infection formative

Question 1

lady presents with 4 abscess.

what abx to give?

Answer 1

Linezolid

Question 2

usual cause of bacteria behind abscess

Answer 2

staph azures

Question 3

what toxin does staph azures produce

Answer 3

Panton-Valentine Leukocidin toxin

Question 4

what does HAV igM antibody positive mean

Answer 4

He has acute hepatitis A infection

Question 5

what can cause candidas infection

Answer 5

HIV
Lymphoma
PPI
Inhaled steroids

Question 6

virus that has highest risk of blood transmission?

Answer 6

Hep C

Question 7

a farmer daughter in hospital with E.coli? what u do?

Answer 7

no abx

Question 8

likely mode of transmission for A 19 year old male with a 4 day history of fever of 40 degrees C, conjunctivitis, cough and coryzal symptoms

•Appears unwell

New spreading macular rash visible on neck and face

Answer 8

droplet transmission

Question 9

patient has necrotising fascitis, what u gotta do?

Answer 9

Urgent plastics review to do fasciotomy

Question 10

abx for necrotising fascitus

Answer 10

clindamycin
gentamycine
benzyl peniccilin

ALL AT ONCE

Question 11

what is not SOFA out of these:

a. GCS
b. Resp rate
c. Pulse
d. Blood Pressure

Answer 11

pulse

Question 12

sign of multi organ dysfunction?

Answer 12

ileus

Question 13

A 45year old man develops fevers, severe abdominal pain and diarrhoea two days after attending a barbecue. Which of the following is the commonest infection associated with this presentation?

Answer 13

Campylobacter jejuni

Question 14

best abs for C. diff

Answer 14

oral metronidazole

Question 15

A 65 year old man presents with four weeks of fevers and nights sweats. He complains of muscle stiffness and headaches. His blood tests show him to be anaemic with a raised ESR of 105 mmin the first hour. Blood cultures are negative on three occasions and a CT of his chest and abdomen is reported as normal. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer 15

Temporal arteritis

Question 16

treatment for malaria?

Answer 16

IV artesunate

Question 17

what is in 6in 1 vaccine?

Answer 17

diphtheria,
 tetanus,
 Bordetalla pertussis,
 polio,
 Haemophilus influenzae,
 hepatitis B

Question 18

what kind of vaccine is tetanus?

Answer 18

purified toxoid vaccine

Question 19

prophylaxis malaria treatment?

Answer 19

Malarone (proquanil.atovaquone)

doxycycline

mefloquine

Question 20

What is the first-line treatment for schistosomiasis?

Answer 20

Praziquantel

Question 21

what mosquito spreads malaria

Answer 21

female Anopheles mosquitoes

Question 22

what organisms causes typhoid fever?

Answer 22

Salmonella typhi

Question 23

4 cs?

Answer 23

• Ceftriaxone (cefalosporins),
• co-amoxiclav,
• clindamycin,
• ciprofloxacin (quinolones)

Question 24

what is treatment for MRSA and Staph aureus (MSSA) infections in patients allergic to penicillin?

Answer 24

Ceftriaxone

Question 25

What is the most likely cause of an outbreak of nausea and vomiting on a cruise ship?

Answer 25

Norovirus

Question 26

what has no vaccine?

Answer 26

Hep C

Question 27

true for active immunisation

Answer 27

Stimulates the host immune response