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Giardia vlamblia v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vtinidazole vor vnitazoxanide v(alt: vmetronidazole)

Entamoeba vhistolytica v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vmetronidazole vor vtinidazole, vthen
vparomomycin vor viodoquinol


Ascaris vlumbricoides v- v vcorrect vanswer- v valbendazole vor vmebendazole

Necator vamericanus v- v vcorrect vanswer- v valbendazole v(alt: vmebendazole)

Trichinella vspiralis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v valbendazole v+ vprednisone

Enterobius vvermicularis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vmebendazole

Shistosoma vspp. v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vpraziquantel

Diphyllobothrium vlatum v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vpraziquantel v(alt: vniclosamide)

Yersinia vPestis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vStreptomycin v(alt: vgentamicin

Adenovirus v(severe vinfection) v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vcidofovir v+ vprobenecid

Influenza vA v(seasonal), vInfluenza vB, vadn vavian vflu v(H5N1) v- v vcorrect vanswer- v
vzanamivir vor voseltamivir


Measles v- v vcorrect vanswer- v v-Children: vvitamin vA
-Adults: vribavirin

,Smallpox v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vsmallpox vvaccine vwithin v4 vdays vof vexposure v+
vcidofovir v+ vprobenecid


Osteomyelitis v(<4 vmonths vold) v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vnafcillin vor voxacillin v+
vceftazidime vor vcefepime


Osteomyelitis v(4 vmonths v- vadult) v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vnafcillin vor voxacillin

Herpes vEncephalitis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v v-acyclovir
-if vHSV v(+): vacyclovir
-If vnot vHSV v(+): vDOC vfor vspecific vetiologic vagent

Encephalitis vdue vto vRickettsia, vAnaplasma, vEhrlichia, vBartonella, vor vMycoplasma v- v
vcorrect vanswer- v vDoxycycline


Encephalitis vdue vto vBorrelia vburgdorferi v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vCeftriaxone

Meningitis vin vneonate, vchild, vor vadult v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vampicillin v+ vcefotaxime v+
vgentamicin v+ vceftriaxone vor vcefotaxime v+ vdexamethasone v+ vvacomycin


Meningitis vin valcoholics, vpeople v>50, vpeople vwith vsevere vcomorbid vdiseases, vor
vanyone vwho vis vimmunocompromised v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vceftriaxone vor
vcefotaxime v+ vdexamethasone v+ vvacomycin v+ vampcillin


Meningitis vprophylaxis vif vhemophilus vinfluenzae v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vrifampin

Meningitis vprophylaxis vif vneisseria vmeningitidis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vrifampin vor
vceftriaxone vor vciprofloxacin


Otitis vexterna v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vacetic vacid v+ vpropylene vglycol v+ vhydrocortisone
vdrops v
or
Cirpofloxacin v+ vhydrocortisone vdrops

Otitis vmedia v- v vcorrect vanswer- v v-amoxicillin vif v<2 vy/o
-analgesics vif v>2 vwith vno vpain vor vfever

Viral vconjunctivitis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vnothing vor vchilled vartificial vtears

Bacterial vconjunctivitis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vfluoroquinolone vdrops

Neonatal vconjunctivitis vwith vonset vwithin v1st vday vof vlife v- v vcorrect vanswer- v
vnothing


Neonatal vconjunctivitis vwith vonset vwithin v2-4 vdays vof vlife v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vIV
vceftriaxone v+ vPO verythromycin

, Neonatal vconjunctivitis vwith vonset vwithin v3-10 vdays vof vlife v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vPO
verythromycin


Neonatal vconjunctivitis vwith vonset vwithin v2-16 vdays vof vlife v- v vcorrect vanswer- v
vtopical vantivirals v+ vIV vacyclovir


Ophthalmia vneonatorum vprophylaxis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vtetracycline vointment vor
verythromycin vointment


Post-antibiotic vdiarrhea v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vMetronidazole

Travel vassociated vdiarrhea v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vfluoroquinolone vor vrifaximin
-if va vchild vor vpregnant: vazithromycin

Diarrhea vprophylaxis vduring vtravel v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vfluoroquinolone v+
vloperamide vwith vfirst vloose vstool


Mild-moderate vdiarrhea v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vfluids v+ vlactose vand vcaffeine vfree vdiet
-may vadd vanti-diarrheal vagents vif v>4 vloose vstools/day

Severe vdiarrhea v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vciprofloxacin vor vlevofloxacin v+ vmetronidazole
v+ vlactose vand vcaffeine vfree vdiet
-Children: vtrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Acute vbronchitis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vantitussives v+/- vinhaled vbeta-2 vagonists

Anthrax vprophylaxis vpost-exposure v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vciprofloxacin vor vdoxycycline
v+ vbiothrax vvaccine


Pneumonia v<1 vmonths vold v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vampicillin v+ vgentamicin v+/-
vcefotaxime v(+ vvancomycin vif vMRSA)


Pneumonia v1-3 vmonths vold v- v vcorrect vanswer- v v-erythromycin vor vazithromycin v
-febrile: vcefotaxime vor vceftriaxone

Pneumonia v>3 vmonths vold v- v18 vyears vold v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vampicillin v(if vvacc.
vup vto vdate) vor vcefotaxime v(if vvacc. vnot vup vto vdate) v+/- vazithromycin v+/-
vvancomycin


Pneumonia v>18 vyears vold v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vceftriaxone vor vceftaroline v+
vazithromycin


Prostatitis v<35 vyears vold v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vceftriaxone vthen vdoxycycline