NBME 23 Bacterial pneumonia (NBME Answers)

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nbme23/Block 1/Question#21 (47.2 difficulty score)
A 40-year-old woman with a history of ...
Bacterial pneumonia🔍,📺
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submitted by thomasalterman(161),

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meningitis Forgot the time frame for Serum sickness and got it wrong.. thanks @thomasalterman +20

stinkysulfaeggs Same. Crap. +2

medstudent22 Taking it one step further - B-cell depletion = decreased Ab secretion = decreased opsonization. Opsonization with subsequent phagocytosis by spleen = #1 mechanism by which encapsulated bacteria (ie Strep Pneumo) are degraded. +1

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tyrionwill low IgG in response to infection/vaccination leads to broad bacteria and virus infection or reactivation. bacteria: strep pneumonia, Hib virus: JC, HBV, CMV... +