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| Dz known as "Whooping cough" |
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| How is Bordella pertussis transmitted? |
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| How long is the incubation period for Bordella pertusses |
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| pt has a hacking night cough |
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| way to prevent bordella pertussis |
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| Lab for this dz shows a striking absolute lymphocytosis (WBC) |
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| most common cause of infectious diarrhea |
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| Campylobacter jejuni diarrhea |
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| Dz associated with Guillan-Barre syndrome? |
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| Campylobacter jejuni diarrhea |
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| How is Campylobacter jejuni transmitted? |
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Definition
| ingestion of undercooked poultry, unpasteurized milk, or water |
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| Is Campylobacter jejuni diarrhea inflammatory or secretory? |
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| how long is the incubation period for Campylobacter jejuni diarrhea and how long does it last |
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incubation 2-5 days
lasts 2-10 days |
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| what is the Tx for Campylobacter jejuni diarrhea |
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Dz is self-limited
erythromycin (shortens course) |
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| SSx of Campylobacter jejuni diarrhea |
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Definition
| loose, water or bloody stools, fever, cramps, gastroenteritis |
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| Classified by O cell wall antigens |
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| Lives primarily is brackish and salt water |
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| How long is the incubation period for vibrio cholera |
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| watery diarrhea, liquid, gray, turbid; no odor, blood, or pus |
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| Caused by contaminated water, shellfish, street vendor food |
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| Tx. oral rehydration with sml amt of salt and sugar |
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Vibrio cholera
Ab of choice: doxycycline |
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| Obligate intestinal pathogen, lives primarily in GI tract; cannot live free in nature |
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Definition
| Escherichia coli gastroenteritis |
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| What are the 5 types of E. coli |
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1. Commensal strain
2. Enterotoxigenic E. Coli (ETEC)
3. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
4. Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)
5. Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) |
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Incubation for ETEC
Incubation for EHEC |
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ETEC: 1-3 days
EHEC: 1-8 days |
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| Most common cause of traveler's diarrhea |
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| watery diarrhea and abdominal cramps; +/- vomiting; +/- fever (no pus or blood) |
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| vomiting, diarrhea often bloody, abd pain |
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| HUS is a complication of what dz; microangiopathic, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure |
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| type of E.coli where have diarrhea in children |
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Has an incubation period of 3 months;
history of travel to developing countries
ingestion of contaminated food (raw meat; esp hamburger) |
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| Lab: sorbitol-MacConkey agar |
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| Colonizes in the upper respiratory tract in pts with chronic obstructive pulmonary dz; frequently causes purulent bronchitis |
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| SSx of epiglottitis: abrupt fever, stridor, drooling, inability to handle secretions; severe sore throat, despite unimpressive exam |
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| Causes sinusitis, otitis media, purulent bronchitis, epiglottitis, arthritis, meningitis |
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| What are some risk factors of Haemophilus influenza |
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Definition
| alcoholism, smoking, chronic lung dz, HIV infection, advanced age |
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| what are the complications of Haemophilus influenza |
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Tx for Haemophilus influenza: meningitis, epiglottitis?
Respiratory infections, sinusitis, otitis? |
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Definition
Ceftriaxone
Amoxicillin, bactrim, augmentin |
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| Lab: few PMN leukocyte; no bacteria |
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| atypical pneumonia; high fevers, grossly purulent sputum; pleurisy (chest pain) |
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| what is the organism causing Legionnaire's Dz? |
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| Caused by contaminated water sources, such as shower heads and faucets, and air conditioning cooling towers |
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Term
| Malingnant form of this Dz: Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome |
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| what bug causes meningococcal meningitis |
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| Pos kernig's and Brudzinski's signs |
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Definition
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| SSx of meningococcal meningitis |
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Definition
photophobia
neck and back stiffness
confusion, delirium, convulsion
petechial rash |
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Term
| what are the prevention measures for meningococcal meningitis |
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Definition
MPSV4 - persons 2-10 and > 55
MCV4 - persons aged 11-55 |
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| Tx for meningococcal meningitis |
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| What bacteria causes Plague |
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Definition
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| humans are infected by oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) |
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| What are the 3 types of plague |
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1. Bubonic plague
2. Septicemin plague
3. Pneumonic plague |
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| plague that has enlarged, painful lymph nodes, sudden onset of fever, chills, weakness, HA, prostration |
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| type of plague with massive bacteremia but no buboes |
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| which plague is worse because transmitted from person-to-person; blood tinged sputum, and cyanosis may occur |
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| What are the 3 types of Salmonellosis? |
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Definition
1. Enteric fever (typhoid fever)- serotype typhi
2. Acute enteritis - serotype typhimurium
3. "septicemic"/bacteremia type - serotype choleraeusis |
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| what is the most common type of Salmonellosis |
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Term
incubation for enteric fever
incubation for enteritis |
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Definition
enteric fever: 5-14 days
enteritis: 3-5 days |
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| How is Salmonellosis caused by? |
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Definition
| ingestion of contaminated food or drink |
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| characterized by Payer's patch, "rose spots" |
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Definition
| Enteric fever (typhoid fever) - Salmonellosis |
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Term
| Have relative bradycardia, fever, vomiting, hepatosplenomegally, "rose spots", bacteremia |
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Definition
| enteric fever (salmonellosis) |
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| Complication of: intestinal perforation is associated with what? |
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Definition
| enteric fever (salmonellosis) |
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| Bacteremia difference b/w enteric fever and enteritis |
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Definition
enteric fever: symptoms worsen during 3rd wk
enteritis: bloody diarrhea lasts 3-5 days; no Payer's patches |
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Term
Tx for Salmonella: typhoid and bacteremia
Tx for gastroenteritis: |
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Definition
typhoid: 3rd generation cephalosporin
Enteritis: bactrim |
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Term
| Tenesmus is found in was disorder |
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Definition
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| what are the 4 types of Shigellosis |
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Definition
Shigella sonnei - most common in US
Shigella flexneri - 2nd most common
Shigella boydii
Shigella dysenteriae - serious cases |
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| Produces shiga-like toxin? (bacillary dysentary) |
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| Lab: WBC and RBC in stool |
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| bacteria that causes Tularemia |
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Definition
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dz caused by skinning wild animal (rabbit)
bite of infected insect: deerfly, mosquito, tick |
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Definition
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Term
| what are the clinical forms of tularemia? |
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Definition
ulceroglandular (on finger tip)
typhoidal
oculoglandular (rub eye while skinning)
oropharyngeal (rub mouth)
Pulmonic
(face and eyes redden and become inflamed) |
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| Cannot culture dz b/c dangerous to grow |
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| cause of Hospital-acquired pneumonia |
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cause of skin infections (whirpool)
Bacteremia
Colonization of lungs in cystic fibrosis
UTI
HA-P |
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