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Infectious Disease Flashcards

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Potential complication of retropharyngeal abscess

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Acute necrotizing mediastinitis (spread through “danger space” through the alar fascia)

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X-ray findings in epiglottitis and retropharyngeal abscess.

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Epiglottitis: Thumbprint sign

Retropharyngeal abscess: Widened prevertebral space (may be unable to extend neck)

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Treatment for tinea capitis

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Oral griseofulvin or terbinafine

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Treatment for tinea corporis

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Topical clotrimazole or terbinafine (if widespread, treat with oral griseofulvin or terbinafine)

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Most common predisposing factor for orbital cellulitis

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Bacterial sinusitis

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Treatment for rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis

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Surgical debridement + Ampho B

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Who gets oseltimivir for flu?

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Over 65, pregnant, chronic illness (prevent complications), or <48 hours since symptom onset (shorten duration)

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Additional empiric treatment for aspiration pneumonia

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Include anaerobe covereage with amoxicillin-clavulunate, clindamycin, or amoxicillin+metronidazole

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Empiric treatment of CAP

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No comorbidities or recent antibioticx: Doxycycline or azithromycine
If so: Add ceftriazone or just use respiratory quinolone

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Treatment of Legionella

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Respiratory quinolones (Levofloxacin for Legionella) or macrolides (e.g. azithromycin)

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Immunocompromised person with CT showing pulmonary nodules with surrounding ground-glass opacities

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“Halo sign” seen in invasive aspergillosis

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Fungal lung disease with ulcerated skin lesions and lytic bone lesions in immunocompetent hosts

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Blastomycosis (Wisconsin)

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Fungal lung disease in the midwest with hilar lymphadenopathy, arthralgias, and erythema nodosum

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Histoplasmosis

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Treatment for histoplasmosis

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Ampho B in severe disease

Otherwise itraconazole or voriconazole

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Fungal lung disease in the southwest with arthralgias, erythema nodosum, and/or erythema multiforme

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“Valley fever” due to Coccidioides

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Treatment of penicillin-allergic syphilis patients

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Primary, secondary, latent: Doxycycline
Tertiary without neurosyphilis: Ceftriaxone
Neurosyphilis: Penicillin desensitization

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17
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Sensitivity of testing for primary syphilis

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RPR/VDRL have high false negatives. FTA-ABS much more sensitive (>97%)

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Disseminated gonorrhea

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  1. Septic monoarthritis
    and/or
  2. Migratory polyarthralgias, tenosynovitis, dermatitis (papules and pustules)
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Malabsorption with migratory arthritis and low-grade fever

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Whipple’s disease - PAS-positive macrophages

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Treatment of Giardia

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Metronidazole

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What medication other than antibiotics carries a risk of C. diff colitis?

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PPIs

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22
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Filamentous gram positive anaerobic rods with sulfur granules. Organism and treatment?

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Actinomyces, treat with penicillin (even though an anaerobe)

Causes cervicofacial infections after dental surgery or trauma

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Filamentous gram positive aerobic rods that stain weakly acid-fast. Organism and treatment?

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Nocardia, treat with TMP-SMX (for 6-12 mo)

Can cause respiratory infections

24
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Itchy butt and scotch tape test. Organism and treatment?

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Enterobius vermicularis, treat with albendazole (or pyrantel pamoate) for patient and household contacts

25
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Myositis, periorbital edema, and eosinophilia. Organism?

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Trichinellosis.

26
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Asymptomatic, afebrile liver cyst unless huge or ruptures. Organism? Treatment? Imaging appearance?

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Organism: Echinococcus granulosus (dog tapeworm)
Treatment: albendazole
Imaging: Internal septations (daughter cysts) in US, “eggshell” calcifications on CT

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Febrile liver cyst with RUQ pain. Organism? Treatment? Imaging appearance?

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Organism: Entamoeba histolytica
Treatment: Metronidazole and intraluminal antibiotic (e.g paramomycin)
Imaging: Single subcapsular cyst

28
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Empiric treatment for cat bites? What organism do you need to be sure to cover?

