Susann Shared "GNA" - 14 Picmonics
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GNA
Giardia lamblia
- Characteristics
- Protozoa
- Ingestion of Cysts
- Seen in Campers
- Daycare Centers
- Mental Hospitals
- Infects Small Intestine
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bloating
- Flatulence
- Fatty Diarrhea
- Diagnosis
- Crescent-shaped Protozoa Adjacent to Epithelial Brush Border
- Predisposed if Low IgA
- Treatment
- Metronidazole
3 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
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
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
Ascariasis Clinical Features and Management
- Early Clinical Manifestations
- Cough
- Eosinophilic Pneumonitis (Loffler Syndrome)
- Late Clinical Manifestations
- GI Upset
- Bowel or Biliary Obstruction
- Worms in Stool
- Diagnosis
- Stool Ova and Parasite Studies
- Management
- Albendazole
- Pyrantel Pamoate In Pregnancy
5 mins
Ascariasis Characteristics and Life Cycle
- Characteristics
- Nematode (Roundworm)
- Most Common Helminth Infection
- Fecal-Oral Transmission
- Life Cycle
- Eggs Deposited in Soil
- Embryo Ingested
- Larvae Hatch in Intestines
- Larvae Migrate to Lungs Through Bloodstream
- Larvae Coughed Up and Swallowed
- Mature into Adults in Intestine
- Mature Adults Lay Eggs which are Passed in Stool
3 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
Lymphatic Filariasis Characteristics and Life Cycle
- Characteristics
- Elephantiasis
- Nematode (Roundworm)
- Etiology
- Brugia malayi
- Wuchereria bancrofti
- Transmission
- Female Mosquito
- Life Cycle
- Microfilariae Infect Mosquito
- Mature into Larvae
- Larvae Deposited on the Skin
- Larvae Migrate to the Lymphatic Vessels
- Invade Lymph Nodes
- 9 Months to 1 Year Incubation Period
2 mins
Onchocerca Volvulus
- Pathophysiology
- Nematode (Roundworm)
- Female Blackfly Bite
- Hyperpigmented Skin
- River Blindness
- Treatment
- Ivermectin
1 min
Clonorchis Sinensis
- Pathophysiology
- Trematode (Fluke)
- Undercooked Fish
- Biliary Tract Inflammation
- Pigmented Gallstones
- Associated with Cholangiocarcinoma
- Treatment
- Praziquantel
1 min
Schistosoma
- Pathophysiology
- Trematode (Fluke)
- Snail-infested Water
- Intense Immune Response
- Intestinal Disease
- Hepatosplenic Granuloma
- Squamous Cell Cancer of the Bladder
- Diagnosis
- Parasitic Antigens via ELISA
- Treatment
- Praziquantel
2 mins
Taenia Solium
- Pathophysiology
- Cestode (Tapeworm)
- Taeniasis
- Ingestion of Larvae in Undercooked Pork
- Asymptomatic, in Bowels
- Cysticercosis
- Ingestion of Cestode Eggs
- Skin, CNS and Muscles
- Treatment
- Albendazole
- Praziquantel
1 min
Diphyllobothrium Latum
- Pathophysiology
- Cestode (Tapeworm)
- Ingestion of Larvae from Raw Fish
- Competes for Vitamin B12
- Megaloblastic Anemia
- Treatment
- Praziquantel
1 min
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