Imported Parasites Flashcards
1
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Definition
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Entamoeba Histolytica - Protozoa
2
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Epidemiology
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3
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Pathophysiology
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Entamoeba Histolytica
- Cyctic
- Trophozoite
4
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Etiology/Risk Factors
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5
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Presentation
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Amobic dystnrey
6
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Lab Work Up
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Symptomatic pt - “hot stool” with the ability to see the cysts
7
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Imagining
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8
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Complications
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Ameobic Liver Abscess (Trophozoites multiply in liver cells)
Brown sludge is withdrawn on aspiration
9
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Differential Diagnosis
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10
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Treatment
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Metronidazole (trophozoites) Diloxanide furate (cystcs)
11
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Prognosis
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12
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Histology
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