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ID - ABIM, STD, Prec
Genital ulcers STD Prec
Question | Answer |
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Painless genital ulcers | Syphilis and lymphogranuloma venerum |
Painful genital ulcers | chancroid |
What disease if you see Donovan bodies? | Granuloma inguinale caused by klebsiella granulomatous |
Genital ulcers that have pus | Chancroid caused by Haemophilus ducryi and lymphogranuloma the near caused by chlamydia trachomatis |
Genital ulcers that have unilateral lymphadenopathy | Chancroid and Lymphogranuloma Venerum lymphadenopathy painful |
Painless penile ulcer with rash on the palm, soles | Syphilis, caused by treponema pallidum |
How to test for herpes Simplex virus? | direct-fluorescent antibody and polymerase chain reaction testing can provide results in less than 24 hours and can differentiate between HSV1, HSV2, and varicella infections, which is important when treating immunocompromised patients. |
When should you do serologic testing for HSV? | Performing serologic testing (HSV IgG) is not recommended to diagnose herpes virus infections, as the seroprevalence for both HSV1 and HSV2 is high, and a positive result is not indicative of active infection. |
Immunocompetent patient with local zoster infection. What type of precautions? | Contact precautions only |
Immunocompromised patient with local zoster. What type of precautions? | Contact and airborne, because immunocompromised patients is susceptible to respiratory disseminated zoster |
Local zoster, rash in how many dermatomes? | 1 to 2 dermatomes |
Disseminated zoster, rash in how many dermatomes? | Three or more dermatomes |
When is a patient with zoster no longer infectious? | After all the lesions have crusted over |
Precautions for tuberculosis | Airborne, negative pressure room |
Precautions for measles | Airborne, negative pressure room |
Precautions for chickenpox | Airborne, negative pressure room Also contact |
Precautions for pertussis | Droplet |
Precautions for mumps | Droplet |
rod-shaped, oval organisms that can be seen in the cytoplasm of mononuclear phagocytes or histiocytes in tissue samples | Donovan bodies from patients with granuloma inguinale. They appear deep purple when stained with Wright's stain. |