Little Grains
This disease was once known as granulomatous enterocolitis
What is Crohn's disease
You perform an acid fast stain. What genus is observed here?
What are the Mycobacterium spp.
This hearty naked icosahedral +ssRNA virus causes vigorous vomiting and diarrhea and survives routine cleaning agents eg alcohol, allowing it to lives on fomites.
BP: To what family does this virus belong?
What is Norovirus
BP: Of the family Caliciviridae
Tuberculosis is a granulomatous disease. What type of granuloma is observed?
What is caseating granuloma
An ABG shows a pH of 7.48 (high), pCO2 of 35 (normal), and HCO3 of 31 (high). What is the primary acid base disorder?
What is metabolic alkalosis
This MRI belongs to a patient with AIDS
What is the name of this condition, and what is the culpable virus?
BP: Under what CD4 count does this occur?
What is progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and the JC virus
BP: <200 CD4 cells/mm3
Erythema nodosum is a classic skin manifestation of this granulomatous disease
What is sarcoidosis
The patient's CBC shows Hgb < 13 (low), Hct < 39 (low), and MCV < 80 (low). What is the diagnosis and propose one etiology
What is microcytic anemia
Etiologies: thalassemia, anemia of chronic disease, iron deficiency anemia, lead poisoning, or sideroblastic anemia (Mn: TAILS)
This naked icosahedral ssDNA virus primarily infects erythroid progenitor cells in bone marrow, causing hydrops fetalis in pregnant women.
What is Parvovirus B19
The diagnostic test for this X-linked disorder is the dihydrorhodamine 123 test
What is chronic granulomatous disease
You perform an epsilometer test. Which antibiotic is most effective?
What is pretomanid
This family of brick-shaped viruses contains DNA viruses that replicates in the host cytoplasm as opposed to the nucleus
What is Poxviridae
Adalimumab is prescribed for a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Before they begin, this must be considered
What is tuberculosis screening with Quantiferon Gold
A patient with chronic hyponatremia is suddenly infused with hypertonic saline. They are placed at risk of this syndrome
What is osmotic demyelination syndrome
This monoclonal antibody targets a protein found on the RSV envelope (generic or brand name)
BP: What is the protein?
What is nirsevimab or brand name Beyfortus
BP: F (fusion) protein