Knowmedge Internal Medicine Abim Exam Review Flashcards Questions - Infectious Disease

Front 1

Which organism commonly causes meningitis in infants and the elderly, requiring treatment with ampicillin?

Back 1

Listeria monocytogenes

Front 2

Which organism causes Trench Fever?

Back 2

Bartonella quintana

Front 3

What is the best treatment for penicillin-allergic, pregnant female with UTI?

Back 3

Nitrofurantoin

Front 4

Which herpes virus is associated with Kaposi's sarcoma?

Back 4

Human herpes virus 8

Front 5

Which organism is known to cause "desert rheumatism?"

Back 5

Coccidioidomycosis

Front 6

What is the most commonly used agent in the treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever?

Back 6

Colchicine

Front 7

What is the main vector of Lyme Disease in North America?

Back 7

Ixodes scapularis

Front 8

Which HIV medication is known to cause an asymptomatic elevation in MCV?

Back 8

Zidovudine

Front 9

Which HIV medication requires you to check HLA B-5701 to prevent hypersensitivity reaction?

Back 9

Abacavir

Front 10

What is the number of dermatomes over which a patient with Herpes Zoster virus requires both contact and airborne precautions?

Back 10

Two dermatomes

Front 11

What is the antibiotic of choice for mild Clostridium difficile colitis? Severe?

Back 11

PO or IV metronidazole for mild. PO vancomycin for severe.

Front 12

Which organism is considered a contaminant in the blood if no central venous catheter is present?

Back 12

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Front 13

With terminal complement deficiency, to which organism are patients most susceptible?

Back 13

Neisseria meningitis

Front 14

Name four commonly prescribed medications that can cause aseptic meningitis.

Back 14

TMP-SMX (Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole), IVIG (Immunoglobulin), NSAIDS, Carbamazepine

Front 15

Patient develops a pneumonia soon after recovering from the flu. What organism is most often associated in this scenario?

Back 15

Staphylococcus aureus

Front 16

Which organism is notoriously known to cause hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)?

Back 16

Escherichia coli O157:H7

Front 17

What is a very common organism for UTIs in young, pregnant women?

Back 17

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

Front 18

What condition is often associated with pigeon or bat droppings?

Back 18

Histoplasmosis

Front 19

Which organism is the most common cause of diabetic foot ulcers?

Back 19

Staphylococcus aureus

Front 20

What condition is known as "spotless Rocky Mountain spotted fever"?

Back 20

Ehrlichiosis

Front 21

What organism can cause febrile, hemolytic anemia esp in pts who visited Nantucket or Long Island area?

Back 21

Babesia microti

Front 22

Besides a traumatic tap, what condition is often associated with red blood cells in the cerebrospinal fluid on lumbar puncture?

Back 22

HSV encephalitis

Front 23

What is the most common cause of pneumonia in HIV patients?

Back 23

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Front 24

What is the most likely organism that causes post partum endometritis?

Back 24

Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae)

Front 25

What organism is known as the "great mimicker" of appendicitis?

Back 25

Yersinia enterocolitica

Front 26

What organism is known to cause Q fever?

Back 26

Coxiella burnetti

Front 27

What is the MOST common cause of aseptic meningitis?

Back 27

Enterovirus (more than Echovirus)