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Which type of pneumonia is associated with cold sores?

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Strep Pneumoniae

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Type and name of organism causing bacterial vaginosis?

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Gardnerella Vaginalis - gram positive coccobacilli

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Organism causing acute epiglottitis?

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H Influenzae

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What type of organism is Brucella?

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Gram negative

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Which one of the following organisms causes lymphogranuloma venereum?

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Chlamydia

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Deep ulcer with a ragged border is seen on the shaft of the penis, the lesion is tender with associated inguinal lymphadenopathy - lesion? Caused by which organism?

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Chancroid caused by Haemophilus ducreyi

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Medication to prevent relapse of Plasmodium ?

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Primaquine

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Man returns from trip abroad with maculopapular rash and flu-like illness?

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HIV seroconversion

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Most common cause of travellers’ diarrhoea?

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E Coli

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Salmonella typhi main sx?

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Constipation, vomiting, abdo pain, fever

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What is the treatment of malaria with severe parasitaemia (>10%)?

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Exchange transfusion + artesunate

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Treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis?

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Oral metronidazole

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What is Monod’s sign characteristic of?

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Aspergilloma

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Immunocompromised patients with toxoplasmosis rx? Presentation on CT?

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Multiple hypodense, ring-enhancing lesions, rx with pyrimethamine plus sulphadiazine

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Pruritic rash on the buttocks or soles? Treatment?

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Strongyloides stercoralis, rx with Ivermectin and Albendazole

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Chagas disease most frequent complication?

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Dilated cardiomyopathy - Chagas Cardiomyopathy

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Mechanism of macrolides?

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Macrolides inhibit the 50S subunit of ribosomes

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What is Chinese letter pattern typical of? Complication of organism?

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Diptheria - heart block

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First line in hyatid disease?

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Albendazole

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Severe joint pain and high fever on return from Africa?

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Chikungunya

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First line abx for UTI for methotrexate patients?

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Nitrofurantoin

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Flaccid paralysis, diplopia, ataxia - no sensory involvement

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Clostridium botulinum - affects release of acetylcholine

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Hydrophobia, pyrexia, headache, hypersalvation - cluster of sx for which condition?

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Rabies

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Retro-orbital headache, fever, facial flushing, rash, thrombocytopenia in returning traveller?

