Cestodes (tapeworms) US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Cestodes (tapeworms) Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Tapeworms are officially known as _____
Answer: cestodes
Flashcard 2: Which helminth can result in cobalamin deficiency?_____
Answer: Diphyllobothrium latum
Flashcard 3: Diagnosis of tapeworms occurs with identification of _____ and eggs in stool
Answer: proglottids
Flashcard 4: _____ is the longest tapeworm
Answer: Diphyllobothrium latum
Flashcard 5: _____ is a helminth, treated with albendazole, that can result in biliary tree abnormalities
Answer: Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm)
Flashcard 6: _____ is a fish tapeworm
Answer: Diphyllobothrium latum
Flashcard 7: _____ is a dog (and sheep) tapeworm
Answer: Echinococcus granulosus
Flashcard 8: Trichomonas vaginalis
Answer:
Extra: wet mount vaginitis sexual
Flashcard 9: trichomonas vaginitis
Answer:
Extra: foul-smelling, greenish vaginal discharge, itching and burning mobile, pear-shaped trophozoites on wet mount metronidazole
Flashcard 10: Trypanasoma cruzi
Answer:
Extra: blood smear Chagas disease Reduviid big (aka kissing or assassin bug) Central/South America
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