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?
