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INFECTIOUS DISEASES Flashcards

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Multiple erythematous macules and petechiae on palms and soles of a patient with headache and malaise

What is the infectious condition?

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)

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What is the electrolyte abnormality associated with RMSF?

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Hyponatremia

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Abrupt onset of fever, chills, malaise, then with ulcerated skin lesion and tender regional lymph node

What is the infectious agent?

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Franciscella tularensis

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Retroauricular, posterior cervical, and posterior occipital lymphadenopathy in an unvaccinated patient

What is the diagnosis?

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Rubella (aka German measles)

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What is the unique oral finding in rubella?

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Reddish-pink spots on soft palate

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Rashes involving the axilla, groin, antecubital areas in patients with fever.

What is the diagnosis? Causal organism?

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Scarlet fever

Caused by group A strep

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Treatment of E.coli O157:H7 (Shiga-toxin producing)

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Supportive care with fluid and electrolyte management

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Toddler with weeks of progressive hoarseness, recurring wheezing, found to have stridor.

What is the diagnosis? Causal organism?

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Juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis

Caused by HPV type 6 or 11

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What are the causal organism and XR finding of juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis?

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Caused by HPV type 6 or 11

XR finding: soft tissue lesion at the level of vocal cords

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First line in pertussis-exposure prophylaxis

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Azithromycin

(second line = Bactrim for age > 2 months)

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Treatment of Salmonella diarrhea

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Supportive care - NO antibiotics (unless patient has hemoglobinopathies, immunocompromised, or critically ill)

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Stridor, throat pain, difficulty swallowing - XR shows a prominent prevertebral soft tissue swelling displacing the trachea forward

What is the condition? The most common causal organism?

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Retropharyngeal abscess

Most common = Group A Strep (Strep pyogenes)

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Treatment for suspected meningitis in neonate < 7 days

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Ampicillin + Cefotaxime

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Which organism children with persistent complement component deficiency are at risk for ?

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Neisseria meningitidis

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Treatment of cat-scratch disease

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Azithromycin

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What are main side effects of isonazid ? (3)

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1 - Hepatitis / elevated LFTs
2 - Peripheral neuritis
3 - Hypersensitivity

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What are main side effects of rifampin? (2)

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1 - Discoloration of urine (orange)
2 - Render oral contraceptives ineffective

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Most common complication of mumps in males?

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Epididymo-orchitis
- acute onset of fever and severe testicular pain from swelling and erythema of scrotum

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Mouth infection with beaded, branching chains of gram-positive rods and “sulfur” granules

What is the organism?

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Actinomyces

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Chronic draining lesions after water exposure
What is the organism?

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Mycobacterium marinum

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Perceptual distortions and lymphadenopathy

What is the syndrome? What is the causal organism?

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Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome

Part of infectious mononucleosis (EBV)

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XR of a young child with indolent back pain shows disc space narrowing and irregularity of the vertebral end plates.

What is the condition? What is the most common organism causing this?

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Discitis

Most commonly caused by Staph aureus

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Who should received prophylaxis for meningococcal exposures?

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Individuals with close contacts WITHIN 7 days prior to onset of disease

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Most common cause of swimming-related conjunctivitis

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Adenovirus

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Most common cause of bacterial conjunctivitis

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Strep pneumo

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Erythematous rash eruption over face and trunk 3-5 days after fever, child is otherwise well

What is the most likely diagnosis? Organism?

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Roseola
HHV-6 or HHV-7

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Persistent lymphadenitis, not improving despite appropriate cephalexin and/or clindamycin.

What is the most likely organism?

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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulae

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Unique lab finding associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection in children?

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Eosinophilia

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Behavioral changes + involvement of temporal lobe on MRI

What is the diagnosis?

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Herpes meningoencephalitis

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First line treatment for UTI children > 2mo who is relatively well, no allergies

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Cephalexin
(first-generation cephalosporin)

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First line treatment for UTI children > 2mo who is relatively well, allergic to penicillin

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Ciprofloxacin

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Suboccipital lymphadenopathy and morbilliform rash in a patient with conjunctivitis

What is the diagnosis?

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Rubella

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Non-purulent conjunctivitis, posterior cervical lymphadenopathy, otitis media

What is the organism?

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Conjunctivitis, exudative pharyngitis, vesiculopapular rash

What is the condition?

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Herpangina / Hand-foot-mouth

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Non-purulent conjunctivitis, exudative pharyngitis, preauricular lymphadenopathy

What is the organism?

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Adenovirus

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Acute peripheral facial neuropathy and an erythematous vesicular lesions in ear canal

What is the diagnosis? What is the causal organism? Treatment?

