Infectious diseases Flashcards
1
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Splinter haemorrhages, Osler’s nodes, Janeway lesions, Roth spots
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Infective endocarditis
2
Q
Strawberry tongue
A
Scarlet fever (group A strep)
3
Q
Koplik’s spots
A
Measles
4
Q
Thick and thin films
A
Malaria
5
Q
IVDU
A
Tricuspid regurgitation secondary to staph aureus IE
6
Q
Non-caseating granuloma
A
Wegener’s, Sarcoidosis, Crohn’s
7
Q
Homeless man
A
TB
8
Q
Low CD4 count
A
HIV
9
Q
Gohn focus
A
TB
10
Q
Acid-fast bacilli, ZN stain
A
TB
11
Q
Rose spots
A
Typhoid fever
12
Q
Retinitis in HIV patient
A
CMV
13
Q
Purple spots in a HIV patient
A
Kaposi’s sarcoma
14
Q
Acute and direct convalescent serology four-fold rising titre
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Influenza
15
Q
Urinary antigen positive (3)
A
- Legionella
- Strep. pneumoniae
- Mycoplasma
16
Q
Infections in asplenic patients (3)
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Encapsulated bacteria
- Strep. pneumoniae
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Neisseria meningitidis