{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Brainscape", "url": "https://www.brainscape.com/", "logo": "https://www.brainscape.com/pks/images/cms/public-views/shared/Brainscape-logo-c4e172b280b4616f7fda.svg", "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/Brainscape", "https://x.com/brainscape", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/brainscape", "https://www.instagram.com/brainscape/", "https://www.tiktok.com/@brainscapeu", "https://www.pinterest.com/brainscape/", "https://www.youtube.com/@BrainscapeNY" ], "contactPoint": { "@type": "ContactPoint", "telephone": "(929) 334-4005", "contactType": "customer service", "availableLanguage": ["English"] }, "founder": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Cohen" }, "description": "Brainscape’s spaced repetition system is proven to DOUBLE learning results! Find, make, and study flashcards online or in our mobile app. Serious learners only.", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "159 W 25th St, Ste 517", "addressLocality": "New York", "addressRegion": "NY", "postalCode": "10001", "addressCountry": "USA" } }

Cramming 1 Flashcards

(21 cards)

1
Q

What kind of an antibiotic is gentamicin?

A

Aminoglycoside

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What type of Abx are nafcillin, methicillin, and dicloxacillin? What is their primary use?

A

penicillinase-resistant penicillins; Staph (except MRSA)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What Abx would you use to tx H. flu, E. coli, Listeria, Proteus, Salmonella, Shigella, or enterococci?

A

wide-spectrum penicillins: Amoxicillin or ampicillin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What Abx Take Care of Pseudomonas and gram (-) rods?

A

Ticarcillin, Carbenicillin, and Piperacillin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What antibiotic can be used against Gram (-) rods in individuals w/ penicillin allergy or those w/o the renal capacity to handle aminoglycosides?

A

aztreonam

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What antibiotic would you use for prophylaxis against meningococcus?

A

Ciprofloxacin, rifampin, or minocycline

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What antibiotic would you use for prophylaxis against gonorrhea?

A

ceftriaxone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What antibiotic would you use for prophylaxis against syphilis?

A

benzathine penicillin G

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What antibiotic would you use for prophylaxis in a pt w/ a history of recurrent UTIs?

A

TMP-SMX

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What antibiotic would you use for prophylaxis against endocarditis from surgical or dental procedures?

A

penicillins

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the causative agent of oral hairy leukoplakia in AIDS pts?

A

EBV

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

The O Ag of Salmonella, botulinum exotoxin, erythrogenic exotoxins of GAS, and diphtheria toxin are all acquired by what mechanism?

A

Lysogeny (bacteriophage)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

About how effective is the meningococcus vaccine in preventing meningococcal meningitis (percentage)? Why?

A

~50% b/c half of all meningococcal meningitis in the U.S. is caused by serotype B, which is not included in the vaccine b/c its sialic acid capsule is non-immunogenic.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What is the mo0st common causative agent of malaria?

A

P. vivax

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What is the most common complication of P. vivax infection?

A

splenic rupture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

How long is the period between fever spikes in malaria caused by P. vivax, P. ovale, or P. falciparum?

17
Q

How long is the interval between fever spikes in P. malariae infection?

18
Q

What intraerythrocytic parasite causes fever, shaking chills, and hemolytic anemia in the northeastern U.S.?

19
Q

“Owl’s eye inclusion” seen on histology from infection of immunosuppressed pt.

20
Q

How do poxviruses, such as molluscum contagiosum, differ from other DNA viruses?

A

They replicate in the cytoplasm, and therefore must carry their own RNA polymerase.

21
Q

Fungal infection that causes spherules containing endospores in the lung.

A

Coccidoidomycosis