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NBME3 mucociliary clearance

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young_doc
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09/18/06 - 10:20 AM

Decreased mucociliary clearance increases the risk of?

a. staph aureus

b. Myco avium

c. CMV

d. cryptococcus

e. candida

please explain. thanks in advance =)

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09/18/06 - 02:13 PM

suv
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09/18/06 - 02:36 PM

A?

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09/18/06 - 03:37 PM

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09/18/06 - 03:45 PM

what's the reasoning behind this questions?

Is is that ciliary clearance is only for bacteria, but not for fungi/virus?

(it was an NBME question, so i don't know what the correct answer is)

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09/18/06 - 03:58 PM

i guess this answer
because impaired mucocilliary function pt have more chances of aspiration pnemonia
stap normal bacterial flora of oral cavity

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09/26/06 - 05:54 PM

i think pseudomonas will also be right if given in the choices..

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