2014 FB2 Flashcards
What is the causative agent of melioidosis? A) Burkholderia mallei B) Burkholderia pseudomallei C) Burkholderia cepacia D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
B) Burkholderia pseudomallei
What is the most infection associated with Bacteroides fragilis?
A) Oro-dental abscesses
B) Abscess formation
C) Lung abscesses
B) abscess formation
What is the causative organism of peptic ulcers?
A) Helicobacter pylori
B) Campylobacter Jejuni
A) Helicobacter pylori
A patient came from Africa suffering from a round lesion in his mouth, the infection then spreads to oropharynx and bone, which of the following is most likely the cause? A) treponema pallidum B) treponema endemicum C) borrelia burgdorferi D) treponema carateum
B) treponema endemicum
What is a characteristic of vibrio cholera?
A) Causes mild self-limiting disease
B) Produce green color on TSCB
C) Causes food poisoning after ingesting contaminated seafood
D) Oxidase negative
A) Causes mild self-limiting disease
Pulmonary aspergillosis is acquired by inhalation of which of the following?
A) Arthroconidia
B) Conidia
B) Conidia
What is the best specimen to diagnose legionella infection?
A) Sputum
B) Urine
B) Urine
Which of the following is a characteristic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
A) All people with HIV develop AIDS 1 week after being infected
B) AIDS is the last stage of HIV
C) AIDS is the early stage of HIV
B) AIDS is the last stage of HIV
Which of the following antigens is used in the acellular pertussis vaccine?
A) pertactin
B) cytotoxin
A) pertactin
What is the virus responsible for several cutaneous warts and cervical cancer?
A) Human papilloma virus
B) Polyoma virus
C) Molluscum contagiosum virus
A) Human papilloma virus
What is the test for differentiating between streptococcus & staphylococcus?
A) catalase test
B) coagulase test
A) catalase test
Which of the following is an identifying characteristic of listeria monocytogenes?
A) It is motile with tumbling motility
B) Its is nonmotile and anarobe
A) It is motile with tumbling motility
What microorganism causes ophthalmia neonatorum?
chlamydia trachomatis
What antibodies can be detected by a monospot slide agglutination test in case of a primary Epstein Barr virus infection? A) Heterophil antibodies B) Early IgM VCA C) Early IgG VCA D) Early nuclear antibodies
A) Heterophil antibodies
What is the most common manifestation of paramyxoviruses?
croup
What is the most common type of malaria in Kuwait?
A) plasmodium vivax
B) plasmodium ovale
C) plasmodium falciparum
A) plasmodium vivax
Which microorganism shows drumstick appearance under the microscope?
A) Clostridium botulinum
B) Clostridium perfringens
C) Clostridium tetani
C) Clostridium tetani
What is the problem with health promotion in poor areas?
A) These areas are too isolated
B) They don’t have Enough HP clinics
C) They don’t have enough experts on/in the field
D) People in poor areas need treatment more than health promotion
D) People in poor areas need treatment more than health promotion
How did obesity change from 1980 to 2008?
A) Didn’t change
B) Obesity doubled
C) Obesity tripled
B) Obesity doubled
Why is health education best for schools?
A) captive audience
B) atmosphere good for teaching
C) children absorb the information
A) captive audience
What is a secondary cause of hypercholesterolemia? A) familial hypercholesteremia B) lack of ApoC-II C) lack of lipoprotein lipase D) nephrotic syndrome
D) nephrotic syndrome
Chronic inflammation can result from persistent, unresolved acute inflammation, or start as de novo. Which of the following is a de novo chronic inflammation? A) Lobar pneumonia B) Rheumatoid arthritis C) Appendiceal abscesses D) Chronic cholecystitis
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
An 86-year-old patient died from chronic rheumatoid arthritis, a biopsy showed that the cause of death was deposition of abnormal protein (amyloidosis), what is the normal function of this protein before it deposited?
A) Antigen presentation
B) Acute phase protein
C) Transports thyroxine
B) Acute phase protein
Alpha-fetoprotein is used as a marker for which of the following? A) Nephrotic syndrome B) Pulmonary emphysema C) Multiple myeloma D) Hepatocellular carcinoma
D) Hepatocellular carcinoma
What is the cause of local delayed wound healing?
A) diabetes mellitus
B) malnutrition
C) Infection
C) Infection
What does Prussian blue stain? A) hemosiderin B) hemozoin C) bile D) melanin
A) hemosiderin
What is the major cause of edema in congestive heart disease? A) increased capillary pressure B) increased plasma osmotic pressure C) increased capillary permeability D) decreased plasma osmotic pressure
A) increased capillary pressure
(PH)= 7.2 (7.38-7.42) [HCO3] = 5 (22-26) (PCO2) = 15 (38-42) What is the acid base status? A) Metabolic acidosis B) metabolic alkalosis C)respiratory acidosis D)respiratory alkalosis
A) Metabolic acidosis