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protozoa
22
Medical
Professional
05/30/2006

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Term
bloody diarrhea, liver abscess, ingestion of cysts in water
Definition
entamoeba histolytica
Term
tx-entamoeba histolytica?
Definition
metro and iodoquinol
Term
bloating, flatulence, foul smelling diarrhea, cysts in water
Definition
giardia
Term
tx of giardia?
Definition
metro
Term
severe diarrhea in AIDS, cysts in water, and on acid fast stain
Definition
cryptosporidium
Term
tx for cryptosporidium
Definition
none :(
Term
brain abscess in HIV, birth defects, cysts in meat/cat feces
Definition
toxoplasma gondii
Term
tx toxoplasma
Definition
sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine
Term
cyclic fever, HA, anemia and splenomegaly, moquito bite
Definition
plasmodium (falciparum, vivax, ovale, malariae)
Term
tx malaria
Definition
chloroquine, mefloquine, primaquine, sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine, mefloquine, quinine
Term
green smelly vaginal discharge, itching and burning, trophozoites on wet mount
Definition
trichomonas
Term
treatment for trichomonas vaginalis
Definition
metro
Term
dilated cardiomyopathy + megaesophagus, acalasia, reduvid bug
Definition
trypanosoma cruzi (chagas' dz)
Term
treatment for chagas' dz?
Definition
nifurtimox
Term
african sleeping sickness (coma), tsetse fly
Definition
trypanosoma gambiense, t. rhodesiense
Term
tx trypanosoma gambiense or rhodesiense?
Definition
suramin for blood bourne, melarsoprol for CNS penetation
Term
visceral leishmaniasis, sandfly, macs with amastigotes
Definition
leishmania donovani
Term
tx leishmania donovani?
Definition
sodium stibogluconate
Term
fever and anemia, tick bite, maltese cross of blood smear
Definition
babesia microti
Term
tx babesia?
Definition
quinine, clindamycin
Term
rapidl fatal meningoencephalitis after swimming in freshwater lakes
Definition
naegleria (amoeba in CSF)
Term
tx for naegleria?
Definition
none
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