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39 Cards in this Set
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3 most common causes of FUO?
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infection, cancer, and autoimmune disease
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4 signs and symptoms of strep pharyngitis
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fever, pharyngeal erythema, tonsillar exudate, lack of cough
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non-suppurative complication of strep infection that is not altered by treatment of primary infection
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post-strep GN
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asplenic pts are particularly susceptible to these organisms.
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encapsulated - H. flu, Strep pneumo, Klebsiella, meningococcus
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number of bacterial cultures on clean-catch specimen to dx UTI?
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10 to the 5th power/ml
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pt from California or Arizona presents with fever, malaise, cough, and night sweats. Dx? Rx?
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Coccidiomycosis. Fluconazole.
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which health population is susceptible to UTIs?
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Pregnany women - treat aggressively to prevent complications
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nonpainful chacre
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primary syphilis
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"blueberry muffin" rash is characteristic of what congenital infection?
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rubella
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meningitis in neonates. Causes? Rx?
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GBS, E. coli, Listeria
Amp and gent |
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meningitis in infants. Causes? Rx?
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pneumococcus, meningococcus, H. flu
Rx - cefotaxime and vanco |
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CSF findings
low glucose, PMN predominance |
bacterial meningitis
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CSF findings:
nomral glucose, lymphocyte predomninance |
aseptic meningitis
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CSF findings
+++ RBCs |
SAH
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CSF findings
increased gammaglobulins |
MS
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initially presents with a pruritic papule with regional lymphadenopathy and evolves into balck escar in 7-10 days. Rx?
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Anthrax.
Ampicillin |
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Findings in tertiary syphilis.
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tabes dorsalis
general paresis gummas argyll-robertson pupil aortitis aortic root aneurysms |
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region endemic for lyme disease
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North American northeast
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characteristics of secondary lyme disease
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arthralgias, migratory polyarthritis, Bell's palsy, myocarditis
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cold agglutinins
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mycoplasma
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24 y/o male presents with soft white plaques on his tongue and back of his throat. Dx? w/u?
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Candidal thrush. w/u should include HIV testing
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begin PCP prophylaxis in HIV positive patients at what CD4 count? MAC prophylaxis?
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<=200 for PCP (with TMP), <= 100 (clarithromycin/azithromycin)
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risk factors for pyelonephritis?
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pregnancy, vesicoureteral reflusx, anatomic abnormalities, indwelling catheters, kidney stones
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neutropenic nadir post-chemo
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7-10 days
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treatment for HSV meningitis
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acyclovir
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antigen test to confirm dx of Rocky Mountain spotted fever rickettsial disease
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Weil-felix test
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erythema migrans
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lesion of primary lyme disease
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classic physical finding for endocarditis
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fever, heart murmur, osler's nodes, splinter hemorrhages, Janeway lesions, Roth's spots
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most common infection from transfusion
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HCV
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branching rods in oral infection
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Actinomyces isralii
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painful chancroid
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Haemophilus ducreyi
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dog or cat bite
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Pasturella multocida
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meningitis in adults
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N. meningitidis
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meningitis in elderly
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Strep pneumo
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alcoholic with pnemonia
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Klebsiella
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currant jelly sputum
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Klebsiella
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infection in burn victims
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pseudomonas
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osteomyelitis from foot would pucture
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pseudomonas
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osteomyelitis in sickle cell patient
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Salmonella
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