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1
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erythemia infectiosum treatmen

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no txt self remitting

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2
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inhibit formation of initiation complex and cause misreading of mrna

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aminoglycoside gentamycin

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inhibiting RNA polymerase

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Rifampin

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inhibits formation of mycolic acid

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isoniazid

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5
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positive quelling test or capsular swelling test in pneumonia pt means wat bactria?
also txt if pt is allergic to penicillin?

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stept pneumonia

macrolide

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most common cause of nocosomial UTI that produces a red pigment

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serratia gram negative

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actinomyces israelii txt of choice

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penicillin G

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what is the infectious form of chlamydia

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extracellular elementary body

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9
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whooping cough agent and growing media

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Bordetella pertussis

bordet gengou medium

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10
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Bordetella pertussis exotoxin

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inc cAMP activity by disabling Gi ….. impairing phagocytosis

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when amd how can u treat whooping cough

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only in the first stage when symp are flu like by doxycycline

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12
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Loffler medium

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cornycobaterium diptheria

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13
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diptheria toxin mechanism

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inactivate elongation facto 2

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14
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eaton agar

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M pneumonia

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15
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Thayer martin

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nisseria gonorrhea

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16
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mac conkey

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lactose fermenting agents

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17
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Lowenstein

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M TB

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18
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brown colonies on mac conkey means what

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non lactose fermenting

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19
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s pyogenes major virulence factor

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M protein

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20
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anopheles mosquito can transmit

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malaria

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21
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kala azar / leishmania can be transmitted by

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sandfly

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22
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when can u suspect osteomyelitis with candida

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IV drug user

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23
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describe RSV

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paramyxovirus, RNA enveloped and non segmented

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24
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RNA double stranded segemented

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reovirus (Colorado tick) and rota

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25
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which virus causes cancer by inactivating p53 and rb gene

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HPV through E6 7

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26
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pastruella multicoida txt

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even though gram negative… amoxi clavulonic acid are best

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27
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hypoechoic lesion of the liver plus eosinophilia pst 6 monmths with diarrhea
and the DD

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tapeworm ecchinococus granulosus

DD Entamoeba histiolitica… this has no eosinophilia and it is more acuuuute 1-2 weeks

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28
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pharyngoconjunctival fever symptoms in a child are caused by

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adenovirus, naked icosahedral dsDNA

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29
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circular RNA viruses

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Dhey Are Balls
Deltavirus
Arena
Bunya

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30
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kid eats at vendors from mexico … days of bloody diarrhea fatigue and irritability .. diagnosis and what further tsting needs to be done

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EHEC ….. HUS so check for kidney function

triad of renal failure, anemia and thrombocytopenia

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31
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hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

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Colorado… deer mouse droppings…. headaches fever arthralgias

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32
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flea bite, painful lymphadenopathy, DIC and sepsis

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Yersinia pestis

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33
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most common cause of common cold

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rhinovirus… picornavirus non enveloped single stranded RNA

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34
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uncomplicated UTI young patient … e coli what treatment to give

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tmx sulfmethoxazole … this can cause macrocytic anemia due to folatre deficiency

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35
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mononucleosis like but owl eye appearance on histo image

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CMV

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36
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vancomycin has activity against what kind of bacteria

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only gram positive

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37
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gram negative rods respod well to

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aztreonam

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38
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mumps symptoms

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parotiditis, orchitis, meningitis

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39
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release of oxygen radicles that cause damage to epithelium

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mechanism of mycoplasma pneumonia… children > 5 years

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40
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bronchiolitis in child < 5 years caused by

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RSV…. has a fusion protein which can cause cells to merge

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41
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pt with abd distention and tenderness… normal bowl habits but hepatomegaly… swims in amazon … wat could cause this ditetion

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schistosoma mansoni ….. in fresh water… causes portal hyp

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42
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meningitis india ink positive with encapsulated organism is ……
txt?

