Miscellaneous Flashcards
Relative bradycardia (lower HR than might be expected for a given body temp)
Faget’s sign
Faget’s sign present
Dengue
Leptospirosis
Typhoid Fever
Arthritis + fever caused by B.burgdorferi
Lyme disease
Large ecchymoses and hemorrhagic bullae
Purpura fulminans
Hemorrhagic vesicles with a rim of erythema with central necrosis and ulceration
Ecthyma gangrenosum
Causes of ecthyma gangrenosum
P.aeruginosa
Aeromanas hydrophila
Raw shellfish
Vibrio vulnificus
Exanthem or erythema multiforme in a patient with history of dog bite
Capnocytophaga
Diffuse, sunburn-type rash
Erythroderma
Vaccines contraindicated in pregnancy
MMR
Varicella
Contraindication to influenza immunization
History if severe allergy to egg protein
MCC of travelers’ diarrhea
Enterotoxigenic E.coli
Treatment for travelers’ diarrhea
Quinolones
HACEK
Haemophilus Aggregatibacter Cardiobacterium Eikenella Kingella
NVE caused by Strep viridans originate from
Oral cavity
Valve MC affected in IV drug users
Tricuspid valve
Staph aureus
IV antibiotic of choice for Enterococcal endocarditis in penicillin-allergic patient
Vanco + Aminoglycoside
DOC for HACEK endocarditis
Ceftriaxone
Prophylaxis for dental procedures
Amoxicillin 2g 1hr prior
Abrupt fiery-red swelling of the face or extremities caused by Strep pyogenes
Erysipelas
Cellulitis after penetrating injury such as stepping on a nail
P.aeruginosa
Causative organism of myonecrosis or gas gangrene
Clostridium perfringens
MC route of infection for septic arthritis
Hematogenous spread
MCc of septic arthritis in young adults and adolescents
N.gonorrhea
MC manifestation of primary bacterial peritonitis
Fever
MC etiologic agent in CAPD peritonitis
Staphylococcus spp.
MC route for development if liver abscesses
Associated with biliary tract disease
Single most reliable lab finding in liver abscesses
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase
Most frequent route for development of perinephric abscesses
Ascending infection from initial cystitis
Most improved risk factor for the development of perinephric abscesses
Concomitant nephrolithiasis
Mechanism of Vibrio cholerae toxin causing diarrhea
Persistent activation of adenylate cyclase
Causes of non-inflammatory diarrhea
ETEC
V.cholerae
S.aureus
Cause of travelers’ diarrhea associated with ingestion of seafood on a cruise ship
Norovirus
Cause of travelers’ diarrhea among hikers and campers who drink from freshwater streams
Giardia lamblia
Typical of dysentery caused by Salmonella or Shigella
Tenesmus
Diarrhea associated with current or recent antibiotic treatment
Clostridium difficile
Dysentery from intake of contaminated mollusks or crustaceans
Vibrio parahemolyticus
Bacterial food poisoning with the shortest incubation period
Staph aureus
Usual causative agent of hospital-acquired diarrheal illness
C.difficile
DOC for gonococcal urethritis
Ceftriaxone IM or Cefpodoxime or Cefixime
DOC for non-gonococcal urethritis
Ceftriaxone or Doxycycline
Causes acute epidymitis in young, sexually active males under 35
C.trachomatis
Clue cells
Bacterial vaginosis
Usual causative agent if bacterial vaginosis
Gardnerella vaginalis
Clinical feature most suggestive of PID
Cervical tenderness on motion
Pleuritic RUQ pain secondary to perihepatitis in PID
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
OPD DOC for PID
Ofloxacin + Metronidazole x 14 days
Genital ulcer with undermined, irregular, shaggy edges with tender inguinal lymphadenopathy
Chancroid
Etiologic agent for chancroid
Hemophilus ducreyi
Etiologic agent for lymphogranuloma venereum
C.trachomatis
MC health care-associated infection
UTI
Early onset nosocomial pneumonia (within first 4 days of admission) is often caused by
Strep pneumonia
Hemophilus
MCC of vascular device-associated bacteremias
Coagulase-negative Staph
MCC of nosocomial Legionella
Contamination of potable water
MC type of infection encountered <1 month of KT
Bacterial and Fungal Infections
MC type of infection encountered 1-4 months post KT
Viral Infections (CMV, BK, JK virus)
Pulmo infections occurring late in the course (>6 months) post KT
Pneumocsytis and Invasive fungi
Pox-like virus
Molluscum contagiosum
Causative agent of Condyloma acuminata
HPV
Causative agent of furunculosis
Staph aureus
Causative agent of cutaneous larva migrans
Ancylostoma braziliense
May cause Kaposi’s sarcoma
HIV
Causative agent of erysipelas
Strep pyogenes
Causative agent of cat scratch disease
Bartonella
Causative agent of hot tub folliculitis
P.aeruginosa
Causative agent of shingles
VZV
AE of Vancomycin
Red Man Syndrome
AE of Clarithromycin
Prolonged QT
AE of clindamycin
Pseudomembranous colitis
AE of linezolid
Myelosuppression
AE of metronidazole
Disulfiram-like reaction
AE of Amikacin
Nephrotoxicity
AE of Imipinem
Seizures
AE of erythromycin
Cholestatic jaundice
Believed to be the cause of most cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma
Human herpesvirus 8
Characteristic rash of Lyme disease
Erythema migrans