ID, HIV/MusSkel/ Renal Diseases Flashcards
Sugical site infections are caused by which bacterias?
- MRSA - “superbug”
- Enterococci
- coliform
- clostridium perfringen
- P.aeruginosa
- candidia
- bacteroid fragilis
Which SSIs present as peritonitis or abscess after GI surgery
- P.aeruginosa
- candidia
- bacteroid fragilis
What are the Risk factors for SSIs
- Chronic illness
- Extremes of age
- Immunocompromise status
- DM
- Biofilm formation on prosthetics
- Virulent factors like capsule and enzymes produced by bugs
- Dirty surgical wounds with dead tissues
- Foreign objects
How are SSIs diagnosed?
- Elevated WBCs
- Poor blood sugar control
- Elevated inflammatory markers e.g. C-reactive proteins
- Positive bacterial culture
What is the gold standard for diagnosis of SSIs?
Positive bacterial culture
Bloodstream infections are caused by?
- CV line
- Catheter-associated
- Blood products
What are the s/s of bloodstream infectons?
- Nonspecific
- Fever, altered mental status
- Hemodynamic instability
Bloodstream infections are diagnosed by? whatis the treatment?
DX: positive blood cultures
TX: Abx and antifungal
Sepsis is?
Systemic inflammatory response- “cytokines storm”
Souces of sepis include?
- Abscess
- Infective endocarditis
- Bowel perforation
- UTI
- Prosthetics
- Endometritis
What are the signs and symptoms of sepsis?
- Fever, altered mental status,
- Septic shock
What is the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis?
DX: cultures
TX: Abx
This condition causes hyperactive muscle contractions
Tetanus
1.Tetanus is caused by?
Clostridium tetani- Gram+, spore forming anaerobic bacilli
Second most powerful toxin
Tetanospasmin
What is the MOA of Tetanospasmin?
blocks glycine [inhibitory NT] release from spinal cord. Glycine is needed to inhibit muscle contraction. This leads to continuous, uncontrolled muscle contraction.
Symptoms of tetanus include?
- Trismus (lockjaw) involves spasms of the jaw muscle and clenching of the teeth
- “Fixed smile” due to spasm of face muscles
- Opisthotonus involves muscle spasms that cause an arching of the back
- Spasmodic inhalation and seizures in the diaphragm and rib cage. This reduces ventilation leading to death
- Can be transmited by cutting umbilical cord with dirty instrument. Autoclave kills spores
Describe the treatment and prevention of tetanus
- Sedatives, muscle relaxants, and penicillin are used in treatment
- Tetanus toxoid is used in vaccination
- TDaP 2, 4, 6 , 18 months and 5 years of age
- Td vaccine “Booster shot” every 10 years
Early signs of tetanus are?
Spasm of jaw, facial and neck muscles (trismus/lockjaw, risus sardonicus)
In tetanus motor neurons of the spinal cord (anterior horn and brainstem become hyperactive because?
Toxin specifically attacks inhibitory (Renshaw) cells.
Typical pneumonia is caused by which bugs?
- Strep pneumoniae (adult)
- H. influenza
- S.aurus (hospitalized,)
- Klebsiella (alcoholic)
- PCP (HIV)
- Covid 19
patient with typical pna presents with?
Shaking chill, high grade fever, SOB, productive cough
Ventilator-associated
Atypical pna is caused by?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae “ wall-less”
“walking pnemonia”
Patient with atypical pneumonia presents with?
Mild symptoms like:
- sore throat
- non-productive cough
- headache
- X-ray shows diffuse infiltrates. C “X-ray looks worst than patient”. Often called walking pneumonia
M. pneumoniae are resistant to penicillin because?
it has no cell wall
Atypical pna is diagnosed by?
Elevated titer of cold agglutinin (IgM)
What is the drug of choice for atypical pna?
Erythromycin or tetracyclin
The condition in the cxr is most likely caused by?
Mycoplasma pneumonia
What is the diagnosis for patient with this
TB- Microscope slide shows AFB
TB forms cavitations at the apex of lung as opposed to the base because?
They are obligate aerobes
Latent TB
No symptoms, patient may never even know they are infected
About 90% of people who carry latent tuberculosis will never develop an active infection
Symptoms of clinical TB
Fever, night sweats, weight loss , hemoptysis
___________ is used in TB immunization
1Attentuated M. bovis
Miliary tuberculosis is?
