FAMILY PRACTICE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Decongestants work primarily through:.
Answer: vasoconstriction
◉ Most common causative bacterial pathogen in ARBS(acute bacterial
rhinosinusitis).
Answer: S. pneumoniae
◉ Risk factors for otitis externa include.
Answer: vigorous use of cotton swab
cerumen impactions
frequent swimming
◉ Prevention and prophylaxis in Meniere's disease include.
Answer: avoiding ototoxic drugs
limiting sodium intake
protecting ears from loud noise
◉ Most common virological cause of conjunctivitis.
Answer: adenovirus
, ◉ TX for Strep pharyngitis if allergy to PCN.
Answer: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
◉ Incubation period for M. pneumoniae is usually.
Answer: 3 weeks
◉ Adults with AOM develops GI upset w/amox. Reasonable alternative
is.
Answer: cefpodoxime
◉ Antihistamines work primarily through.
Answer: Action on the histamine-1 (H1) receptor sites
◉ Potential complication of hordeolum.
Answer: cellulitis of the eyelid
◉ Tx option for persistent OME(otitis media w/effusion) is.
Answer: tympanostomy tube
◉ incubation period for S. pyogenes (Gram-positive bacterium that
causes several diseases in humans, including pharyngitis, skin infections,
acute rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, poststreptococcal
glomerulonephritis, a toxic shock-like syndrome, and necrotizing
fasciitis) is usually.