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Cryptococcus …. start with amphotericin B and then flucytosine

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43
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enfuvirtide mechanism

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blocks fusion by gp41

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44
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raltegravir

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integrase inhibitor

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45
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hypothyroidism post viral illness

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de quervain thyroditis

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46
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hashimoto thyroiditis has specific cells what are they called

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hurthle cells … lymphoid aggregates

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47
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main virus causing pericarditis

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coxsackie B … small single stranded naked icosahedral virus

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double stranded segmented virus

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reo —- rota and colti virus for colarado tick fever

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49
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ehrlichiosis

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berry like cytoplasmic inclusions…fever headaches malaise and rasre rash on trunk legs and back
TICK VECTOR like for other rickettsia disease

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50
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enterobius vermicularis

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pinworm tapeworm … anal pruritic txt mebendezole

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51
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wel felix reaction is a specific test for

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riocky mountain fever

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52
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what is the most specific test for sypyhilis

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fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test FTA ABS

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53
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nocosomial uti that grows in sheep blood agarwith discolouration
and txt?

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enterococci

ampicillin is gooood

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54
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HIV infection explain mechanism

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HIV gp 120 binds cd4 t cell … this later binds to ccr5 on macrophasges or cxcr4 on t cells

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55
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urethritis in a male

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c.tracomatis or nisseria gonorrhea …. brown inclusion bodies can be seen … txt with azithromycon

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56
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which antifungal binds tubulin

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griseufulvin txt for tinea corporis pedis etc

57
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coxsackie b vuirus is from thw family of

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picornaviridae

58
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oocytes in the stool

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cryptosporidium

59
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eggs in stool `

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ascaris lumbricoids

60
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locus ceruleus is site of what neurotrans

61
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raphe nucleus

62
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ventral tegmentum and subs niagra

63
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6 year old boy, extensive rash withy itchy macules papules and pustules in various stages of healing

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chicken pox ,.,,, vzv

64
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working near bats or birds …palatal tongue ulcers splenomegaly… ohio state …. coin lesions

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histoplasmosis

65
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most common in desert areas like Arizona … spores must be inhaled … desrt bump erythema nodosum … desrt arthritis

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coccidomycosis

66
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a cyst with thick walls and intracystic bodies

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pneumocystis jiroveci…

67
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dimorphic fungi cigar shaped budding yeast

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sporothrix schenkci

68
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a mold with v shape branching at 45 degrees

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aspergillus

69
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hepadenavirus family

70
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gram negative coccobacillus

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h.influenza

71
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pt has a MVP or a damaged valve what is the most common condition he can get

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subacute endocarditis with microemboli

roth spots, osler nodes

72
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chlamydia txt

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azithromycin add doxy to cover gonorrhea

73
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presence of cold agglutinin in serum indicate what bacteria

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mycoplasma pneumo

74
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txt of mycoplasma pneumo, rickettsia, chlamydia, borrelia

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tetracycline

75
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which virus remains dormant in the trigeminal ganglion as an apisome which can be viewed in miicroscopy

76
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hemagglutinin abd neuroamidase

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H promotes entry

N releases progeny virus

77
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undulant fever after eating milk products

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Brucella species

78
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group b strept is most common cause of meningitis in children at what age

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less than 3 months

79
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txt for hemophilus influenza

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amoxicillin clavulonate

80
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post joint replacement surgery what bacteria can cause septic arthritis

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staph aureus

81
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bloody diarrhea, acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia

82
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transduction

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gene transfer through a bacteriophage… need a vector

83
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transformation

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when cells die the dna is released and this can be taken up by other bacteria no vector needed

84
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seizures can be a side effect of wat antibiotic

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metronidazole

85
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tzank smear tests what

86
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VLDRL tests what

87
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painful ulcer with VLDRL and tzank negative diagnose and txt

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chancroid, h duceryi

treat with cefrtriaxone on etime 250 mg intramusc injection

88
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yellow fever has a typical presentation … a sign

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faget sign… high fever with bradycardia
plus involvement of zone 2 is commonly seen
may see councilman bodies eosinophilic globules

89
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barking cough caused by

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parainfluenza

90
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rubella

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fever preceds the rash and resolves before the rash …… post auricular lymphdnpthy is common toooooo

