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Infectious Diseases Flashcards

1
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Most common manifestation of salmonella infection

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Enterocolitis

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Empiric treatment of choice for typhoid fever

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Ceftriaxone and azithromycin

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Result of Lepto-MAT that is confirmatory for leptospirosis

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4-fold rise in titers

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4
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Most infectious stage of syphilis

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Secondary syphilis

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Most accurate test in primary syphilis:

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Darkfield microscopy

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Treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria

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Artemisin-based combination therapy

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7
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Drug of choice for severe malaria

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Artesunate

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Treatment for uncomplicated falciparum infection in first trimester:

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Quinine + Clindamycin

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9
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Duration which the antimalarial prophylaxis should be taken

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2 days - 2 weeks before departure up to 4 weeks after the traveler has left the area

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10
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Warning signs of dengue

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Abdominal pain/tenderness
Persistent vomiting
Clinical fluid accumulation
Mucosal bleed
Lethargy, restlessness
Liver enlargement >2cm
Increase in hematocrit concurrent with rapid decrease in platelet count
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Earliest CBC abnormality in dengue fever

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Progressive decrease in total WBC count

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12
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3 Phases of Dengue:

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Febrile phase (Day 2-7)
Critical phase (Day 3-7)
Recovery phase
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13
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Features of Katayama disease

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Occurs 4-8 weeks after the skin invasion

Symptoms include fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, high degree of eosinophilia

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14
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Best indicator of immediate state of immunologic competence in HIV

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CD4 T cell count

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15
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Infection wherein a diffuse maculopapular eruption appears over the trunk and neck, resolving in 2 days

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Roseola

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Name the disease: Genital ulcer that starts as a papule, base is red and velvety, lesion is elevated, bleeds readily, with firm induration, pain is common, with no lymphadenopathy; incubation period of 1-4 weeks:

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Donovanosis

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17
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Name the disease: Genital ulcer starts as a papule, vesicle, or pustule, with prominent tender lymphadenopathy which may suppurate - usually unilateral; incubation period of 3 days-6 weeks:

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Lymphogranuloma venereum

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18
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Name the disease: Genital ulcer starts as a pustule, lesions are usually multiple and may coalesce, base is purulent and bleeds easily, lesion is usually very tender, and lymphadenopathy is usually tender, unilateral, and may suppurate:

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Chancroid

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19
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Treatment of choice for mild leptospirosis

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Doxycycline

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20
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Treatment of choice for severe leptospirosis

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Penicillin G

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21
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Treatment for HIV should start with all pregnant women with HIV, occurrence of an AIDS-defining illness, HIVAN, and at CD4 counts of:

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<350

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22
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AIDS is defined as having a CD4 count of less than:

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200

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23
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Best long-term clinical predictor of outcome in HIV infection:

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Plasma viral load

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24
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Most common neurologic syndrome in HIV-AIDS

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AIDS-dementia complex

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25
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Most common route of spread of HIV worldwide

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Heterosexual

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26
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Most common opportunistic HIV infection

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Tuberculosis

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27
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Most common presentation of M. avium in HIV

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Disseminated disease (with fever, weight loss, night sweats)

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28
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Most common CXR pattern in M. avium infection

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Bilateral lower lobe infiltrate suggestive of miliary spread

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29
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Most common form of heart disease in HIV

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Coronary artery disease

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30
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Most common cause of pancreatic injury in HIV

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Drug toxicity

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31
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Most common presentation of syphilis in HIV

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Condyloma lata

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32
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Most common etiologic causes of focal neurologic deficits in HIV:

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Toxoplasmosis
PML
CNS lymphoma

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33
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Most common abnormality seen in fundoscopy in HIV

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Cotton wool spots

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34
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Leading infectious cause of meningitis in HIV

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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35
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Hyperpyrexia is a temperature of ____ and above

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41.5C

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36
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Max normal oral temp at 6 AM? 4 PM?

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37.2; 37.7 C

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37
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Normal daily temperature variation

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0.5C

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38
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Rectal temperatures are generally higher than oral temperatures by ____

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0.4C

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39
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Most common infectious FUO in elderly

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TB

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40
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Criteria for FUO (4)

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1) Fever of 38.3 and above on at least 2 occasions
2) Illness duration of 3 weeks or more
3) No known immunocompromised state
4) Uncertain diagnoses even after thorough history, PE, labs

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41
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Pathologic phase of pneumonia where the neutrophil is the predominant cell

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Grey hepatization

42
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Major risk factor for primary lung abscess

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Aspiration

43
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Tx for primary lung abscess (2)

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  1. CLINDAMYCIN 600mg IV Q8 or

2. B-lactam/B-lactamase combination

44
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This has surpassed TB as the most important infectious cause of adrenal insufficiency

