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USMLE Step3 Infectious Disease

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1. What is the criteria for Spontaneous bact peritonitis






2. hypertension in children






3. How to dx cryptococal meninggits






4. how HAART therapy affects HIV viral loads?






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






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

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






8. hypertriglyceridemia in HIV






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






10. pathophysiology of toxic shock syndrom?






11. How to give postexposure prophylaxis for HIV






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






13. low grade fever - maculopapular rash - lymphadenopathy






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






15. oligodendrocyte with intranuclear inclusion and demyelination in HIV patient






16. if a patient received BCG vaccine - how big is his PPD induration

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17. What are the subjective /objective measure of encephalopathy?






18. How to dx adequate response to HBV vaccine






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






20. How to dx bacterial meningitis from CSF study?

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21. gas gangrene






22. How to differentiate gonococcal and nongonoccal urethritis?






23. How to confirm dx if pcp?






24. How to confirm chlamydia infection?






25. can HIV transmitted through human bite?






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






27. What is tetanus - diptheria - pertusis recommendation?






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






29. wisconsin - missisipi - ohio






30. When to tx influenza with antiviral therapy?






31. What is fatal consequence of RMSF?






32. Tx of choice for human bites






33. What is tx for herpes zoster






34. rifampin






35. what would be viral load after 4 weeks






36. where TB normally affects






37. How to tx chronic hep B






38. What is the pathophysiology of Meningococcal meningitis?






39. after exposure of HIV when antibody testing is performed?






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






41. dame that has already occurred






42. clinical manifestation of mucomycosis






43. antibiotic with good prostate penetration?






44. chshould we tx IM with abx (ampicilin) if throat cx is positive?






45. infiltrate in upper lobe of lung?






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






47. How to dx IM?






48. When not to tx asymptomatic bacteriura?






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






50. When to give abx to prevent recurrent uti