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what does syphilis first infect? |
mucous membranes |
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what are the stages of syph? |
primary, secondary, latent, late |
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syph is fatal if untreated? |
true |
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what bug causes syph? |
treponema palladium |
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what is the lesion like in primary syph? |
the chancre |
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are chancres painful or painless? |
painless |
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chancres disappear without tx? |
true |
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late syph attacks which 3 body organs? |
liver, heart, brain |
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what test confirms the presence of syph? |
dark-field illumination of the treponema palladium |
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what is the tx of choice for syph |
penicillin |
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why is penicillin given with procaine with probenecid? |
procaine makes the shot less painful probenecid blocks the excretion of the penicillin |
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what is the most common sx of neurosyph? |
ataxia (gait problems) |
