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USMLE Step3 Infectious Disease

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1. how HAART therapy affects HIV viral loads?






2. HIV patient having fat deposition on back of neck and abdomen - like cushing






3. How often HIV postiive patients CD4 count needs to be evaluated?






4. How long abx is given in pseudomonas infection?






5. What is used for prophylaxis against meningo..meningitis?






6. what would be viral load after 2-4m of HAART?






7. How to dx progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy






8. How to give postexposure prophylaxis to patient who received vaccine but titer inadequate






9. How to tx pseudomonas?






10. Do we need to give vaccine or immunoglobulin for rabies exposure in previously vaccinated person?






11. How to dx cryptococal meninggits






12. oligodendrocyte with intranuclear inclusion and demyelination in HIV patient






13. reddish colored papules with central umbilication in HIV or immunocompromised patient






14. pathophysiology of toxic shock syndrom?






15. How to dx IM?






16. acute febrile reaction develops after starting penicilin tx to syphilis patient






17. gas gangrene






18. patient is taking inhaled corticosteroid for asthma - now p/w oral candidiasis






19. What are indicators for progression of HIV






20. What is the prognosis of lyme arthritis?






21. How to tx pcp?






22. What is characteristic for dx of rocky mountain spotted fever?






23. hypertension in children






24. What is the indication of corticosteroid in pcp infection?






25. What are the behavioral interventions decrease the risk of UTI






26. What is difference between uti relapse versus recurrence?






27. infiltrate in upper lobe of lung?






28. What is the criteria for Spontaneous bact peritonitis






29. hypertriglyceridemia in HIV






30. When to tx influenza with antiviral therapy?






31. When not to tx asymptomatic bacteriura?






32. systolic HTN in elderly






33. How to differentiat PML from toxoxplasmosis - cns lymphoma adn brain abscess

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34. how im is transmitted?






35. How to dx bacterial meningitis from CSF study?

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36. thrombocytopenia in HIV






37. after recent exposure - negative ELISA - How to confirm?






38. can HIV transmitted through human bite?






39. patient with diagnosed case of cryptococcal meningitis p/w severe headache and vomiting






40. What is lag time to develop lyme arthritis after exposure to vector






41. dame that has already occurred






42. rifampin






43. What is fatal consequence of RMSF?






44. How to differentiate different types of necrotizing fascitis?






45. How to give postexposure prophylaxis for HIV






46. antibiotic with good prostate penetration?






47. What is tetanus - diptheria - pertusis recommendation?






48. after bone marrow transplant - patient develop headache - fever - cought and chest pain. What is dx?






49. aspergillosis






50. How to tx chronic hep B