MN553 (New 2024/ 2025
Update) Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade
QUESTION
When treating suspected gonorrhea in a nonpregnant patient, the patient should be concurrently
treated for chlamydia with:
A. Azithromycin 1 gram PO x 1
B. Amoxicillin 500 mg PO x 1
C. Ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO x 1
D. Penicillin G 2.4 million units IM x 1
Answer:
A. Azithromycin 1 gram PO x 1
QUESTION
Lila is 24 weeks pregnant and has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). Treatment
regimens for a pregnant patient with TB would include:
A. Streptomycin
B. Levofloxacin
C. Kanamycin
D. Pyridoxine
Answer:
D. Pyridoxine
,QUESTION
The principles of drug therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis include:
A. Patients are treated with a drug to which M. tuberculosis is sensitive.
B. Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time.
C. Treatment continues until the patient's purified protein derivative is negative.
D. All of the above
Answer:
B. Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time.
QUESTION
Jaheem is a 10-year-old low-risk patient with sinusitis. Treatment for a child with sinusitis is:
A. Amoxicillin
B. Azithromycin
C. Cephalexin
D. Levofloxacin
Answer:
A. Amoxicillin
QUESTION
Alyssa is a 15-month-old patient who has been on amoxicillin for 2 days for acute otitis
media. She is still febrile and there is no change in her tympanic membrane examination.
What would be the plan of care for her?
A. Continue the amoxicillin for the full 10 days.
B. Change the antibiotic to azithromycin.
C. Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate.
,D. Change the antibiotic to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
Answer:
C. Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate.
QUESTION
Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, with no
use of antibiotics in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An appropriate first-line
antibiotic choice for her would be:
A. Azithromycin
B. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
C. Ceftriaxone
D. Levofloxacin
Answer:
B. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
QUESTION
Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her
only drug allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate firstline antibiotic choice for
her would be:
A. Azithromycin
B. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
C. Ceftriaxone
D. Ciprofloxacin
Answer:
D. Ciprofloxacin
, QUESTION
Pong-tai is a 12-month-old child who is being treated with amoxicillin for acute otitis media.
His parents call the clinic and say he has developed diarrhea. The appropriate action would be
to:
A. Advise the parents that some diarrhea is normal with amoxicillin and recommend probiotics
daily.
B. Change the antibiotic to one that is less of a gastrointestinal irritant.
C. Order stool cultures for suspected viral pathogens not treated by the amoxicillin.
D. Recommend increased fluids and fiber in his diet.
Answer:
A. Advise the parents that some diarrhea is normal with amoxicillin and recommend probiotics
daily.
QUESTION
First-line therapy for a patient with acute otitis externa (swimmer's ear) and an intact tympanic
membrane includes:
A. Swim-Ear drops
B. Ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone drops
C. Amoxicillin
D. Gentamicin ophthalmic drops
Answer:
B. Ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone drops
QUESTION
The length of treatment for sinusitis in a low-risk patient should be:
A. 5-7 days
Update) Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade
QUESTION
When treating suspected gonorrhea in a nonpregnant patient, the patient should be concurrently
treated for chlamydia with:
A. Azithromycin 1 gram PO x 1
B. Amoxicillin 500 mg PO x 1
C. Ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO x 1
D. Penicillin G 2.4 million units IM x 1
Answer:
A. Azithromycin 1 gram PO x 1
QUESTION
Lila is 24 weeks pregnant and has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). Treatment
regimens for a pregnant patient with TB would include:
A. Streptomycin
B. Levofloxacin
C. Kanamycin
D. Pyridoxine
Answer:
D. Pyridoxine
,QUESTION
The principles of drug therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis include:
A. Patients are treated with a drug to which M. tuberculosis is sensitive.
B. Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time.
C. Treatment continues until the patient's purified protein derivative is negative.
D. All of the above
Answer:
B. Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time.
QUESTION
Jaheem is a 10-year-old low-risk patient with sinusitis. Treatment for a child with sinusitis is:
A. Amoxicillin
B. Azithromycin
C. Cephalexin
D. Levofloxacin
Answer:
A. Amoxicillin
QUESTION
Alyssa is a 15-month-old patient who has been on amoxicillin for 2 days for acute otitis
media. She is still febrile and there is no change in her tympanic membrane examination.
What would be the plan of care for her?
A. Continue the amoxicillin for the full 10 days.
B. Change the antibiotic to azithromycin.
C. Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate.
,D. Change the antibiotic to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
Answer:
C. Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate.
QUESTION
Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, with no
use of antibiotics in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An appropriate first-line
antibiotic choice for her would be:
A. Azithromycin
B. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
C. Ceftriaxone
D. Levofloxacin
Answer:
B. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
QUESTION
Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her
only drug allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate firstline antibiotic choice for
her would be:
A. Azithromycin
B. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
C. Ceftriaxone
D. Ciprofloxacin
Answer:
D. Ciprofloxacin
, QUESTION
Pong-tai is a 12-month-old child who is being treated with amoxicillin for acute otitis media.
His parents call the clinic and say he has developed diarrhea. The appropriate action would be
to:
A. Advise the parents that some diarrhea is normal with amoxicillin and recommend probiotics
daily.
B. Change the antibiotic to one that is less of a gastrointestinal irritant.
C. Order stool cultures for suspected viral pathogens not treated by the amoxicillin.
D. Recommend increased fluids and fiber in his diet.
Answer:
A. Advise the parents that some diarrhea is normal with amoxicillin and recommend probiotics
daily.
QUESTION
First-line therapy for a patient with acute otitis externa (swimmer's ear) and an intact tympanic
membrane includes:
A. Swim-Ear drops
B. Ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone drops
C. Amoxicillin
D. Gentamicin ophthalmic drops
Answer:
B. Ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone drops
QUESTION
The length of treatment for sinusitis in a low-risk patient should be:
A. 5-7 days
