USMLERx

Question 1

Hepatocellular Carcinoma incidence Hep B vs C

Answer 1

Hep B globally causes more hepatocellular CA

Question 2

Measles = Rubella or Rubeola?

Answer 2

Rubeola

Question 3

Hepatitis E

Answer 3

Enteric, epidemic, no carrier state – extreme mortality with pregnant females.
Fulminant hepatitis (patchy necrosis liver Bx)
Short incubation
Fecal-oral (water bound)
SS linear RNA

Question 4

CF pts particularly at risk for this PNA inf

Answer 4

Pseudomonas, Burkholderia

Question 5

RSV - VF

Answer 5

fusion protein - causes cell membranes of nearby cells to fuse

Question 6

Reactive arthritis - what’s the saying?

Answer 6

“can’t see, can’t pee, can’t bend my knee, and no anti-IgG”