Pediatric ID Week Flashcards
1
Q
Rubella in adults
A
- Fever
- Maculopapular rash that spreads from head to trunk
- Arthritis and arthralgias
- DONT CONFUSE THIS FOR PARVO
2
Q
When N. meningitides doesn’t present with meningitis
A
- Patients often describe rapid progression and feeling “the worst I have ever felt”
- Lots of nonspecific symptoms (fever, N/V, etc)
- Nonsuppurative pharyngitis
- Severe myalgias
- Mottled skin or palor
3
Q
Scarlet fever
A
4
Q
Diarrhea < 1 year of age is ___ until proven otherwise
A
Diarrhea < 1 year of age is Rotavirus until proven otherwise
5
Q
Rashes that come and go
A
Erythema toxicum (babies)
Erythema multiforme (usually after viral illness)
6
Q
Erythema marginatum
A
w/ rheumatic fever
7
Q
Hx of consumption of unpasteurized milk
A
- Listeria
- Brucella
- M. bovium
8
Q
Treatment for Toxo
A
- Pyrimthamine
- Leucovorin
- Take your pick:
- Clindamycin
- Sulfadiazine
- Azithromycin
- Atovaquone