IM-ID Flashcards
What test is used in primary syphilis that has the higher sensitivity (>97%)
Treponemal tests (Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption- FTA-antibodies)
What is the bug and the treatment?
White plaques
- Candidia
- Fluconazole
What is the bug and the treatment?
Large linear ulcers
- CMV
- Ganciclovir
What is the bug and the treatment?
Vesicle and round/ovoid ulcers
- HSV
- Acyclovir
What is the bug and the treatment?
Aphthous ulcer
nonspecific canker sore
- for recurrent- use prednisone (if not responding to topical corticosteroids)
Aspiration pneumonia can expose pt with what organisms and the tx
- anaerobic
- clindamycin
foul-smelling sputum
anaerobic organisms
periodis febrile paroxysms, nonspecific malaise, headache, N/V, abd pain, myalgia, pallor, jaundice, petechiae, hepatosplenomegaly
Malaria
how do you diagnose Malaria
-Thin & thick peripheral blood smears
How does one gain protection from Malaria (not including medications) (2)
- Hemoglobinopathies (Hgb S, Hgb C, thalassemia)
- Partial immunity from previous malaria illness
The 5 antimalarial drugs are
- Atovaquone-proguanil
- Doxycycline
- Mefloquine
- chloroquine
- Hydroxychloroquine
What are the duration of the 3 stages for Lyme disease
- early localization (days-1month)
- early disseminated (weeks-months)
- Late (Months-years)
Clinical features for 1st stage (early localization) (5)
Erythema migrans Fatigue headache myalgias arthralgias
Clinical features for 2nd stage (early disseminated) (5)
Multiple erythema migrans unilateral/bilateral CN palsy ( CN VII) Meningitis Carditis (AV block) Migratory arthralgias
Clinica features for 3rd stage (late) (3)
Arthritis
Encephalitis
Peripheral neuropathy
Tx for Lyme disease
Doxcycline
4 bugs that can cause Urethritis in men
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (most common)
Chlamydia trachomatis
Mycoplasma genitalium
Trichomonas (rare)
Diagnosis used for Chlamydia trachomatis is
Nucleic acid amplification testing
Fever (>102.2), bradycardia related to fever, neurological symptoms, GI symptoms (diarrhea), unresponsive to beta-lactam and aminoglycoside, Cxray patchy infiltrates. Bug?
How do you treat (2)?
Legionella pneumophila
Macrolides or fluoroquinolones (levofloxacin)
Lab clue for Legionella PNA (5)
- Hyponatremia
- hepatic dysfunction
- Hematuria &
- proteinuria
- Sputum gram stain;- many neutrophils and few or no microorganisms
Infective endocarditis due to Eikenella corrodens (gram -) anaerobe is common in what settings (3)
- Poor dentition
- Periodonal infection
- dental procedures that manipulation of the gingiva or oral mucosa
Prolonged fever, malaise, exudative pharyngitis, hepatosplenomegaly, generalized lymphadenopathy, hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia
Dx? Organism? Diagnostic?
- Infectious mononucleosis
- EBV
- antiheterophile antibodies (monospot test), atypical lymphocytes on blood smear, & Coombs test
How to treat toxoplasma encephalitis and ppx?
Sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine
- antiviral initiations
and ppx TMP-SMX (CD4<100)
Slowly progressive confusion, paresis, ataxia, and seizure in HIV pt
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)- JC virus reactivation with CD4 <200
The 3 PEP drugs (post-exposure prophylaxis) are
- 2 NRTI ( Tenofovir + Emtricitabine)
- 1 from intergrase inhibitor (raltegravir) or protease inhibitor or NNRTI
Most likely microb to cause infective endocarditis in patients with
Prosthetic valves, intravascular catheters, implanted devices, IV drug users
Staphylococcus aureus
Most likely microb to cause infective endocarditis in patients with
Gingival manipulation
Respiratory tract incision or biopsy
Viridans group streptococci (S. mutans, S. mitis, S. oralis, S. sanguinis)
Most likely microb to cause infective endocarditis in patients with
prosthetic valves, IV catheters, Implanted devices
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Most likely microb to cause infective endocarditis in patients with nosocomial UTI
Enterococci
Most likely microb to cause infective endocarditis in patients with colon carcinoma, IBD
Streptococcus gallolyticus (S. Bovis)
Most likely microb to cause infective endocarditis in patients with an Immunocompromised host, IV catheters, prolonged antibiotic therapy
Fungi (Candida species)
Common causes of diarrhea in pt with AIDS (4)
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- Microsporidium/Isosporidium
- Mycobactrium Avium complex (MAC)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
The organism that causes Hydatid cyst? what is the definite host? what does the lesion look like on CT?
