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micro- respiratory, digestive, urinary Flashcards

1
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streptococcus pyogenes infection that causes strawberry red tongue?

A

scarlet fever, scarletina

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what causes a characteristic palisade arrangement on a Schick test?

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corynebacterium diphtheria- pseudomembrane adheres to throat structures

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3
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most sinusitis is caused by

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moraxella catarrhalis

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4
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most otitis media caused by

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streptococcus pneumoniae

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5
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typical pneumonia- rust colored sputum, consolidation

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pneumococcal pneumonia

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6
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what is atypical pneumonia?

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mycoplasmal- walking pneumonia

less severe

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7
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pneumonic plague bacteria

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yersinia pestis

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8
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ornithosis aka

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psittacosis- chlamydia psittaci

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9
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legionnaires disease causes

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pontiac fever

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10
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4 phases of pertussis

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incubation
catarrhal
paroxysmal
convalescent

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11
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which disease is a medical emergency where you put the person in a tripod position and is caused by haemophilus influenza B?

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epiglottitis

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12
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SARS is an RNA virus caused by?

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coronavirus

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13
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what is the most common childhood respiratory disease?

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RSV- bluish skin, intercostal retractions, nasal flaring, rapid breathing

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14
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what is the fatal type of RSV?

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bronchiolitis

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15
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what emerging disease is a virus is caused by inhalation of visions from dried mouse urine or feces?

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hantavirus pulmonary syndrome- can be fatal

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16
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what causes croup?

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parainfluenza virus

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17
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what is the aka san joaquin valley fever?

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coccidioidomycosis- native american pots and blankets

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18
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what forms spherules in the lungs?

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coccidioidomycosis- resembles pneumonia or TB

San Joaquin Valley fever

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19
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glichrists disease aka

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pulmonary blastomycosis- emerging disease

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20
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what is found in farm workers in endemic areas?

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paracoccidioidomycosis- fungus

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21
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ohio river valley disease

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histoplasmosis- granuloma on x-ray

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22
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what is the only vibrio in freshwater

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vibrio cholera- rice water stools

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23
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bacillary dysentery

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shigellosis- shiga toxin

24
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what is the ratio of shigellosis in US?

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shigella sonnei- 2/3

shigella flexneri- 1/3

25
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travelers diarrhea is caused by

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e coli

undercooked beef or unpasteurized liquids

26
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campylobacter jejuni is most commonly found in?

27
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which digestive disease causes formation of pseudo-membranes in colon and life threatening peritonitis?

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clostridium difficile

28
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typhoid fever

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salmonellosis

29
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fried rice syndrome

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bacillus cereus food poisoning

30
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rubulavirus

31
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what is known as infectious hepatitis?

32
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Which Hep is a coinfection?

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Hep D needs Hep B

33
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what is enteric hepatitis?

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Hep E- fatal in 20% of pregnant women

34
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beaver fever

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giardiasis- rotten egg smelling stools

35
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entamoeba histolytica

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amebiasis- amebic dysentery

90% luminal amebiasis- asymptomatic

36
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which protozoa have been linked to raspberries?

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cyclosporiasis

37
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what are the different tapeworms?

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taenia saginata- beef
taenia solium- pork
diphyllobothrium latum- broad or fish
echinococcus granulosus- canine

38
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which tapeworm can cause megaloblastic anemia?

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diphyllobothriasis

39
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which tapeworm causes hyatid cysts primarily in the liver?

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echinococcus granulosus

40
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what is the 2nd MC nematode in US and can cause iron and protein deficiencies?

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hookworm- necator americanus

ancyclostoma duodenale

41
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what is the MC parasitic worm in US and can cause perianal itching at night?

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enterobius vermicularis- pinworm

42
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worm forms blister on the foot

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dracunculiasis- winding worm out with stick

43
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trichinosis is contracted by eating?

A

pork containing cysts

44
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weil’s disease aka

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leptospirosis

leptospira interrogans

urine from infected animal

45
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what causes urethritis in men?

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neisseria gonorrhoeae

46
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what is the MC reportable STD in US?

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chlamydia- also causes urethritis in men

47
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elementary bodies

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infective form

48
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reticulate bodies

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reproductive form

49
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bubo in groin

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lymphogranuloma venereum- chlamydia trachomatis (different strain)

50
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beefy red lesion

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granuloma inguinal- klebsiella granulomatis

51
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treponema pallidum pallidum

52
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chancroid caused by

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haemophilus ducreyi

53
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HHV2

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genital herpes

54
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condylomata acuminata

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HPV- cauliflower

55
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HHV 8

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kaposi sarcoma

56
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most common curable STD in women?

A

trichomonas vaginalis

NBCE sample questions and important info (27 decks)

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