Neonatal candidiasis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the most common cause of meningitis in neonates?_____

Answer: Group B Strep (Streptococcus agalactiae)

Flashcard 2: How does phototherapy treat neonatal jaundice?_____

Answer: Isomerize UCB to water-soluble form

Flashcard 3: What treatment may be used to treat neonatal respiratory distress syndrome after birth? _____

Answer: Artificial surfactant for the infant

Flashcard 4: Neonatal abstinence syndrome presents with diarrhea, sweating, irritability, and _____ (respiratory rate)

Answer: tachypnea

Flashcard 5: Which cause of neonatal conjunctivitis typically presents 2-5 days after birth?

Answer: Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum)

Flashcard 6: Rash that occurs in neonates; will have + Nikolsky sign: _____

Answer: Scalded-Skin Syndrome

Flashcard 7: Congenital toxoplasmosis classically presents with the triad of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and _____.

Answer: diffuse intracranial calcifications

Extra: Congenital Toxoplasmosis Classic Triad: 1. Chorioretinitis 2. Hydrocephalus 3. Diffuse intracranial calcifications Note: Ring-enhancing lesions on CT/MRI are characteristic of Toxoplasmosis in HIV/immunocompromised patients, not typically the congenital form. Watch Toxoplasma gondii: https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-parasites/videos/medical-microbiology-parasites-protozoa-of-the-cns-toxoplasma-gondii

Flashcard 8: Congenital toxoplasmosis presents with _____, which may manifest with macrocephaly and seizures.

Answer: hydrocephalus

Extra: Congenital Toxoplasmosis classic triad: 1. Chorioretinitis 2. Hydrocephalus (obstructive) 3. Diffuse intracranial calcifications Hydrocephalus in toxoplasmosis is often caused by aqueductal stenosis resulting from inflammation and scarring. Seizures and macrocephaly are common clinical manifestations of the hydrocephalus and brain involvement.

Flashcard 9: Erythromycin eye ointment is indicated as prophylaxis for _____ conjunctivitis in the newborn

Answer: gonococcal

Extra:    https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki 

Flashcard 10: _____ is the deposition of bilirubin in the brain, especially basal ganglia, causing neurologic deficits and possibly death

Answer: Kernicterus

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/pancreatic-and-biliary-pathology?index=16] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/gastroenterology/jaundice/acquire?ref=anki Atlas: