An adolescent presents to the clinic with large bullae in between his fingers, and you diagnose him with
bulbous impetigo. Which bacteria is the likely cause?
A. Pseudomonas
B. Staphylococcus aureus
C. Corynebacterium minutissimum
D. Escherichia coli - ANS-B. Staphylococcus aureus
A 23 year old pregnant woman has the characteristic "bull's eye lesion" present on her left lower leg.
Which of the following would be the best treatment option for this patient if she has had a past
anaphylactic reaction to tetracycline?
A. Doxycycline
B. Azithromycin
C. Levaquin
D. Amoxicillin - ANS-D. Amoxicillin
Which of the following eye conditions is commonly seen in patients with uncontrolled diabetes?
A. AV nicking
B. Papilledema
C. Cotton wool spots
D. Flame shaped hemorrhages - ANS-C. Cotton wool spots
A 45 year old male patient presents to the clinic complaining of a decrease in visual acuity. You suspect
that he may have presbyopia. Which of the following is a typical description of presbyopia?
,A. "It's like I have lost the center of my vision."
B. "My vision is uniformly cloudy."
C. "It's like a curtain has pulled down over my vision."
D. "It's like my arms are too short all of a sudden." - ANS-D. "It's like my arms are too short all of a
sudden."
Which of the following signs and symptoms would be present with viral conjunctivitis?
A. Purulent drainage
B. Lymphadenopathy in the cervical chain
C. Bilateral eye symptoms from the onset
D. Pre-auricular lymphadenopathy - ANS-D. Pre-auricular lymphadenopathy
You suspect that your nine year old patient may have measles. Which of the following is NOT a common
sign or symptom of this disease?
A. Nasal congestion
B. Conjunctivitis
C. Diarrhea
D. Parotid gland swelling - ANS-D. Parotid gland swelling
A mother presents with her two young children, both of which have erythema to us applies and burrows
in-between their fingers. Which of the following would be the best treatment for this condition?
A. Griseofulvin
B. Permethrin
, C. Terbinafine
D. Mebenazole - ANS-B. Permethrin
Which of the following cranial nerves is unrelated to the eye?
A. Cranial nerve 2
B. Cranial nerve 4
C. Cranial nerve 6
D. Cranial nerve 8 - ANS-D. Cranial nerve 8
A new graduate nurse practitioner has a patient presents with a hearing complaint. The patient states
that they have had decreased hearing on the right side for the last month that is continuing to get
worse. The NP completes both the Rinne and Weber tests. If the patient has Ménière's disease, what
would be the expected finding on the Weber test?
A. Air conduction is two times longer than bone conduction
B. Bone conduction is two times longer that's air conduction
C. The tuning fork sound lateralizes to the right ear
D. The tuning fork lateralized to the left ear - ANS-D: Ménière's disease is a disease that can not be
physically seen. This makes the it sensoneural. Sensoneural causes lateralization to the GOOD ear. This
patient's effected ear is the right ear, so lateralization to the left will be lateralization to his good ear.
An elderly patient comes in with decreased hearing on the the right side. You decide to perform a
Weber and Rinne test. Which of the following would be the normal finding on the Weber test?
A: Air conduction is 2 times longer than bone conduction
B: Lateralization to the right ear
C: Lateralization to the left ear