Infectious Disease Quick Cram Cards (SMARTYPANCE.COM) Questions And Answers 2022
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Medication used as prophylaxis for meningococcal meningitis? - Answer- Rifampin
A 33-year-old HIV-positive woman presents with her second episode of oral thrush in
the past 2 months. Her current CD4 count is 75....
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medication used as prophylaxis for meningococcal meningitis
a 33 year old hiv positive woman presents with her second
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Medication used as prophylaxis for meningococcal meningitis? - Answer- Rifampin
A 33-year-old HIV-positive woman presents with her second episode of oral thrush in
the past 2 months. Her current CD4 count is 75. In addition to treatment for the
thrush, what should she receive as prophylactic therapy? - Answer-
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole double strength daily
Gram-negative coccobaccili found in the sputum of patient with pneumonia - Answer-
H. flu
The best test for diagnosing Rocky Mountain spotted fever? - Answer- Indirect
immunofluorescent antibodies
Gram-positive organism in clusters - Answer- Staph
The drug of choice to treat a urethritis caused by Neisseria? - Answer- Ceftriaxone
(Rocephin)
A pregnant woman and cat litter - Answer- Toxoplasmosis
Prophylaxis for all HIV patients with CD4 count < 100 - Answer- Bactrim
Prophylactic antibiotic given before a dental procedures - Answer- Amoxicillin 2
grams PO 1 hour before
procedure
What three medications are combined as a first line treatment for H. pylori? -
Answer- *CAP*: Clarithromycin, Amoxicillin and PPI
A 21-year-old male presents with cough and mild shortness of breath for three days.
The cough is occasionally productive of yellowish mucus. He reports a low-grade
fever with this episode but says that he has otherwise been healthy. He has spent
the last month working in bat caves. - Answer- Histoplasmosis
List the HACEK organisms - Answer- Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium,
Eikenella, Kingella
Bats, bat caves, and the Mississippi and Ohio River Valley - Answer- Histoplasmosis
Bloody stool with cysts and trophozoites - Answer- Amebiasis
, A 21-year-old bodybuilder presents with complaints of diarrhea, cramps, and low-
grade fever for 24 hours. He has been training for a competition, eating large
amounts of protein, including shakes made with *raw eggs.* He reports three loose
stools with blood in the commode today. - Answer- Salmonella
Gummas or granulomatous nodules - Answer- Tertiary syphilis
Most common cause of an uncomplicated urinary tract infection - Answer- E. Coli
Most commonly responsible for community acquired pneumonia? - Answer- Strep
pneumoniae
The oral medication that can be used for MRSA - Answer- Linezolid (Zyvox) and
Bactrim
Can happen if you infuse vancomycin too fast - Answer- Red Man syndrome
A 30-year-old male returning from a 2-week excursion into sub-Saharan Africa
presents with *fever*, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. He also reports
*significant muscle and joint pains* - Answer- Malaria is the most common cause of
fever and hospitalization in travelers returning to the United States.
Side effect of Rifampin - Answer- Orange-red discoloration of body fluids
Current drug of choice for treating MRSA? - Answer- Vancomycin
Antibiotic most likely to cause C. diff - Answer- Clindamycin
Fever, vomiting, bloody stool and *seizure* - Answer- Shigella is known to progress
to seizures in children
A 32-year-old female with watery, nonbloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps for the
past 2 days. She also reports a low-grade fever. She returned from a medical
mission trip to South America yesterday. While on the trip she spent time in a remote
area and is *uncertain of the quality of the water* she drank. She also ate *shrimp*
one night for dinner. - Answer- *V. cholerae* infection can be transmitted through
wounds but the most often reported cause is eating *undercooked shellfish* or
*drinking contaminated water*
Throat is erythematous with enlarged tonsils covered by a *grayish membrane* in a
recent immigrant child - Answer- Diphtheria
A 26-year-old homosexual male presents with multiple episodes of bloody diarrhea
that began last night. He and his partner returned 2 days ago from a 2-month long
humanitarian relief trip to a less developed country. During the final week of the trip,
they travelled into a more remote region of the country. They spent more time than
expected in this region with a limited water supply and poor sanitation. - Answer- *E.
histolytica* has two stages in its life cycle. In the active stage in the human intestine,
it causes symptoms of dysentery, abdominal pain, stool mucus, and tenesmus. In
the dormant stage, the cystic form is excreted in the stool and in developing nations
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