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Ramsay-Hunt syndrome
VZV
Acyclovir + steroids

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Animal exposure, swollen ulcerative lesion with associated eschar formation

What is the diagnosis? Treatment?

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Tularemia

Gentamicin (or streptomycin)

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Animal exposure, swollen ulcerative lesion with associated eschar formation

What is the diagnosis? Treatment?

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Tularemia

Gentamicin (or streptomycin)

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Infant with eosinophilia and a cough

What is going on?

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Chlamydia trachomatis infection

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Generalized, confluent, erythematous, finely papular rash especially in groin and axilla.

What is the organism?

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Group A strep

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What is first line treatment for Lyme arthritis?

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Doxycycline x 28 days

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What are skin findings in cat-scratch disease (Bartonella)

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Several cutaneous papules/pustules develop at the inoculation site.

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Bluish-white papules covering the buccal mucosa

What is this finding ? What is the underlying agent?

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Koplik spots

Measles

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Swelling of joints and a reticular rash

Which virus causes this ?

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Parvovirus B19

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Prophylaxis for close contacts of individuals with invasive meningococcal disease

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Rifampin x 2 days

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What is the organism caursing discitis?
What is the blood cutulre finding ? WBC ? ESR/CRP?

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Staph aureus

Usually negative blood culture
Usually NORMAL WBC
Elevated inflammatory markers ESR/CRP

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Painful, grouped, deep-seated vesicles with clear fluid on erythematous base on finger.

What is the diagnosis? What is the organism? Treatment?

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Herpetic whitlow
HSV-1
Oral acyclovir

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Neonate with microcephaly, hydrocephalus, microphthalmia, chorioretinitis, generalized cerebral calcifications

What is the congenital infection?

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generalized cerebral calcification = Toxoplasma gondii

(CMV presents with periventricular intracranial calcifications)

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Neonate with microcephaly, hydrocephalus, microphthalmia, chorioretinitis, periventricular intracranial calcification

What is the congenital infection?

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periventricular intracranial calcification = CMV

(generalized calcification = Toxoplasma)

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Neonate born with severe limb malformations and microphthalmia

What is the congenital infection?

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Varicella embryopathy

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Neonate born with smooth philtrum, thin upper limp, small palpebral fissures, and growth restrictions, microcephaly

What is going on?

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

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Sandpaper-like rash

What is the condition? Causal organism?

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Scarlet fever

Group A strep pharyngitis

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Multiple grouped vesicles and ulcers involving the tongue and buccal mucosa with gingival erythema

What is the condition? Causal organism?

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Herpetic gingivostomatitis

HSV

54
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What is CBC finding commonly seen in pertussis?

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Lymphocytosis

55
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What are the 3Cs of measle?

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Cough, coryza, conjunctivitis

56
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What is the post-exposure prophylaxis for children exposed to measles?

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MMR vaccine within 72 hours

57
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Spiral- or helical-shaped gram negative organism that causes bacterial diarrhea

What is the organism? What is the treatment?

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Campylobacter jejuni

Macrolides (azithromycin)

58
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What are long-term complications of Campylobacter jejuni infections? (2)

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Reactive arthritis
Guillain-Barre syndrome

59
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Decolonization therapy for community-acquired MRSA carriers

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Topical mupirocin to anterior nares twice daily x 5 days

60
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Blue-berry muffin rash in a neonate

What is the diagnosis? What is the most common cardiac anomaly?

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Congenital rubella syndrome

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

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Gram-positive diphtheroid-like organism in blood culture

What is the organism? What is the first line treatment?

A

Listeria

Penicillin or ampicillin
(NOT vancomycin)

62
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Gram-negative diplococci grew from CSF culture

What is the organism? The patient should be screen for which condition?

A

Neisseria meningitides
(meningococcal)

screen for terminal complement component deficiecy (check CH50)

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Sharply definied, slightly elevated, distinct border skin rash

What is the organism?

A

Group A Strep
(Strep pyogenes)

64
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What are the criteria for diagnosing acute bacterial sinusitis ? (At least 1 of 3)

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1 - Persistent nasal discharge of any quality or daytime cough with no improvement > 10 days
2 - Worsening symptoms AFTER initial improvement of typical viral URI that lasted 5-6 days (“double sickening”)
3 - Fever > 102 F ( >39 C) with either purulent nasal discharge or facial pain for >3 consecutive days in an ill-appeariung child

65
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Penetrating eye injury with ring abscess formation in the cornea

What is the possible organisms? (3)

A

Ring abscess:
1 - Bacillus cereus
2 - Pseudomonas
3 - Proteus

66
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Eye infection due to direct contact lenses, or swimming with contact lenses

What is the organism?

