Micro Buzzwords Flashcards

1
Q

broad based budding yeast

A

blastomyces

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2
Q

bull neck

A

corynebacterium diphtheriae

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3
Q

catcher’s stance

A

H. flu type b

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4
Q

cherry red epiglottitis

A

H. flu type b

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5
Q

cold-agglutinin +

A

mycoplasma pneumoniae

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6
Q

consumption

A

TB

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7
Q

cottage cheese granuloma

A

TB

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8
Q

currant jelly sputum

A

Klebsiella pneumoniae

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9
Q

dented helmets

A

Pneumocystisi jiroveci/carinii

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10
Q

downey cell

A

EBV (heterophile +), CMV (heterophile -)

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11
Q

farmer’s lung

A

allergic aspergillosis, thermophilic actinomyces

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12
Q

fungal ball

A

aspergillosis (aspergilloma)

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13
Q

grape-like smell in culture

A

pseudomonas aeruginosa

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14
Q

green sputum in CF pts

A

pseudomonas aeruginosa

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15
Q

grows on chocolate agar, not on blood agar

A

H. flu

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16
Q

heterophile antibody-positive

A

EBV

17
Q

kidney bean-shaped diplococci

A

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

18
Q

koplik spot

A

measles

19
Q

lancet-shaped diplococci

A

strep pneumo

20
Q

many PMNs in sputum, no organisms seen

A

mycoplasma pneumoniae

21
Q

mediastinal widening

A

bacillus anthracis

22
Q

nonfermenter

A

acinetobacter, bordatella, burkholderia, legionella, Moraxella, pseudomonas

23
Q

owl’s eye inclusion

A

EBV

24
Q

parrot fever

A

chlamydophila psittaci

25
Q

pilot’s wheel

A

paracoccidioides brasiliensis

26
Q

rabbit fever

A

francisella tularensis

27
Q

rust-colored sputum

A

strep pneumo, paragonimu westermani (lung fluke)

28
Q

safety pin staining

A

Yersinia pestis

29
Q

salmon-colored sputum

A

staph aureus

30
Q

seal bark cough

A

paramyxovirus

31
Q

spherule

A

coccidioides immitis

32
Q

swimming pool conjunctivitis

A

adenovirus

33
Q

valley fever

A

coccidioides

34
Q

weakly acid fast branching rods

A

nocardia

35
Q

wool-sorter disease

A

bacillus anthracis