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Kaplan Qbank USMLE



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  #1

4 y.o. boy
swollen right knee, fever, malaise
he is hypotensive, tachicardic
medical history - 1 episode of otitis media
some of his vaccinations is not up-to-date
Synovial fluid - polymorph. gr-neg rods on hematin containing medium
Which of the following responsible for pathogenesis:

endotoxin
capsule
hemolysins
hyaluronidase
cytotoxic endotoxin

  #2

C?


  #3

ok, what is the bug?

  #4

OK sorry,,,staph.it's probably 4...


  #5

It's not Staph, "polymorph. gr-neg rods on hematin containing medium" ---> Hib
nontypeble Hi ---> otitis media
So the major virulence factor should be capsule
"some of his vaccinations is not up-to-date" is another clue

  #6

H.influenza -capsule.

  #7

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I BETTER OPEN MY MICRO










  #8

to me 007.
Please mark that this is from UW, some people doing this Qs for their assessment


  #9

OH NO! Darling plz. let it be known if that's so!













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