- Echinococcus granulosus
- Dogs definitive host
- eggshell calcification
Quick onset (1-6hrs), vomiting predominant. What bug? mechanism of foodborne illness
- Staph aureus & Bacillus cereus (reheated rice)
- Enterotoxin ingestion
Delayed onset (>1day), watery/bloody diarrhea, What bug? mechanism of foodborne illness
- Clostridium perfringens, ETEC/STEC, Vibrio cholera
- Enterotoxin made in intestine
Variable onset, watery/bloody diarrhea, fever, systemic illness, What bug? mechanism of foodborne illness
- Campylobacter Jejuni, nontyphoidal salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes (systemic illness)
- Bacterial epithelial invasion
Symptoms of UTI, with UA pH of 8.5, with urinary calculi. What is the bug?
Proteus mirabilis- urease-producing bacterium
with Struvite stones (mg ammonium phosphate)
Bright red, firm, friable, exophytic nodules in a HIV pt, is? cause? Tx (2)?
- Bacillar angiomatosis
- Bartonella (hensele/Quintana) (Gram neg bacillus)
- Oral erythromycin or doxycycline
who are the patient at risk for bartonella exposure?
- cat exposure
- homelessness (lice)
- Severe immunocompromise (advanced HIV-CD4<100)
Hx of tick bite, febrile illness with symptomatic symptoms, leukopenia and or thrombocytopenia, elevated aminotransferases and rash with pt in endemic region. What is the bug?
Ehrlichia chaffeensis and E ewingii- Enhrlichiosis
Tx for uncomplicated acute pyelonephritis (2)
- Oral fluoroquinolone
- Trimethrprim-Sulfamethoxazole
Tx for complicated acute pyelonephritis (3)
- IV fluoroquinolone
- Aminoglycoside
- Extended spectrum beta-lactam/cephalosporin
indolent headache, malaise, fever, persistent dry cough, pharyngitis (nonexudative), macular/vesicular rash. Bug?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
dx for Mycoplasma pneumonia (3)
- Normal leukocyte count
- Subclinical hemolytic anemia (Cold agglutinins)
- Interstitial infiltrate (Cxray)
Tx for Mycoplasma pneumonia (2)
- Macrolide or respiratory fluoroquinolone
Headache, malaise, fever, exudative pharyngitis/tonsillitis, lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. Bug?
Epsten-Barr virus (Infectious mononucleosis)
-Ingestion of undercooked meat (pork),
-from Mexico, china, Thailand, central Europe and Argentina
- Gastric acid releasing larvae (1 wk of ingestion) that invade small intestine and develop into worms
- Female worms release larvae that migrate and encyst in striated muscle
Bug?
Trichinellosis
Clinical presentation for Trichinellosis (8)
- abd pain,
- N/V,
- diarrhea
- Myositis
- fever,
- subungual splinter hemorrhages
- Periorbital edema
- Eosinophilia
An HIV patient should get HAV vaccine when? (3)
- Chronic liver disease (including HBV and HCV)
- Men who have sex with men
- IV drug users
An HIV patient should get HBV vaccine when?
All patient without documented immunity to HBV
An HIV patient should get HPV vaccine when?
All pt age 11-26
An HIV patient should get Influenza vaccine when?
Annually for all pt (inactivated formulation)
An HIV patient should get meningococcus (serogroups A, C, W, Y) vaccine when?
All patients
An HIV patient should get pneumococcus vaccine when? which one? (2)
- PCV13 once
- PPSV23 8 weeks later, 5 years later & at age 65
An HIV patient should get Tdap vaccine when? (2)
- Tdap once (repeat with each pregnancy in women)
- Td every 10 years
Which live vaccines are contraindicated if CD4 <200? (3)
- MMR
- Zoster
- Varicella
Who do you treat HIV pt with progressive disseminated histoplasmosis
Amphotericin B