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HIV

Best initial test to diagnose HIV?

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4th generation assay
or
NAAT

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HIV

What does 4th generation assay detect As HIV diagnostic tool?

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Detect HIV Ag that appears before Ab

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HIV

What if you have 4th generation test + and negative differentiation assay. Next step?

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NAT.

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HIV

Confirmatory test for HIV?

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Differentiation assay

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HIV

Examples of NRTI

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Dida, Stav, Zid and lama, tino and abacavir

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HIV

Which NNRTI causes dehydration?

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Indinavir causes nephroplethiasis and dehydration

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HIV

Screen for HLAB-5701 before introducing this medication

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Abacavir

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HIV

HIV medication causes low PO, AKI, and osteoporosis

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Tinofovir

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HIV

Integrase inhibitor CI in T1

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Dolutegravir

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HIV

Which ART causes GI upset and proteinuria

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LV Elvitegravir

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Virology

Immigrant presented with fever, rash started behind his ears then descend to the feet + white rash in his mouth

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Measles. This is Koplik spot.
Note: rash spares palms and soles.

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Virology

Most common cause of death in measles?

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Pneumonia

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Virology

Management of a child with contact to patient with measle infection?

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MMR vaccine within 72 hours.

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Virology

Patient came from brazil with fever for 2 days. Then improve for 2 days then cameback with fever + hemametemesis and jaundice. Diagnosis?

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Yellow fever.
Know it by: Hemorrhagic fever + remission period.

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Virology

4 etiology of hemorrhagic fever

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Ebola, lassa virus, Dengue fever and yellow fever

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STD

Patient presented with painless beefy genital ulcer without LAP

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Donovaniosis

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STD

Painful single genital ulcer + Painful LAP

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Chancroid (H. Ducrei)
Multiple painful = HSV

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STD

Painless genital ulcer with painful LAP

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LGV

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STD

Name this complication. Seen in which phase of syphilis?

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Condyloma latum. In second phase.
Note: condyloma accuminata seen with anogenital warts.

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Vaccines

PHC nurse took HBV Vaccine one month ago. She came not to test for Anti-HBV load. The result was 50. Next step?

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  • Give another booster dose of HBV.
  • This result means there is response but incomplete which need only one extra dose.
  • If < 10: Need new Vaccine course.
  • If > 100: She is fine and next step is vaccination after 5 years
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HIV

What is the role of HIV RNA test?

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Limited. Used only to screen blood donor and infants.

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Malaria

What is the benifit of adding Primaquin in malaria Rx?

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Destroy liver hypnozyte which prevent disease relapse.

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Malaria

In which malaria species we need to add Primaquine?

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Only Vivax and Ovale.

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Malaria

Indication of blood exchange in malaria ?

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Parasitemia > 10 %

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# Parasitology Fever, throat congestion, cervical LAP for 2 weeks. Negative EBV. History of BBQ one week ago
Acute toxoplasmosis. Which mimic infectious mononuclosis
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# Parasitology Patient came from brazil. With skin ulcer on lower limb + in the mouth + fever. Etiology?
Leshmania Brazilinies. Skin only: Mexico + Tropicalis Visceral: Donovani (Kala-azar disease)
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# Parasitology Treatment of persistent lymphadenopathy in immunocompetent patient with positive serology for toxoplasmosis?
No treatment required.
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Most common location for aspiration pneumonia?
Right lower lobe | posterior segment of R Up. lobe + superior segment of R lower lobe
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Which leishmania associated with visceral disease?
Donovanosis. Require bone marrow aspiration for diagnosis. Others: 1) Brazili: mucucotaneous 2) mexico: Cutaneous
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Which leishmania associated with visceral disease?
Donovanosis. Require bone marrow aspiration for diagnosis. Others: 1) Brazili: mucucotaneous 2) mexico: Cutaneous
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Disease spectrum of anthrax
1) GI bleeding 2) Wide mediastium and respiratory failure 3) most important. Painless skin eschar. Remember painless !!
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When to give the vaccines for encapsulated organisms before elective splenectomy?
2 weeks prior to the surgery
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Patient came from Tanzania 2 weeks ago presented with fever, maculopapular rash, LAP. Diagnosis? How to confirm?
HIV-1 Diagnosis: RNA, PCR. At this stage Ab are negative
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Mechanism of action of oseltemavir?
Nueroaminidase inhibitor
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RIF pain, diarrhea. Diagnosis?
Pseusdo appendicitis. Campylobacter. Remember: It causes GBS Treatment: clarithromycin
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EEG pattern for temporal encephalitis?
Lateralized periodic discharge at 2 Hz
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EEG pattern for temporal encephalitis?
Lateralized periodic discharge at 2 Hz
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Which vaccine should be avoided in patient with egg allergy?
Yellow fever.
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2 stains used for PJP diagnosis?
1- Silver stain 2- Giemsa stain
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HIV patient on ART, Presented with nail blackish color. Which medication can cause this?
Ziduvodine
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HIV patient on ART, Presented with nail blackish color. Which medication can cause this?
Ziduvodine
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Sabin feldman dye test. Used to detect which infection?
Toxoplasmosis
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Patient on ART. Presented with jaundice and isolated increase in bilirubin. Normal ALT, AST. What medication cause this?
Atazanavir (Protease inhibitor)
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- 18 years old male with fever 38.5, cervical LAP, pharyngitis with exudate and negative heterophile antibody test With no leukocytosis + presence of atypical lymphocytosis.
EBV. As 25 % will have negative test
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Sun burn rash in young female patient in palmes and soles + fever + hypotension.
Staphylococcus toxic shock syndrome
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Patient had car accident with metal penetration to his arm. His last tetanus vaccine was 7 years ago. What is your next step?
No Immunoglobulin, no vaccine if the last dose was less than 10 years ago.
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Peri-anal skin urticarial rash migrates to the thigh. Diagnosis?
Strongyloides stercoralis
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Chest infection and bradycardia. Organism?
Legionella. Treat with clarithromycin
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Chest infection and bradycardia. Organism?
Legionella. Treat with clarithromycin

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