Other Flashcards

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Don’t forget to look over viral diseases again.

A

Otherwise you’ll look like a fucking dumbass

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2
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How should pediatric patients be weighed?

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naked.

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3
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Biggest problem in medical incidents?

A

Follow-Up – Reassessment

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4
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Treatment for MRSA?

A
Bactrim DS twice a day
Bleach Baths (3-5mL bleech/gallon H2O) twice daily
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5
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Risk factors for MRSA? (4)

A

Cystic Fibrosis
Trach. tube
Healthcare facility exposure (Long-term care, surgery, work)
Antibiotic Exposures

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6
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Risk factors for CA MRSA?

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Illegal Drugs
High Contact Activity (Sports, Sex, Lap Dancing)
Tattooing
Surgery
Breast milk
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7
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If Bacitracin is more effective against MRSA, why would you prescribe Clindamycin instead?

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Clindamycin is better if people tend to miss doses

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8
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What physical activity will drastically improve MRSA recovery?

A

Drainage of Abscess

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9
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What should you do whenever you come up against MRSA?

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Send specimen for culture, ask for susceptibility testing

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10
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What scan would you use to detect MRSA infections in a joint?

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MRI

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Why do you give pertussis patients Antibiotics even through it is a toxin mediated disease?

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It may decrease the infectivity

It also makes patients feel better

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If you diagnose a patient with pertussis, who do you immediately need to contact and test?

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Everyone in your waiting room.

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13
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What might diminish the efficacy of Pertussis PCR testing?

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if Pertussis vaccination is given in office

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14
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Why are pregnant women given pertussis vaccines?

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So they can pass on immunity to infants for the time before they get their first vaccination

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What is commonly seen in the skin of N. meningitis patients?

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Looks like blood is coming through skin on chest

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Heightened WBC, Neutrophils, and Band are consistent with…

A

Bacterial Infection

17
Q

Who is someone you should never give a meningococcal vaccine to?

A

Someone who has had Guillian-Barre syndrome

18
Q

If a person is symptom free, but has been exposed to meningococcus, what should you do?

A

Rifampin
Ceftriaxone (Usually just this)
Ciprofloxacin

19
Q

Why might people prever to avoid the Menveo vaccine?

A

It comes with 2 vials to mix and inject –> increased likelihood of human error

20
Q

What should you never give a rotavirus patient?

A

Phenergan – Can cause cardiac arrythmia

21
Q

Does the Rotarix vaccine prevent illness?

A

No, is decreases severity and hospitalization

22
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1 cause of diarrhea in America

23
Q

You should avoid treatment for RSV until the patient is….

A

sick enough to be hospitalized

24
Q

How do you treat Group B Strep?

A

Ampicilin and Gentamycin

25
Currently recommended pneumococcal vaccine?
Prevnar 13 | GaZing-GaZing-GaZing
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Problem with bronchoscopy cultures?
They can accidently get oral colonies on them
27
What type of cultures are you most prone to use? Exception to this rule?
Blood Cultures | Sputum may be useful in especially bad cases or in cases with compicating factors (AIDS, breathing machine, etc.)
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Fungus that is especially common in Indiana. | How is it diagnosed?
Histoplasmosis | Serology
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Who is most prone to have a Histoplasmosis problem?
IC patients
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Short term concern about inappropriate antibiotic use?
May open the door for C. difficile | Can cause colon loss or death
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Should you treat asymptomatic bactouria? Exception to this rule.
No, it may just be normal and fine Treat is and you may give someone CDiff for no reason Exception -- IC Patients
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When looking for S. Aureus in the blood you should....
Check two different sites Testing from the line may give contaminates If its in both cultures, its probably not a contaminant
33
"Biofilms can be a real....
bitch."
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What should you do first in a spinal infection without compression?
Take a sample to determine what you're treating before you blast the patient with antibiotics
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Who grows neurosyphilis like its their job?
HIV patients