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1. A twenty-year-old intravenous drug abuser is admitted to the hospital with fever and a heart murmur. Blood cultures were drawn yesterday, and showed gram-positive cocci in clumps, and the coagulase test is positive. Which organism is most likely the cause of his pathology?
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2. Hospital acquired infection most commonly affects:
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3. The most common cause of cobalamin deficiency is:
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4. The best management for a 2 year old child with sudden onset of severe abdominal pain/bleeding from the rectum is:
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5. Which of the following is contraindicated in acute pancreatitis?
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Source: Miró JM, del Río A, Mestres CA. Infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers and HIV-1 infected patients. Infect Dis Clin North Am. Jun 2002;16(2):273-95, vii-viii.
In 75% of cases of IVDA IE, no underlying valvular abnormalities are noted, and 50% of these infections involve the tricuspid valve