Medicine Flashcards
What does salmonella look like
Gram negative rod
S. Typhi complications (4)
osteomyelitis
gi bleed/perf
Meningitis
Cholecystitis
symptoms of S. Typhi
Constipation (or diarrhoea)
Rose spots on trunk
Fever
Hepatitis Antibodies meanings
Ag = Present acute infection
Anti-Hbs = immunity
Anti-Hoc = current infection
IgM = acute
IgG = chronic
Bacterial Vaginosis cause and management
Gardenerella
Metronidazole if symptomatic
Upper lobe pulmonary fibrosis causes
Silicosis
Coal workers
Ank spond
Radiation
TB
lower lobs fibrosis
RA
Abestos
Scleroderma
Drugs - methotrexate
Amiodarone
Neurofibroma 1 chromosome and inheritance
Chromosome 17
Autosomal dom
neurofibroma 1 symptoms
Neurofibromas
Optic glioma
Cafe-au-late spots
auxiliary freckles
Neurofibroma 2 chromosome
C 22
Neurofibroma symptoms
Bilateral acoustic neuroma
causes of erythema nodosum
Infections
Strep throat
Clap
TB
Histoplasmosis
Inflammatory
IBS
Sarcoidosis
Lymphoma
Bachets
Sign in Muscular dystrophy where patient uses arms to stand up out of chair
Gower sign
Gonorrhoea management
IM cefriaxone single dose
PO cefixime + PO azithromycin
Reasons for tetanus booster in injury
5-10 without pre-school booster
11+ without vaccine in last ten years
Unclear vaccine history. Not had initial priming dose
Clean tetanus wound
<6 hours since injury
Non-pnetrating
Minimal tissue damage
Tetanus prone injuries
Puncture wound
Animal bite
Foreign body
Compound fracture
Huntingtons genetic
chromosome 4
autosomal dom
CAG repeat