• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Front

How to study your flashcards.

Right/Left arrow keys: Navigate between flashcards.right arrow keyleft arrow key

Up/Down arrow keys: Flip the card between the front and back.down keyup key

H key: Show hint (3rd side).h key

image

PLAY BUTTON

image

PLAY BUTTON

image

Progress

1/19

Click to flip

19 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
How many species of Paragonimus are there that will infect humans?
Over 10
What is the Most Common?
P. Westermani
Where does it occur?
Usually in the Far East
What about other species? Where can you find them?
Asia, Americas, Africa
How long may these infections persist?
Up to 20 years in humans
In the lifecycle, how does the unembryonated egg leave the human?
In Stool or sputum
Where does the unembryonated egg mature?
Several steps in the envrionment
How does it get consumed by humans?
In undercooked/pickled crab or crayfish
How does it get to the lungs?
It burrows from the duodenum through the intestinal wall, through the diaphragm, to the lungs (where they mature)
How long does the adult fluke grow?
7.5 to 12 mm by 4 to 6 mm
How do eggs get back in the stool (since they are laid in the lungs)?
coughed up, then swallowed
What are acute phase (invasion and migration) signs and sxs of paragonimiasis?
Diarrhea, Abd pain, Fever, cough, urticaria, Hepatosplenomegaly, pulmonary abnormalities, Eosinophilia
What are chronic phase signs and sxs?
Cough, discolored sputum, Hemoptysis, CXR abnormalities (not explained in lesson)
What is a diagnostic finding?
eggs in sputum or stool 2-3 months after infection
What is the confirmatory diagnostic finding?
Biopsy MAY allow diagnostic confirmation
What other lab value has diagnostic value?
Compliment fixation and Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
What abnormalities will there be on x-ray?
non-diagnostic abnormalities
What is the available treatment for Paragonimiasis?
Praziquantel and Bithionol (Bitin)
Catch phrases for paragonimiasis
"1. moderate to severe productive cough, 2. blood tinged sputum that is remarkably foul, 3. long hx of not feeling right, 4. abd pain with ""all over urticaria"", 5. India and Southwest Asia, 6. fever, 7. Upper quadrant infiltrates next to pleural space"