Formative

Question 1

hat is the most likely cause of an outbreak of nausea and vomiting on a cruise ship?

Answer 1

Norovirus

Question 2

What is the commonest cause of traveller’s diarrhoea?

Answer 2

Enterotoxigenic E. coli

Question 3

Which of the following is not diagnosed by culture?

Campylobacter jejuni
Clostridium difficile
E. coli O157
Salmonella enterica
Vibrio cholerae

Answer 3

C. diff

Question 4

What component of Neisseria meningitidis causes septic shock?

Answer 4

Lipo-polysaccharide

Question 5

For which of the following infections is there no vaccine?

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Polio
Typhoid
Yellow fever

Answer 5

Hepatitis C

Question 6

How does active immunisation work?

Answer 6

Stimulates the host immune response

Question 7

How is candida treated?

Answer 7

Fluconazole

Question 8

What is the commonest bacterial cause of infective diarrhoea in the UK?

Answer 8

Campylobacter

Question 9

In meningococcal meningitis, what would you expect to find in the CSF?
(Protein, glucose, gram staining)

Answer 9

High protein
Low glucose
Gram negative cocci

Question 10

What rapid test would confirm a diagnosis of pulmonary TB?

Answer 10

Ziehl Neelsen (ZN) stain/Auramine stain

Question 11

How is TB treated?

Answer 11

RIPE
6 months =>
Rifampicin
Isoniazid
2 months =>
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol

Question 12

How is a diagnosis of legionella confirmed?

Answer 12

Urinary antigen

Question 13

What is the firstline treatment for P. falciparum?

Answer 13

IV artesunate

Question 14

What is CURB-65?

Answer 14

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