infectious disease incorrects

Question 1

positive IGRA means?

Answer 1

new TB infection

Question 2

Fever of unknown origin can be due to what?

Answer 2

malignancy
infection
rheumatic disease

Question 3

workup of FUO?

Answer 3

blood cultures
chest radiograph
urinalysis
LFT

Question 4

best treatment for community acquired lobar pneumonia with recent antibiotic use?

Answer 4

fluoroquinolones such as levofloxacin

Question 5

best treatment for lobar pneumonia in regular patients?

Answer 5

azithro

Question 6

how pinworm infections occur?

Answer 6

inhaling

ingestion

Question 7

whats most likely to cause perianal itching in kids?

Answer 7

pinworm

Question 8

what is tubeculin skin test positive?

Answer 8

more than 15 cm induration in anybody
more than 10cm in thse with exposure risk
more than 5cm in immuno compromised

Question 9

neurosyphilis presents as

Answer 9

anytime during infection
symptoms of meningitis
chancre
rash
can cause personality changes

Question 10

how does rabies travel?

Answer 10

sensory nerve to
posterior root ganglion to
spinal cord to
ascending neurons to
CNS to
sensory nerves

Question 11

whats moa of penicillin?

Answer 11

binds to transpeptidase

Question 12

what antibiotics bind to 30s subunit?

Answer 12

aminoglycosides

tetrascyclines

Question 13

what antibiotics bind to d alanine?

Answer 13

vanco

Question 14

what antibiotics bind to dna gyrase

Answer 14

quinolones

Question 15

symptoms of flu?

Answer 15

severe fatigue
headache
myalgias
sudden onset of fever

Question 16

first thing to do when bacterial meningitis suspected?

Answer 16

2 blood cultures

Question 17

order of meningitis treatmetn?

Answer 17

2 blood cultures
lumbar puncture if not contraindicated
dexamethasone and antibiotics

Question 18

most common cause of viral pharyngitis?

Answer 18

adenovirus

Question 19

acute otitis media in kids often presents as

Answer 19

otalgia, fever, bulging TM

Question 20

hallmark of cutaneous anthracis?

Answer 20

lymphangitis

Question 21

diphteria can lead to

Answer 21

neuropathy
myocarditis
paralysis

Question 22

treatment for aom?

Answer 22

amoxicillin oral

Question 23

treatmetn for otitis externa?

Answer 23

otic cipro

Question 24

what does JC virus cause in HIV patients

Answer 24

PML
usually tcells under 50
demyelinating lesions, ataxia, visual symptoms, weekness

Question 25

in hiv, toxoplasma causes

Answer 25

ring enhancing lesions, seizures, headaches

tcell under 100

Question 26

histoplasma presentation?

Answer 26

budding yeast on silver stain
pulmonary infiltartes, hilar lymphadenopathy
in midwest, near a chicken coup
fever, cough, dysypnea

Question 27

rota viruses are

Answer 27

non enveloped

Question 28

symptoms of allergy?

Answer 28

itchy eyes
coughing
sneezing
nasal congestion

Question 29

sumptoms of viral uri?

Answer 29

nasal congestion
inflammation
headache, sneezing, malaise

Question 30

treatmetn for taenia solium?

Answer 30

praziquantel

Question 31

what is mebendazole used for?

Answer 31

roundworms

Question 32

what is ivermectin used for?

Answer 32

strongyloides

onchocerciasis

Question 33

bacillus cereus infection, what happens?

Answer 33

vomiting 1-6 hours after eating

diarrhea too

Question 34

MAC presents with

Answer 34

dyspnea chest discomfort, fever, weight loss, fatigue

chest cavitations

Question 35

treatment of MAC

Answer 35

azithro
rifampin
etham
amikacin

Question 36

west nile virus symptoms

Answer 36

fever, malaise, myalgias, anoroexia, self limiting

western us

Question 37

ssalmonella enterica typhi symptoms?

Answer 37

stomach and fever pain 1-2 weeks after travelling to area

rash too

Question 38

what does cryptosporiasis look like?

Answer 38

7 day incubation period
diarrhea, fever, nausea,
spores 8-10 mcm diameter
LA, Asia, AIDS

Question 39

treatment salmonella enterica?

Answer 39

fluoroquinolones or azithro

Question 40

salmonella enterica symptoms?

Answer 40

1 week incubation
9-10 stools per day
fever, headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea
salmon colored macules, south asia

Question 41

what causes vibrio parahaemoliticus? what happens

Answer 41

seafood

watery diarrhea, cramps, nausea

Question 42

shigella sonnei causes enteritis by

Answer 42

spreading through childcare facilities

Question 43

pain, shortness of breath, 48 hours after after hospitilzation, sputum, whats the infecion?

Answer 43

s. aureus

Question 44

most common hospital acquired pneumonia infections?

Answer 44

pseudomonas

s aureus

Question 45

ate wheat, got necrosis of fingers, what is associated with it and how does it happen?

Answer 45

claviceps purpurea,

through ergot alkaloids

Question 46

toxoplama goondi can present as

Answer 46

mono like syndrome
fever , cervical lymphadenopathy
follicular hyperplasia
no lymphocytosis

Question 47

most common cause of bacterial sinusitis?

Answer 47

strep pneumoniae then

h flu

Question 48

less than 2 weeks of symptoms for osteomyelitis?

Answer 48

MRI

Question 49

10-14 days of osteomyelitis?

Answer 49

CT

Question 50

how does rubella present?

Answer 50

starts with mild fever, lymphadenopathy, conjunctivitis

after 24 hours maculopapular rash appears on face then spreads, lasts 3 days

Question 51

roseola presentation?

Answer 51

high fever of 3-5 days, goes away

then rash comes, starts at neck and moves down

Question 52

treatment for chronic rhinusitis?

Answer 52

oral glucocorticoid

Question 53

symptoms of chronic rhiusitis?

Answer 53

symptoms more than 12 weeks

mucopurulent discharge
nasal obstruction
facial pain/pressure
decreased sense of smell