[know for possible skills OSCE question]
What is this?
Bacterial endocarditis
Treatment: Vancomycin + Gentamycin if prosthetic valve
Think about the red man flushing, the ADR for Vanco, the heart is red!
What is this
[know for possible skills OSCE question]
Arthralgia: Lyme disease
Doxycycline or Amoxicillin
Polyarticular arthralgia
What is this
[know for possible skills OSCE question]
Gonococcal arthritis
TX: Ceftriaxone IM + Azithromycin for chlamydia coverage
Polyarticular arthralgia
Arthralgia: Rubella
Arthralgia: Hepatitis B
Arthralgia: HIV
Arthralgia: Parvo B19
Rheumatic fever
(Polyarticular arthralgia, post-infectious)
Septic arthritis