Environmental sources and prevention US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Environmental sources and prevention with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Environmental sources and prevention Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Blastomycosis are _____ RBCs
Answer: the same size as (larger than/smaller than/the same size as)
Flashcard 2: Which fungal infection is characterized by a yeast form with multiple buds that radiate out from a central vacuole?_____
Answer: Paracoccidioidomycosis
Flashcard 3: Dissemination of blastomycosis commonly occurs in _____ patients
Answer: immunocompromised
Flashcard 4: The route of transmission of _____ is through inhalation of spores in dust
Answer: coccidioidomycosis (what fungus)
Flashcard 5: Mississippi river valley and Ohio river valley are buzzwords for which fungus?_____
Answer: Histoplasmosis
Flashcard 6: Sporothrix schenckii is _____, meaning it assumes different forms depending on the temperature of its environment
Answer: dimorphic
Flashcard 7: Branching hyphae similar to that of rose bushes are classically seen in _____
Answer: Sporothrix schenckii (what fungus?)
Flashcard 8: Sporothrix schenckii
Answer: dipmorphic, cigar-shaped, budding yeast
Extra: "rose gardener's disease" itraconazole or potassium iodide
Flashcard 9: Dimorphic fungi exhibit a _____ morphology at ambient temperature and _____ morphology at body temperature.
Answer: mold
Flashcard 10: Histoplasma spp.
Answer: dimorphic
Extra: histoplasmosis local - fluconazole or itraconazole
systemic - amphotericin B
bird or bat droppings Ohio River valley
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