NBME 17 Streptococcus pneumoniae (NBME Answers)

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Retired NBME 17 Answers

nbme17/Block 2/Question#19 (reveal difficulty score)
A 21-year-old man is brought to the emergency ...
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Asplenic and sickle cell pts are susceptible to encapsulated organisms such as strep pneumo.

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waitingonprometric Other bacteria that splenectomy patients are at risk for are Hemophilus influenza and Neisseria meningitidis +7

chaosawaits Positive quellung reaction organisms (encapsulated): Some (Salmonella) Killers (Klebsiella) Have (HiB) Pretty (Pseudomonas) Nice (Neisseria) Capsules (Cryptococcus) Strapped (Streptococus) on Each (Escherichia) Back (Bacillus) +1

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