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Micro management Flashcards

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Brucellosis

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Doxycycline and Streptomycin

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Meningitis Empirical more than 50 years

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IV Cefotaxime + Amoxicillin

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Q Fever

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Doxycycline

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Meningococcal Meningitis

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IV Benzylpenicillin or Cefotaxime

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Strongyloides Stercoralis

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Thiabendazole, Albendazole, Ivermectin

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Gonorrhoea

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Single dose IM Ceftriaxone 1g
if sensitive to Ciprofloxacin –> single dose oral ciprofloxacin 500mg
If Ceftriaxone is refused –> oral cefixime 400mg + oral azithromycin 2g single dose only

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Cholera

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Oral rehydration therapy

Role fo doxycycline or ciprofloxacin

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Legionella

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Erythromycin or Clarithromycin

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Rabies

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If Immunised –> give 2 further doses

If nont immunised –> Human rabies immunoglobulin with full course of vaccine

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Cellulitis

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Flucloxacillin(clarithromycin or clindomycin if penicillin-allergic)

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Toxoplasmosis

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Pyrimethamine + Sulphadiazine for 6 weeks

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Trypansomiasis African

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Early: IV Pentamidine or Suramin
Late: IV Melarosoprol

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Impetigo

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Topical fusidic acid, oral flucloxacillin or erythromycin if widespread

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Amoebiasis

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Metronidazole (trophozoite stage)
Diloxanide Furoate (dormant cystic stage)
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Meningitis Pre-Hospital

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IM Benzylpenicillin

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Leprosy

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Rifampicin, Dapsone and Clofazimine

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Uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia

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Amoxicillin, (Doxycycline or clarithromycin in penicillin allergic, add flucloxacillin if staphylococci suspected e.g. In influenza)

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Meningitis by Haemophilus Influenzae

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IV Cefotaxime

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Leptospirosis

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Benzylpenicillin or Doxyycline

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Hepatitis A Post Exposure Prohpylaxis

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Hepatitis A Vaccine and Human Normal IgG

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21
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Lyme Disease

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Doxycycline or Amoxicillin if early disease

Ceftriaxone if disseminated

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Pubic Lice

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Deconatminate clothes and bedding
Permethrin 1%
Malathion 0.5%
Re-apply after 3 days

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Shigella

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Self limiting

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Meningitis by Listeria

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IV Amoxicillin + Gentamicin

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Non-Gonoccocal Urethritis

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Oral azithromycin or doxycycline

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Mastitis during breast-feeding

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Flucloxacillin

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27
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Mycobacterium Avium Intracellulare

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Rifabutin, Ethambutol, Clarithromycin

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28
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Genital Warts

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Topical Podophyllum or cryotherapy
Multiple non-keratinised warts –> topical agent
Single keratinised wart –> cryotherapy
Imiquimod –> topical cream –> second line
Most clear spontaneously in 1-2 years

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29
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PCP

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Co-trimoxazole

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Chlamydia

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Doxycycline 7 day course
OR Azithromycin (single dose - fist line)
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31
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CMV Retinitis

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IV Ganciclovir

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32
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HSV1 and HSV2

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Oral Aciclovir

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Cellulitis

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Flucloxacillin or Clarithromycin if allergic

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34
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Chikungunya

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Sypmtomatic relief only

35
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Japanese Encephalitis

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Supportive

36
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Hepatitis C Post Exposure Prohpylaxis

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Monthly PCR

If seroconversion –> IFN +/- Ribavirin

37
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Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

A

Amoxicillin or tetracycline or clarithromycin

38
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Throat infections

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Phenoxymethylpenicillin(erythromycin alone if penicillin-allergic)

39
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Clostridium difficile

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First episode: metronidazole - Second or subsequent episode of infection: vancomycin

40
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Syphillis

A

IM Benzathine Penicillin

OR Doxycycline

41
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Lower urinary tract infection

A

Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin. Alternative: amoxicillin or cephalosporin

42
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Bacterial Vaginosis

A

Oral metronidazole 5-7 days

43
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Listeria

A

Amoxicillin

44
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Animal or human bite

A

Co-amoxiclav(doxycycline + metronidazole if penicillin-allergic)

