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33 Cards in this Set
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What is the DOC for blastomycosis, histoplasmosis and sporotrichosis?
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Itraconazole
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What is the Rx for cryptococcal meningitis?
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Flucytosine + Amp B
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What drug is used to treat nail fungus?
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DOC = Terbinafine; Alt = Griseofulvin
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What is the MOA and S/E of 5-flucytosine
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Nucleoside analog; Bone Marrow Suppression
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What is the common side effect of all imidazoles?
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hepatotoxicity
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Chloroquine is preferred malaria prophylaxis in a preggo pt (true/false)
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true (use mefloquine is chlorquine resistant)
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What is the Rx for chloroquine resistant malarial infection?
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quinine + (Doxy or Tetracycline or Clindamycin) add primaquine for vivax
Preggo: quinine + clindamycin |
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What is cinchonism?
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tinnitus, photophobia, mental dullness, depression, confusion, headache and nausea
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What drug is used to treat late stage African Sleeping Sickness?
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melarsoprol
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What is the major contraindication for the use of Nitrofurtimox?
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(used to Rx chagas by creating free radicals) --> contraindicated in G6PD def
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What is the DOC for Naegleria fowleri infection?
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Amp B
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What is the Rx for lice?
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Permethrin
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What are the signs of Hurler's dz?
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coarse facies, short stature, joint deformity, umbilical hernia, cloudy cornea and mental retardation.
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What organism is associated with endocarditis following dental procedure?
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Strep viridans
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What is the most common cause of pneumonia in infants, young aduts, elderly?
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Infants: RSV
Young adults: Mycoplasma Elderly: Strep. pneumo |
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Which strain of Staph. is novovbiocin sensitive?
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epidermidis
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Which alpha-hemolytic Strep is optochin sensivtive?
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pneumococcus
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Which strep is bacitracin sensitive?
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GABHS
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Which strain of Neiserria ferments maltose?
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meningococcus
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when would you expect to see a N. meningococcus infection in an infant?
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6-24 months
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Ehat is the aerobic gram positive spore forming bacillus?
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Bacillus
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What toxins are formed by C. perfringens?
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enterotoxin, alpha-toxin
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which clostridium species are motile?
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tetani and botulinum
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What is the Rx for Salmonella typhi?
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chloramphenicol, Ampicillin
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What is the most common cause of diarrhea in the US?
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Camp jejuni
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What organism causes chancroid?
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H. ducreyi
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What is the primary lesion of M. tuberculosis?
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Ghon complex
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What organism is a/w lump jaw following tooth extraction?
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Actinomyces
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What organism causes Lyme dz?
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B. burgdorferi
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What organism is responsible for "walking pneumonia"?
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Chlamydia pneumoniae
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What is the infective stage of Chlamydia?
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elementary body
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What is the organism, vector and reservoir for rocky mountain spotted fever?
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Organism = R. rickettsiae
Vector = ticks Reservoir = dogs, rodents |
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What is the organism, vector and reservoir for Q fever?
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Organism = C. burnetii
Vector = inhalation Reservoir = cattle and sheep |
