Ansley Shared "Neuro Bugs" - 12 Picmonics
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Neuro Bugs
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- Double Stranded DNA
- Linear
- Signs and Symptoms
- Type 1 HSV
- Gingivostomatitis
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Encephalitis of Temporal Lobes
- Latent in Trigeminal Ganglia
- Type 2 HSV
- Genital Vesicles
- Neonatal Herpes
- TORCHES
- Latent in Sacral Ganglia
- Diagnosis
- Tzanck Test
- Multinucleated Giant Cells
- Cowdry A Inclusions
- Treatment
- Acyclovir
2 mins
Rabies Virus
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- RNA Virus
- SS Negative Linear
- Helical
- Bullet-Shaped Envelope
- Binds to Acetylcholine Receptor
- Retrograde Fashion
- Migrates to Saliva
- Diagnosis
- Negri Bodies
- Cytoplasmic Inclusions in Neurons
- Purkinje Cells of Cerebellum
2 mins
Polyomavirus
- Characteristics
- Non-enveloped
- Double-stranded DNA
- Circular
- Disease
- BK Virus
- Kidney Damage
- JC Virus
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
- HIV/AIDS
- Oligodendrocyte
- Demyelination of CNS
4 mins
Meningitis Assessment
- Assessment
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Fever
- Nuchal Rigidity
- Severe Headache
- Purpura
- Seizures
- Photophobia
- Infants and Young Children
- Opisthotonus Position
- High-Pitched Cry
- Bulging Fontanel
2 mins
Common Causes of Meningitis: Newborn (0-6 Months)
- Group B Streptococci
- E. coli
- Listeria monocytogenes
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: Adolescent and Adult (6 - 60 Years Old)
- Enteroviruses
- Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
- Neisseria meningitidis (#1 Cause in Teens)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
1 min
Toxoplasma gondii
- Characteristics
- Protozoa
- Cysts in Meat or Cat Feces
- Signs and Symptoms
- Brain Abscess in HIV Patients
- Ring-enhancing Brain Lesions
- Crosses Placenta in Pregnant Women
- Congenital TORCH Infection
- Treatment
- Pyrimethamine
- Sulfadiazine
2 mins
Naegleria Fowleri
- Pathophysiology
- Protozoa
- Rapidly Fatal Meningoencephalitis
- Swimming in Freshwater Lakes
- Travels Through Cribriform Plate
- Diagnosis
- Amoebas in CSF
- Treatment
- Amphotericin B
- Death is Still Common
1 min
Echinococcus Granulosus
- Pathophysiology
- Cestode (Tapeworm)
- Ingestion of Eggs from Dog Feces
- Hydatid Cysts in Liver
- Fibrosis and Necrosis
- Anaphylaxis if Antigens Released
- Treatment
- Albendazole
- Surgical Removal
1 min
Cryptococcus neoformans
- Characteristics
- Monomorphic
- Encapsulated
- Polysaccharide Capsule
- Narrow-Based Buds
- Latex Agglutination
- Pigeons
- India Ink
- Mucicarmine stain
- Signs and Symptoms
- AIDS/Immunocompromised
- Meningitis
- Soap Bubble Lesions in Brain
- Pneumonia
- Treatment
- Fluconazole
- Flucytosine
- Amphotericin
3 mins
Syphilis
- Mechanism
- Treponema pallidum
- Assessment
- Primary Stage
- Painless Chancre
- Secondary Stage
- Rash on Palms and Soles
- (Generalized) Lymphadenopathy
- Condylomata Lata
- Latent Stage
- Asymptomatic
- Tertiary (Late) Stage
- Aortitis
- Neurosyphilis
- Gummas
- Interventions
- Penicillin
- Jarisch-Herxheimer Rash
3 mins
