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1
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Explain how neutrophils may have qualitative defects.

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Chemotaxis - rare, inadequate signalling/receptors/movement

Killing - CGD - no NADPH oxidase, no hydrogen peroxide. Staph aureus risk.

2
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What might cause a quantitative lack of neutrophils?

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Cancer rx.
Bone marrow malignancy.
Aplastic anaemia caused by drugs.

3
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Which infections are neutropenic patients especially at risk of? (5).

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E. coli (G-ve bacilli).
S. aureus (G+ve cocci).
Coagulase -ve staph.
Candida spp.
Aspergillus spp.
4
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What is the treatment for an infection in a neutropenic patient? (2,2,1)

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Aminoglycoside and an antipseudomonal penicillin.
2nd line - carbapenem, antifungals.
GCSF.

5
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Which drugs may cause T cell deficiencies? (2).

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Ciclosporin (transplantation).

Steroids.

6
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Which bacterial, viral (3) and fungal (2) infections are T cell deficient patients most susceptible to?

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Listeria monocytogenes.
Mycobacteria.
HSV, CMV, VZV.
Candida spp, ctyptococcus spp.

7
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Which protozoan and parasitic infections are T cell deficient patients most at risk of? (3)

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Cryptosporidium pavum (faecal-oral, symptomatic rx only).
Toxoplasma gondii (cat, or heart with bradyzoites - asymptomatic).
Strongyloides stercoralis.
8
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Three causes of acquired hypogammaglobulinaemias and three commonly resulting infections.

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Multiple myeloma, CLL, burns.
Usually encapsulated bacteria:
S. pneumoniae, Giardia lambia, Cryptosporidium.

9
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Which infections occur with a complement deficiency? (3)

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Encapsulated bacteria
S. pneumoniae - poor opsonisation.
If C5-8 Neisseria meningitides.

10
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What does the spleen do? (2)

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Source of complement and B cells, removes opsonised bacteria.

11
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Which infections are people who take biological therapies at risk of? (4).

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Tuberculosis.
Herpes zoster.
Legionella pneumophila.
Listeria monocytogenes.

12
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What are the five stages of different infections that can follow organ transplantation?
Which infections occur? (1,2,2,2,2)

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Initial disease: Hep B.
Surgery related: ventilator acquired pneumonia, S. aureus.
Organ: Toxoplasmosis, CMV.
Initial opportunistic: CMV, Aspergillus.
Later opportunistic: VZV, Listeria.
13
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Which prophylactic antimicrobials are used in immunocompromised patients? (4).

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Penicillin.
Cotrimoxazole.
Acyclovir.
Passive immunoglobulin.

14
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When should Strongyloides stercoralis be suspected? (3).

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Eosinophilia.
G-ve septicaemia.
Tropical/ old POW.

15
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Which infections commonly occur after a splenectomy? (4).

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Streptococcus penumoniae.
Haemophilis influenza type B.
N meningitides.
Malaria.

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