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1
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bugs that cause bloody diarrhea (7)

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  1. campylobacter (c. jejuni)
  2. EHEC
  3. EIEC
  4. Salmonella
  5. Shigella
  6. yersinia enterocolitica
  7. entaemoeba histolytica (protozoa)
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bugs that cause watery diarrhea (6)

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  1. c difficile
  2. c perfringens
  3. ETEC - traveler’s diarrhea
  4. vibrio cholera
  5. viruses (rotavirus, norovirus)
  6. protozoa (giardia, cryptosporidium)
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comma- or S-shaped organism
grows at 42 degrees
causes blood diarrhea

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campylobacter

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protozoan
amebig dysentry
liver abscess
bloody diarrhea

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entaemoeba histolytica

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can cause HUS
makes shiga-like oxin
bloody diarrhea

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EHEC

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invades colonic mucosa

bloody diarrhea

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EIEC

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lactose negative
flagella
animal reservoir
bloody diarrhea

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salmonella

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lactose negative
Shiga toxin
bloody diarrhea

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Shigaella

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day-care outbreaks
pseudoappendicitis
bloody diarrhea

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yersinia enterocolitica

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pseudomembranous colitis

watery diarrhea, sometimes bloody diarrhea

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c. diffficile

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gas gangrene

watery diarrhea

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c. perfringens

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traveler’s diarrhea
heat labile and heat stable toxin
watery diarrhea

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ETEC

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comma-shaped
rice-water diarrhea
infected seafood
watery diarrhea

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vibrio cholera

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PNA bugs in neonates

2

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  1. GBS

2. E coli

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PNA in children (4wk - 18yr) (5)

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  1. RSV
  2. mycoplasma
  3. chlamydia trachomatis
  4. chlamydia pneumoniae
  5. strep pneumoniae

Runts May Cough Chunky Sputum

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PNA in young adults (3)

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  1. Mycoplasma
  2. Chlamydia pneumoniae
  3. strep pneumo
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PNA in older adults (5)

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  1. strep pneumo
  2. h flu
  3. anaerobes
  4. viruses
  5. mycoplasma
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PNA in elderly (5)

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  1. strep pnuemo
  2. influenza virus
  3. anaerobes
  4. h flu
  5. GN rods
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PNA in alcoholics and IVDU’s (3)

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  1. strep pneumo
  2. klebsiella
  3. staph
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PNA in aspiration (1)

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anaerobes

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atypical PNA (3)

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  1. mycoplasma
  2. legionalla
  3. chlamydia
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CF PNA (3)

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pseudomonas, staph, strep pnemo

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PNA in immunocompromised (5)

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  1. staph
  2. enteric GN rods
  3. fungi
  4. viruses
  5. pneumocystis
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nosocomial PNA (3)

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  1. staph
  2. pseudomonas
  3. enteric GN rods
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postviral PNA (3)

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  1. staph
  2. h flu
  3. strep pneumo
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Newborn meningitis bugs (3)

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  1. GBS
  2. E coli
  3. Listeria
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childhood meningitis bugs (4)

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  1. strep pneumo
  2. meningococcus
  3. h flu B
  4. enterovirus
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adult meningitis bugs (4)

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  1. strep pnuemo
  2. meningococcus
  3. enterovirus
  4. HSV
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elderly meningitis bugs (3)

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  1. strep pneumo
  2. GN rods
  3. listeria
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30
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treating meningitis

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`ctx and vanc + amp if listeria suspected

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31
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CSF of fungal meningitis

  • opening pressure
  • cell type
  • protein
  • sugar
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  • elevated pressure
  • lots of lymphocytes
  • lots of protein
  • less sugar
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CSF of TB meningitis

  • opening pressure
  • cell type
  • protein
  • sugar
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  • elevated pressure
  • lots of lymphocytes
  • lots of protein
  • less sugar
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CSF of bacterial meningitis

  • opening pressure
  • cell type
  • protein
  • sugar
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  • elevated pressure
  • lots of PMNs
  • lots of protein
  • less sugar
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CSF of viral meningitis

  • opening pressure
  • cell type
  • protein
  • sugar
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  • normal to increased pressure
  • lots of lymphocytes
  • normal to elevated protein
  • normal sugar
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most common osteomyelitis

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staph aureus

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36
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osteomyelitis in sexually active

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septic arthritis

or

neisseria gonorrhoeae

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osteomyelitis in DM and IVDU (2)

