ID 7

Question 1

2 preferred Tx options for metallo-based carbapenemase

Answer 1

aztreonam-based regimen; cefiderocol

Question 2

Where do metallo-based carbapenemases clasdsically come from?

Answer 2

South and East Asia

Question 3

What in the CSF differentiates HSV from other forms of viral encephalitis?

Answer 3

large RBCs

Question 4

Tx if C. diff pt can’t take oral vanc

Answer 4

IV metronidazole + colonic vanc

Question 5

Tx for refractory C. diff other than fecal transplant or colectomy

Answer 5

Toxin monoclonal Ab

Question 6

Demyelination of cerebral white matter, ⬆️ WBCsin CSF, and ⬆️ IgG in CSF w/o oligocloncal bands

Answer 6

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) (a post-infectious complication)

Question 7

Tx for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

Answer 7

Methylprednisolone