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Dengue

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Flu like illness → brief remission→ followed by jaundice and haematemesis
Yellow fever
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Trypanosomiasis rx?
Pentamidine
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Bacterial meningitis rx?
IV cefotaxime + dexamethasone (with dose 1 and every 6 hours)
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Prophylaxis for meningococcal meningitis contacts?
Oral cipro or rifamp
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PEP following HIV exposure?
Combination antiretrovirals and repeat HIV test in 12 weeks
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First line for HIV illness testing?
Rapid HIV antibody ELISA + p24 antigen test
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Aspergilloma on scan - next step?
Serology
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Cyclical fever every 48 hours?
Plasmodium vivax/ovale
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Cyclical fever every 72 hours?
Plasmodium malariae
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Genital warts caused by which strains of HPV?
6 + 11
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Genital warts - first and second line rx?
1 - topical podo/cryotherapy 2 - topical imiquimod
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Animal bites - common organism?
Pasteurella multocida
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Human bites - organisms?
Strep pneumo, staph aureus, Eikenella Fusobacterium Prevotella
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BCG vaccine prevents?
Disseminated TB/TB meningitis
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Commonest cause of bladder calcification?
Schistosomiasis
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Low vaccine rates, low CSF glucose?
Mumps
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Amantadine mechanism?
Inhibits virus uncoating
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Aciclovir mechanism?
Inhibits DNA polymerase
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Neisseria appearance?
Gram neg cocci
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Most common cause of viral meningitis?
Coxsackie
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Use of thick and thin blood films in malaria?
Thick - parasite burden, Thin - speciation
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Erysipelas organism?
Strep pyogenes
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How is measles spread?
Aerosoles
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Fluctuating temperatures, transient arthralgia and myalgia, hyperhidrosis with a 'wet hay' smell? +/- unpasteurised cheese consumption?
Brucella
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Cat scratch?
Bartonella
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Hepatitis with reduced GCS, a flapping tremor, and a clotting screen consistent with disseminated intravascular coagulation?
Hep E - 3 week incubation period (think of lines in E)
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Enhancing lesions on CT?
Cerebral abscess, cerebral metastasis and tuberculomas
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Latent TB?
3 months of isoniazid (with pyridoxine) and rifampicin OR 6 months of isoniazid (with pyridoxine)
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Normal chest auscultation or crackles in PJP?
Normal
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Stain for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia?
Silver stain
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Listeria type of organism?
Gram positive rod
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Which drug inhibits cell wall synthesis?
Cephalosporins
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Which feature is most characteristic of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia?
Normal chest sounds
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Gram positive rods (bacilli)?
Actinomyces, Bacillus Anthrax, Clostridium, Diptheria, Listeria
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Gram negative cocci?
Neisseria meningitidis + Neisseria gonorrhoeae, also Moraxella catarrhalis
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Latent TB rx?
3 months of isoniazid with pyridoxine and rifampicin 6 months of isoniazid with pyridoxine
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Rx for Chagas/American Tryp?
Benznidazole
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Trichomonas vaginalis treatment?
Metronidazole
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Post-exposure prophylaxis following HIV needle stick?
Combo antivirals + 12 week blood test
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Linezolid works against which two pathologies?
MRSA and VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus)
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Presentation of dysentery after a long incubation period?
Amoebiasis
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Rabies exposure?
Give immunglobulin + vaccination
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Post splenectomy?
Pneumococcal, Haemophilus type B and meningococcus type C
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Blisters/bullae - no mucosal involvement (in exams at least*)/mucosal involvement?
Mucosal - pemphigus vulgaris No mucosal - bullous pemphigoid
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Primary herpes simplex infection can cause which type of rash?
Erythema multiforme
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Terbinafine mechanism of action?
Inhibits the fungal enzyme squalene epoxidase, causing cellular death
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Amphotercin B mechanism of action?
Binds with ergosterol
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False positive VDRL/RPR?
SLE, TB, malaria, HIV - sometimes mistakes happen
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How to diagnose cryptosporidum?
ZN stain
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Types of organisms - strep pneumo, e coli, h influenzae, listeria?
Strep pneumo - gram positive diplococci E coli - gram negative bacilli H influenzae - gram neg coccobacilli Listeria - gram positive rod
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Management of leprosy?
Rifampicin, dapsone and clofazimine for 12 months >6 lesions Rifampicin, dapsone for 6 months <6 lesions
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Amantadine mechanism?
Inhibits virus uncoating
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Bloating, watery diarrhoea, foreign country?
Giardiasis
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Following treatment for syphilis: TPHA remains XXXX, VDRL becomes XXXX?
TPHA - positive VDRL - negative
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Dark and ashen, weight loss, fever, massive splenomegaly?
Leishmaniasis
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This protozoan infection typically presents with a green, frothy, and malodorous vaginal discharge, accompanied by vulvar itching and dyspareunia (pain during sexual intercourse)? Management?
Trichomonas - metronidazole
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Low CSF glucose?
Mumps
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Transmitted by sandflies and usually presents as an erythematous patch or papule which gradually enlarges and becomes an ulcer with a raised indurated border?
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
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Trypansomiasis rx?
Pentamidine
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Cryptosporodiosis in immcompromised?
Nitazoxanide
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Oseltamavir mechanism?
Neuraminidase inhibitor
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Bloating watery diarrhoea non bloody?
Giardiasis
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Nesseria?
Gram neg cocci
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Which element would push you towards systemic treatment of their cutaneous leishmaniasis?
Cutaneous leishmaniasis acquired in South or Central America merits treatment due to the risk of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis whereas disease acquired in Africa or India can be managed more conservatively.
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Listeria meningitis rx?
Amox and gent
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PID rx?
First-line: stat IM ceftriaxone + followed by 14 days of oral doxycycline + oral metronidazole - this now considered first-line due to the desire to avoid systemic fluoroquinolones where possible Second-line: oral ofloxacin + oral metronidazole
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Which abx can cause MSRA?
Cipro
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Cholera rx?
Doxy
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Campylobactyr rx?
Clary

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