Term
Giemsa stains
"Certin Bugs Really Try my Patience) |
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Definition
| Chlamydia, Borrelia, Rickettsiae, Trypanosomes, Plasmodium |
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Term
Thayer-Martin (or VPN) media
"Neisseria, please use your VPN client" |
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Definition
| Vancomycin, Polymyxin, Nystatin |
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Term
Obligate aerobes
"Nagging Pests Must Breathe" |
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Definition
| Nocardia, Pseudomonas aeuruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bacillus |
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Obligate anaerobes
"Anaerobes Can't Breathe Air" |
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Definition
| Clostridium, Bacteroides, Actinomyces |
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Term
Obligate intracellular
"Stay inside when it is Really Cold" |
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Definition
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Term
Facultative intracellular
"Some Nasty Bus May Live FacultativeLY" |
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Definition
| Salmonella, Neisseria, Brucella, Mycobacterium, Listeria, Francisella, legionella, Yersinia pestis |
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Term
Encapsulated bacteria
"SHiNE SKiS" |
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Definition
| Strep pneumo, H influ type B, Neisseria meningitidis, E coli, Salmonella, Klebiella pneumoniae, group B Strep |
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Term
Catalase-positive organisms
"You need PLACESS for your cats" |
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Definition
| Psudomonas, Listeria, Aspergillus, Candida, E coli, S aureus, Serratia |
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Term
Urease-positive bugs
"CHuck Norris hates PUNKSS" |
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Definition
| Cryptococcus, H pylori, Proteus, Euraplasma, Nocardia, Klebsiella, S epidermidis, S saprophyticus |
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Term
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Definition
| S pneumo, H influ type B, Neisseria |
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Term
Lysogeny, specialized transduction
"ABCDE" |
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Definition
| ShigA-like toxin, Botulinum toxin, Cholera toxin, Diphtheria toxin, Erythrogenic toxin of Strep pyogenes |
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Term
S pneumoniae
"MOPS are Most OPtochin Sensitive" |
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Definition
| Strep pneumo is common cause of: Meningitis, Otitis media, Pneumonia, Sinusitis |
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Term
Rheumatic fever
"JONES" criteria |
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Definition
Joints - polyarthritis
<3 - carditis
Nodules (subQ)
Erythema marginatum
Sydenham's chorea |
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Term
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
"ABDEFG" |
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Definition
ADP-ribosylation
Beta-prophage
Corynebacterium
Diphtheria
Elongation Factor 2
Granules |
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Term
Lactose-fermenting enteric bacteria
"Lactose is KEE. Test with MacConKEE'S agar" |
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Definition
| Citrobacter, Klebsiella, E coli, Enterobacter, Serratia |
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Term
Haemophilus influenzae
"HaEMOPhilus" |
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Definition
| Causes: Epiglottitis, Meningitis, Otitis media, Pneumonia |
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Term
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
"PSEUDOmonas" |
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Definition
| Cuases: Pneumonia, Sepsis, External otitis, UTI, Drug use and Diabetic Osteomyelitis |
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Term
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Definition
| Aspiration pneumonia, Abscess in lungs and liver, Alcoholics, di-A-betics |
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Term
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Definition
| Borrelia, Leptospira, Treponemal |
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Term
Lyme disease
"FAKE a Key Lyme pie" |
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Definition
| Facial nerve palsy (bilat), Arthritis, Kardiac block, Erythema migrans |
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Term
VDRL false positivels
"VDRL" |
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Definition
| Viruses (mono, hepatitis), Drugs, Rheumatic fever, Lupus and leprosy |
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Term
Gardnerella vaginalis
"I don't have a CLUE why I smell FISH in the VAGINA GARDEN" |
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Definition
| Clue cells, fishy smells, vaginosis, Gardnerella vaginalis |
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Term
Palm and sole rash
"You drive CARS using your palms and soles" |
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Definition
| Coxsackievirus A infection, Rocky Mt spotted fever, secondary Syphilis |
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Term
Chlamydia trachomatis Types A, B, C
"ABC" |
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Definition
| Africa, Blindness, Chronic infection |
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Term
Sporothirix schenckii
"Plant a rose in the pot" |
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Definition
| Rose gardener's disease, treat with itraconazole or potassium iodide |
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Term
Live, attenuated vaccines
"Live! One night only! See SMALL YELLOW CHICKENs get vaccinated with Sabin's and MMR! It's INcredible!" |
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Definition
| Live attenuated - smallpox, yellow fever, chickenpox, Sabin's polio virus, MMR, Influenze (intranasal) |
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Term
Killed vaccines
"RIP Always" |
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Definition
| Rabis, Influenza (injected), Salk Polio, HAV vaccines |
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Term
RNA viral genomes
"I went to a retro toga party, where i drank flavored Corona and ate hippy California pickles" |
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Definition
| Retrovirus, togavirus, flavivirus, coronavirus, hepevirus, calicivirus, picornavirus |
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Term
Naked viruses
"Give PAPP smears and CPR to a naked Heppy" |
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Definition
Papillomavirus, Adenovirus, Picornavirus, Polyomavirus, Calcivirus, Parvovirus, Reovirus, Hepevirus
DNA = PAPP; RNA = CPR and hepevirus |
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Term
DNA viruses
"Are HHAPPPPy viruses" |
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Definition
| Hepadna, Herpes, Adeno, Pox, Parvo, Papilloma, Polyoma |
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Term
Picornaviruses
"PERCH on a 'peak'" |
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Definition
| Poliovirus, Echovirus, Rhinovirus, Coxackievirus, HAV |
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Term
Paramysoviruses
"PaRaMyxovirus" |
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Definition
| Parainfluenze, RSV (Rx - rbavirin), Measles and Mumps |
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Term
Negative-stranded viruses
"Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication" |
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Definition
| Arenaviruses, ZBunyaviruses, Paramyxoviruses, Orthomyxoviruses, Filoviruses, Rhabdoviruses |
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Term
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Definition
| Bunyaviruses, Orthomyxoviruses, Arenaviruses, and Reoviruses |
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Definition
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Mumps virus
"Makes your parotid glands and testes as big as POM-poms" |
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Definition
| parotitis, Orchitis, aseptic Meningitis |
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Term
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Definition
| Aysmptomatic, Acute, Alone (no carriers" |
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Term
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Definition
| Chronic, Cirrhosis, Carcinoma, Carrier |
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Term
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Definition
| Defective virus Dependent on HBV |
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Term
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Definition
| Enteric, Expectant mothers, Epidemic |
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Term
Common causes of pneumonia in children (4wk-18yr)
"Runts May Cough Chunky Sputum" |
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Definition
| RSV, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia trachomatis (infants-3yr), C penumoniae (school-age), Strep pneumo |
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