Infectious Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
Fever, lymphadenopathy, white coating in throat, developing country
A
Diphtheria
2
Q
Difficulty swallowing + immunosuppression risk factors (e.g. HIV, renal transplant, inhaled steroid use). What’s diagnosis?
A
Oesophageal candidiasis
3
Q
What baseline Investigations needed prior to starting TB treatment of RIPE?
A
FBC, UEs, LFTs, Vision Testing
4
Q
Who should have an annual pneumococcal vaccination?
A
Anyone with chronic disease of organs
(i.e. heart, lungs, liver, kidney, spleen)
5
Q
Which vaccines are live, attenuated?
A
MMR (makes sense as not end of the world if you get mumps)
Polio
Yellow fever
6
Q
How do you assess someone’s response to Hep B vaccine and how to manage?
A
<10 - non responder, repeat 3 vaccine course
10-100 - booster dose now and re-assess
> 100 - responder
