INFECTIOUS DZ Flashcards
1
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Signs & Sxs:
- Malaise, HA, fever
- Sore throat
- Lymphadenopathy
- Palatal petechiae
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Mono
2
Q
Signs & Sxs:
- Prodrome: unilateral pain and itching 2-5 days before rash
- Grouped vesicles on erythematous base in single dermatome
A
Herpes zoster
3
Q
Signs & Sxs:
- Prolonged cough after what seems like a viral infx
- Paroxysmal cough, post-tussive vomiting
- Rhinorrhea, fever, dry cough
- Long coughing fits with face turning red
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Pertussis/whooping cough
4
Q
Signs & Sxs:
- Erythema migrans
- Malaise
- Flu-like sxs
- Stiff neck
- HA
A
Early Localized Lyme Dz
5
Q
Signs & Sxs:
-Single, painless ulcer
A
Primary Syphilis
6
Q
Signs & Sxs:
- chills, malaise, myalgia
- non-productive cough, sore throat
- rhinitis
- fever, HA
- inflammation of nasal mucosa, pharynx, conjunctiva, respiratory tract
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Influenza
7
Q
Signs & Sxs:
- HA
- Meningitis
- Facial palsies
- Encephalitis
- Cardiac issues
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Early Disseminated (Stage 2) Lyme
8
Q
Signs & Sxs:
- Prodrome of fever and malaise
- Pruritic vesicles on erythematous base
- Various stages at same time (crops)
A
Varicella chicken pox
9
Q
Signs & Sxs:
-Flu-like prodrome then macular papular rash all over, usually soles and palms
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Secondary Syphilis
10
Q
Signs & Sxs:
- Arthritis
- Chronic neuropathy
- Encephalopathy
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Stage 3 Late Lyme Dz
11
Q
Diagnosis of Lyme Dz
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- ELISA
- western blot
- PCR
- CSF culture
12
Q
What causes syphilis?
A
Treponema pallidum
13
Q
Gold Standard for Syphilis Diagnosis
A
- dark field microscopy with Treponema spirochetes
- VDRL
14
Q
Lab Evaluation for Influenza
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- nasopharyngeal swab
- rule out strep
- CBC, blood culture to rule out sepsis, CXR
15
Q
Gold Standard Diagnostic Tool for Pertussis
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culture
