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Infectious Flashcards

1
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Splinter haemorrhages, Osler’s nodes, Janeway lesions, Roth spots

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Infective endocarditis

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2
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Retinitis in HIV patient

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CMV

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3
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Rose spots

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Typhoid fever

Salmonella typhi

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4
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Acid-fast bacilli, ZN stain

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TB

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5
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Gohn focus

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TB

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6
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Homeless man

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TB

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7
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Strawberry tongue

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Scarlet fever

Group A streptococcus

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8
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Koplik’s spots

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Measles

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9
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Thick and thin films

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Malaria

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10
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IVDU

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Tricuspid regurgitation secondary to staph aureus IE

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11
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Non-caseating granuloma

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Wegener’s, Sarcoidosis, Crohn’s

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12
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Low CD4 count

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HIV

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13
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Purple spots in a HIV patient

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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14
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Acute and direct convalescent serology four-fold rising titre

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Influenza

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15
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Urinary antigen positive (3)

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Legionella
Strep. pneumoniae
Mycoplasma

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16
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Infections in asplenic patients (3)

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Encapsulated bacteria

Strep. pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria meningitidis

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17
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Maculopapular rash

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HIV seroconversion

18
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India ink stain

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Cryptococcus in HIV

19
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Gram negative obligate intracellular organism

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Chlamydia

20
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Flask-shaped ulcers, PAS-positive trophozoites

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Amoebiasis

21
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Calcification in the brain after HIV

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Toxoplasmosis

22
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Boat-shaped cells

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PCP

23
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Squamous cell carcinoma of bladder and infected

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Schistosomiasis

24
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Pseudohyphae

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Candidiasis

25
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Red papules are evident in the web spaces

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Scabies

26
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Sewer worker

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Leptospirosis

27
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Mozzarella pizza on fundoscopy

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CMV retinitis

28
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Osteomyelitis in sickle cell patient (organism)

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Salmonella

29
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TB drug side effects

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Red-green colour blindness
Peripheral neuropathy
Gout
Red urine and tears
TB drug side effects

Red-green colour blindness - ethambutol

Peripheral neuropathy - isoniazid
Gout - pyrazinamide
Red urine and tears - rifampicin

30
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Causes of rigors (4)

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Cholangitis
Pneumonia
Pyelonephritis
Sepsis

31
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Bat bite

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Rabies

32
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Diplopia + photophobia + cardiorespiratory failure after camping

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Botulism

33
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Brushfire on fundoscopy

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CMV retinitis

34
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Owl’s eyes intranuclear inclusions

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CMV

35
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Bird droppings (2)

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Chlamydia psitacci

Campylobacter jejuni

36
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Lymphogranuloma venerum

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Chlamydia trachomatis

37
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Painless chancre (genital ulcer)

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Syphillis

38
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IE in community

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Strep viridans

39
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IE in hospital

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Staph. epidermidis

40
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Meningitis-causing organism resistant to cephalosporins

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Listeria

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