infectious disease uworld Flashcards
8 year, 2 months ago went to ecuador, papilledema, crackles over right middl lobe, csf: Very low glucose, elevated protein, and high lymphocytes
Tuberculosis
onset 2-6 mo after infection, and VERY low glucose
spreads hematogenously
unilateral conjuctivits with ipsilateral preauricular lymphadenopathy, after going hunting
Francisella tularensis
also: bartonella henselae and HSV simialr sxms
pt comes in with confusion, hypotension, acidosis (low bicarb), and foot eschar
what to do within first hour?
IV antibiotics
neonate switches to cow- milk formula, then gets irritable and hypothermic, jaundice, weak suck
mnagement?
neonatal sepsis
listeria
do BLOOD, Urine, CSF cultures
tx: ampicillin and gentamicin
pediatric septic arthritis
age < 3 mo: staph aureus, GBStrep, gram neg bacilli
age > 3 mo: staph aureus, GAstrep
joint drainage and debridement
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in 3rd trimester
risk of neonatal kernicterus
pylenephritis and pregnant tx
ceftriaxone or cephalexin
19M pharyngitis, macular rash, interstitial markings right sided pleural effusion, persistent dry cough
Mycoplasma Pneumonia
strep pneumo is lobar (not interstitial) with productive cough and fever
19M pharyngitis, macular rash, interstitial markings right sided pleural effusion, persistent dry cough
Mycoplasma Pneumonia
strep pneumo is lobar (not interstitial) with productive cough and fever
UTI with ph>8
PROTEUS MIRABILIS (urease producing)
struvite stones (magnesium ammonium phosphate)
Lyme disease tx in prego’s
nonpregos: doxycycline
pregos: oral amoxicillin
bulging TM, middle ear effusion
acute otitis media
Neisseria meningococcal vaccines
age: 11-12 primary
age 16: booster
6y/o boy with 10 day history of persistent nasal discharge yellow mucus, congestion, maxillary sinuses are tender to palpation
acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
d/t nontypeable Haemophilus Influenza strep Pneumo, moraxella catarrhallis
15yo with 18hrs of fever, vomitting, resistance to passive neck flexion, several petechiae csf: low glucose, high protein neutrophils
Meningococcal meningitis
Mild cough, rhinitis, with more severe cough, low grade fever, rib pain
Bordetella Pertussis
gram neg coccobaccilli
give azithromycin to pt and family
bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on xray, fever, non-productive cough
mycoplasma pneumonia
tx : azithromycin or fluooquinolone
infective endocarditits
what valve
tx
mitral regurgitation
vancomycin
lyme disease ppx criteria
tick attached for more than 36hours
if not then no need for ppx
reheated rice
bacillus cereulus – ingested preformed toxin
osteomyeolitis with sickle cell pt tx
ceftriaxone + vancomycin
infective endocarditis in old man who just had a UTI pyelonephritis
enterococci
nonbullous impetigo: honey crusted
tx
mupirocin
3 days of n/v/headache, and maculopapular rash with petechiae on trunk, extremities, HANDs, wrists, feet
rickettsia – thrombocytpoenia, hyponatremia, elevated LFT’s
tx: doxycyline
dental infection with small yellow graunles, filamentous gram positive rods with rudimentary branching
actinomyces israelli
tx: penicillin 2-6mo