Common Infections — Flashcards

Trichomonas vaginalis presents with a _____-smelling discharge

Do NOT swab pressure sores unless _____

Secretions in palliative patients suspected to be caused by a chest infection may be managed with a _____

< 2 month post-valve surgery patient with infective endocarditis is most commonly caused by _____

Hint: organism

What is the most common cause of viral myocarditis?\n_____

The most common cause of constrictive pericarditis is _____

What is the most common cause of myocarditis? _____

One symptom associated with bacterial endocarditis is _____, which are round, white spots on the retina surrounded by hemorrhage

_____ is a condition caused by infection of the endocardium, most commonly the heart valves

The HACEK organisms (Haemophilus, Aggregatibacter, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella) are associated with endocarditis with _____ blood cultures