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What are the four most common causes of pneumonia in a neonate (birth-28 days)?

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Group B strep
E. coli
Chlamydia trachomatis
HSV

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What are the four most common causes of pneumonia in children?

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RSV
S. pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Clamydophila pneumoniae

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What are the five most common causes of pneumonia in adults?

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S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Chlamoydophila pneumoniae
Influenza virus
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What are the five most common causes of pneumonia in elderly adults?

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S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
Influenza virus
S. aureus
Gram negative rods (Klebsiella)
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What could be the cause of pneumonia in an alcoholic?

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Klebsiella

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What could be the cause of pneumonia in a patient with decreased level of consciousness?

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S. aureus

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What could be the cause of pneumonia in a patient with cystic fibrosis?

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pseudomonas

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What could be the cause of pneumonia in a patient with HIV and CD4 count <200?

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pneumocystis jirovecii

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What could be the cause of pneumonia in a patient post-influenza?

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S. pneumo or S aureus (fatal)

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What could be the cause of pneumonia acquired from patio-cooling water mister?

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legionella

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What could be the cause of pneumonia acquired from travel to the southwestern US?

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coccidiodes immitis

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What could be the cause of pneumonia after exposure to bird/bat droppings in Ohio/Mississippi River valleys?

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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What could be the cause of pneumonia in a patient with a pet parrot?

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Chlamoydophila psittaci (associated with birds)

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What are the 3 most common causes of meningitis in neonates?

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Group B strep
E. coli
Listeria monocytogenes

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What are the 4 most common causes of meningitis in infants and children?

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S. pneumo
N. meningitidis
H. influenzae
Viruses (enterovirus)

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What are the 3 most common causes of meningitis in adults?

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S. pneumoniae
N. meningitidis
Enteroviruses

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What are the 3 most common causes of meningitis in the elderly?

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S. pneumoniae
Listeria monocytogenes
gram-negative rods (E. coli)

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What organism should be considered as the cause of meningitis in an unvaccinated child?

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H. influenza type B

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What organism should be considered as the cause of meningitis in an outbreak in a dormitory?

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N. meningitidis

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What organism should be considered as the cause of meningitis with a petechial rash?

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N. menigitidis

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What organism should be considered as the cause of meningitis in a patient with HIV?

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cryptococcus neoformans

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What organism should be considered as the cause of meningitis with RBCs in CSF and temporal lobe involvement on MRI?

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HSV encephalitis

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What are the CSF findings in bacterial meningitis?

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Opening pressure increased
WBC very increased
Differential: neutrophils
Protein very increased
Glucose decreased
Gram stain positive
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What are the CSF findings in fungal/TB meningitis?