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  1. pseudomonas

2. serratia

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38
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osteomyelitis in sickle cell (1)

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salmonella

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39
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osteomyelitis in prosthetic joint replacement (2)

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  1. staph aureus

2. staph epidermidis

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osteomyelitis w/vertebral involvement (1)

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Pott disease *( mycobacterium)

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41
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osteomyelitis with cat and dog bites (1)

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pasteurella multicodia

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42
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UTI lab markers: leukocyte esterase indicates what

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bacterial UTI

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43
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UTI lab markers: nitrite test + indicates what

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GN bacterial UTI

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44
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top three UTI bugs

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  1. E coli
  2. staph saprophyticus
  3. klebsiella pneumoniae
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45
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which UTI bug causes struvite stones and why

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Proteus mirabilis b/c it has urease

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46
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which UTI bug causes blug-green pigment and fruity odor

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pseudomonas

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47
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three common vaginal infections

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  1. bacterial vaginosis
  2. trichomoniasis
  3. candida vulvovaginitis
48
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signs and symptoms of bacterial vaginosis (3)

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no inflammation
thin, white discharge
fishy odor

49
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signs and symptoms of trichomoniasis (2)

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inflammation

frothy,green-grey foul-smelling discharge

50
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signs and symptoms of candida vulvovaginitis (2)

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inflammation

thick, white cottage cheese discharge

51
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lab findings of bacterial vaginosis

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clue cells

pH > 4.5

52
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lab findings of trichomoniasis

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motile trichomonads

pH > 4.5

53
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lab findings of candida vulvovaginitis

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pseudohyphae
pH normal (4.0-4.5)
54
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treatment for bacterial vaginosis

A

metronidazole

55
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treatment for trichomoniasis

A

metro for both pt and partner

56
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treatment for candida vulvovaginitis

57
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TORCHHeS infections

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  1. toxo
  2. rubella
  3. CMV
  4. HIV
  5. HSV-2
  6. Syphilis
58
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what infection can cause hydrops fetalis?

A

parvovirus B19

59
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what does neonatal toxo infection look like?

- triad

A
  1. chorioretinitis
  2. hydrocephalus
  3. intracranial calcifications
60
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what does neonatal rubella infection look like

  • triad
  • and look
A
  1. PDA
  2. cataracts
  3. deafness

blueberry muffin rash

61
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what does neonatal CMV infection look like

- 4)

A
  1. hearing loss
  2. seizures
  3. petechial rash
  4. blueberry muffin rash
62
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what does neonatal HIV infection look like? (2)

A
  1. recurrent infections

2. chronic diarrhea

63
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what does neonatal HSV-2 look like (2)

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  1. encephalitis

2. herpectic (vesicular lesions)

64
Q

what does neonatal syphilis look like if baby survives? 5)

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  1. notched teeth
  2. saddle nose
  3. short maxilla
  4. saber sinus
  5. CN VIII deafness
65
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Red rashes of childhood (7)

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  1. Coxsackie A
  2. HHV-6 (roseola)
  3. Measles virus (paramyxo)
  4. Parvovirus B19
  5. rubella virus (togavirus) - German measles
  6. Strep pyogenes
  7. VZV
66
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Hand foot mouth disease by what bug

A

coxsackievirus A

67
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Coxsackie A rash presentation

A

palms and soles: vesicular rash

oral mucosa: vesicles ulcers

68
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HHV-6

  • what syndrome
  • presentation
A

Roseola

all over body: macular rash after several days of fever

69
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Measles virus

  • what kind of virus
  • what is Measles also called
  • presentation
A

Paramyxovirus
Rubeola

First CCCK: cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, koplik …
then
Head –> moves down: rash

70
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parvovirus b19

  • what syndrome does it cause
  • presetnation
  • what can it cause if in pregnant woman
A
  • erythema infectiosum (fifth disease)

“slapped cheek” rash on face

hydrops fetalis

71
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rubella virus

  • what syndrome
  • presentation
A

rubella

head –> down: rash
trunk: fine rash

postauricular LAD

72
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strep pyogenes

  • what syndrome does it cause
  • presentation
A

Scarlet fever

  • sand-paper rash
  • fever and sore throat
73
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VZV

  • what syndrome
  • presentation
A

chicken pox

trunk –> face and extremities: vesicular rash

74
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rocky mountain spotted fever

