Micro Buzzwords- GI Flashcards

1
Q

Barrel shaped eggs with plugged ends

A

Trichuris trichuria

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2
Q

Beaver fever

A

Giardia lamblia

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3
Q

Black vomit

A

Yellow fever (vector: Aedes mosquito)

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4
Q

Chronic diarrhea in AIDS patient

A

Cryptosporidium parvum

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5
Q

Clay pipestem fibrosis

A

Schistosoma mansoni (fibrosis of the portal vein)

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6
Q

Colorless colonies on SMAC agar

A

EHEC (doesn’t ferment sorbitol)

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7
Q

Cysticercosis

A

Tania solium

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8
Q

Dane particle

A

HBV

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9
Q

Flask-shaped lesions

A

Entamoeba histolytica

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10
Q

Floppy baby syndrome

A

Clostridium botulinum

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11
Q

Gastric cancer

A

Helicobacter pylori

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12
Q

Growth at 4oC

A

Listeria monocytogenes

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13
Q

Growth at 42oC

A

Campylobacter jejuni

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14
Q

HUS

A

Shigella or EHEC

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15
Q

Hydatid cyst disease

A

Echinococcus spp. (inject cyst with ethanol)

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16
Q

Malabsorption syndrome

A

Cystoisospora belli if AIDS; Giardia lamblia otherwise (esp. if IgA def.)

17
Q

Petting zoos

A

HUS (EHEC)

18
Q

Pseudoappendicitis

A

Yersenia enterocolitica

19
Q

Megaloblastic anemia

A

Diphyllobothrium latum

20
Q

Montezuma’s revenge

A

ETEC

21
Q

Oval-shaped eggs with lateral spine

A

Schistosoma mansoni

22
Q

Proglottids

A

Any cestode (tapeworm)

23
Q

Pseudomembranous colitis

A

Clostridium difficile

24
Q

Rectal prolapse

A

Trichuris trichuria

25
Q

Rice water diarrhea

A

Vibrio cholera

26
Q

Rose spots

A

Salmonella typhi (typhoid)

27
Q

Seagull wings

A

Campylobacter jejuni

28
Q

Scotch tape prep

A

Enterobius vermicularis

29
Q

Sushi worm

A

Anasakis simplex

30
Q

Whipple disease

A

Trophyrema whippelei