COMLEX LEVEL 2 EXAM 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
First line treatment for Impetigo
Leukocytosis w/ left shift indicates?
Dicloxacillin
Followed by Vanc if Beta-lactamase resistant
- Excess neutrophils ... essential a bacterial infection
Treatment:
Hot tub folliculitis
Impetigo by strep
Contact dermatitis
impetigo, abscess and folliculitis by staph
Fluoroquinolon, Ciprofloxacin
Cephalexin
,Topical steroid
TMP-SMX
Difference between HIB and Influenzae
What's the pnuemococcal vaccine for?
HIB
- Cause lower respiratory infection
- HIB vaccine reduce incidence since 1990s
Influenzae
- high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, and
feeling tired.
- Yearly vaccine
- Treat w/ neuraminidase inhibitors (oseltamivir and zanamivir) and M2 protein
inhibitors (adamantane derivatives).
Pneumoccocal vaccine
- Protects against S. Pneumoniae
Media
,1) Chocolate agar
2) Thayer-Martin
3) Eaton agar
4) Charcoal yeast
1) H. Influenzae
2) N. Gonorrhea
3) Mycoplasma
4) Legionella
Stains
1) PAS
2) India ink
3) Silver Stain
1) Whipple diseae
2) C. neoformans
3) Fungi (e.g., Pneumocystis), Legionella,
Helicobacter pylori
, antibiotics have better coverage than any other class
List them
Beta-Lactam
Penicillin, Cephalosporins, carbapenems, aztreonam
Which bacteria are covered by Amoxicillin
HELPS
H --> H. influenzae
E --> E. Coli
L --> Listeria
P --> Proteus
S --> Salmonella
Piperacillin, ticarcillin, azlocillin, mezlocillin
Cover what kind of bacteria
What are they useful for
Gram (-)
• Cholecystitis and ascending cholangitis
• Pyelonephritis
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
First line treatment for Impetigo
Leukocytosis w/ left shift indicates?
Dicloxacillin
Followed by Vanc if Beta-lactamase resistant
- Excess neutrophils ... essential a bacterial infection
Treatment:
Hot tub folliculitis
Impetigo by strep
Contact dermatitis
impetigo, abscess and folliculitis by staph
Fluoroquinolon, Ciprofloxacin
Cephalexin
,Topical steroid
TMP-SMX
Difference between HIB and Influenzae
What's the pnuemococcal vaccine for?
HIB
- Cause lower respiratory infection
- HIB vaccine reduce incidence since 1990s
Influenzae
- high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, and
feeling tired.
- Yearly vaccine
- Treat w/ neuraminidase inhibitors (oseltamivir and zanamivir) and M2 protein
inhibitors (adamantane derivatives).
Pneumoccocal vaccine
- Protects against S. Pneumoniae
Media
,1) Chocolate agar
2) Thayer-Martin
3) Eaton agar
4) Charcoal yeast
1) H. Influenzae
2) N. Gonorrhea
3) Mycoplasma
4) Legionella
Stains
1) PAS
2) India ink
3) Silver Stain
1) Whipple diseae
2) C. neoformans
3) Fungi (e.g., Pneumocystis), Legionella,
Helicobacter pylori
, antibiotics have better coverage than any other class
List them
Beta-Lactam
Penicillin, Cephalosporins, carbapenems, aztreonam
Which bacteria are covered by Amoxicillin
HELPS
H --> H. influenzae
E --> E. Coli
L --> Listeria
P --> Proteus
S --> Salmonella
Piperacillin, ticarcillin, azlocillin, mezlocillin
Cover what kind of bacteria
What are they useful for
Gram (-)
• Cholecystitis and ascending cholangitis
• Pyelonephritis
