Buzzword-Bug

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GI ulcer, gastritis, stomach cancer

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Helicobacter pylori

Front 2

osteomyelitis in sickle-cell, Septicemia (young patients), Poultry, Handling Reptiles

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Salmonella enterica

Front 3

gallbladder, rose spots, Patient with Fever/Abdomenal Pain, Travel to Endemic Area, prolonged fever (4 weeks)

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Salmonella typhi/paratyphi

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HUS (destruction of renal endothelial cells), Patient with acute bloody diarrhea and fever, tenesmus. Toxic megacolon

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Shigella

Front 5

rice-water, washerwoman (dehydration), noninflammatory diarrhea, travel to endemic area

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Vibrio cholerae

Front 6

Golden color to food, Potato salad, Custard Pastries, Ice Cream, intense vomiting

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Staphylococcus Aureus

Front 7

Drinking water in developing country

Back 7

Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)

Front 8

Produces Shiga toxin;
HUS; Petting Zoos;
Hemorrhagic colitis (after 2 days)

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Shiga-Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC)
(Strain O157:H7)

Front 9

Hot potato voice, difficulty swallowing

Back 9

Haemophilus influenza type b

Front 10

Bilateral parotitis + orchitis

Back 10

Mumps Virus

Front 11

Trismus (inability to open mouth); swollen under chin

Back 11

Ludwig's angina


Porphyrromonas, Prevotella, anaerobic streptococci, S. aureus, S. epidermidis

Front 12

clindamycin, colitis, diarrha, hospitalized patient on broad spectrum antibiotics (cephalosporins, ampicillin, clindamycin)

Back 12

Clostridium difficile

Front 13

crepitant, gas gangrene

Back 13

Clostridium perfringens

Front 14

foul-smelling diarrhea, stream water

Back 14

Giardia lamblia

Front 15

Kentucky, pneumonitis + bacteremia

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Strongyloides stercoralis

Front 16

brain lesions + subcutaenous nodules; pork

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Taenia solium

Front 17

Sheep liver, watercress, water plans

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Fasciola hepatica

Front 18

rice-water, washerwoman

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Vibrio cholerae

Front 19

Seafood; raw oysters

Back 19

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Front 20

 fried rice

Back 20

 Bacillus cereus

Front 21

Poultry

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 Campylobacter jejuni

Front 22

Viral diarrhea in children

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Rotavirus

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Cruise Ship

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Norovirus

Front 24

Unfiltered river/lake water; foul smelling diarrhea; gas/belching without fever

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Giardia lamblia

Front 25

Perianal pruritus; scotch tape

Back 25

Enterobius vermicularis

Front 26

Burning sensation in chest with, nonproductive cough and abdominal pain with bowel sounds

Back 26

Ascaris lumbricoides

Front 27

Acid fast staining oocysts

Back 27

Cryptosporidium parvum

Front 28

Central karyosomes; Water in Mexico

Back 28

Entamoeba histolytica

Front 29

Barefoot in the south; microcytic anemia; lung symptoms + abdomenal pain/diarrhea

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Necator americanus

Front 30

Co-infection with HBV

Back 30

HDV

Front 31

Superficial, subcutaneous nodules, blindness; black fly

Back 31

Onchocerca volvolus

Front 32

Blindness, STD; Arlt line (horizontal scar)

Back 32

Chlamydia trachomatis

Front 33

flesh eating bacteria

Back 33

S. Pyogenes

Front 34

Crepitus
Foul smelling wound

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Clostridium Perfringens

Front 35

"spinal pain"

Back 35

M. Tuberculosis

Front 36

-HLA B 27
-Arthritis


NGU -> Reiter's Syndrome

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Chlamydia trachomatis

Front 37

"replacement joint"
arthritis

Back 37

S. Epidermidis

Front 38

1. Erysipelas
2. Cellulitis

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S. Pyogenes

Front 39

1. Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) aka Ritter's Disease.
2. Bullous Impetigo
3. Folliculitis
4. Stye
5. Furuncle (boil, extension of folliculitis)
6. Carbuncle (large boil

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S. Aureus

Front 40

1. Burn Wound Infections
2. Folliculitis (Hot Tub)
3. Fingernail Infections
4. Osteochondritis
5. External Otitis

Malignant External otitis

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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Front 41

Erythematous or hypopigmented plaques on skin (flat centers and raised, demarcated borders). Histology: many lymphocytes and granulomas, few bacteria.

Back 41

M. Leprae

Front 42

1. Sudden high fever and headaches. Macular rash that spreads from extremities to middle. If no treatment -> Neurological problems, pulmonary and renal failure, cardiac abnormalities.
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Rickettsia Rickettsii

Front 43

1. First - papule at site of bite, quickly ulcerates -> eschar formation. Second - high fever and chills, severe headaches, photophobia. General papulovesicular rash.

Back 43

Rickettsia Akari

Front 44

Painful joints. Papules -> painful pustules on hands, trunk.
Papules are surrounded by a distinct red areola.

Back 44

N. Gonorrhoeae

Front 45

"slapped cheek appearance"

Back 45

Parvovirus B19

Front 46

-Rash starts behind ears.
-Koplik Spots

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Rubeola (Measles) Virus

Front 47

-Amber color in the crusts.

Red papules -> vesicle s and pustules -> break down, coalesce and form thick, amber colored honeycomb like crusts.

Back 47

Streptococcus Pyogenes, Staphylococcus Aureus

Front 48

Infectious, inflammatory condition of skin and subcutaneous tissues.
Rash with poorly delineated edges

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Streptococcus Pyogenes

Front 49

-Cold sores
-Fever blister
- Gingivostomatitis

Back 49

HSV1
HSV2

Front 50

Fever, Maculopapular rash (vesicles, erythematous base -> crusted)

lesions are at different stages of development

Back 50

VZV

Front 51

Erythematous or hypopigmented plaques on skin (flat centers and raised, demarcated borders). Histology: many lymphocytes and granulomas, few bacteria.

