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Infectious Disease | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram Negative
- Diplococci
- Chocolate Agar
- Thayer-Martin Media
- VPN
- Oxidase Positive
- Glucose Fermenting
- Pilus
- Opa Surface Protein
- Rapid Antigenic Variation
- IgA Protease
2 mins
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Disease
- Signs & Symptoms
- Dysuria
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
- Neonatal Conjunctivitis
- Pharyngitis
- Septic Arthritis
- Tenosynovitis
- Pustules On Hands And Feet
- Treatment
- Ceftriaxone
- Azithromycin
- Doxycycline
- Considerations
- C5-9 Complement Deficiency (Recurrent Infections)
2 mins
Gonorrhea
- Mechanism
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Assessment
- Dysuria
- Yellowish-Green Discharge
- Increased Urinary Frequency
- Women Often Asymptomatic
- Interventions
- Ceftriaxone (IM)
- Chlamydia
- Doxycycline
- Azithromycin
- Considerations
- Treat Partners
2 mins
Neisseria Meningitidis
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Diplococci
- Chocolate Agar
- Thayer-Martin Media
- VPN
- Oxidase-Positive
- Maltose Fermentation
- Glucose Fermentation
- Endotoxin
- Lipooligosaccharide (LOS) in Membrane
- Polysaccharide Capsule
- IgA Protease
- Disease
- Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Petechial Rash
- Treatments
- Ceftriaxone
- Rifampin Prophylaxis
5 mins
Meningitis Assessment
- Assessment
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Fever
- Nuchal Rigidity
- Severe Headache
- Purpura
- Seizures
- Photophobia
- Infants and Young Children
- Opisthotonus Position
- High-Pitched Cry
- Bulging Fontanel
2 mins
Meningitis Interventions
- Drug Therapy
- IV Antibiotics
- Dexamethasone
- Analgesics
- Antipyretics
- Considerations
- Closely Monitor for Increased ICP
- Bed Rest
- Preventative Vaccinations
- Droplet-Airborne Precautions
2 mins
Moraxella catarrhalis
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Diplococci
- Oxidase-positive
- Catalase-positive
- Associated Infections
- Otitis Media
- Sinusitis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Bronchitis
- Laryngitis
2 mins
