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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2023) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Bordetella pertussis
- Pathophysiology
- Gram-Negative
- Coccobacillus
- Bordet-Gengou Agar
- ADP Ribosylating AB Toxin
- Inhibits Gi to cause Increase in cAMP
- Signs AND Symptoms
- Lymphocytosis
- Increase in Insulin
- Catarrhal Phase is Infectious Period
- Paroxysmal Phase is Symptomatic Period
- Whooping Cough
- Treatment
- Macrolides
4 mins
Helicobacter Pylori
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacilli
- Curved
- Polar Flagellum
- Catalase-Positive
- Oxidase-Positive
- Disease
- Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
- Ammonia
- Neutral Environment
- Gastric Adenocarcinoma
- MALT lymphoma
- Diagnosis
- Serology IgG antibody
- Stool Antigen
- Urease Positive Breath Test
- Biopsy
- Treatment
- 2 ABX and PPI
2 mins
Nocardia
- Characteristics
- Aerobic
- Gram-Positive
- Catalase-Positive
- Urease-Positive
- Acid Fast
- Branching
- Beaded Filament
- AIDS/Immunocompromised
- Soil
- Signs and Symptoms
- Lung Cavitation
- Brain Abscess
- Kidney Abscess
- Treatment
- TMP-SMX
2 mins
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacillus
- Aerobic
- Pyocyanin Pigment
- Blue-green Pigment
- Grape like odor
- Non-lactose Fermenting
- Polysaccharide Capsule
- Catalase-Positive
- Oxidase-Positive
- Inactivates Elongation Factor 2
- Exotoxin A
- Endotoxin
- Water sources
3 mins
Listeria Monocytogenes Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram Positive
- Bacillus
- Intracellular
- Survives in Cold Temperature
- Actin Rocket
- Tumbling Motility
- Catalase-Positive
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Only Gram-Positive with Endotoxin-Like Structure
2 mins
Aspergillus fumigatus
- Characteristics
- Fungi
- Monomorphic
- Septate Hyphae
- Branch at Acute Angles
- Fruiting Bodies
- Disease
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
- Eosinophilia
- Increased IgE
- Glucocorticoids +/- Azoles
- Pulmonary Aspergillosis
- TB Cavity
- Lung Aspergilloma
- Hemoptysis
- Invasive Aspergillosis
- AIDS/Immunocompromised
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Hemorrhagic Infarction
- Necrotizing Bronchopneumonia
- Voriconazole +/- Caspofungin
3 mins
Candida Albicans
- Fungi
- Yeast with Pseudohyphae at 20 Degrees C
- Germ Tube Formation at 37 Degrees C
- Pruritic Vaginitis
- White Cottage Cheese Discharge
- Fiery Red Mucosa
- Diabetics
- Antibiotic Use
- Esophageal Thrush in Immunocompromised
- Diaper Rash
- Endocarditis in IV Drug Users
2 mins
E. coli Overview
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacillus
- Purple Colony with Metallic Green Sheen
- Lactose-Fermenting
- Pink on MacConkey Agar
- Disease
- Diarrhea
- Lipid A Septic Shock
- P Pili Pyelonephritis and Cystitis
- K Capsule Neonatal Meningitis
- K Capsule Pneumonia
- H Antigen Flagella
2 mins
Staphylococcus aureus Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Catalase-Positive
- Coagulase-Positive
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Protein A Virulence Factor
- Inhibits Phagocytosis
- MRSA
- Resistant to Beta Lactams Due to Altered Penicillin Binding Proteins (PBPs)
2 mins
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Catalase-Positive
- Coagulase-Negative
- Novobiocin-Resistant
- Urease-Positive
- Disease
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI's)
1 min
Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Characteristics
- Cocci
- Gram-Positive
- Catalase-Positive
- Urease-Positive
- Coagulase-Negative
- Novobiocin-Sensitive
- Component of Normal Skin Flora
- Infects Prosthetic Devices and IV Catheters
- Contaminates Blood Cultures
- Produces Adherent Biofilms
2 mins
Streptococcus viridans
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Catalase-Negative
- Alpha-Hemolytic
- Optochin-Resistant
- Not Bile Soluble
- Normal Flora of Oropharynx
- Synthesize Dextrans from Sucrose
- Disease
- Dental Caries
- Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
2 mins
Haemophilus influenzae Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Coccobacilli
- PRP Capsule in Type B
- Positive Quellung Reaction
- IgA Protease
- Chocolate Agar
- Factor V is NAD
- Factor X is Hematin
- Staph Aureus Provides Factor V
2 mins
