive IGRA (interferon-gamma release assay) indicate?

A

Active or latent TB

54
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What might positive Mantoux test (induration 6-15mm) indicate?

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Latent TB
Miliary TB
Sarcoidosis
HIV
Lymphoma
55
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Antibiotic used for Shigella (if needed)

A

CIprofloxacin

56
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Antibiotic used for Campylobacter (if needed)

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Ciprofloxacin

57
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Antibiotic used for Cholera (if needed)

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A tetracycline

58
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Features of Brucellosis

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Fever, malaise
Sacroiliitis
Contact with sheep/goats
or animal products in Med/Middle East

59
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Features of malaria

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Fever, myalgia
Jaundice
Hepatosplenomegaly

60
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Features of viral haemorrhagic fevers (Yellow fever, Dengue, Ebola, Lassa)

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Prodrome
Anaemia, thrombocytopenia
Renal failure
DIC

61
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Treatment of uncomplicated Falciparum malaria

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“ACT” Artemisinin-based combination therapy (eg artesunate plus mefloquine)

62
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Treatment of severe/complicated Falciparum malaria

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IV artesunate

Exchange transfusion if parasite count >10%

63
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Who needs to be treated for non-typhoidal salmonella gastroenteritis?

A

> 50 years old and:
Immunocompromised
Valve disease
Endovascular abnormality

64
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Features of Yellow fever

A

Fever + malaise
Jaundice
Conjunctival injection
Relative bradycardia

65
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Councilman bodies in hepatocytes - seen in which disease

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Yellow fever

66
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Antibiotics used to treat carbapenemase producing enterobacteriaceae (CPE)

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Gentamicin (macrolide)
Tigecycline
Fosfomycin
Colistin

67
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Treatment of typhoid fever

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Cefotaxime/ceftriaxone

68
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Features of Visceral Leishmaniasis (kala-azar)

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Fevers
Hepatosplenomegaly
Pancytopenia
Grey skin

69
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Gold standard test for visceral leishmaniasis

A

Bone marrow or splenic aspirate (amastigote parasites)

70
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Confusion in returned traveller from Asia, think

A

Japanese encephalitis

71
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HIV positive with headache and neurological symptoms, think…

A

CNS cryptococcus

72
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Test for Cryptococcus

73
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Treatment of CNS cryptococcal infection

A

IV amphotericin B + flucytosine

74
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Treatment of staph aureus bactaraemia

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At least 2 weeks of IV Flucloxacillin

75
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Features of acute schistosomiasis infection

A

Cough
Bloody diarrhoea
Eosinophilia
Splenomegaly

76
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Diagnosis of intestinal Cryptosporidium parvum (protozoan)

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Cysts seen on acid-fast stain of stool culture

77
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Indication for varicella-zoster immunoglobulin (VZIG)

A

Should be given within 7 days of exposure to:
Immunosuppressed
Neonates
Pregnant without varicella antibodies

78
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Management of chickenpox in immunocompromised individuals (once developed chickenpox)

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IV aciclovir

79
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Fever on alternate days - suggestive of

A

P. vivax or P. ovale malaria

80
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Treatment of plasmodium vivax malaria

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Chloroquine + primaquine (for hyponozoites)

81
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Gold standard diagnostic test for strongyloidiasis

A

Stool microscopy

82
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Best test for strongyloidiasis eradication

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Serological testing

83
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Management of low-severity community acquired pneumonia

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Amoxicillin 5 days

84
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Management of low-severity community acquired pneumonia (pen-allergic)

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Macrolide (clarithromycin) or tetracycline 5 days

85
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Management of moderate severity community acquired pneumonia

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Amoxicillin + macrolide 7-10 days

86
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Management of high severity community acquired pneumonia

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Co-amoxiclav (or ceftriaxone/tazocin) + macrolide

87
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CURB-65 score - 1 point for C if

A

AMTS <= 8/10

88
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CURB-65 score - 1 point for U if

89
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CURB-65 score - 1 point for R if

90
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CURB-65 score - 1 point for B if

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Systolic <= 90 or diastolic <= 60

91
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Management of CURB-65 score 2+

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Consider hospital admission

92
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Management of CURB-65 score 3+

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Consider ITU

93
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Which HIV patients should receive PCP (pneumocystis carinii) prophylaxis

A

All those with CD4 count <200/mm

94
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Which non-HIV patients should receive PCP prophylaxis

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Transplant recipients (solid organ or stem cell)

Taking steroids + another immunosuppressant for >1m

AI condition with lung involvement + high dose steroid >1m

95
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Diagnosis of PCP

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Broncho-alveolar lavage - shows cysts with silver staining

96
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Initial empirical treatment for meningitis if <3 months old

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IV cefotaxime + amoxillin/ampicillin)

97
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Initial empirical treatment for meningitis if 3 months - 50 years old

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IV cefotaxime/ceftriaxone

98
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Initial empirical treatment for meningitis if >50 years old

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IV cefotaxime/ceftriaxone + amoxicillin/ampicillin

99
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Treatment of meningococcal meningitis

A

IV benzylpenicillin
or
IV cefotaxime/ceftriaxone

100
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Treatment of pneumococcal meningitis

A

IV cefotaxime/ceftriaxone

101
Q

Treatment of meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae

A

IV cefotaxime/ceftriaxone

102
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Treatment of meningococcal meningitis (pen-allergic)

A

Chloramphenicol

103
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Treatment of meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae (pen-allergic)

A

Chloramphenicol

104
Q

Haemophilus influenzae appearance under microscope

A

Gram-negative coccobacilli

105
Q

Chlamydia trachomatis gram-stain

A

Gram-negative coccobacilli

106
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Management of close contacts of meningococcal meningitis (close contact within the 7 days before onset)

A

PO ciprofloxacin STAT
or PO Rifampicin BD 2 days
or IM ceftriaxone

Meningococcal vaccination when serotype availabe

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