UWorld Flashcards
“slapped cheek rash”
Parvo B19 replicates in erythrocytes
car accident
asplenic sepsis
Is Group B Strep bacitracin resistant?
YES
pustular lesions with thick scabs
impetigo caused by s. aureus, s. pyogenes
facial puffiness and hematuria
post-strep glomerulonephritis
Gram+
Cat-
B-hemolytic
pyrrolidonyl arylamidase+
bacitracin-sensitive
GAS
C diff precautions
Non-sterile gloves and gown
benzodiazepines mech of action
increased frequency of chloride channel opening
fragile x syndrome
226 CGG trinucleotide repeats on X chromosome gene methylation
Creates Giant Gonads
locus ceruleus
posterior rostral pons near the lateral floor of the fourth ventricle pigmented nucleus produces norepinephrine
rubeola
roseola
rubella
rubeola (aka measels) & rubella same rash (face –> trunk), both live attenuated vacc
rubeola = Koplik spots on buccal mucosa
rubella: Forchheimer spots on soft palate (congenital = cataracts, deafness, PDA)
roseola (aka HHV-6) rash starts on trunk –> face with high fever 3-5 days BEFORE, most common cause of febrile seizures
histoplasma capsulatum
can survive intracellularly inside macrophages
What bug can cause pneumonia with watery diarrhea? what lab finding is commonly associated?
legionella hyponatremia
what is the most common cause of fatal sporadic encephalitis?
HSV-1
What virus is a particularly common cause of pneumonitis in patients with organ transplants?
CMV
foot drop can be caused by compression of which nerve?
common peroneal
how does methylmalonic acidemia present, and what is the inheritance pattern?
AR
metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, ketones, hyperammonemia
(caused by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency)
what is the mech of action of baclofen?
agonist at the GABA-B receptor
most common cause of osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell
SALMONELLA
Reed Sternberg cells
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
What media is used to isolate Neisseria species?
Thayer-Martin (chocolate agar + vancomycin, colistin, nystatin, trimethoprim)
What bacteria is a major pathogen in burn patients?
Pseudomonas
what pathogen causes woolsorters disease?
bacillus anthracis
what does bacillus anthracis look like on microscopy?
long chains “serpentine” or “medusa head”
what is the major virulence factor of bacillus anthracis?
antiphagocytic capsule containing D-glutamate (instead of polysaccharide)
what is the virulence factor of salmonella?
capsule that protects it from opsonization and phagocytosis
what are the DNA viruses?
HHAPPPPy Hepadna, Herpes Adeno Pox, Parvo, Papilloma, Polyoma
What cells does EBV commonly infect?
B-cells
How is EBV infection diagnosed?
Heterophile antibody test
What drug is used for recurrent c. diff and what is its mech of action?
fidaxomicin macrocyclic antibiotic that inhibits RNA polymerase
klebsiella
encapsulated lactose-fermenting
what is a common cause of pneumonia in alcoholics?
klebsiella
currant jelly sputum
klebsiella
what virus acquires envelope from nuclear membrane
herpesvirus
What disease does Hib cause most commonly? what is Hib’s major virulence factor?
meningitis polyribosylribitol phosphate (PRP)
primary central nervous system lymphoma is typically composed of cells of what type?
B-lymphocytes
How does shiga-like toxin work? what bacteria produce it?
inactivate the 60s ribosomal subunit shigella EHEC
what bacteria can cause hepatic abscess via hematogenous seeding of the liver?
staph aureus
what bacteria can cause hepatic abscess via ascending the biliary tract, portal vein pyemia, or direct invasion from adjacent area (cholecystitis)
enteric bacteria (e. coli, klebsiella, enterococci)
what is the mech of action of bacillus anthracis edema factor? a toxin produced by what other bacteria is similar?
adenylate cyclase that causes massive increases in intracellular cAMP
bordatella pertussis
cholera
what is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults of all ages?
streptococcus pneumoniae
pseudomonas
oxidase-positive non-lactose-fermenting
does cryptococcus neoformans have a yeast form?
NO
is staph epidermidis sensitive to novobiocin?
YES
after what type of strep infection can you get acute rheumatic fever?
pharyngitis
what do nocardia species cause?
pulmonary, CNS, or skin disease in immunocompromised patients
what pathogens are most often responsible for secondary bacterial pneumonia?
strep pneumo, staph aureus, h. flu
what medications cause drug-induced parkinsons
D2 receptor blockers (1st generation antipsychotics)
what is the mech of action of benztropine?
antimuscarinic
what is polycythemia?
when you have a lot of hemoglobin
what do Hb concentration, O2 sat, PaO2, and total O2 content look like in:
CO poisoning
Anemia
Polycythemia
Cyanide poisoning
High altitude
CO poisoning: nl Hb, v SaO2, nl PaO2, v O2 content
Anemia: v Hb, nl SaO2, nl PaO2, v O2 content
Polycythemia: ^ Hb, nl SaO2, nl PaO2, ^ O2 content
Cyanide poisoning: all normal
High altitude: all low
what are the 3 variables that affect the total O2 content of blood?
Hb concentration, SaO2, PaO2
what cytokines induce/repress Th1 response?
induce: IL-12, IFN-y
repress: IL-4, IL-10
what cytokines induce/repress Th2 response?
induce: IL-2, IL-4
repress: IFN-y
what cytokines induce Th17 response?
TGF-B, IL-6
What cytokines induce Treg response?
TGF-B
What do Th1 cells do? What cytokines to they secrete?
activate macrophages + Tc-cells
IL-2, IFN-y, lympotoxin B
What do Th2 cells do? What cytokines do they secrete?
activate B-cells
IL-4, 5, 10, 13
facial and periorbital edema, mild-moderate HTN, in a patient with hematuria are suggestive of … ?
nephritic syndrome / poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (when occur after a strep infection)
the deposits in the glomerular basement membrane in patients with PSGN are made up of what immune complexes?
IgG, IgM, C3
what are the major constituents of surfactant? at how many weeks gestation do they increase?
dipalmitoyl phophatidylcholine (lecithin, L), 30 weeks phosphatidylglycerol, 36 weeks
should the amniotic fluid sphingomyelin level remain approximately constant during the 3rd trimester?
YES!
asplenic patient (surgical or auto e.g. sickle cell)
encapsulated microbes (SHiN = s. pneumo, Hib, n. meningitidis)
branching rods in oral infection
actinomyces israelii
sulfur granules
actinomyces israelii
chronic granulomatous disease
catalse + microbes (esp s. aureus)
dog or cat bite
pasteurella multocida
facial nerve palsy
borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
health care provider
HBV (from needlestick)
neutropenic patients
candida albicans (systemic), aspergillus
PAS +
tropheryma whipplei
pediatric infection
h. flu (including epiglottitis)
pneumonia in CF, burn infection
pseudomonas aeruginosa