Blastomyces dermatitidis US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Blastomyces dermatitidis Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Blastomycosis commonly occurs near the Great Lakes yes, but also in the eastern and _____ US as well
Answer: southern
Flashcard 2: Blastomycosis are _____ RBCs
Answer: the same size as (larger than/smaller than/the same size as)
Flashcard 3: Dissemination of blastomycosis commonly occurs in _____ patients
Answer: immunocompromised
Flashcard 4: Mississippi river valley and Ohio river valley are buzzwords for which fungus?_____
Answer: Histoplasmosis
Flashcard 5: Histoplasma is _____, meaning the temperature of its surroundings determines the form of the fungus
Answer: dimorphic
Flashcard 6: Besides histoplasmosis, which other fungus can be detected through urine antigen testing?_____
Answer: Blastomycosis
Flashcard 7: Sporothrix schenckii
Answer: dipmorphic, cigar-shaped, budding yeast
Extra: "rose gardener's disease" itraconazole or potassium iodide
Flashcard 8: Dimorphic fungi exhibit a _____ morphology at ambient temperature and _____ morphology at body temperature.
Answer: mold
Flashcard 9: Histoplasma spp.
Answer: dimorphic
Extra: histoplasmosis local - fluconazole or itraconazole
systemic - amphotericin B
bird or bat droppings Ohio River valley
Flashcard 10: Blastomycces spp.
Answer: dimorphic, broad-base budding
Extra: pneumonia local - fluconazole or itraconazole
systemic - amphotericin B
East of Mississippi and Central America
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