Derm Flashcards
(34 cards)
what organism causes impetigo?
staph aureus
what organism causes meningitis?
neissera menigitis
GBS (neonates)
what mx is given to the two groups of pt with meningitis?
<3mnths IV ceftaxime + IV amoxicillin
>3mnths IV ceftaxime
prophylaxis of meningitis
ciprofloxacin
what organism causes scarlet fever?
group A haem strep
how is scarlet fever dx?
when can a child return to school?
throat swab
abx for 24h then return
what mx is given to pt with scarlet fever?
penicillin (or any form of it)
how is kawasaki dz tx? (2)
IV immunoglobulin
aspirin
what should be done for pt with kawasaki dz post dx?
echocardiogram
what organism causes measles
RNA paramyxovirus
how is measles dx?
throat swab
how long should measles pt isolate?
when can they go back to school?
5 days
4 days since rash appeared
what organism causes roseola infantum
herpes 6 or 7
what is typically seen in a pt with roseola infantum
fever -> fever disapp + rash on trunk + limbs
how are pt with roseola infantum tx?
when can they return to school?
supportive
immediately
what organism causes hand, foot + mouth dz?
coxsackie a16
what organism causes fifth dz?
parovirus
in fifth dz, what is important to note once the rash appears?
no longer infectious
in fifth dz, where is erythema observed?
glove + stocking
what organism causes scabies?
mite - sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis
where are skin changes seen in scabies?
flexors of wrists
burrows of hands
what mx is given to pt with scabies?
permethrin
malathrin
what organism causes mumps?
RNA paramyxovirus
what 3 symptoms are seen in mumps?
swollen glands ear ache coryza muscle spasm on chewing temp
