Urgent Review - Exam 3 Flashcards
Symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted fever
- Severe myalgia
- high fever
- rash (including palms and soles)
- headache
- cough
- confusion, ataxia
_____ causes bronchopneumonia
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
_____ causes tracheobronchitis
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
PCR used to diagnose:
- B. pertussis
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Mycoplasma
Legionella pneumophila best seen with:
Silver stains
____ affects unvaccinated/incompletely vaccinated children
H. influenzae b
____ produces beta lactamase
Legionella pneumophila
_____ is linked to arteriosclerosis
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Pasteurella multocida often causes:
Cellulitis
Diphtheria can lead to damage of:
Nerve, heart, kidney
Prescription anti-inflammatory medications
- leukotriene receptor antagonists (Singulair)
- epinephrine or bronchodilators (primatene mist)
- cromolyn sodium
- asthma inhaler
eosinophils, basophils, mast cells found in:
skin, respiratory, GI tract
Contact hypersensitivity (type I) examples
- latex gloves
- dental dam
- condoms
Type I hypersensitivity - ingestion
Antibiotics (penicillin)
Immediate mediators T1H
- histamines
- eosinophil chemotactic factor
H4R
mediates chemotaxis and inflammation
OTC antihistamin
diphenhydramine, competes for H1R
Prescription anti inflammatory mediciation
- leukotriene receptor antagonists - singulair
- epinephrine/bronchodilators (primatene mist)
- cromolyn sodium
- asthma inhaler
Rheumatic fever antibody response to
Protein M - cross react with cardiac antigens (molecular mimicry)
Sympathetic ophthalmia
- form of uveitis
- penetrating injury to eye releases sequestered antigens
drug induced hemolytic anemia
antibodies destroy rbc in presence of drug
grave’s disease
- TSI against TSH receptor
- most common cause of hyper thyroidism in the US
- exophthalmos
Hashimoto’s disease
- most common cause of hypothyroidism
- weight gain
Goodpasture syndrom
- autoimmune against type IV collagen
Pernicious anemia
- antibodies against gastric intrinsic factor
- macrocytic/megaloblastic anemia
- glossitis - inflammation and depapillated tongue
Myasthenia gravis
- antibodies against nicotinic Ach receptors
- neuromuscular disease
- ptosis
dysphagia - hanging jaw