Cryptococcus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR257 Exam 1 Questions And Answers A pediatric client is recovering from an anaphylactic reaction to an allergen. In the first assessment, the client presents with a periorbital accumulation of blood, a common occurrence in children. What type of allergic reaction presents "allergic shiners"? type II type I type IV type III - ANSWER- type I The nurse reviews laboratory results requested to track HIV. What laboratory test measures HIV RNA levels and is the best predictor of HIV disea...

MCB 2010 Exam 4 Study Guide | 100% Passed All of the following are true regarding African trypanosomiasis EXCEPT A) it is also known as "sleeping sickness." B) all subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei have multiple hosts. C) it is transmitted by the tsetse fly. D) death ultimately occurs without proper treatment. E) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is the more common cause of disease. -Answer-B) all subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei have multiple hosts. Bacterial encephalitis and meningitis are...

Mycology/Parasitology/Virology Sporothrix schneckii - correct answer dimorphic, subcutaneous infection (sporotrichosis); lymph and pulmonary infections. Known as rose gardener's disease. Come from rose thorns and contact with sphagnum moss. Grow as small yeast. May be seen in segmented neutrophils and are Cigar Shaped. Coccidiodes immitis (systemic) - correct answer valley fever, infection of lungs, bones, joints, skin, lymph nodes, CNS, and adrenal glands. Acute or chronic and self-limitin...

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV Infection) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is defined as the most severe form of a continuum of illnesses associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV belongs to a group of viruses known as retroviruses. These viruses carry their genetic material in the form of ribonucleic acid (RNA) rather than deoxyribonucleic acid. Infection with HIV occurs when it enters the host CD4+ (T) cell and causes this cell to replicate vir...

Step 2 CK questions and answers from past papers(Frequently tested questions and answers) pregnant with active HBV - answertx newborn with HBIG and HBV vaccine Beck's triad for tamponade - answerhypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds (also pulsus paradoxus). Electrical alternans subarachnoid hemorrhage - answerincreased ADH and BNP --> hyponatremia. Tx - water restriction coccidioidomycosis - answerSW US, central/south America. Pulm infection - dry cough, weight loss, pleuritic ches...

Antifungal Pharmacotherapeutics (Ans- Drug interactions: Multiple due to CYP 450 3A4 inhibition. -Sensitivity-Azoles (broad spectrum): Candida, Cryptococcus species, endemic mycoses, dermatophytes -itraconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole: Aspergillus species -Itraconazole: histoplasmosis and blastomycosis -posaconazole: prophy of BMT pts and for infection refractory to other agents -Terbinafine: onychomycosis (fungus of nails) --off-label for tinea pedis (ring work of feet athlete's foot),...

Mold Questions1. The amount of moisture available on a surface that mold can use to support growth is known as the ________? - correct answer Water activity Name the 3 primary sewage biohazards. - correct answer Backeria, Pacasites ,Viruses Name 3 secondary sewage biohazards - correct answer 1) Endotoxins and exotoxins 2)Fungi 3)Mycotoxins Not all mold spores in the air are ______ but they still may be ______ and ___________. - correct answer Viable , Toxic,allergenic W...

IICRC AMRT Exam Study Guide Questions with Answers Latest Update 2024/2025 Graded A+. Typical Microbial-Remediation job sequencing: (Ans1. Identifying and stopping the source of moisture 2. Setting up containment 3. Establishing negative air 4. Removing contaminated building materials 5. Clean surfaces 6. Dry affected areas 7. Conduct post-remediation evaluation Odors detected in water damaged buildings can be caused by (Ans- Wet structural assemblies Wet contents Microbial Volatile O...

IICRC AMRT Exam Study Guide Questions with Answers Latest 2024/2025 | Graded A+. Odors detected in water damaged buildings can be caused by (Ans- Wet structural assemblies Wet contents Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds (Ans- (MVOCs) Byproducts of microorganisms metabolism Mycotoxins (Ans- toxins produced by fungi, produced by SOME molds under certain conditions Mycotoxins know to be carcinogenic are called (Ans- Aflatoxin, IICRC AMRT Exam Study Guide Questions with Answers Latest 2...

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