Cryptococcosis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CBIC Exam Questions And 100% Correct AnswersDescribe systemic fungal infections and give an example. - ANSWER highly virulent, can spread to all organs of the body. Immunocompromised are at highest risk. Ex: aspergillosis, candiasis, and cryptococcosis What are prions? - ANSWER an abnormal folding of normal cellular proteins that primarily affect the brain How are prions destroyed? - ANSWER sterilization What are parasites? ANSWER an organism that lives in or on a host and gets food from ...

Treatment for SIADH correct answers Fluid restriction Heinz bodies correct answers G6PD deficiency X-linked recessive Low PTH = low or high Ca correct answers LOW Calcium Tetany Chvostek sign (contraction of facial muscles after tapping facial nerve) Trousseau sign (induction of carpal pedal spasm) Paresthesias (fingertips and perioral) Prolonged QT interval correct answers Hypocalcemia Hypoparathyroidism PS: high phosphorous Paresthesias, muscle cramping or spasms, bowe...

Focus on Adult Health Exam - Questions, Answers and Rationales A client sustains a fractured femur and pelvic fractures in a motor vehicle crash. For which signs and symptoms, indicative of hypovolemic shock, does the nurse monitor the client closely? Select all that apply. Oliguria Tachycardia Hypotension Rationale: Clients who sustain fractures of the femur, pelvis, thorax, and spine are at risk for hypovolemic shock. Bone fragments can damage blood vessels, leading to hemorrhage into the abd...

HESI Focus on Adult Health Exam - Questions, Answers and Rationales A client sustains a fractured femur and pelvic fractures in a motor vehicle crash. For which signs and symptoms, indicative of hypovolemic shock, does the nurse monitor the client closely? Select all that apply. Oliguria Tachycardia Hypotension Rationale: Clients who sustain fractures of the femur, pelvis, thorax, and spine are at risk for hypovolemic shock. Bone fragments can damage blood vessels, leading to hemorrhage into t...

Mosquito Study Guide, Michigan (7F) Exam Questions and Answers What does EEE stand for? - Answer ️️ -eastern equine encephalitis Who does EEE effect? - Answer ️️ -Horses and Humans What is EEE? - Answer ️️ -EEE is a virus that causes acute encephalitis in horses and man. It is maintained in nature through a cycle involving primarily the fresh water swamp mosquito Culiseta melanoma and many species of birds such as the cardinal. Culiseta melanura - Answer ️️ -The black tai...

NWHSU - Infectious Disease Final Bird handlers are at risk for what Chlamydia disease? - Answer- Chlamydia psittaci What are the signs and symptoms of pneumococcal pneumonia? - Answer- Rapid raise in temp Chest pain Chills Productive cough - purulent or blood tinges In severe case - cyanosis and confusion What is the most common cause of community-acquired typical pneumonia? - Answer- Streptococcus pneumonia What is the most common cause of atypical pneumonia? - Answer- Mycoplasm...

Barbie, age 27, had her spleen removed after an automobile accident. You are seeing her in the office for the first time since her discharge from the hospital. She asks you how her surgery will affect her in the future. How do you respond? A. "Your red blood cell production will be slowed." B. "Your lymphatic system may have difficulty transporting lymph fluid to the blood vessels." C. "You'll have difficulty storing the nutritional agents needed to make red blood cells." D. "You may...

Family Med PACKRAT Exam Practice Questions and Answers A 52 year-old female comes to the office because of black stools for the past 3 days. She is afebrile and she has no pertinent physical examination abnormalities. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial diagnostic study? A. Stool for occult blood B. Stool cultures C. Sigmoidoscopy D. Abdominal CT scan - ANSWER-(c) A. Occult bleeding, as evidenced by the patient's history of black stools, is initially verified by a pos...

Fungi - Organisms that exhibit dimorphism and grow on Sabouraud's medium (low pH) Sabouraud agar - Type of agar used for most fungi? Trichophyton - Organism that causes athlete's foot (tinea pedis) Trichophyton - Which fungal infection leads to superficial skin disease? Epidermophyton & microsporum - What organisms cause dermatophytosis? Aspergillus - Alfatoxin is produced by what fungus? Intracellular parasite - Cell immunity is most important for? Cryptococcus - ...

TEST BANK For Current Medical Diagnosis And Treatment 2024, 63rd Edition By Maxine Papadakis, All Chapters 1 - 42, Verified Newest Version 1265556032 · 9781265556037 By Maxine A. Papadakis, Stephen J. McPhee, Michael W. Rabow, Kenneth R. McQuaid, Monica Gandhi 1. Disease Prevention & Health Promotion General Approach to the Patient Health Maintenance & Disease Prevention Prevention of Infectious Diseases Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention of Osteoporosis Prevention of Physical Inac...