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worms and germs Flashcards

1
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What form of strep is beta hemolytic?

A

Group A Strep pyogenes

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2
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What form of strep is alpha hemolytic?

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strep pneumoniae

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3
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What is a the description of strep pneumoniae?

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gram positive encapsulated diplococcus

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4
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What bacteria is responsible for most pneumonia ?

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strep pneumoniae

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5
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What is the DOC for strep? What if that is not possible or available to use?

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DOC: PCN

or Erythromycin

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6
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How is neisseria described?

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Intracellular gram negative cooci

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7
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What 2 disease did we focus on that come from neisseria?

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meningitis and gonorrhea

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8
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What are a few examples of gram negative bacilli?

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E coli
Salmonella
Shigella
Haemopholus Flu
Vibrio
Psuedomonas Aeruginosa
Campylobacter
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9
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What bacteria causes the disease Typhoid fever?

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Salmonella

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10
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What disease s/s presents with typhoid fever?

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high fever for 2-3 weeks’
abdominal pain
rose colored rash

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11
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How is typhoid fever treated?

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Ceftriaxone

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12
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what differentiates salmonella gastroenteritis and shigella?

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Shigella = bloody stool more common

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13
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How is salmonella gastroenteritis treated?

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Fluids
TMP/SMX - Kids
Ciprofloxacin - Adults because fluroquinolone

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14
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What living organism can serve as a mechanical vector for shigella?

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fly

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15
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What antibiotics treat shigella?

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Ampicillin
Bactrim
Ciprofloxacin

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16
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What is the treatment for cholera?

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Fluid resuscitation
Tetracycline
Doxycycline
Bactrim

17
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is what type of infection?

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Oppoutunistic

commonly acquired in the hospital

18
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What is the second most common cause of infection in the ICU and a frequent cause of ventilator associated pneumonia?

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P. aeruginosa

19
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What bacteria causes food poisoning, gas gangrene, tetanus, botulism?

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Clostridium

20
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What is notable about the spores in c-diff?

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spores can survive in the presence of oxygen

21
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What is an example of an extraintestinal protozoa?

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Malaria

22
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What are the intestinal protozoas?

A

entamoeba histolytica
giardia lamblia
pinworm

23
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what are examples of nematodes?

A

ascaris lumbricoides - roundworm

ancylostoma duodenale - hookworm

24
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What is plasmodium falciparum?

A

malaria

25
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What are the signs and symptoms of malaria?

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Cyclical fever every 48hrs with polyuria`1headache and then the fever falls and there is perfuse sweating and will last 2-8 wks

26
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How do you treat malaria?

A

chloroquine and mefloquine

27
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How do you treat entamoeba histolytic?

A

metronidazole

28
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What is the first and second most common protozoa infection in the US

A

1) Pinworm

2) Giardiasis

29
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What is also known as backpackers diarrhea that commonly comes from cold mountain streams

A

Giardiasis

30
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What infection causes fatty diarrhea?

A

giardiasis

31
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How do you test for pinworm?

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…………..Scotch tape test

32
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How do you treat pinworm(enterobius vermicularis)?

A 
Its really freaking hard to get rid of them
Single dose of MEBENDAZOLE
Topical crap
Incessantly clean the house 
treat family
33
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How is pinworm transmitted?

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Kids……fecal to oral

34
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How is roundworm ascaris lumbriccoides contracted?

A

poor sanitation…. infects go system then blood stream then goes to the lungs and is coughed up then swallowed…. DISGUSTING

35
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How is ascaris lumbricoides roundworm treated?

A

MEBENDAZOLE

36
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What are s/s of ancylostoma duodenale?

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itchy vavulovascular rash at the sight of larva penetration

37
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How are hookworms transmitted?

A

Step on them barefoot in the soil and they penetrate and go into the lungs, or are ingested. then they are coughed up and swallowed and go into the GI system and suck your blood to live

38
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Which germs and worms disease can cause iron deficiency?

A

Hookworm infection from ancylostoma duodenale

39
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How do you treat ancylostoma duodenale?

A

MEBENDAZOLE

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