PANRE Infectious Disease Flashcards
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A traveler returning from Central America presents with bloody diarrhea, fever, and a liver abscess on ultrasound. Which organism is most likely responsible?
Answer: Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic dysentery and can disseminate hematogenously to cause amoebic liver abscess.
Which vaccine is routinely recommended for all healthcare workers due to occupational exposure risk?
Answer: Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B vaccination is mandatory for healthcare workers because of significant occupational risk from blood-borne pathogen exposure.
What is the causative organism of pertussis (whooping cough)?
Answer: Bordetella pertussis
Bordetella pertussis is the gram-negative coccobacillus responsible for pertussis, causing paroxysmal coughing fits with an inspiratory whoop.
A patient with recurrent genital herpes wants suppressive therapy to reduce outbreaks. Which regimen is appropriate?
Answer: Valacyclovir 500 mg daily
Valacyclovir 500 mg daily is a standard suppressive therapy regimen for recurrent genital herpes that reduces outbreak frequency and viral shedding.
A patient presents with vesicular rash on the forehead, tip of the nose, and periorbital swelling. What is the most urgent complication to rule out?
Answer: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Zoster involving the ophthalmic branch of CN V (especially Hutchinson's sign — rash on tip of nose) requires urgent ophthalmologic evaluation for sight-threatening keratitis.
Per current CDC guidelines, uncomplicated gonorrhea in an adult weighing less than 150 kg is treated with which single-dose regimen?
Answer: Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once
Current CDC guidelines recommend ceftriaxone 500 mg IM as a single dose for uncomplicated gonorrhea in patients weighing less than 150 kg.