Flashcards in Dr. Hogan Tut #14 Deck (8)
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1
describe the fever perioginicity of 4/5 plasmodiums?
tertian (every 72 hours)
2
which malaria has a quattron pattern for its fever?
Plasmodium Malariae
3
why is vivax harder to treat?
hepatic resevoir exists
4
what do you look for in thick and thin films for malaria?
thick - gametocytes
thin - intra RBC bodies
5
what to watch out when giving people antimalarials?
G6PD deficiency -> can lead to oxidative haemolysis
6
where is the midgut?
2nd part of duodenum to 2/3rds way of the transverse colon
7
when does appendicitis NOT present classically?
if appendix is retrocaecal
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