The development of active tubercles throughout the body leading to Death
Positive Montoux test shows?
−Recent immunization
−Previous tuberculin test
−Past exposure to M. tuberculosis
−Need further tests (chest x-ray, sputum for AFB)
−Negative in AIDS
ABX affected by resistant TB
INH,pyrazinamide , rifampin
The mage shows a patient with?
TB
Apical lesions - trade mark of Tuberculosis
Graft from one person to another, may be related or unrelated, cadeveric or live
Allograft
Graft from animal to human. Most commonly heart valves- leftlet of mitral valve.
Xenograft
Graft from one identical twin to another
Isograft
Graft from one part to another part of same individual
Autograft
Antibody mediated (type II) rejection. Occurs within minutes after transplant
Hyperacute rejection
Cell mediated rejection due to cytotoxic T-cells reacting against foreign MHC. Occurs days after transplantation. Reversible with immunosuppressants e.g. cyclosporine
Acute rejection
Rejection that is T-cell and antibody mediated vascular damage. Occurs months or years after transplant
Chronic rejection
Graft-versus-host disease is?
Grafted immunocompetent T cells vs. irradiated immunocompromised host resulting in severe organ dysfunction.
Elevated number of circulating leukocytes in blood
Leukemias
Describe the pathophysiology of leukemia
Normal bone marrow elements are “pushed out” with leukemic cells leading to a decrease production of normal WBC, RBC and platelets
Anemia, petechiae, bruises, bone pain, infection, fever
What are the signs and symptoms of leukemias
- Anemia
- petechiae
- bruises
- bone pain
- infection
- fever
Acute leukemias
- Blasts predominate
- Children or elderly
- Excellent prognosis
- Short and drastic course
- ALL: Children; Most resp to chemo; Lympohoblasts (pre-B or pre-T)
- AML: Myeloblasts
Chronic Leukemia
- More mature cells
- Middle life range
- Longer, less devastating course
- CLL: Lymphocytes; lymphadenopathy
- CML: MC with Philadelphia chromosome; Myeloid stem cells “Blast crisis”
Rheumatoid Arthritis is?
- Chronic, destructive ,systemic inflammatory arthritis
- Characterized by symmetric involvement of both large and small joints.
- RA causes synovial hypertrophy and pannus formation with resultant erosion of adjacent cartilage, bone and tendons.
Rheumatoid arthritis is most common in?
female 20-40 age
RA has high incidence with _______ serotype
HLA-DR4
Pannus is
abnormal growth of fibrous tissues
Patient with RA complain of?
- Insidious onset
- Morning stiffness improves with use
- Pain, warmth, swelling and decreased mobility
- Polyarthropathy
- Fatigue, anorexia, weight loss
Physical exam finding in RA
- Wrist, metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints, ankle, knees, shoulder, hip, elbow and cervical spine (C1, C2)
- Distal interphlangeal joints (DIP) are spared in RA
- Ulnar deviation of the fingers, swan neck deformities of digits
- Extra-articular manifestations:
- Vasculitis, Subcutaneous nodules
- Pericarditis, pleuritis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
Evaluation of RA
- Rheumatoid factor (anti-Fc IgG antibody)
- Elevated ESR
- X-ray: narrowing of joint spaces and erosion, pannus formation
Treatment of RA
- NSAIDs
- Steroid
- methotrexate
- choroquine
- gold
Describe the pathophys of OA
- Chronic, noninflammatory arthritis of movable joints
- Degenerative joint disease- “wear and tear arthritis”
- No systemic manifestation
- Deterioration of articular cartilage
- Osteophyte (bony spur) formation at joint surfaces.
Risk factors of OA
- Family history
- Obesity
- Previous joint trauma
Patieent with OA will complain of?
- Joint pain worsen by activity and weight bearing and relieved by rest
- Crepitus
- Decreased range of motion
Physical exam of a patient with OA will show?
- Involvement of weight bearing joints (hip, knee, lumbar)
- Also involve DIP, PIP and cervical
- Stiffness and marked crepitus of the affected joints
Evaluation of OA
- Normal ESR
- X-ray: ulcerated cartilage, narrowing of joints spaces, osteophytes , dense subchondral bone