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Amoxicillin-clavulunate. Watch for Pasteurella multocida

29
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Treatment for tick-borne diseases: babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, lyme, and RMSF

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Babesiosis: Atovaquone + azithromycin (typical) or quinine + clindamycin (severe)
Others: doxycycline

30
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Cells infected by RMSF

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Endothelial cells (leads to vasculitis-like illness)

31
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Cells infected by Ehlichiosis

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WBCs

32
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UTI with alkaline urine. Possible organism?

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Proteus mirabilis

33
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Morbilliform rash after patient with pharyngitis takes amoxicillin

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EBV (not true allergy)

34
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Infections associated with cold-agglutin AIHA

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EBV, HIV, and Mycoplasma pneumonia

35
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What infections are solid organ transplant patients especially at risk for?
Prophylaxis?

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PCP pneumonia and invasive CMV

Prophylaxis with TMP-SMX and valganciclovir

36
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Acute airway obstruction during a febrile infection. Cause? Treatment?

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Rare complication of EBV. Give steroids.

37
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Infection associated with focal GI dilatation and heart disease

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Chagas disease due to Trypanosoma cruzi.
(GI dilatation: megaesophagus or megacolon)
(Heart: cardiomegaly, CHF, arrhythmias)

38
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Infection associated with high fever, diffuse lymphadenopathy, maculpapular rash, severe polyarthralgias, lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia

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Chikungunya fever

39
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Leprosy treatment

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Dapsone and rifampin (also clofazimine in severe disease)

40
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CI to yellow fever vaccine

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Immune compromise (live attenuated vaccine)

41
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What do you need to test for before diagnosing ITP when isolated thrombocytopenia is seen?

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HIV and HCV

42
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CSF finding in primary CNS lymphoma

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EBV DNA

43
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Solitary weakly ring-enhancing periventricular brain mass in an AIDS patient

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Primary CNS lymphoma

44
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White matter lesions with no edema or enhancement in an AIDS patient

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PML

45
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Treatment for cryptococcal meningitis

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2 weeks ampho B + flucytosine

Then consolidation/maintenance with fluconazole

46
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Empiric treatment of bacterial meningitis in adults <50?
Over 50?
Immunocompromised?

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<50: Vanc + 3rd-gen cephalosporin (ceftriaxone or cefotaxime)
>50: Add ampicillin (Listeria)
Immunocompromised: Vanc + cefepime (Pseudomonas), + ampicillin

47
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Organism behind the chronic diarrhea, plus the CD4 range for each:
Watery, no fever
Watery, low-grade fever
Watery, high fever
Bloody
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Watery, no fever: Micro/Isosporidium, CD4 < 100
Watery, low-grade fever: Cryptosporidium,CD4 < 180
Watery, high fever: MAC, CD4 < 50
Bloody: CMV, CD4 <50

48
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AIDS patient with painless blurred vision and fundoscopy showing hemorrhages surrounded by yellow-white fluffy lesions.

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CMV retinitis

49
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AIDS patient with painful vision changes with fundoscopy showing central retinal necrosis with peripheral pallor

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HSV or VZV retinitis (usually associated with keratitis and uveitis as well)

50
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Major toxicities of aminoglycosides (e.g. gentamicin and amikacin)

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  1. Ototoxicity
  2. Vestibulopathy (no vertigo since symmetric, but has oscillopsia (sensation of objects moving in visual field), abnormal head thrust)
  3. Nephrotoxicity (AKI due to intrinsic kidney damage)
51
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Electrolyte abnormalities due to TMP-SMX

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  1. Hyperkalemia (blocks ENaC, like the K-sparing diuretic amiloride)
  2. Elevated creatinine due to competitive inhibition of creatinine secretion (not decreased GFR)
52
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Empiric treatment for fight bite

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate

53
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Delayed (1-2 weeks) antibiotic reaction with fever, rash, polyarthralgia, and lymphadenopathy.
Name? Associated antibiotics?

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Serum sickness-like reaction

Caused by TMP-SMX and beta-lactams

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