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Infectious Diseases Flashcards

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How do you treat animal bites?

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co-amoxiclav

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How do you treat human bites?

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co amoxiclav

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How to treat pneumonia caused by atypical pathogens?

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Add clarithromycin

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What is the abx management for an exacerbation of chronic bronchitis

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amoxicillin

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How do you treat a HAP ?

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co-amoxiclav

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How do you treat impetigo?

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hydrogen peroxide (if sig give flucloxacillin)

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How do you treat cellulitis/erysiples?

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Flucloxacillin

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How do you treat mastitis?

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Flucloxacillin

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How do you treat PID

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IM ceftriaxone + PO doxycyline + PO metronidazole

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What is the second line treatment for c diff

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  1. Vancomycin PO
    Second line fidaxomicin
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How do you treat campylorbacter ?

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Clarithromycin

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How do you treat Salmonella or Shigella?

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Ciprofloxacin

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13
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3 SE of anti fungals

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Nephrotoxicity, flu-like symptoms, hypokalaemia, hypomagnaseamia

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What is seen on CXR (when you have a rough upper lobe opacity/crescent sign)?

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Aspergilloma

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15
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Can live attenuated vaccines be given to HIV patients?

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NO this includes yellow fever, MMR and TB

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15
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Does BV cause a low or high pH?

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High pH

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16
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Give the presentation of campylobacter infection

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Bloody diarrhea
Headache
Malaise
Abdominal Pain

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17
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What organism is behind cat scratch disease?

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Bartonella

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18
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What classification system is used for cellulitis ?

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Eron classification

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What is the management of chlamydia?

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Doxycycline 7 day if pregnant use erythromycin

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What type of diarrhoea is associated with HIV >

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Cryptosporidosis

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How do you manage diptheria >

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IM penicillin
Diptheria anti toxin

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22
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What condition are rose spots associated with ?

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Typhoid

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What happens to the stools in typhoid?

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You get constipation

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Commonest cause of diarrhoea in travelers?
E coli
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Commonest cause of diarrhoea that is bloody and prolonged
Giardia
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Commonest cause of diarrhoea in vomiting, bloody diarrhoea and pain
Shigella
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Commonest cause of diarrhoea with a short incubation time
Staph Aureus
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Commonest cause of diarrhoea with a flu like prodrome
Campylorbacter
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Commonest cause of diarrhoea >7 days incubation
Giardia
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When is an elective C Section considered in a patient with herpes?
If herpes are present at >28 weeks if it is a primary occurrence
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How do you treat genital warts ?
Topical podophyllum or cryotherapy
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How does giardia present?
non bloody diarrhoea bloating abdominal pain steatorrhoea malabsorption
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How do you treat giardia
metronidazole
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What is a gram negative diplococcus microbe?
gonorrhoea
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how do you treat gonorrhoea ?
IM ceftriaxone
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How do you investigate whether a patient has Hep C
Hep C RNA levels
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How do you treat Hep C ?
Ribavirin
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How do you treat Hep C ?
Ribavirin
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What Hep virus is needed to coexist with Hep D
Hep B
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Two causes of diarrhoea in a HIV patient
Cryptosporidium CMV
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What causes Kaposi sarcoma ?
HHV-8
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When should someone receive PCP prophylaxis
when CD4 <200
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What is the gold standard test for diagnosing HIV?
HIV p24 antigen and HIV antibody
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Which strains of HPV are linked to cancers?
HPV 16 and 18
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Is the pediatric flu vaccine live or inactivated?
live
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What is characterised by Weil's disease?
Acute kidney injury Hepatitis, Jaundice or Hepatomegaly Aseptic meningitis
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What is the management of the leptospirosis ?
High Dose Benzylpenicillin
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What rash do you see in lyme disease?
Erythema migrans (bulls eye rash)
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What is the management of Lyme disease?
Doxycycline if contraindicated is amoxicillin
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What is the management of malaria ?
chloroquine
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What reaction happens when you have metronidazole and alcohol
Disulfiram like reaction with alcohol
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3 abx used in MRSA infection
linezolid vancomycin teicoplanin
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Name two complications of mumps
hearing loss orchitis
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what pneumonia is associated with erythema multiforme
mycoplasma pneumoniae
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How do you treat mycoplasma pneumoniae
Doxycycline
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What is slapped cheek syndrome?
Parvovirus can cause hydrops fetalis in utero
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What type of pneumonia do you get post influenza
Staph Aureus
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What pneumonia is chacteristic in alcoholics
klebsiella
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What is PEP for HIV
4 weeks of ARVs
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What does RSV cause
Bronchiolitis
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What does para influenza cause
Croup
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What does pneumonia can cause hemolytic anemia ?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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What staph is coagulase positive
Staph Aureus
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How do you treat LGV
doxycycline
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What class of abx causes photosensitivity
tetracyclines
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What class of abx can cause a black haiy tongue
tetracyclines
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HOW do you treat active TB
Initial RIPE for 2 months Then RI for 4 months
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name two adverse effects of rifampicin
liver enzyme inducer hepatitis
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name two adverse effects of isoniazid
peripheral neuropathy hepatitis
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name an adverse effect of ethambutol
optic neuritis

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