Q Set D Flashcards
1
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Listeria Rhombencephalitis
A
- healthy people
- biphasic
- ring enhancing abscesses
2
Q
Rhombencephalitis ddx
A
- Listeria, enterovirus 71, HSV, HHV-6, EBV, MTB
- Behcet’s
3
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mcr-1
A
polymyxin resistance
4
Q
Scedosporium
A
- assoc with near drowning
- lung, CNS, invasion from sinuses
- tx: vori
5
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Rheumatic fever
A
- carditis (heart block), polyarthritis, erythema marginatum (serpiginous), fever
- elevated ASO or DNAase B, ESR, CRP
6
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Ixodes tick
A
Borrelia (burgdorferi, myamotoi)
Anaplasma
Babesia
Powassan
7
Q
ART: Rise in Cr
A
dolutegravir, bic, cobi
8
Q
Erythrasma
A
Corynebacterium minutissimum
- coral red with UV Woods lamp
- inguinal areas, dry, asx
9
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Erysipelas
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- acute onset sx, F, chills
- clearly demarcated
- upper dermis + superficial lymphatics
10
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TB & HIV
A
- 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
11
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Epiglottitis
A
- “worst sore throat of my life”, spitting instead of swallowing d/t pain
- normal pharyngeal exam
- thumb sign on lateral XR
12
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ERM gene
A
inducible macroline resistance
-often carried by M abscessus
13
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Atazanavir AE
A
indirect hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice)
14
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Bacteria Resistant to Polymixins
A
MaPPS
Morganella and Providencia, Proteus, Serratia
15
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Plague
A
- Yersinia pestis
- plague pneumonia - infected cats appear to be choking
- or regional LAD after bite from rodent fleas
16
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Psittacosis
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- exposure to birds
- HA, slightly low WBC, pna, red spots rash, splenomegaly
- tx doxy