Primer 13 Flashcards
4 most common side effects of B-blocker meds?
3 patients that should be monitored carefully on B-Blockers?
- Bronchocnstrxn.
- Bradycardia
- AV Block
- Mask hypoglycemia
- COPD/ asthma
- DM patients on meds
- Acute CHF patients (may exacerbate acute episode)
Match the disease to the following immunopathology:
- Antimicrobial Abs
- Antiplatelet Abs
- Newborn with chronic diarrhea, failure to thrive, chronic candidiasis
- Child with eczema, coarse facial features, cold accesses
- Child with partial albinsism, peripheral neuropathy, recurrent infections
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- ITP (immune thrombocytopenia purpura)
- SCID
- Hyper IgE (Job Syndrome)
- Chediak Higashi Syndrome
Clinical uses for first, second, third, fourth generation cephalosporins:
1st: gram +, PEK
2nd: gram +, HEN PEK
3rd: gram - (pseudomonas, n. gonorrhea)
4th (cefipime): gram +, gram -
Recall HEN PEK organisms
H. flu
Enterobacter
Neisseria
Proteus
E Coli
Klebsiella
Gardinella Vaginalis (Bacterial Vaginosis): Discharge Vaginal pH Wet Mount Treatment
- Thin, gray-white, fishy smell
- pH»> 4.5
- CLUE CELLS (epi cells with dots = the bacteria)
- whiff test (mix with KOH and smell = STANKY)
- Metronidazole, Clindamycin
Candida Albicans/ Vaginal Candidiasis: Discharge Pelvic exam Vaginal pH Wet Mount Treatment
- Chunky, white, cottage cheese
- may see exhortations due to itch
- pH = 4-4.5
- yeast formations (hyphae, buds)
- -azole, nystatin
Trichomonas Vaginalis: Discharge Pelvic Exam Vaginal pH Wet Mount Treatment
- Frothy, green-yellow, fishy smell
- strawberry cervix
- pH»>4.5
- motile pear shaped flagellated organisms
- metronidazole
How do we treat pregnant females with syphilis that are allergic to penicillin?
BENZOTHENE PENICILLIN G upon desensitization
Early manifestations of congenital syphilis (4):
- HSM w/ ^ LFTs
- Rash–> desquamation of hands and feet
- snuffles (bloody nasal secretions)
- skeletal abnormalities on XR
Late Manifestations of congenital syphilis (6):
- Frontal bossing
- Saddle nose
- Saber shin
- Hutchinson teeth
- Interstitial keratitis
- perforation of hard palate
What is condyloma accuminata?
What pathogens cause this disease?
Histological findings?
Genital warts
HPV 6, 11
Koilocytes (perinuclear cytoplasmic clearing)
How does N. Gonnorrhea infection present in:
Women?
Men?
Women: asymptomatic until PID develops
Men: urethritis, dysuria, mucopurulent discharge, epididymitis, disseminated infection with septic arthritis
JOINT PAIN IN YOUNG SEXUALLY ACTIVE MALES
What is the #1 bacterial STI?
Chlamydia!
What is the #1 cause of Reiter’s Syndrome/ Reactive arthritis?
Chlamydia!
Which serotypes of chlamydia cause STI?
D-K
How does a Chlamydia infection typically present in:
Women?
Men?
Typically asymptomatic!
Women: cervicitis, urethritis w/ dysuria–> PID
Men: epididymitis, prostatitis
Both: Conjunctivitis, lymphogranuloma venereum
What is lymphogranuloma venereum?
Chlamydial infection
PAINLESS general ulcer–> Bubos (engorged, swollen inguinal nodes that can burst)