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Infectious Diseases Flashcards

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What is NAAT? What is it testing for?

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Nucleic acid amplificaiton test for chlamydia

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What would a ground glass appearance on histology indicate?

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Chronic hep b infection

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What is the treatment for gonorrhoea?

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IM ceftriaxone

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What would you see on microscopy of gonorrhoea?

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Gram negative diplococci

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What is the treatment of chlamydia?

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Oral doxycycline or azithromycin

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In a traveller in bangladesh with watery diarrhoea and hypoglycaemia, what would you be worried about?

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Cholera

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Name 2 diseases which may cause blood in the stool.

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Campylobacter jejuni and salmonella.

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Frothy offensive discharge + vulvovaginitis + strawberry cervix _ very acidic vagina =??

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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In which condition would you see rose spots on the chest, and what is the causative organism?

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Typhoid, salmonella typhi.

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10
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How would you distinguish between giargiasis and typhoid fever?

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Giardiasis = diarrhoea
Typhoid = constipation
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What is the treatment for invasive (bloody) diarrhoea?

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Ciprofloxacin

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What is the treatment for traveller’s and non-invasive diarrhoea?

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Clarithromycin

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What is the treatment for cerebral toxoplasmosis? (Seen in HIV with a CD4 count <200)

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sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine

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Painless ulcer and painless lymphadenopathy?

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Syphilis

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Painless ulcer and painful lymphadenopathy

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Lymphogranuloma venereum

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16
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Painful ulcer and painful lymphadenopathy?

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Chancroid

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17
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What is the most common cause of intermenstrual bleeding in a young female?

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STI e.g. chlamydia

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What is the treatment for syphilis?

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IM benzathine penicillin

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19
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What does e.coli look like under a a microscope?

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Gram negative rod

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What is the most common cause of traveller’s diarrhoea?

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E.coli

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21
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If the CSF glucose is less than half of the serum glucose, what is causing the meningitis?

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Bacteria

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If the CSF white cells are mostly lymphocytes, what is the cause of the meningitis?

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TB

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23
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What is given after a bite from a rabid dog?

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Immunoglobulin + rabies vaccination

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What antibiotic is used to treat exacerbations of chronic bronchitis?

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Amoxicillin

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What antibiotic is used to treat uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia?

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Amoxicillin

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What antibiotic is used to treat CAP following flu?

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Amoxicillin + flucloxacillin

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What is the likely causative organism of pneumonia following flu?

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S. aureus

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28
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What antibiotic is used to treat atypical pneumonia (e.g. legionalla, mycoplasma?)

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Clarithromycin

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29
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What antibiotic is used to treat hospital acquired pneumonia within 5 days of admission?

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Co-amoxiclav or cefuroxime

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30
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What antibiotic is used to treat hospital acquired pneumonia more than 5 days after admission?

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Piperacillin with tazobactam

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31
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What antibiotic is used to treat acute pyelonephritis?

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broad spectrum cephalosporin or quinalone

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32
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What antibiotic is used to treat impetigo?

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topical fusidic acid

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33
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What antibiotic is used to treat widespread impetigo?

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Erythromycin

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34
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What antibiotic is used to treat cellulitis?

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Flucloxacillin

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35
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What antibiotic is used to treat animal or human bites?

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Co-amoxiclav

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36
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What antibiotic is used to treat mastitis during breastfeeding?

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Flucloxacillin

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37
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What antibiotic is used to treat throat infections?

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Phenoxymethylpenicillin

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What antibiotic is used to treat SINUSITIS AND OTITIS MEDIA?

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Amoxicillin

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What antibiotic is used to treat otitis externa?

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Flucloxacillin + corticosteroid

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What antibiotic is used to treat gonorrhoea?

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IM cetfriaxone + oral azithromycin

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What antibiotic is used to treat chlamydia?

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Doxycycline or azithromycin

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42
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What antibiotic is used to treat pelvic inflammatory disease?

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oral flucloxacillin and oral metronidazole

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43
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What antibiotic is used to treat syphilis?

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benzathine benzylpenicillin

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44
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What antibiotic is used to treat BV?

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metronidazole

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45
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What antibiotic is used to treat c.diff?

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Metronidazole

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46
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What antibiotic is used to treat campylobacter enteritis?

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Clarithromycin

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47
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What antibiotic is used to treat salmonella?

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ciprofloxacin

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48
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What antibiotic is used to treat shigellosis?

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Ciprofloxacin

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49
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Describe the appearance on microscopy of s. aureus?

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Gram positive cocci
Haemolytic
Catalase positive

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50
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Describe the appearance on microscopy of strep pyogenes?

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Gram positive coci in chains
Beta haemolytic
Catalase negative

51
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What antibiotic is used to treat strep pyogenes?

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Macrolides (azithromycin, clarithrmoycin)

52
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Describe the appearance on microscopy of E.coli?

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Gram negative rods

53
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Describe the appearance on microscopy of campylobacter jejuni

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Gram negative non-sporulating

54
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What are the features of campylobacter jejuni infection?

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Bloody diarrhoea

Right iliac fossa pain

55
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Describe the appearance on microscopy of H.pylori

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gram negative helix shaped rod

56
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How is giardiasis spread?

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Faeco-oral route

57
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What are the features of Giardia infection?

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Prolonged Non bloody diarrhoea
Flatulence
Bloating

58
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What is the treatment of giardia infection?

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Metronidazole

59
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Where might you contract giardia?

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Contaminated water e.g. lakes, rivers

60
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What is the most common cause of gastroenteritis/traveller’sdiarrhoea?