45
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NBTE resulting from a hypergoagulable state seen in malignancy and other chronic diseases leads to ______ endocaditis

46
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Virus and strep, enterococci, CoNS, HACEK cause ______ endocarditis

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Subacute endocarditis

47
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This is primarily what determines the temporal course of endocarditis

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Causative microorganism

48
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Most frequent clinical feature of IE

49
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Septic emboli in IE is common in patients with this causative organism

50
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Treatment for enterococcal IE:

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Penicillin/Ampicillin/Vancomycin + Gentamicin for 4-6 weeks

51
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Tx for IE in moderately penicillin resistant Streptococci

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Penicillin/Ceftriaxone + Gentamicin for 6 weeks

Or

Vancomycin

52
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The major indication for cardiac surgery in IE

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Moderate to severe refractory CHF caused by new or worsening valve dysfunction or intracardiac fistulae

53
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Pathognomonic for ciguatera poisoning

A

Reversal of hot and cold perception

54
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Treatment for scombroid poisoning

A

Antihistamines

55
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Empiric treatment for bacterial meningitis

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Ceftriaxone 2g Q12 + Vancomycin 15mg/kg Q12

56
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Treatment for brain abscess, empirical

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Ceftriaxone + vancomycin + metronidazole

57
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Antibiotic of choice for meningococccal meningitis

A

Penicillin

58
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For every 1C increase in temperature, heart rate increases by:

59
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Most common way for microorganisms to gain access to the lower respiratory tract:

A

Aspiration from the oropharynx

60
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Most common route for infection in septic arthritis

A

Hematogenous

61
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Most common site of osteomyelitis in adults

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Vertebral column

62
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In adults, primary bacterial peritonitis most commonly occurs in conjunction with which disease?

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Liver cirrhosis

63
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Most common manifestation of primary bacterial peritonitis:

64
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Most common primary manifestation of liver abscess:

65
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Mainstay of therapy for liver abscesses

66
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Most common etiologic agent associated with outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis

67
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Most common manifestation of C. difficile infection

68
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Most common cause of genital ulceration in developing countries

A

Genital herpes

69
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Most common cause of epidemic encephalitis

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West Nile virus

70
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Most common cause of sporadic encephalitis

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Herpes simplex virus 1

71
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Most common cause of meningitis in adults >20 years old

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S. pneumoniae

72
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Most common cause of viral meningitis

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Enteroviruses

73
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Cranial nerve palsies are more common in ______ meningitis than other viral infections

A

HIV meningitis

74
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Most common complication of fungal meningitis

A

Hydrocephalus

75
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Most common localizing sign of a frontal lobe abscess

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Hemiparesis

76
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Most common parasitic disease of the CNS worldwide

A

Neurocysticercosis

77
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Most common adverse effects of beta lactams

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Hypersensitivity reactions

78
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The most common pneumococcal syndrome

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Otitis media

79
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Most common cause of septic arthritis in native joints

80
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Most common cause of bacterial endocarditis

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Viridans streptococci

81
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Preferred antibiotic therapy for tetanus

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Metronidazole

82
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Most common cause of death in tetanus

A

Respiratory failure

83
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Most common form of infection with N. meningitidis

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Asymptomatic carriage of organism in the nasopharynx

84
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Death from meningococcal disease is most commonly due to:

A

Hypovolemic shock

85
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Most common complication of meningococcal disease

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Scarring after necrosis of purpuric lesions

86
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The most common bacterial cause of COPD exacerbations

A

Nontypable H. influenzae

87
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Death from meningococcal disease is most commonly due to:

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Hypovolemic shock

88
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Most common complication of meningococcal disease

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Scarring after necrosis of purpuric lesions

89
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The most common bacterial cause of COPD exacerbations

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Nontypable H. influenzae

90
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In sexually active men under age 35, acute epididymitis is caused most frequently by:

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C. trachomatis

91
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Treatment for neurosyphilis

A

Aqueous penicillin G

92
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Drug of choice for rocky mountain spotted fever

A

Doxycycline

93
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Drug of choice for treatment of aspergillosis

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Voriconazole

94
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Drug of choice for radical cure of P. vivax infections

A

Primaquine

95
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Gold standard of diagnosing each type of osteomyelitis

96
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Threshold of bacteriuria in CA-UTI

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CFU 10^3/mL of urine

97
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Threshold of bacteriuria in ASB (including CA-ASB)

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CFU 10^5/mL of urine

98
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Minimal level of bacteriuria indicating infection in men

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CFU 10^3/mL of urine

99
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Gold standard of diagnosis of a P. aeruginosa otitis externa

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Positive technetium-99 bone scan

100
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Components of the Cushing reflex (3)

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Bradycardia, hypertension, irregular respirations

101
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Most common adverse reaction of significance among those treated for drug-susceptible TB

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