Kristen Shared "IHD3" - 101 Picmonics
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IHD3
Amphotericin B
- Indications
- Systemic Mycosis
- Fungal Meningitis
- Last Resort for Protozoan infections
- Mechanism
- Polyene
- Binds Ergosterol
- Forms Membrane Pores
1 min
Azoles (Ketoconazole)
- "-azole" suffix
- Indications
- Local and Less Serious Systemic Mycosis
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Ergosterol Synthesis
- Inhibits P450
- Side Effects
- Liver Dysfunction
- Inhibition of Testosterone Synthesis
1 min
Babesia
- Characteristics
- Protozoa
- Ixodes Tick
- Same vector as Borrelia
- Northeastern US
- Asplenia
- Signs and Symptoms
- Fever
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Diagnosis
- Blood Smear
- Maltese Cross
- Treatments
- Atovaquone
- Azithromycin
3 mins
Bacillus Anthracis (Anthrax) Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Spore-Forming
- D-glutamate Polypeptide Capsule
- Protective Antigen
- Lethal Toxin
- Edema Factor
- Increased cAMP
1 min
Bacillus Anthracis (Anthrax) Disease
- Signs and Symptoms
- Cutaneous
- Painless Black Eschar (Necrotic Lesion)
- Pulmonary
- Mediastinal Widening
- Rapidly Fatal
- Woolsorter's Disease
- Gastrointestinal
- Consuming Anthrax-infected Meat
2 mins
Bacteroides Fragilis
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Anaerobe
- Normal Colonic Flora
- Produces Vitamin K
- Produces Gas in Tissue
- Foul-Smelling
- Signs and Symptoms
- Gastrointestinal Abscess
- Treatment
- Penicillin-Resistant
- Clindamycin
- Metronidazole
2 mins
Bartonella henselae
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Pleomorphic
- Bacillus
- Signs and Symptoms
- Cat Scratch Fever
- Lymphadenopathy
- Bacillary Angiomatosis
- Patients with AIDS
- Mimics Kaposi Sarcoma
- Benign
- Reactive Arthritis
- Non-Caseating Granuloma
2 mins
Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
- Considerations
- Often Combined with Penicillin Antibiotics
- Drug Names
- Clavulanic Acid
- Sulbactam
- Tazobactam
51 secs
Borrelia burgdorferi
- Characteristics
- Lyme Disease
- Spirochete
- Dark-field Microscopy
- Giemsa Stain
- Silver Stain
- White-footed Mouse
- Ixodes Tick
- Babesia
- Anaplasmosis
- Signs & Symptoms
- Flu-like Symptoms
- Erythema Migrans
- Bulls Eye Rash
- Bilateral Bell's Palsy
- Conduction Defects
- Arthropathy
- Treatments
- Doxycycline
- Ceftriaxone
3 mins
Brucella
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Coccobacillus
- Unpasteurized milk
- Goat cheese
- Inside macrophages
- Signs and Symptoms
- Lymphadenopathy
- Granulomas
- Undulating fever
- Treatment
- Doxycycline
- Gentamicin
2 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
Common Causes of Meningitis: Adolescent and Adult (6 - 60 Years Old)
- Enteroviruses
- Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
- Neisseria meningitidis (#1 Cause in Teens)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
1 min
Common Causes of Meningitis: Children (6 Months - 6 Years)
- Enteroviruses
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Haemophilus influenzae Type B
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
2 mins
Common Causes of Meningitis: Elderly (60+ Years Old)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Gram-Negative Rods
- Listeria Monocytogenes
56 secs
Common Causes of Meningitis: Newborn (0-6 Months)
- Group B Streptococci
- E. coli
- Listeria monocytogenes
1 min
Coronavirus
- Characteristics
- RNA Virus
- Enveloped
- Helical
- SS Positive Linear
- Symptoms
- Common Cold
- SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
1 min
Coxiella burnetii
- Characteristics
- Gram Negative Bacteria
- Intracellular
- Aerosol Transmission
- Affects Animal Handlers
- Presentation
- Q Fever
- Flu-like Symptoms
- Atypical Pneumonia
- Hepatitis
- Endocarditis
- Diagnosis
- Serology
- Treatment
- Doxycycline
2 mins
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- Double Stranded DNA
- Herpesvirus 5
- Diagnosis
- Non Heterophile Antibodies
- Owl's eye inclusions
- Signs and Symptoms
- Congenital TORCH infection
- Mononucleosis
- Pneumonia
- AIDS retinitis and esophagitis
- Infection in transplant recipients
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
Ebola Virus
- RNA Virus
- Filovirus
- Marburg Virus
- Linear
- Helical
- Enveloped
- Negative Sense
- Bat Reservoir
1 min
