Parasites/Fungi US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Parasites/Fungi Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 51: Which fungus is classically identified by an encapsulated yeast with a wide clear halo on **India ink** preparation?
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Answer: Cryptococcus neoformans
Extra: India ink is used to visualize the thick polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans. The capsule excludes the ink, creating a clear halo around the yeast cell. Latex agglutination for capsular antigen is a more sensitive and specific test.
Flashcard 52: Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis are _____ that cause intense pruritus
Answer: lice
Flashcard 53: _____ include Protozoa and Fungi
Answer: Eukaryotes
Extra:
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Flashcard 54: The bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) sample is stained with _____ to identify the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii in Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Answer: methenamine silver
Extra:
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Flashcard 55: Which fungus forms **germ tubes** (true hyphae) when incubated in serum at 37°C?
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Answer: Candida albicans
Extra: *Candida albicans* is a polymorphic fungus. It forms yeast and pseudohyphae at 20°C, but forms germ tubes (true hyphae) at 37°C (the "opposite" of thermal dimorphism seen in systemic mycoses).
Flashcard 56: What infectious cause of esophagitis presents as white pseudomembranes?
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Answer: Candida
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Flashcard 57: The India Ink stain is mostly used to identify the fungus _____
Answer: Cryptococcus neoformans
Extra:
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Flashcard 58: Coccidioides is found in the _____ United States
Answer: Southwestern
Extra: Also known as "desert rheumatism", this fungus is endemic to dry areas in the Southwestern US (e.g. San Joaquin Valley in California, Arizona).
Flashcard 59: Paracoccidioidomycosis are _____ RBCs
Answer: larger than
Extra:
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Flashcard 60: Pneumocystis jirovecii has a(n) _____ transmission
Answer: respiratory
Extra:
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