VBS EXAM II Practice Questions With Complete Solutions
A broad spectrum antibiotic is most appropriate for use when
A. you have a gram-positive infection
B. you have a gram-negative infection
C. the drug sensitivity of your pathogen is known
D. it is emergency and the pathogen is unknown
E. you have a viral infection Correct Answers D
A new type of therapy was recently approved by the FDA for
treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). For this
treatment, the patient's _________ are removed and genetically
engineered to produce cancer-targeting ________.
A. dendritic cells, PRR
B. macrophage, TLR
C. B cell, BCR
D. NK cell, TCR (T-cell receptor)
E. TC cell, TCR (T-cell receptor) Correct Answers E
A person who has been vaccinated against a disease should have
primarily which of these types of serum antibodies against that
agent 2 years later?
A. IgA
B. IgD
C. IgE
D. IgG
E. IgM Correct Answers D
Acyclovir is a
A. nucleoside analog.
B. non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor.
, C. protease inhibitor.
D. none of the above. Correct Answers A
All of the following are attenuated vaccines except
A. chickenpox.
B. mumps.
C. rubella.
D. pertussis.
E. yellow fever. Correct Answers D
All of the following are targets of antimicrobial drugs except:
A. protein synthesis
B. metabolic pathways
C. cell wall synthesis
D. nucleic acid synthesis
E. restriction enzymes Correct Answers E
All of the following cell types are found in a granuloma except
A. neutrophils.
B. macrophages.
C. giant cells.
D. T cells. Correct Answers A
All of the following interfere with the function of the ribosome
except
A. fluoroquinolones
B. lincosamides
C. macrolides
D.streptogramins
E. tetracyclines Correct Answers A
A broad spectrum antibiotic is most appropriate for use when
A. you have a gram-positive infection
B. you have a gram-negative infection
C. the drug sensitivity of your pathogen is known
D. it is emergency and the pathogen is unknown
E. you have a viral infection Correct Answers D
A new type of therapy was recently approved by the FDA for
treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). For this
treatment, the patient's _________ are removed and genetically
engineered to produce cancer-targeting ________.
A. dendritic cells, PRR
B. macrophage, TLR
C. B cell, BCR
D. NK cell, TCR (T-cell receptor)
E. TC cell, TCR (T-cell receptor) Correct Answers E
A person who has been vaccinated against a disease should have
primarily which of these types of serum antibodies against that
agent 2 years later?
A. IgA
B. IgD
C. IgE
D. IgG
E. IgM Correct Answers D
Acyclovir is a
A. nucleoside analog.
B. non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor.
, C. protease inhibitor.
D. none of the above. Correct Answers A
All of the following are attenuated vaccines except
A. chickenpox.
B. mumps.
C. rubella.
D. pertussis.
E. yellow fever. Correct Answers D
All of the following are targets of antimicrobial drugs except:
A. protein synthesis
B. metabolic pathways
C. cell wall synthesis
D. nucleic acid synthesis
E. restriction enzymes Correct Answers E
All of the following cell types are found in a granuloma except
A. neutrophils.
B. macrophages.
C. giant cells.
D. T cells. Correct Answers A
All of the following interfere with the function of the ribosome
except
A. fluoroquinolones
B. lincosamides
C. macrolides
D.streptogramins
E. tetracyclines Correct Answers A