  • what bug
  • presentation
A
  • rickettsia rickettsii

- wrists and ankles –> trunk palms and soles

75
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typhus

  • what bug
  • presentation
A
  • rickettsia typhi (fleas)

- rash from inside out; spares palms and soles

76
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chancroid

  • what is it
  • what causes it
A
  • painful genital ulcer with inguinal adenopathy

- haemophilus ducreyi (do cry b/c it’s painful)

77
Q

condylomata

- what causes it

A

HPV 6 and 11

78
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lymphogranuloma venereum

  • what is it
  • what causes it
A

infection of lymphatics
painless genital ulcers
painful LAD called buboes

  • chlamydria trachomatis (L1-L3)
79
Q

chlamydia or gonorrhea more common?

80
Q

RF for nosocomial candida albicans (1)

A

hyperalimentation

81
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RF for nosocomial CMV or RSV

A

newborn nursey

82
Q

RF for nocosomial proteus or e coli infection

A

urinary cath

83
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German measles vs. measles

  • what infection
  • rash progression
  • other presentation
A
  • rubella vs. paramyxo
  • both head down
  • Germans have LAD vs. regular has CCCK
84
Q

Respiratory infections in un-immunized children

A

epiglottis 2/2 h flu

pharyngitis 2/2 corynebacterium diphtheria

85
Q

Asplenic risk for what organisms (3)

A

SHiN

  1. Strep pneumo
  2. h flu
  3. neisseria
86
Q

Branching rods in oral infection with sulfur granules

A

Actinomyces

87
Q

chronic granulomatous disease

A

catalase + organisms

cats go PLACESS

  1. pseudomonas
  2. listeria
  3. aspergiolosis
  4. candida
  5. e coli
  6. staph aureus
  7. salmonella
88
Q

currant jelly sputum

A

klebsiella

89
Q

dog or cat bite

A

pasteurella multocida

90
Q

facial nerve palsy

A

borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme)

91
Q

fungal infection in diabetic or immunocomp

A

Mucor

or

Rhizopus spp

92
Q

neutropenic pts

A

candida albicans or aspergillus

93
Q

organ transplant pt what bug

94
Q

PAS + bug

A

tropheryma whipplei (whipple disease)

95
Q

PNA in burn pts

A

pseudomonas

96
Q

pus, empyema, abscess

A

staph aureus

97
Q

rash on hands and feet

A

coxsackie A, treponema pallidum, rickettsia rickettsii

98
Q

surgical wound infection

A

staph aureus

99
Q

traumatic open wound infection

A

c perfringens `

100
Q

how does c perfringens cause damage

A

Phospholipase toxin that attacks cell MB and causes death -

- extensive tissue damage, necrosis

101
Q

Erythema infectiosum caused by what

A

parvovirus B19

102
Q

presentation of erythema infectiosum (2)

A

malar rash with “slapped cheek”

lacelike rash on trunk and extremities

103
Q

complications of erythema infectiosum (2)

A
  1. aplastic crisis in sickle cell

2. aplastic crisis in immunocompromised

104
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what does Rubella virus cause

A

German measles aka Rubella

105
Q

presentation of rubella

A
  1. maculopapular rash: head to trunk and extremities

2. occipital and postauricular LAD

106
Q

imp[ortant complications of rubella

A

congenital rubella syndrome (blueberry muffin)

107
Q

Measles is caused by what

A

Rubeola aka measles virus

108
Q

presentation of measles (2)

A
  1. maculopapular rash: head to trunk and extremities

2. rash preceded by CCCK: cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, Koplik spots

109
Q

complications of measles (2)

A
  1. bronchopneumonia

2. encephalitis

110
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roseola is caused by what

111
Q

presentation of rosela (2)

A
  1. high fever 3-5d THEN rash

2. macules and papules: trunk to extremities

112
Q

which of the pediatric erythemas are self-limited?

113
Q

scarlet fever is caused by what

A

strep pyogenes

114
Q

presentaion of scarlet fever (2)

A
  1. sandpaper-like rash: neck, armpits, groin, then
    generalize
  2. a/w fever and sore throat
115
Q

complications of scarlet fever (2)

A
  1. rheumatic fever

2. glomerulonephritis

116
Q

Hand foot and mouth disease caused by what

A

Coxsackievirus A

117
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presentation of hand foot mouth disease (3)

A
  1. fever
  2. ulcers on tongue and oral mucosa
  3. maculopapular rash on palms and soles

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