Q Set D Flashcards

1
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Listeria Rhombencephalitis

A
  • healthy people
  • biphasic
  • ring enhancing abscesses
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Rhombencephalitis ddx

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  • Listeria, enterovirus 71, HSV, HHV-6, EBV, MTB

- Behcet’s

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3
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mcr-1

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polymyxin resistance

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4
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Scedosporium

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  • assoc with near drowning
  • lung, CNS, invasion from sinuses
  • tx: vori
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5
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Rheumatic fever

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  • carditis (heart block), polyarthritis, erythema marginatum (serpiginous), fever
  • elevated ASO or DNAase B, ESR, CRP
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6
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Ixodes tick

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Borrelia (burgdorferi, myamotoi)
Anaplasma
Babesia
Powassan

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7
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ART: Rise in Cr

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dolutegravir, bic, cobi

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8
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Erythrasma

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Corynebacterium minutissimum

  • coral red with UV Woods lamp
  • inguinal areas, dry, asx
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Erysipelas

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  • acute onset sx, F, chills
  • clearly demarcated
  • upper dermis + superficial lymphatics
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10
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TB & HIV

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  • if CD4 <50 –> start TB tx immediately, then ART within 2 wks
  • if CD4 >50 –> start TB tx immediately, then ART within 8-12 wks
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11
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Epiglottitis

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  • “worst sore throat of my life”, spitting instead of swallowing d/t pain
  • normal pharyngeal exam
  • thumb sign on lateral XR
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12
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ERM gene

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inducible macroline resistance

-often carried by M abscessus

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13
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Atazanavir AE

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indirect hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice)

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14
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Bacteria Resistant to Polymixins

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MaPPS

Morganella and Providencia, Proteus, Serratia

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15
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Plague

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  • Yersinia pestis
  • plague pneumonia - infected cats appear to be choking
  • or regional LAD after bite from rodent fleas
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16
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Psittacosis

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  • exposure to birds
  • HA, slightly low WBC, pna, red spots rash, splenomegaly
  • tx doxy
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17
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Paragonimus westermani

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  • lung fluke
  • East Asia
  • FW crayfish/crabs
  • pulm sx (hemoptysis) + GI sx
18
Q

Mycobacterium chimaera

A
  • prosthetic valve endocarditis

- heater-cooler units in OR

19
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TB meningitis

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  • basilar meningitis, lymphocyte predominant
  • can have leptomeningeal enhancement
  • RF: anti TNF agent (infliximab)
20
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Aeromonas hydrophila

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  • freshwater injuries (hurricanes, tsunami)
  • leeches, polluted water, pools
  • mostly commonly causes diarrhea
21
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Skin lesions associated with anti-TNF agents

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  • eczema, psoriasis, xerosis cutis, palmoplantar pustulosis

- used for IBD

22
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mprF

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-daptomycin resistance in S aureus

23
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vanA

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  • vancomycin resistance to S aureus

- MIC>8

24
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hyper-IgE syndrome

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  • STAT3 mutation
  • recurrent candidiasis, bacterial pna, skin abscesses
  • “Job’s syndrome”
25
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Disseminated MAC

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  • adult: acquire auto-antibody in interferon gamma function

- child: interferon gamma receptor deficiency

26
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Acute schistosomiasis

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Katayama fever

  • F, abd pain, eosinophilia
  • exposure to FW
27
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Fanconi’s syndrome

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  • TDF >1 yr

- proteinuria, glycosuria, low phos

28
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IUD

A

Actinomyces

-no need for IUD removal or abx tx

29
Q

denture stomatitis

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form of oral candidiasis

-pain + erythema, no white plaques

30
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Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

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  • winter, rodent exposure, high CSF WBC for viral (>1000)

- otherwise nonspecific: HA, myalgias, meningismus

31
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Hantaviruses

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  • worldwide, rodents
  • viral hemorrhagic fever (with renal sx in old world)
  • Sin Nombre (SW US, Lat Amer) –> pulmonary syndrome
32
Q

Africa viral hemorrhagic fevers

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Ebola (bat)
Marburg (bat)
Lassa (rodent)

33
Q

Travelers diarrhea (dysentery + F) tx

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azithromycin (campy, Salmonella, Shigella)

34
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Most communicable enteric pathogens

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Shigella

Norovirus (V)

35
Q

Legionella

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  • contaminated water aerosols

- severe pna, hyponatremia

36
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Hantaan

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  • viral hemorrhagic fever with renal sx

- east Asia

37
Q

Hep B treatment

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  • active replication + necroinflamation (LFTs or bx)
  • HBeAg neg: >2,000
  • HBeAg pos: >20,000
  • Pregnant: >200,000
  • entecavir or tenofovir
38
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Legionella precautions

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standard (not transmitted person to person)

39
Q

F, Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia, elevated LFTs after a tick bite

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Ehrlichiosis or Anaplasmosis

tx: doxy

40
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Looks like ehrlichiosis but not responsive to doxy

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Heartland virus

-missouri/TN

41
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Lyme disease tx in pregnancy

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-amoxicillin

avoid tetracyclines

42
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mcr-1

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polymyxin resistance

-modifies lipid A so polymyxins bind less well