91
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neonate with purulent discharge from umbilicis for a day with irritability and fever with large fluid filled blisters

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Scalded skin syndrome…. staphylococcal….. binding of exotoxins to desmosome

92
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most common meningitis agents in 0-6 months

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grp b, ecoli, listeria

93
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which has a higher rate of infectivity Hep B or C

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hep c then c

94
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budding yeast with pseudohyphae

95
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vision changes in HIV patient who has contact with pigens

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Cryptococcus ….. enapsulated

96
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how can one contract histoplasmosis

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ohio area,,,, bird bat droiping

97
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rabies virus description

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rhabdovirus….SS enveloped and helical

98
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wchich protozoa can cause bloody diarrhea

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entamoeba histyolitica

99
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eosinophilic inclusion surrounded by clear halo … in vzv

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cowdry a bodies

100
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call exner bodies

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granulosa cell tumor

101
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how to empirically treat meningitis

A

ceftriaxone and vancomycin

102
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silver stain can be used to visualize?

how does it look?

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legionella

yellow background…. brown stain

103
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homozygous for CCR5 mutation means what

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vaccination angst HIV … CCR5 is on macrophages that enables virus entry

104
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pt has aids and presents with a specific skin lesion and edema

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thin KAPOSCI sarcoma HHV8 …….. txt with alpha interferon

105
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bartonella angiomatosis

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can present similar to kaposci sarcoma …. DD only made by biopsy and it is treated by erythromycin or doxycycline

106
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beta interferon can be used to treat

A

Multiple sclerosis

107
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hep b is a

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DNA virus enveloped circular

108
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hep c

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enveloped RNa flavivirus

109
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hep e

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nonenveloped single stranded RNA virus

110
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hep d

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small defective rna circular virus

111
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how to detect salmonella (growing media)

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hektoen agar … black centers

112
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bloody diarrhea after exposure to fresh unfiltered water

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E.histiolitica…. seen as trophozoites with ingesdted RBCS… txt metronidazole

113
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severe diarrhea in a pt with AIDS and oocysts on acid fast stain

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cryptosporidium txt with nitazoxinide

114
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what is the mechanism of TSST 1 by staph

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activation of t lymphocytes by cross linking MHC II

115
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bacterial vaginosis has a ph of?

116
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candida infection of the vagina ph

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normal 3.4-4

117
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squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder

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schistosoma hematobium

118
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subacute endocarditis on previously infected valves

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strept viridians …. alpha hemolyutic optochin resistnt

119
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severe pneumonia, elderly, diarrhea

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legionella … silver stain

120
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rubella vs measles

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rubella RASH FIRST then URI

121
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pt with HIV … worsening hemiparesis, visual disturbances and no signs on increased ICP

122
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intranuclear basophilic inclusions

123
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intranuclear acidophilic cowdry type A

124
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classic signs of entamaeba histiolytica

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travel to a developing country, increased ALT, mucoid bloody diarrhea

125
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if not treated syphilis infection can lead to

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aortic insufficiency destroys vasa vasorum

126
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catheter related infection by a gram negative rod that produces RED pigment

127
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sodium stibogluconate used to treat?

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leishmania Donovan … sandly … splenomegaly, malaise,hepatomegaly, weightloss

128
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selenium sulfide

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malassezia furfur….. meatball appearance …. inea versicolor

129
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systemic treatment for infection with blastomycosis

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amphotericin B

130
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green vaginal discharge

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trichomonas ( wet mount shows mobile flagellated trophozoites… ph 7-8

131
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fishy odour vaginal disch

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gardenerella vaginalis

132
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dimorphic fungus cigar shaped budding

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sporthix schenkii

133
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doxycycline side effects

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teeth discolouration and sun sensitivity

134
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glycoprotein capsue gram positive bacteria

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strept pneumo

135
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spherules at 37 degrees and branched hyphaew at 25

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coccidiomycosis

136
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tick bite… well demarcatd area with a black base

137
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Brucella transmitted via

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contaminated milk or livestock

138
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fresh water ingestion… high fever… renal failure… hepatitis … myalgia

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leptospirosis … animal urine …. spirochete

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