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Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is caused by ''Rickettsia rickettsii'' and is treated with doxycycline. +
Acyclovir may be used to treat varicella zoster virus, which this patient has already been infected with and ought to be immune to, given her immunocompetent status. +
''Campylobacter jejuni'' is an oxidase-positive, gram-negative, glucose-nonfermenting, comma-shaped, and motile organism that grows at 42 °C. It is classically associated with GBS. +
Familial retinoblastoma is caused by mutations in the ''RB1'' gene that affect the Rb protein. HPV infection causes cervical cell dysplasia by expressing the E7 protein that sequesters and tags the ''RB1'' gene for degradation. +
Incorrect! This patient is tachypneic and was started on mechanical ventilation, therefore she will have low PCO2 levels in the blood as a result of her tachypnea. +
Café au lait macules may be associated with a wide variety of diseases including neurofibromatosis type I, McCune–Albright syndrome, and Fanconi anemia. +
The disorder of recurrent corneal erosion occurs due to a poor adhesion between the corneal epithelial cells and the basement membrane cells (Bowman's layer). +
Beta-hCG levels above 25 mIU/mL are considered positive for pregnancy. Beta-hCG levels at 5 mIU/mL or lower are considered negative for pregnancy. Secretion of hCG begins within the first week after fertilization and can be detected in the blood 11 days after fertilization. +
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Amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism (AIH) is cause of this thyroid function abnormality. +
If infection occurs within 0–28 days before conception, there is a 43% chance the infant will be affected. This is not the period during which the patient is at highest risk. +
The most common manifestation of congenital rubella syndrome is sensorineural deafness. The risk of sensorineural deafness in infected patients is highest in the first trimester. +
Quantitative tests must be performed on infants born to reactive mothers, rather than testing the mother. +
Thyroxine imbalance is characteristic of hypo- or hyperthyroidism. To date, there is no evidence to show the association between thyroxine levels and HD. +
Incorrect- Expiratory wheezing on examination is commonly seen in asthma but is a nonspecific finding. +
ADPKD is caused by mutations of ''PKD1'' and ''PKD2'' genes that encode for polycystins. These proteins form a calcium-permeable ion channel complex. There is no role for sodium channels in the early pathophysiology of ADPKD. +