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name the dimorphic fungi.
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Histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, candida, sporothrix
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fungi associated with bird and bat crap
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histo
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fungi associated with broad-based budding. about the same size as RBC
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blasto
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fungi that is a spherule filled with endospores. Much larger than RBC
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coccidio
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fungi that is a budding yeast that resembles a captain's wheel
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paracoccidio
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spaghetti and meatballs on KOH prep
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tinea versicolor
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fungi that causes vulvovaginitis, diaper rash, and endocarditis in IVDA?
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candida
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what fungi has pseudohyphae and budding yeasts at 20C?
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candida
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fungi that has 45 degree branching of septae hyphae
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aspergillus
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what fungi causes meningitis in the immunocompromised?
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cryptococcus
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when do you begin pneumocystis jiroveci prophylaxis?
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when CD4 count drops < 200
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how do you treat sporothrix?
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itraconazole or potassium iodide
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pt presents with bloody diarrhea, liver abscess, and RUQ pain. There are RBCs in the cytoplasm of a protozoan. Dx?
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entameoba histolytica
treat with metronidazole and iodoquinol |
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what protozoan causes severe watery diarrhea in AIDS pts?
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cryptosporidium
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a pt had been swimming in natural pools had a protozoa swim in through his cribiform plate. what was the bug?
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naegleria fowleri
causes rapidly fatal meningioencephalitis try Amo B, but people die quick |
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pt presents with spiking fevers, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia. you dx leishmania donovani. Vector and treatment?
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sandfly
Dx finding macrophages containing amastigotes treat with sodium stibogluconate |
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what is the treatment for Chagas?
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nifurtimox
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describe symptoms and treatment with p. vivax/ovale.
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48hr cycle of fever, headache, splenomegaly, anemia.
Treat with primaquine to target dormant forms in liver |
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why is p. falciparum a more severe disease?
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there are daily cycles of fever, headache, anemia. There is the danger of parasitized RBC occluding capillaries in the brain, liver, and kidneys
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