45
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Tularaemia

A

Doxycycline

46
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Dengue

A

Symptomatic

47
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Varicella Zoster Post Exposure Prohpylaxis if immunosuppressed or pregnant

A

VZV Immunolobulin for IgG negative women

48
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Meningitis Empirical less than 3 months

GBS, E. Coli, Listeria

A

IV Cefotaxime + Amoxicillin

49
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Invasive Aspergillosis

A

Voriconazole

50
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Gingivitis: acute necrotising ulcerative

A

Metronidazole

51
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Hepatitis B

A

Pegylated interferon-alpha

52
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Acute prostatitis

A

Quinolone or trimethoprim

53
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Acute pyelonephritis

A

Broad-spectrum cephalosporin or quinolone

54
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Hepatitis C

A

Protease inhibitors +/- Ribavirin

i. e. Daclastasvir + Sofosbuvir
i. e. Sofosbuvir + Simeprevir

55
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Shigellosis

A

Ciprofloxacin

56
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Tetanus

A

Supportive

57
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Periapical or periodontal abscess

A

Amoxicillin

58
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Cysticercosis

A

Niclosamide

59
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Erysipelas

A

Phenoxymethylpenicillin(erythromycin if penicillin-allergic)

60
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Cutaneous Anthrax

A

Ciprofloxacin

61
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Animal bites or Human bites

A

Co-Amoxiclav

IF allergy: Doxycycline + Metronidazole

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Campylobacter enteritis

A

Clarithromycin

63
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TB

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R = Rifampicin
I = Isoniazide
P = Pyrazinamide
E = Ethambutol

Active:
2 months RIPE followed by 4 months RI

Latent TB:
3 months of RI + Pyridoxine
or 6 months Isoniazid + Pyridoxine

Meningeal TB
Prolonged course + steroids

64
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Otitis externa

A

Flucloxacillin(erythromycin if penicillin-allergic)

65
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Malaria

A

Artemisinin-based combination therapy

Primaquine following acute therapy in Ovale and Virax to destroy liver hypnozoites

66
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Typhus

A

Doxycycline

67
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Otitis media

A

Amoxicillin(erythromycin if penicillin-allergic)

68
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Trachomonas Vaginalis

A

Oral Metronidazole 5-7 days

69
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Trypansomiasis American

A

Acute: Azole + Nitroderivative i.e. benznidazole or nifurtimox
Chronic: Treat complicaitons

70
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Salmonella (non-typhoid)

A

Ciprofloxacin

71
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H1N1 Influenza

A

Oseltamivir (neuraminidase inhibitor). Zanamivir (neuraminidase inhibitor)

72
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MRSA

A

Mupirocin 2% for nose and Chlorhexidine soap

Vancomycin, Linezolid, Teicoplanin

73
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Schistosomiasis

A

Praziquantel

74
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Mycoplasma Pneumonia

A

Doxycycline or macrolide

75
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Hepatitis B Post Exposure Prohpylaxis

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HBsAg Positive Source:

  • If known responder  give booster
  • If non-responder/not fully vaccinated  give Hepatitis B Immune Globulin and Vaccine

Unknown Source:

  • Consider booster dose HBV
  • Non-responders: HBIG + Vaccine
  • Being Vaccinated  accelerate course of vaccine
76
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Hydatid Disease

A

Albendazole

77
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Sinusitis

A

Amoxicillin or doxycycline or erythromycin

78
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Hospital-acquired pneumonia

A

Within 5 days of admission: co-amoxiclav or cefuroxime - More than 5 days after admission: piperacillin with tazobactam OR a broad-spectrum cephalosporin (e.g. ceftazidime) OR a quinolone (e.g. ciprofloxacin)

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Cryptosporidoiosis

A

Support

Nitazoxanide if immunocompetent

80
Q

Pneumonia possibly caused by atypical pathogens

A

Clarithromycin

81
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HIV Post Exposure Prohpylaxis

A

Low Risk: No PEP
High Risk:
- Combination of oral antiretrovirals ASAP for 4 weeks (start 1-2 hours up to 72 hours)
- Serology testing at 12 weeks post completion
- Reduces risk of transmission by 80%

82
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Giardiasis

A

Metronidazole

83
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Meningitis Empirical 3 months to 50 years

A

IV Cefotaxime

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