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Patients deficient in which complement components are susceptible to gonococcemia?
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C5, C6, C7, C8, C9 -> Membrane Attack Complex
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What organisms can an infant acquire during passage through the birth canal that may later cause meningitis? (3)
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Listeria
Group B beta-hemo Strep E. coli |
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What are the presenting symptoms of disseminated gonococcal infection? (3)
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Early: Tenosynovitis/Dermatitis
Late: Aseptic arthritis |
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Main symptom of de Quervain's tenosynovitis?
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pain in anatomic snuffbox
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Tendons affected by de Quervain's tenosynovitis? (2)
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Abductor pollicis longus
Extensor pollicis brevis |
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Presenting symptoms of Still's disease?
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Salmon colored rash
Symmetrical joint involvement hepatosplenomegaly FYI, this is an idiopathic disorder. |
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Which organism causes a bacteremia and endocarditis in patients with GI cancers?
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Streptococcus bovis
(Group D Strep) |
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What is the timing of food poisoning?
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Eat infected food -> 1-2 hours pass -> Staph and B. cereus intoxication
All others: >16 hours post-prandial |
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Does Giardia cause fecal leukocytes?
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No! The only causes of inflammatory diarrhea are invasive bacteria.
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fecal leukocytes -> inflammatory diarrhea
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Does campylobacter cause fecal leukocytes?
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Yes!
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fecal leukocytes -> inflammatory diarrhea
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Does Cryptosporidium cause fecal leukocytes?
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No! The only causes of inflammatory diarrhea are invasive bacteria.
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fecal leukocytes -> inflammatory diarrhea
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Does rotavirus cause fecal leukocytes?
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No! The only causes of inflammatory diarrhea are invasive bacteria.
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fecal leukocytes -> inflammatory diarrhea
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Does Shigella cause fecal leukocytes?
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Yes!
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fecal leukocytes -> inflammatory diarrhea
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Does Salmonella cause fecal leukocytes?
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Yes!
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fecal leukocytes -> inflammatory diarrhea
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What causes ciquatera poisoning?
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Consumption of carniverous reef fish, such as grouper or barracuda. (usually in Hawaii or the Caribbean). This toxin is produced in algae, but is in its highest levels in carniverous fish due to biomagnification.
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Red algae -> ?
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What causes scromboid poisoning?
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Consumption of finfish that have been caught several days earlier -> scromboid bacterial proliferation -> comsumption of toxin.
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Spoiled fish -> histamine
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What is Trichinella's favorite muscle to invade?
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The extraocular muscles
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How does Brucellosis affect:
-the heart -the brain |
heart -> endocarditis
brain -> meningitis |
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How do you get Brucellosis?
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Exposure to animals.
Vignette often describes veterinary student, farmer, rancher, etc. |
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What autoimmune disease does PML imitate?
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Multiple sclerosis. Both have multiple lesions of white matter. That's why it's called multifocal LEUKencephalopathy
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What virus causes PML?
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the JC virus
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