OM + SSTIs Flashcards
How does the skin protect against infections?
What are the pathogens involved in CA-SSTIs?
What pathogens are involved in nosocomial, complicated SSTIs?
What are the risk factors for SSTIs?
What are the different types of uncomplicated SSTIs? Which are purulent and non-purulent?
What is the difference between erysipelas and cellulitis? What are the signs and symptoms? Pathogens involved? Risk factors? Diagnosis?
How is erysipelas and cellulitis treated?
What are considered special cases of non-purulent SSTIs? How do you treat them?
What is impetigo? How does it present? What pathogens are involved? Risk factors?
What is bullous impetigo? How is it different from impetigo? What pathogens are involved? How do you treat it?
What is folliculitis? How does it present? Pathogens? Risk factors? Treatment?
What is the difference between furuncles and a carbuncle? How does it present? How do you treat it?
How do you classify complicated SSTIs?
What is necrotizing SSTIs? What pathogens are involved? Risk factors? Treatment?
What pathogens are involved in animal bite wounds? What types do we worry about the most? How do you treat it?
What pathogens are involved in human bite wounds? How do you treat it?
What should be consider for the treatment of burn wounds? What pathogens should we be concerned about?
What are decubitus ulcers? How do you classify them? What pathogens are involved? Risk factors? Treatment?
What are diabetic ulcers? Why are we concerned about them? Pathogens? Risk factors? Treatment?
How do you assess the severity of infection?
What is osteomyelitis? What are the three different types?
What pathogens cause the three types of OM?
What are the risk factors for OM? Age of onset? and site of infection?
How does OM present clinically?
What are some important considerations when using laboratory findings to diagnose or monitor OM?
What are the non-pharmacological measures used in OM?
What are some general principles of pharmacological therapy in OM?
How do you empirically treat hematogenous or contiguous OM?
How do you empirically treat vascular insufficiency OM?
What is the targeted therapy for hematogenous and contiguous OM?
What is the targeted therapy for vascular insufficiency OM?
What are some considerations for the treatment of chronic OM?
How do you treat PJI/OM?
What are SSIs? How do we classify them?
What are the recommended ABX PPX for cardiothoracic procedures?
What are the recommended ABX PPX for orthopedic procedures?
What are the recommended ABX PPX for abdominal procedures?
What are the recommended ABX PPX for obstetrics procedures?
What are the recommended ABX PPX for hepatic/biliary procedures?
What are the recommended ABX PPX for trauma wounds?
