Parasites/Fungi US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Parasites/Fungi Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 41: Candida albicans is in the _____ form with pseudo-_____ formation at 20 degrees C
Answer: yeast
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Flashcard 42: Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly Pneumocystis carinii, is an opportunistic fungi that appears as _____ containing dark _____ bodies on microscopy
Answer: cysts
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Flashcard 43: Which fungus is encapsulated?
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Answer: Cryptococcus neoformans
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Flashcard 44: _____ disseminates upon reaching the blood vessels, resulting in kidney failure
Answer: Angioinvasive aspergillosis
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Flashcard 45: Which fungus is shown below?
_____
Answer: Histoplasma
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Flashcard 46: Malassezia furfur can cause many more problems, other than just Pityriasis Versicolor, in _____ patients
Answer: immunocompromised
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Flashcard 47: Subcutaneous, 'Calabar' swellings are diagnostic of the helminth _____
Answer: Loa loa
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Flashcard 48: Babesiosis presents with _____ cells that contain a(n) _____ 'Maltese cross' structure
Answer: red blood
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Flashcard 49: _____ can infect the blood (fungicemia) of neonates receiving TPN, causing severe symptoms
Answer: Malassezia furfur
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Flashcard 50: Which fungus can grow in old lung cavities (e.g. TB, Klebsiella, etc)?
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Answer: Aspergillus (aspergillomas)
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