61
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Traveller with watery stools, abdominal cramps and nausea…

What is the causative organism?

62
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Patient with prolonged, non-bloody diarrhoea.

What is the causative organism?

63
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What causes rice-water diarrhoea?

64
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Bloody diarrhoea, fever and abdominal pain.

What is the causative organism?

65
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What commonly causes acute food poisoning?

A

Staphylococcus aureis or bacillus cereus

66
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Severe vomiting with a short incubation period.

What is the causative organism?

67
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Vomiting and diarrhoea 6 hours after eating rice.

What is the causative organism?

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Bacillus cereus

68
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Gradual onset bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pain and tenderness which may last for several weeks…
What is the causative organism?

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Amoebiasis

69
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Name 2 organisms with an incubation period longer than 7 days.

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Giardia, amoeba

70
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What organism causes amoebiasis?

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Entamoeba histolyica

71
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Is the incubation period for amoebiasis short or long?

72
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What is the treatment of amoebiasis?

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Metronidazole

73
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Name 2 complications of amoebiasis?

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Liver and colonic abscesses

74
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“Anchovy sauce” in a liver abscess indicates?

A

Amoebiasis

75
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What kind of virus is Parvovirus B19

76
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What causes erythema infectiosum? How is it colloquially known?

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Erythema infectiosum, slapped cheek syndrome

77
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Are children with slapped cheek infectious?

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Not once the rash has appeared

78
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What to do if a pregnant women (<20 weeks) is exposed to parvovirus B19?

A

maternal IgG and IgM need to be checked

79
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What causes infectious mononucelosis in 90% of cases?

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EBV, or HHV-4

80
Q

What are less common causes of infectious mononucleosis?

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HHV-6, cytomegalovirus

81
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Sore throat + fever + lymphadenopathy = ?

A

Infectious mononucleosis

82
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Name a complication of infectious mononucleosis? How can this be avoided?

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Splenomegaly and splenic rupture; avoid contact sports for 8 weeks post infection

83
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How is glandular fever diagnosed?

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Monospot test (heterophil antibody test) in the 2nd week of illness

84
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What causes genital herpes?

85
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What causes oral herpes?

86
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Multiple painful genital ulcers is indicative of?

A

Genital herpes

87
Q

What is a chancre?

A

A painless ulcer seen in primary syphilis

88
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Painful genital ulcers associated with painful lymph enlargement is indicative of?

89
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What causes chancroid?

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Haemophilus ducreyi

90
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Describe the ulcers you would see in chancroid

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Sharply defined, ragged, undermined border

91
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What causes Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)?

92
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How would LGV present?

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Painless ulcer with painful lymphadenopathy

93
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How is LGV treated?

A

Doxycycline

94
Q

What is the management of genital herpes?

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Oral acyclovir

95
Q

What week of pregnancy is the cut off for having a c-section if there is a primary attack of herpes?

96
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How should women with recurrent herpes be treates?

A

Suppressive therapy, transmission risk is low

97
Q

Describe the quickSOFA score:

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resp rate >22
altered mentation
bp <100

98
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What does a qSOFA score of >2 indicate?

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High risk of mortality

99
Q

What type of vaccines would you not give to immunocompromised people?

A

Live, attenuated

100
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Name the live attenuated vaccines

A

ROME Is MY Best Place To go

rubella
oral polio
mumps
epidemic typhis
Influenza
Measles
Yellow fever
BCG
Plague
Typhoid
101
Q

Name 3 vaccinations that are inactivated toxins

A

Tetanus, diptheria and pertussus

102
Q

What causes croup?

A

Parainfluenza virus

103
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What causes bronchilitis?

104
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What most commonly causes bronchiectasis exacerbations?

A

Haemophilus influenzar

105
Q

What pneumonia are you most likely to get following flu?

A

Staph aureus

106
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What is the most common cause of CAP?

A

Strep pneumoniae

107
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Who is at risk of lepstospirosis?

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Farmers, sewage workers, vets, abbatoir workers etc

108
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Erythema multiforme/target lesions are associated with what kind of pneumonia?

A

Mycoplasma

109
Q

What is the antibiotic given in cellulitis for those who are penicillin allergic?

A

Clarithromycin

110
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What is the first line treatment of cellulitis?

A

Flucloxacillin

111
Q

Prolonged, watery diarrhoea in a returning traveller is…

A

Giardiasis

112
Q

What type of cancer is most associated with Epstein-Barr virus?

A

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

113
Q

What is the most likely causative organism in meningitis of a 0-3 month old?

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group B strep, E.coli or listeria monocytogenes

114
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Name 3 conditions amoxicillin is used to treat

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otitis media, dental ansecces and community acquired pneumonia

115
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What is the most likely causative organism in meningitis of a 60+ year old person?

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Strep pneumoniae

116
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Cloudy CSF with low glucose and high protein?

A

Bacterial meningitis

117
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CSF with normal glucose and high protein?

A

Viral meningitis

118
Q

Opaque CSF forms fibrin web with low glucose and very elevated protein?

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Tuberculosis meningitis

119
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Describe the diarrhoea in amoebiasis?

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gradual onset bloody diarrhoea
lasts for weeks
some abdo pain

120
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Describe the diarrhoea in Giardiasis

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foul-smelling watery diarrhoea
weight loss
no abdo pain/fever

121
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Name 2 conditions treated with flucloxacillin

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Cellulitis

Severe otitis externa (severe)

122
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What would you give for a human or animal bite?

A

Co-amoxiclav

123
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What is the most appropriate first-line treatment for pneumonia possibly caused by atypical pathogens?

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Clarithrmoycin

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