Skin Infections

Question 1

cellulitis is infection of what?

Answer 1

subcutaneous tissue

Question 2

2 bugs causing cellulitis most commonly?

Answer 2

staph or strep A

Question 3

a difference clinically that can help you determine staph cellulitis from strep cellulits?

Answer 3

abscess for staph

no abscess for strep a

Question 4

if pt is not septic, treat strep cellulitis with?

if pt is not septic, treat staph cellulitis with?

Answer 4

cephalexin

bactrim or clindamycin

Question 5

if pt is septic, treat strep cellulitis with?

if pt is septic, treat staph cellulitis with?

Answer 5

pip tazo or just cover staph with

IV vanco, lenezolid, clinda

Question 6

how to make osteomyelts diagnosis?

Answer 6

first x ray, if positive great, but if negative MRI.

Question 7

What is the best test to diagnose osteo?

Answer 7

biopsy

Question 8

how to treat osteomyletis?

Answer 8

4-6 weeks abx and debridement

Question 9

what bug causes gas gangrene?

Answer 9

c pergringes

Question 10

how to diagnose gas gangrene?

Answer 10

x ray which will show you gas

Question 11

how to treat gas gangrene?

Answer 11

debridement with PCN and clindamycin

Question 12

what two bugs causes nec fasc?

Answer 12

staph and strep

Question 13

how do we differentiate gas gangrene from nec fac?

Answer 13

nec fac people are super sick, pain out of proprtion and blue gray discolaration

Question 14

how to make the diagnosis?

Answer 14

x ray to show gas

Question 15

treatment for nec fac?

Answer 15

debridement

clindamycin plus ampicillin plus ceftriaxone

Question 16

most common cause of osteo?

What is the exception to this? 3 things.

Answer 16

staph
sickle cell, salmonella
penetrating wound, pseudo
diabetic foot ulcer, pseudo

Question 17

what med to treat scabies?

Answer 17

topical permethrin