A

Acanthamoeba

67
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Most common etiology of brain abscess in infant?

A

Citrobacter
(gram-negative rod)

68
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Most common location of adenitis in non-tuberculosis mycobacterial disease (NTM)

A

Submandibular

69
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What are 2 organisms causing pneumonia in patients with recent influenza?

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1 - Streptococcus pneumoniae
2 - Staphylococcus aureus

70
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Otitis externa in patient with diabetes

What is the treatment to cover for which specific organism?

A

Ciprofloxacin PO

to cover for Pseudomonas

71
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Most common cause of aseptic meningitis in children?

A

Enterovirus

72
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How to distinguish enterovirus from HSV CNS infection in children?

A

HSV usually causes meningoencephalitis, not just isolated meningitis. Looks for mental status change

73
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Unilateral non-purulent conjunctivitis with an ipsilateral preauricular lymphadenitis

What is the organism? What is treatment?

A

Bartonella henselae
(this is an atypical presentation of catscratch disease)

Treatment = azithromycin

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Neonate with chorioretinitis/conjunctivitis, microcephaly, and skin vesicles / scarring

What is the congenital infection?

A

HSV

75
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Bloody or serosanguinous vaginal discharge / vulvovaginitis

What are the most common agents? (2)

A

1 - Shigella
2 - Group A Strep

76
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Changes with breastfeeding if mom has mastitis?

A

No change! Continue breastfeeding from both breasts

77
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Which pathogen can cause invasive disease in patients who receive cochlear implant

A

Strep pneumoniae

78
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Growth restriction, hearing loss associated with developmental delay, cataract, and cardiac findings in a newborn

What is the congenital infection?

A

Congenital rubella syndrome

79
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Frontal bossing, saddle nose, interstitial keratitis, hearing loss, intellectual disabilities

What is the congenital infection?

A

Congenital syphilis
(Treponema pallidum)

80
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Most common cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis?

A

Viridan strep

81
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Most common cause of acute bacterial endocarditis?

A

Staph aureus

82
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Osteomyelitis of the calcaneus

What is the most likely organism?

A

Pseudomonas
(after a nail puncture)

83
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What is the first line treatment of pertussis?

What is a potential complication of this treatment in young infant?

A

Macrolides

In young infant, might cause infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
(azithro has less risk than erythro - therefore better choice)

84
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What is the first line treatment of pertussis?

What is a potential complication of this treatment in young infant?

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Macrolides

In young infant, might cause infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
(azithro has less risk than erythro - therefore better choice)

85
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Most common cause of congenital sensorineural hearing loss in infants

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CMV

86
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What is eye finding frequently seen with roseola?

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Palpebral and periorbital edema

(NOT bulbar conjunctivitis - which should raise concern for Kawasaki)

87
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What is the common eye finding in bacterial endocarditis?

A

Conjunctival and retinal hemorrhages

88
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Non-blanching, linear, brownish-reddish lesions located beneath nail bed

What is the finding called? Underlying condition?

A

Splinter hemorrhages

Bacterial endocarditis

89
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Tender, pea-sized, intradermal nodules located within the pads of fingers / toes

What is the finding called? Underlying condition?

A

Osler nodes

Bacterial endocarditis

90
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Erythematous papules on foot, with brownish-red, well-demarcated serpiginous plaques extend from each papule

What is the disease? What is the source? Treatment?

A

Cutaneous larva migrans

  • the larval stages of dog/cat hookworms

treat with oral albendazole

91
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Non-purulent conjunctivitis with an associated enlarged preauricular lymph node, with biopsy showing necrotizing granuloma.

What is the diagnosis? Causal organism?

A

Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome

Innoculation of Bartonella henselae into / around the eye

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Non-purulent conjunctivitis with an associated enlarged preauricular lymph node, with biopsy showing necrotizing granuloma.

What is the diagnosis? Causal organism?

A

Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome

Innoculation of Bartonella henselae into / around the eye

93
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Maternal infections that are contraindications for breastfeeding in the US ? (4)

A

1 - HIV
2 - HTLV-1
3 - HTLV-2
4 - untreated TB

94
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Which children should get renal & bladder ultrasound after 1st UTI ? (3)

A

1 - Children < 2 years
2 - those with hypertension or failure to thrive
3 - not responding to initial therapy

95
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What are clinical signs and symptoms of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) ? (5)
What is the causing organism?

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1 - Fever
2 - Hypotension
3 - Altered mental status
4 - Intensely erythematous generalized rash (erythroderma)
5 - Mucous membrane inflammation

Caused by S.aureus toxin

96
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Treatment of Rocky Mountain spotted fever?