Back 51

M. Leprae

Front 52

1. Sudden high fever and headaches. Macular rash that spreads from extremities to middle. If no treatment -> Neurological problems, pulmonary and renal failure, cardiac abnormalities.
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Back 52

Rickettsia Rickettsii

Front 53

1. First - papule at site of bite, quickly ulcerates -> eschar formation. Second - high fever and chills, severe headaches, photophobia. General papulovesicular rash.

Back 53

Rickettsia Akari

Front 54

Painful joints. Papules -> painful pustules on hands, trunk.
Papules are surrounded by a distinct red areola.

Back 54

N. Gonorrhoeae

Front 55

"slapped cheek appearance"

Back 55

Parvovirus B19

Front 56

-Rash starts behind ears.
-Koplik Spots

Back 56

Rubeola (Measles) Virus

Front 57

-Amber color in the crusts.

Red papules -> vesicle s and pustules -> break down, coalesce and form thick, amber colored honeycomb like crusts.

Back 57

Streptococcus Pyogenes, Staphylococcus Aureus

Front 58

Infectious, inflammatory condition of skin and subcutaneous tissues.
Rash with poorly delineated edges

Back 58

Streptococcus Pyogenes

Front 59

-Cold sores
-Fever blister
- Gingivostomatitis

Back 59

HSV1
HSV2

Front 60

Fever, Maculopapular rash (vesicles, erythematous base -> crusted)

lesions are at different stages of development

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VZV

Front 61

Rash on dermatome
Pain on dermatome

Back 61

VZV

Front 62

Sudden high fever (103 -106 )
Rash after fever (pale pink, almond shaped macules)

Back 62

HHV6
HHV7


Roseola Infantum

Front 63

Warts (skin)
Papilloma(mucous membrane - genital, oral, eye)

Back 63

Papilloma Viridae

Front 64

Maculopapular Skin Rash, swollen glands
Bone joint pain in adults, thrombocytopenia, post infectious encephalopathy
RCS - Cataracts, deafness, mental retardation

Back 64

Rubella

Front 65

-Herpangina
-Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

Back 65

Cocksackie A

Front 66

Spaghetti and meatballs - KOH treated scraping

Fluorescent yellow on UV light


Lesions on upper torso, abdomen, and arms (hyper or hypo pigmented)

Back 66

Malassezia furfur

Front 67

annular appearance with raised borders and clear centers

Back 67

Tinea Infection

Front 68

Bacteria that produces filaments that are unbranched

Back 68

Actinomyces

Front 69

Produce branched filaments in lab cultures and human tissues

Back 69

Nocardia

Front 70

Hemorrhagic Cystitis and ureteral stenosis

Back 70

BK

Front 71

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)

Back 71

JC

Front 72

Kaposi Sarcoma

Back 72

HHV8

Front 73

Filamentous fungi

Soil and decaying vegetation

Back 73

Zygomycetes

Front 74

50 stools a day

watery stool, protozoa

Back 74

Cryptosporidium Parvum

Front 75

1) Homosexual man with hallucinations and irrational behavior, confused, aphasia (can't speak)
2) Bright intracranial masses in brain
3) Cat Feces

Back 75

Toxoplasma gondii

Front 76

1) Early Onset: Respiratory/ Meningitis in Neonate
2) Late Onset: Meningitis

Back 76

Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus)

Front 77

JC virus

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1. Travel abroad (where AIDS is prevalent)
2. Clumsiness, headache, forgetfulness, tremors
3. Neurological symptoms (usually with sidedness)
4. Rapid mental deterioration
5. Associated with AIDS

Front 78

Gram positive, non-spore forming rods in immunocompromised hosts or elderly

Back 78

Listeria monocytogenes

Front 79

1) Jaundice after liver transplant
2) Prominent nuclear inclusions that are surrounded by a clear halo
3) Large cells with basophilic cytoplasmic inclusions

Back 79

Cytomegalovirus

Front 80

1) Curd-like mucocutaneous lesions that are easily brushed off with a tongue depressor
2) Pseudohyphae (unique to Candida)

Back 80

Candida

Front 81

1) GI and Respiratory Symptoms
2) Patient from the South to traveled to tropics
3) Thickened intestinal wall
4) On a Corticosteroid regimen

Back 81

Strongyloides stercoralis

Front 82

1) Ground-glass in lung biopsy
2) AIDS patients

Back 82

Pneumocystis jiroveci

(aka Pneumocystis carinii )

Front 83

1) Postal worker
2) Mediastinitis
3) Meningitis (sometimes)

Back 83

Anthrax

Front 84

1) Pox starting at forehead and spread downward.
2) Starts out looking like measles
3) All lesions are at the same stage of development

Back 84

Variola Virus

Front 85

1) Respiratory pathogen that is associated with rabbits and can produce skin ulcers with lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly
2) Wild rabbits/ticks
3) Mostly in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri

Back 85

Fransicella tularensis

Front 86

1) Safety pin appearance (Wayson stain)
2) Black/purple lesions
3) Rats in the Four Corners area

Back 86

Yersinia Pestis

Front 87

1) Hemorrhage at multiple locations (mucus membranes, eyes, mouth, nose, ears)
2) Skin Desquamation
3) Central Africa
4) Fruit bats (rodent/arthropod vectors)

Back 87

Ebola virus
(there is also a Marburg virus that is closely related)