ID pt 2 Flashcards
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COVID dx
PCR/ NAAT
COVID tx
paxlovid
what are 4 types of polio?
- abortive
- nonparalytic
- paralytic
- post-poliomyelitis syndrome
s/s of abortive polio
nonspecific illness
- fever
- HA
- constipation
- sore throat
- n/v/d
s/s of nonparalytic polio
- nonspecific illness
- meningeal irritation and muscle spasms
- no paralysis
s/s of paralytic polio
- flaccid asymmtric paralysis affecting proximal muscles of lower extremities
- sensory loss is rare
- spinal- impacts spinal nerves
- bulbar- impacts CNs and can lead to respiratory paralysis
s/s of post-polio syndrome
- progressive muscle paresis and atrophy
- fasiculations and fibrillation
- restless leg syndrome
dx of poliomyelitis
PCR of washings, stools, CSF
tx of polio
suportive
polio vaccination schedule for children
4 doses
- 2 mo, 4 mo, 6-18 mo, 4-6 yrs old
polio adult vaccination scheudle
3 doses
- 1st dose, 2nd dose 1-2 mo later, 3rd dose 6-12 mo after 2nd
s/s of active TB
- fever
- night sweats
- weight loss
- hemoptysis
- productive cough
a primary TB infection can progress to what 3 stages?
- active/ primary progression
- latent TB
- termination
list a few s/s of disseminated TB/ miliary TB
- meningitis
- Addison’s disease
- Pott’s disease
- erythema nodosum
- hepatitis
CXR of primary or latent TB would show what finding?
Ghon focus/ complex
CXR or CT findings in active TB
cavitary lesions in lung apices
active TB tx
PIER
- pyrazinamide (PZA)
- isoniazid (INH)
- ethambutol (EMB)
- rifampin (RIF)
latent TB tx
INH or RIF
s/s of atypical tuberculosis
- skin and soft tissue findings: abscesses, arthritis
- lymphadenitis: MAC in children
- eyes: keratitis and retinal lesions
dx of atypical mycobacterial disease
culture of sputum, blood or urine
tx of MAC
azithromycin or clarithromycin
and
ethambutol
and
rifampin or rifabutin
syphilis cause
treponema pallidum
s/s of primary early/ infectious syphilis
painless chancre
non-tender regional lymphadenopathy
s/s of secondary early/ infectious syphilis
systemic symptoms- generalized lymphadenopathy
rash- non-pruritic, includes palms and soles
condyloma lata
lesions distant from site of inoculation
*most infectious stage