A

Doxycycline

97
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Lethargy, vomiting after taking aspirin.
What is going on?

A

Reye syndrome

98
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What is the first line treatment for enterococcus?

A

Ampicillin

(2nd line = vanco)

(tends to resistant to cephalosporins of all generations!)

99
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Management of cat-scratch disease in immunocompetent patients?

A

Can confirm diagnosis with serology, then observe

100
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1st line of therapy for cat-scratch disease in immunocompromised patient?

A

Azithromycin

101
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What is the measles postexposure prophylaxis for infants < 6-month-old ?

A

IVIG (or IMIG) within 6 days of exposure

102
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What is the measles postexposure prophylaxis for infants 6-month-old to 11 month-old ?

A

MMR vaccine within 72 hours (or IVIG within 6 days of exposure)

(MMRV vaccine is not for < 12 month old)

103
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Which medication to absolutely avoid in patient with chicken pox?

A

Aspirin (can cause Reye syndrome)

104
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What is the prophylaxis for meningococcal exposure? (include correct dose)

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Rifampin 10 mg/kg/dose x 2 days

105
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What is the prophylaxis for Hib exposure? (include correct dose)

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Rifampin 10 mg/kg/dose x 4 days

106
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Management of children < 5 years old who are exposed to TB ? (2 steps)

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1 - Start therapy for LTBI (“window prophylaxis”) until TB screening is negative
2 - Get a CXR

107
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How long to wait to place PPD or send IGRA after MMR vaccine? Why?

A

4-6 weeks after

because measles vaccine may temporarily suppress TB screening reactivity

108
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Treatment of chlamydial conjunctivitis in neonate?

A

Erythromycin or azithromycin

109
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XR findings of osteochondritis or periostitis in an infant
What is the congenital infection?

A

Congenital syphillis

110
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Tetanus prevention:
Wound is dirty and either (1) < 3 immunizations or (2) unknown immunization

A

Tetanus immunoglobulin + vaccine

111
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Tetanus prevention:
Wound is clean and immunization up-to-date (>=3 shots, <10 years since last)

A

No treatment
(if > 10 years since last, give vaccine only)

112
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Tetanus prevention:
Wound is dirty and immunization up-to-date (>=3 shots, <5 years since last)

A

No treatment
(if > 5 years since last, give vaccine only)

113
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Symmetric, erythematous swelling of hands and feed, sharply dermacated at the wrists and ankles - with painful papules or petechiae

What is the condition? What is causal organism?

A

Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS)

Parvovirus B19

114
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Diarrhea after uncooked hot dogs and goat chesse

What is the most likely organism?

A

Listeria

115
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What is the most common cause of neonatal breast abscess?

A

Staph aureus

116
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Infant presents with sudden onset of irritability, poor feeding, and unilateral facial swelling, with postauricular lymphadenopathy.

What is the condition? What is the causal organism? Treatment?

A

Cellulitis-adenitis syndrome

caused by Group B Strep (Strep agalactiae)

Empiric therapy with amp + gent + vanc

117
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Giemsa stain of a patient with asplenia who has fever

What is the diagnosis?

A

Babesiosis (casued by Babesia)

(Maltese cross sign)

118
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Spreading pattern of rash in scarlet fever

A

“Sand-paper” rash starts chest/neck -> trunk/extremities

119
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Spreading pattern of rash in measles

A

Hairline -> downward/outward

120
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Spreading pattern of rubella

A

Face->downward

121
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Spreading pattern of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Flexor surfaces of ankles/wrists -> palms/soles -> inward

122
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What is the most common long-term sequela of acute bacterial meningitis ?

A

Hearing loss

123
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“Strawberry tongue” associated with which diseases? (2)

A

1 - Scarlett fever
2 - Kawasaki disease

124
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Erythematous tonsils with membrane formation and petechiae at the junction of the hard & soft palate

What is the causal mechanism?

A

EBV

125
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What are 3 ways that neonatal HSV can present?

A

1 - Skin, eye, mucous membrane (SEM)
2 - Disseminated infection
3 - CNS-limited infection

126
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How to differential Chlamydia vs Gonorrhea ophthalmia neonatorum in neonate?

A

Onset

Onset of N.gonorrhea conjunctivitis usually 2-5 days of delivery, Chlamydia 5 - 12 days

127
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Malaria prophylaxis for areas known to be resistant to chloroquine

A

Doxycycline

128
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Empiric antibiotics treatment for acute epiglotitis

A

Ceftriaxone + Vancomycin

129
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What are the two most common causes of osteomyelitis in sickle cell disease (2, in right order)

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1 - Staph aureus
2 - Salmonella species

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