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Opening pressure increased
WBC increased
Differential: lymphocytes
Protein: increased
Glucose: decreased
Gram stain negative
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What are the CSF findings in viral meningitis?
``` Opening pressure normal or increased WBC increased Differential: lymphocytes Protein: normal or increased Glucose: normal Gram stain: negative ```
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Management of anthrax exposure
1. remove clothing and wash patient with soap and water 2. ciprofloxacin or doxycycline 3. vaccination 4. raxibacumab - monoclonal Ab that neutralizes anthrax toxins (edema factor and lethal factor) - use when other prophylaxis is not available
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Smallpox presentation and management of exposure
1. remove clothing and wash patient with soap and water 2. vaccine available from CDC Presentation: rash on mouth and face -> spreads to trunk and extremities -> becomes vesicular/pustular
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What are the three possible presentations of anthrax?
1. cutaneous anthrax - necrotic ulcer with eschar 2. pulmonary anthrax - mediastinal LAD -> hemorrhagic mediastinitis (widening on CXR) -> bacteremia -> death 3. anthrax meningitis (hemorrhagic)
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What infection causes green, frothy vaginal discharge and flagellated cells on wet prep?
trichomonas
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What infection causes kilobytes on biopsy of lesion?
condyloma accuminatum caused by HPV (6&11)
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What infection causes multiple tender vesicles -> shallow ulcers?
HSV
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What infection causes a painless genital ulcer followed by rash that involves plasma and soles?
syphilis (treponema)
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What infection causes mucopurulent discharge and cervical motion tenderness?
PID - most commonly caused by chlamydia and gonorrhea
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What urinalysis findings would help to confirm the diagnosis of cystitis?
``` positive nitrites positive leukocyte esterase bacteriuria pyuria hematuria ```
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What organism causes strawberry cervix?
trichomonas
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What organism has clue cells?
Gardnerella vaginalis
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What organism has bacteria with "school of fish" appearance?
Haemophilus ducreyi
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What are the ToRCHeS infections?
Toxoplasma gondii, other (Parvovirus B19), Rubella, CMV, HIV, HSV2, Syphilis
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Toxoplasma gondii in neonates
spread through cat feces or ingestion of undercooked meat | neonatal symptoms: classic triad: chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and intracranial calcifications
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Parvovirus B19 in neonates
can cause hydrops fetalis in fetus -> fluid accumulation throughout fetus' body
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Rubella in neonates
spread through respiratory droplets neonatal symptoms: classic triad: cataracts, deafness, PDA could have blueberry muffin rash
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CMV in neonates
most common congenital infection | neonatal symptoms: hearing loss, seizures, petechial rash, periventricular calcifications
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HIV in neonates
recurrent infections; chronic diarrhea
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How should pregnant women with HIV be treated?
Mom should be on HAART during pregnancy given intrapartum zidovudine Delivery via C-section
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Herpes Simplex virus 2 in neonates
meningoencephalitis, herpetic (vesicular) lesions
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How should pregnant women with HSV-2 be treated?
give acyclovir at 36 weeks gestation | C-section if active infection
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Syphilis in neonates
often results in stillbirth, hydrops fetalis | If child survives: facial abnormalities, Hutchison teeth, saddle nose, short maxilla, saber shins, CN VIII deafness
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What is the treatment for syphilis in pregnant patients? What about with an allergy to that drug?
Tx = penicillin | With penicillin allergy = desensitize to penicillin and then give penicillin again
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What is the most likely cause of food poisoning with vomiting 1-6 hours after eating potato salad at a picnic?
S. aureus
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What is the most likely cause of food poisoning with vomiting 1-6 hours after eating reheated rice?
Bacillus cereus
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What is the most likely cause of food poisoning with vomiting and watery diarrhea on a cruise?
norovirus
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What is the most likely cause of food poisoning with watery diarrhea 12 hours after eating meat or poultry from a cafeteria?
salmonella
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What is the most likely cause of food poisoning with inflammatory diarrhea after eating undercooked hamburger meat, followed by acute kidney injury?
E. coli 0157:H7
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What is the most likely cause of food poisoning with inflammatory diarrhea after eating raw seafood?
vibrio parahemolyticus
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What is the most likely cause of food poisoning with inflammatory diarrhea followed by ascending paralysis?
Campylobacter jejuni
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What is the most likely cause of food poisoning with descending paralysis after ingestion of homemade canned goods?
Clostridium botulinum (symmetrical flaccid descending paralysis)
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What organism is the most likely cause of osteomyelitis in a patient with sickle cell disease?
Salmonella
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What organism is the most likely cause of osteomyelitis in a patient with a prosthetic device?
Staph epidermidis
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What organism is the most likely cause of osteomyelitis with involvement of the vertebrae?
mycobacterium tuberculosis
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What organism is the most likely cause of osteomyelitis following a cat bite?
Pasteurella multocida
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What organism is the most likely cause of osteomyelitis in an IV drug user?
S. aureus, Pseudomonas, serrate, candida
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What organism is the most likely cause of osteomyelitis in a diabetic with a foot ulcer?
polymicrobial, Pseudomonas, anaerobes
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What organism is the most likely cause of osteomyelitis with a puncture wound to foot through the sneaker?
Pseudomonas
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What is the gold standard for diagnosis of osteomyelitis?
bone biopsy and culture
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What is the most common overall cause of osteomyelitis?
S. aureus
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What nosocomial infection should you think of with a patient on a mechanical ventilator?
Pseudomonas
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What nosocomial infection should you think of with a patient with decubitus ulcers?
S. aureus
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What nosocomial infection should you think of with a patient with intravascular catheters?
S. epidermidis
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What nosocomial infection should you think of with a patient with urinary catheterization?
E. coli, Klebsiella, Proteus spp.
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What nosocomial infection should you think of with a patient on parenteral nutrition?
candida
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What toxin does bacillus anthracis produce? What two factors does it contain? How do they work?
Anthrax exotoxin -> edema factor and lethal factor Edema factor: increase cAMP by acting as an adenylate cyclase, causing edema and phagocyte dysfunction Lethal factor: zinc-dep protease that inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling, causing apoptosis and multi system disruption
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What toxins does Bordatella pertussis produce? How do they work?
Pertussis toxin and Adenylate cyclase toxin Pertussis toxin: disinherits adenylate cyclase through Gi ADP-ribosylation, increasing cAMP levels; causes edema and phagocyte dysfunction Adenylate cyclase toxin: functions as adenylate cyclase, increasing cAMP levels; causes edema and phagocyte dysfunction
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What toxin does Clostridium botulinum produce? How does it work?
Botulinum toxin - blocks presynaptic release of ACh at the NMJ, resulting in flaccid pralysis
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What toxins do Clostridium difficile release? How do they work?
Toxin A & B Toxin A - recruits and activates neutrophils, leading to release of cytokines that cause mucosal inflammation, fluid loss, and diarrhea Toxin B - Induces actin depolymerization, leading to mucosal cell death, bowel wall necrosis & pseudomembrane formation
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What toxin does Shigella dysenteriae produce? How does it work?
Shiga toxin - halts protein synthesis by disabling the 60S ribosomal subunit, leading to interstitial epithelial cell death and diarrhea
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What toxins does Streptococcus pyogenes produce? How do they work?
Pyrogenic exotoxin & Streptolysin O & S Pyrogenic exotoxin - acts a s asuperantigen, inducing fever and shock; associated with scarlet fever and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome Streptolysin O&S - damages erythrocyte membranes, causing beta hemolysis

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