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| What chief complaint for Ascaris lumbricoides |
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Definition
| Intestinal obstruction by adults |
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| Where does A. lumbricoides get transported to? |
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Definition
1. Invades the intestinal wall 2. Enters the blood stream 3. Transported to the lungs |
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| How does A. lumbricoides replicate when it's in the lungs? |
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Definition
| Goes from the trachea to the pharynx where it is swallowed and passed into the SI |
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| How do you diagnosis A. lumbricoides? |
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Definition
| Rough surface egg in stool |
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| What drugs do you use to treat A. lumbricoides? |
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Definition
Mebendazole Albendazole Pyrantel |
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Trichuris trichiura Ascaris lumbricoides Toxocara canis Necator americanus |
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| What does Trichuris trichiura cause? |
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Definition
1. Colitis 2. Chronic diarrhea w/ blood & mucus |
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| Where in the GI tract would you find T. trichiura? |
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| How wolud you treat T. trichiura |
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Definition
| Mebendazole & Albendazole |
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| What are the symptoms of Toxocara canis? |
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Definition
1. Eosinophilia 2. Fever 3. Hepatospleenmegaly |
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| What is Ocular Larva Migrans? |
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Definition
| Invasion of the eye by Toxocara larvae |
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| How eggs from T. canis get from the soil into humans? |
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Definition
1. Ingested by dogs/cats 2. Move into deep tissues 3. Eggs get passed by the animal 4. Ingested by humans |
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| How dou you treat T. canis? |
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Definition
| Albendazole & Mebendazole |
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| What does Necator americanus cause? |
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Definition
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| In what population are you more likely to find N. americanus? |
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Definition
| Farmers, miners & children |
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Term
| How does Necator americanus enter the body? |
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Definition
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| How do you treat N. americanus |
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Definition
1. Iron and folic acid for the anemia 2. Mebendazole and Albendazole |
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Definition
1. Taenia solium 2. Taenia saginata 3. Diphyllobothrium latum 4. Hymenolepsis nana 5. Echinocuccus granulosus |
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| How would you contract T. solium? |
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Definition
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| Where in the tapeworm are the eggs found? |
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Definition
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| What does T. solium cause? |
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Definition
| Blindness & Neurological manifestations like headaches & seizures |
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| How do you treat T. solium |
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Definition
| Parziquantel or Albendazole |
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| How would you get Taenia saginata? |
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Definition
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| What are the symtpoms of T. saginata? |
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Definition
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| How would you treat T. saginata? |
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Definition
| Parziquantel or Albendazole |
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Term
| How would you get Diphyllobthrium latum? |
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Definition
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| What are the symptoms of a D. latum infection? |
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Definition
| Vit B12 deficency leading to anemia |
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| What are the symptoms of Hymenlepsis nana? |
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Definition
| Abdominal discomfort, nausea & vomiting |
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| What's the host for H. nana? |
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Definition
| No host, repliactes and matures in humans |
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Definition
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| How would you treat H. nana |
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| How does Echinocuccus granulosus present? |
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Definition
Hydatid cyst: Liver & lung leading to calcification Liver: Abdominal pain, palpable liver & biliary obstruction |
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Term
| How would you treat E. granulosus? |
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Definition
| Parziquantel or Albendazole |
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| What does Schistosoma species cause? |
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Definition
Schistosomiasis: Skin rash at site of penetration Kattama fever: 1. Intense itching, fever, hives 2. Weight loss 3. Portal hypertension |
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| What is the intermediate host of Schistomsome? |
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| How is Schistosoma treated? |
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