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Infectious Disease Flashcards

1
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Tingling/pain then painful blisters on R trunk. Dx?

A

Shingles

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List 2 complications of shingles

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Post-herpetic neuralgia

Ocular disease

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3
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What is Tx for shingles?

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Oral acyclovir

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4
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How does shingles Tx differ in immunocompromised pt?

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High dose IV acyclovir

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5
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Painful rash on penis with fever and myalgia. Dx?

A

Herpes

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6
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What is Tx for Herpes?

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Oral acyclovir

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Man with purulent urethral discharge. Dysuria. Dx?

A

Gonorrhoea

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8
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What are Sx of gonorrhoea in women?

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Asymptomatic

OR vaginal discharge / pelvic pain / dysuria

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9
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What are the usual Sx of chlamydia?

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Nothing - asymptomatic

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10
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Painless hard ulcer on penis. Dx?

A

Primary syphillis

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11
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What organism causes primary syphillis?

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Treponema pallidum

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12
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How long does syphillis take to develop from contact?

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3 weeks

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13
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How long does secondary syphillis take to develop?

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4-8 weeks

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14
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What are Sx of secondary syphillis?

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Lymphadenopathy, malaise, rash

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15
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What is Tx of primary syphillis?

A

Procaine penecillin

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16
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What kind of ABx is ciprafloxacin?

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Quinolone

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17
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Which type of hepatitis is most common worldwide?

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Hep A

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18
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Fever, malaise, anorexia, nausea. Then jaundice. Dx?

A

Hep A

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19
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How are Hep A / B / C transmitted?

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A = faecal-oral

B and C = IV / sexual

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20
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How do Hep C patients present?

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Chronic - with liver cirrhosis

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21
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Fever, headache, vomitting, diarrhoea. Dx?

A

Malaria

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22
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What is Tx of Hep A?

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Conservative - self limiting disease

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23
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What is Tx for Hep C?

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Pegylated Interferon alpha & ribavarin

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24
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What is Tx for malaria?

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Chloroquine

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25
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Fever, anorexia, sore throat. Lymphadenopathy. Inflammed tonsils. Dx?

26
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List complications of infectious mononucleosis

A

Meningitis
Encephalitis
GBS

27
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How is PC of strep sore throat different from EBV?

A

Strep has NO widespread lymphadenopathy

28
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What is immediate Mx of bacterial meningitis?

A

1.2mg IM benzylpenicillin

Immediate hospital transfer

29
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Koplik spots, fever, cough, coryza. Dx?

30
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Parotid swelling w fever, malaise, lethargy. Dx?

31
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What are Koplik spots?

A

Clustered grey lesions in buccal mucosa adjacent to second molar

32
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Fever, headache, expanding red rash on thigh. Prev camping trip. Dx?

A

Lyme disease

33
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What is Lyme disease?

A

Tick spread infection

34
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How do you confirm TB diagnosis?

A

Ziehl-Nielsen Stain

35
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Name the 2 main causative organisms of bacterial meningitis

A

Neisseria meningitides

Strep pneumoniae

36
Q

Non blanching rash with meningism Sx. Causative organism?

A

ALWAYS neisseria meningitides

37
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Erythematous ulcer on forearm of man who spent few weeks in South America. Dx?

A

Leishmaniasis

38
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What transmits Leishmaniasis ?

39
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What transmits schistosomiasis?

A

Fluke worms in water

40
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What confirms the disease of Leishmaniasis?

A

Leishamn-Donovan bodies in bone marrow/spleen/lymph nodes/skin

41
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Itchy rash on feet with fever, malaise, myalgia and cough. Dx?

A

Schistosomiasis

42
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Features of Schistosomiasis O/E?

A

Hepatosplenomegaly
Fever
Eosinophilia

43
Q

6 week Hx of diarrhoea, abdo pain, nausea and pale stool. Dx?

44
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Tx of giardia?

A

Metronidazole

45
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1 week Hx of fever, headache, malaise and cough.
O/E: Patchy maculopapular rash on trunk + splenomegaly. Leukopenia.
Dx?

46
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Flu like prodrome. Lockjaw. Dx?

47
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What causes tetanus?

A

Infected wounds - clostridium tetani

48
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What is Tx of MRSA?

A

Isolation and IV vancomycin

49
Q

What is the most common causative organism of endocarditis due to dental procedures?

A

Strep viridans

50
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What is the most common causative organism of IE in IVDU/prosthetic heart valve its?

A

Staph aureus

51
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Itchy rash on web spaces between fingers and toes. Dx?

52
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What is the most common cause of septic arthritis in young men?

A

Neisseria gonorrhoea

53
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What is the most common cause of septic arthritis in children?

A

Haemophilius influenzae

54
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What is the most common cause of septic arthritis in old men?

A

Staph aureus

55
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Dry cough, exertional dyspnoea, fever and malaise. PMH: AIDS. Dx?

A

Pneumocystis jiroveci

56
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Fungal infection of oesophagus in HIV+ patient. Organism?

A

Candida albicans

57
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Tx of candida albicans?

A

Floconazole

58
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What organism causes meningitis in HIV+ patients?

A

Cryptococcus neoformans

59
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Pigmented, well defined papules in HIV+ patient. Dx?

A

Kaposi sarcoma

60
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What virus is Kaposi’s sarcoma associated with?

61
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Loss of visual acuity, floaters and headache in HIV+ patient.
Haemorrhages and exudates on fundoscopy.
Dx?

A

CMV retinitis

62
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Encephalitis with multiple ring enhancing lesions on CT. PMH: HIV+. Dx?

A

Toxoplasmosis

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