Alexis Shared "Sketchy add ons" - 30 Picmonics
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Sketchy add ons
Moraxella catarrhalis
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Diplococci
- Oxidase-positive
- Catalase-positive
- Associated Infections
- Otitis Media
- Sinusitis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Bronchitis
- Laryngitis
2 mins
Whipple's Disease
- Tropheryma Whipplei
- Gram-Positive
- Middle-aged, Caucasian men and Farmers
- Malabsorption
- Mesenteric Nodes
- Arthralgias
- Cardiac Symptoms
- Neurologic Symptoms
- PAS-positive Foamy Macrophages
1 min
HLA-B27 Associations
- Associations
- PAIR Acronym
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Reactive Arthritis
1 min
Tacrolimus (Prograf) Overview
- Mechanisms
- Immunosuppressant
- Inhibits Calcineurin, Decreasing IL-2
- Indications
- Transplant Rejection
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Considerations
- Increased Lymphoma Risk
- Avoid Grapefruit Juice
1 min
Tacrolimus (Prograf) Side Effects
- Nephrotoxicity
- Neurotoxicity
- GI Distress
- Infection
- Hypertension
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperglycemia
1 min
Cyclosporine (Sandimmune) Overview
- Mechanism
- Immunosuppressant
- Inhibits Calcineurin, Decreasing IL-2
- Indications
- Prevent Transplant Rejection
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Considerations
- Monitor Plasma Levels
- Avoid Grapefruit Juice
- Increased Risk of Lymphoma
2 mins
Cyclosporine (Sandimmune) Side Effects
- Side Effects
- Nephrotoxicity
- Hepatotoxicity
- Infection
- Hypertension
- Hirsutism
- Tremor
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Gingival Hyperplasia
1 min
P450 Inhibitors
- Quinidine
- Ciprofloxacin
- Isoniazid
- Grapefruit Juice
- Acute Alcohol Use
- Erythromycin (Macrolide)
- Indinavir
- Cimetidine
- Sulfonamides
- Ketoconazole
- Amiodarone
2 mins
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAO-Is)
- Indications
- Atypical Depression
- Mechanism of Action
- Increase Levels of Amine Neurotransmitters
- Drugs
- "Takes Pride In Shanghai"
- Tranylcypromine
- Phenelzine
- Isocarboxazid
- Selegiline
1 min
Bacterial Endocarditis
- Signs and Symptoms
- Fever
- New murmur
- Janeway Lesions
- Splinter Hemorrhages
- Roth spots/round white spots on retina
- Osler nodes/tender lesions on finger or toe pads
- Anemia
2 mins
Enterococci
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive Cocci
- Catalase Negative
- 6.5% NaCl
- Grows in Bile
- Normal Colonic Flora
- Signs and Symptoms
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Subacute Endocarditis
- Penicillin Resistant
- VRE (Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci)
2 mins
Lymphatics
- Characteristics
- Recycles 10% of Interstitial Fluid
- Transport Large Lipids from Lacteals
- Unidirectional Valves
- Lymph Nodes Filter Lymph
- WBCs Monitor Lymph for Pathogens
- Merge with Veins
2 mins
Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Most Commonly X-linked Recessive
- Defective NADPH Oxidase (Enzyme Complex)
- Decreased Hydrogen Peroxide
- Impaired Intracellular Killing in Phagocytes
- Signs and Symptoms
- Recurrent Purulent Skin and Lung Infections
- Catalase Positive Organisms
- Diagnosis
- Negative Nitroblue Tetrazolium Test
- DHR (Dihydrorhodamine) Flow Cytometry
- Treatment
- Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
- TMP-SMX
- Itraconazole
- Interferon-Gamma
3 mins
Buspirone
- Indications
- Generalized Anxiety
- Mechanism of Action
- Releases Dopamine and NE
- Stimulates 5-HT1A receptors
- Side Effects
- Low Side Effect Profile
- Safer with Alcohol than Other Anxiolytics
1 min
Lambert-Eaton Syndrome
- Mechanism
- Autoantibody to the Presynaptic Calcium Channel on Motor Neurons
- Inhibits Acetylcholine (ACh) Release at Neuromuscular Junction
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Symptoms
- Proximal Muscle Weakness
- Improves with Muscle Use
- Autonomic Symptoms
- Extraocular Muscle Sparing
2 mins
Cryptosporidium
- Characteristics
- Protozoa
- Ingestion of Oocysts in Food or Water
- Acid Fast Cysts
- Signs and Symptoms
- Outbreaks of Diarrhea from Contaminated Water Supply
- Mild Disease in Non-immunocompromised
- Severe Diarrhea in AIDS
- Treatment
- Nitazoxanide for Immunocompetent
2 mins
Entamoeba histolytica
- Pathophysiology
- Protozoa
- Amebiasis
- Ingestion of Cysts in Food and Water
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bloody Diarrhea
- Flask-Shaped Ulcer
- Liver Abscess
- Anchovy Paste
- RUQ Pain
- Diagnosis
- RBCs in Cytoplasm of Trophozoite
- Cyst With Four Nuclei
- Treatment
- Metronidazole
- Iodoquinol
3 mins
Diphyllobothrium Latum
- Pathophysiology
- Cestode (Tapeworm)
- Ingestion of Larvae from Raw Fish
- Competes for Vitamin B12
- Megaloblastic Anemia
- Treatment
- Praziquantel
1 min
Pinworm (Enterobius Vermicularis)
- Pathophysiology
- Nematode (Roundworm)
- Ingestion of Eggs
- Intestinal Infection
- Anal Pruritus
- Diagnosis
- Scotch Tape Test
- Treatment
- Albendazole
- Pyrantel Pamoate
2 mins
Strongyloides Stercoralis
- Pathophysiology
- Nematode (Roundworm)
- Larvae in Soil Penetrate Skin
- Uncomplicated Disease
- GI Distress
- Loffler's Syndrome
- Dermatitis
- Disseminated Disease
- Immunosuppressed
- Treatment
- Ivermectin
- Albendazole
2 mins
