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| Angelina Total Posts: 130 | Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 05:09 am (1)Capsulated pathogenic organisms are Some Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules Quote: S Streptococcus pneumoniae K Klebsiella pneumoniae H Haemophilus influenzae P Pseudomonas aeruginosa N Neisseria meningitidis C Cryptococcus neoformans (2)Remeber... All bacilli are gram negative except "L.DATTA" Quote: L - Listeria D - Diphtheria A - Actinomycetes T - Tetani Clostridium T - TB Mycobatcterium A - Anthrax bacillus 1.ENDOTOXIN: Quote: Endothelial cells/ Edema Negative (gram- bacteria) DIC/ Death Outer membrane TNF O-antigen X-tremely heat stable IL-1 Nitric oxide/ Neutrophil chemotaxis 2.Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis: classic presentation Quote: "Sore throat, Face bloat, Pi$$ coke": Sore throat: 1 week ago Face bloat: facial edema Pi$$ coke: coke-coloured urine · Alternatively, short version: "Throat, bloat and coke". 3.Staphylococcus aureus: diseases caused SOFT PAINS: Quote: Skin infections Osteomyelitis Food poisoning Toxic shock syndrome Pneumonia Acute endocarditis Infective arthritis Necrotizing fasciitis Sepsis 4.Food poisoning: bugs inducing "Eating Contaminated Stuff Causes Very Big Smelly Vomit": Quote: E. coli O157-H7 [undercooked meat, esp. hamburgers] Clostridium botulinum [canned foods] Salmonella [poultry, meat, eggs] Vibrio parahaemolyticus [seafood] Bacillus cereus [reheated rice] Staphylococcus aureus [meats, mayo, custard] Clostridium perfringens [reheated meat] Vibrio vulnificus [seafood] 5.Streptococcus pyogenes: virulence factors SMASHED: Quote: Streptolysins M protein Anti-C5a peptidase Streptokinase Hyaluronidase Exotoxin DNAses 6.Streptococcus pyogenes: diseases caused NIPPLES: Quote: Necrotising fasciitis and myositis Impetigo Pharyngitis Pneumonia Lymphangitis Erysipelas and cellulitis Scarlet fever/ Streptococcal TSS 7.Endocarditis: lab results suggesting it "High Tech Lab Results Point At Endocarditis": Quote: Hematuria Thrombocytopenia Leukocytosis, -penia Red blood cell casta Proteinuria Anemia Elevated ESR Eggs that float in Saturated Saline Remember, "I HATE fertilised eggs" Hymenolepis nana and Hookworm Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichura Enterobius vermicularis So the fertilised eggs of all the above float in saturated saline. Everything else sinks. Clostridium difficile: disease caused Quote: "Difficult to be in a Closet with someone having explosive foul smelling diarrhea, because it would smell and there would be no air in there. Clostridium Difficile causes explosive foul smelling diarrhea and is an anaeorbe (no air). Trichomaniasis: features Quote: · 5 F's: Flagella Frothy discharge Fishy odor (sometimes) Fornication (STD) Flagyl (metronidazole) Rx Nematodes: ones spreading by egg ingestion Quote: "ATE eggs": Ascaris Lumbricoides Trichuris trichuira Enterobius vermicularis spread by ingestion of eggs (vs skin invasion or insect bite) Food poisoning: bugs inducing Quote: "Eating Contaminated Stuff Causes Very Bad Smelly Vomit": E. coli O157-H7 [undercooked meat, esp. hamburgers] Clostridium botulinum [canned foods] Salmonella [poultry, meat, eggs] Vibrio parahaemolyticus [seafood] Bacillus cereus [reheated rice] Staphylococcus aureus [meats, mayo, custard] Clostridium perfringens [reheated meat] Vibrio vulnificus [seafood] Meningitis: risk factors Quote: "Can Induce Severe Attacks Of Head PAINS": Cancer Immunocompromised state Sinusitis Age extremes Otitis Head trauma Parameningeal infection Alcoholism Infections (systemic, esp. respiratory) Neurosurgical procedures Splenectomy Influenza infection: clinical manifestations Quote: "Having Flu Symptoms Can Make Moaning Children A Nightmare": Headache Fever Sore throat Chills Myalgias Malaise Cough Anorexia Nasal congestion Toxoplasma gondii: manifestations Quote: "My Cat Eats Mice": Mononucleosis-like illness Chorioretinits/ Congenital infection Encephalitis Myocarditis Urease positive organisms Quote: PUNCH: Proteus (leads to alkaline urine) Ureaplasma (renal calculi) Nocardia Cryptoccocus (the fungus) Helicobacter pylori AIDS pathogens (T-cell suppression) worth knowing Quote: "The Major Pathogens Concerning Complete T-Cell Collapse": Toxoplasma gondii M. avium intracellulare Pneumocystis carinii Candida albicans Cryptococcus neoformans Tuberculosis CMV Cryptosporidium parvum different tricks to remember blot techniques Quote: South in Gujarati is DAXIN...simple...Southern blot is for DNA West in Gujarati is PASCHIM...so...Western Blot is for Protein and Northern is simply for M RNA(just to remember N with M) its how they eat north -roti - rna south -dosa - dna west -pizza - protein BACILLUS Quote: Bombs Make PAGes Bombs-for Bacillus............Bamboo stick appearance Make-Macdyean reaction P-PLET medium A-Agar medium[medusa head] Ge-Gelatin stab S-Solid medium....String in pearls reaction.......!!!! Neisseria Meningitidis Quote: Loafers Eat BMTC ticket Of Mahatma Gandhi in Chennai L-Lenticular colonies E-Exacting growth requirements B-blood agar[weak hemolysis] M-Muellar hinton agar T-Thayer martin agar C-Chocolate agar O-Oxidase positive MG-utilize Glucose and Maltose C-Catalase positive PSEUDOMONAS pathogenecity Remember "PSEUDOMONAS" for memorise pathogenesity of pseudomonas infection Quote: P= pulmonary infection S= septicemia E= eye infection; endocarditis U= UTI D= (dermatological)Ecthyma gangrenosum O= otitis media M= meningitis o= -------- N= nail bed infection A= B= burns & bed sore S= sepsis PATCH for sterile pyuria Quote: P- Pregnancy,Prostatitis A-acute febrile illness,atypical mycobacteriae T-TB,Trauma,Transplant rejection,Treated UTI C-Corticosteroid use ,cyclophosphamide H-H.influenza infection |
| pranoy Total Posts: 1 | Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 04:39 am |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 06:52 am 1 x 8 and 2 x 4 MHC classI is associated with CD8 T cell MHC classII is associated with CD4 T cell 1 x 4 and 2 x 2 Type1 IDDM is hypersensitivity type4 Type2 NIDDM is hypersensity type2 (noncytotoxic) |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 06:54 am TRICHOMONIASIS 5F FLAGELLA FROTHY DISCHARGE FISHY ODOR(SOMETIME) FORNICATION(STD) FLAGYL(METRONIDAZOLE) NEMATODES:SPREAD BY EGG INGESTION ATE eggs ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES TRICHURIS TRICHURA ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 06:55 am HSBC bank... Key Dimorphic fungi.. H.. Histoplasma S.. Sporothrix B.. Blastomyces C.. Coccidiodes  |