Micro buzzwords for Respiratory Flashcards
1
Q
Broad-based budding yeast
A
Blastomyces
2
Q
Bull neck
A
Diptheria, mumps
3
Q
Catcher’s stance
A
H. influenza type b
4
Q
Cherry red epiglottis
A
H. influenza type b
5
Q
Cold agglutinin positive
A
Mycoplasma
6
Q
Consumption
A
TB
7
Q
Cottage cheese granuloma
A
TB
8
Q
Currant jelly sputum
A
Klebsiella
9
Q
Dented helments
A
Pneumocystis jeroveci
10
Q
Downey cell
A
EBV, CMV
11
Q
Farmer’s lung
A
Allergic aspergillosis (Aspergillus)
12
Q
Fungal ball
A
Aspergilloma (Aspergillus)
13
Q
Grape-like smell in culture
A
Pseudomonas
14
Q
Green sputum in cystic fibrosis patient
A
Pseudomonas
15
Q
Grows on chocolate agar, not on blood agar
A
Haemophilus
