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General Exam Questions Flashcards

1
Q

What is the cause of early onset neonatal meningitis due to trans placental transmission?

A

Listeria Moncytogenes

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2
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What is the reservoir of clostridium tetani?

A

Contaminated soil

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3
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What is the treatment regimen for an H pylori patient with penicillin allergy?

A

Bismuth-based quadruple therapy

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4
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Which bacterial meningitis cause is associated with epidemics?

A

L.Meningitidis

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5
Q

Who should we give meningococcal vaccination?

A

Kids in kindergarten

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6
Q

Main reservoir for meningococcal meningitis?

A

Man in the form of carrier

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7
Q

TD vaccine is indicated every ….years if no injury?

A

10 years booster dose

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8
Q

TD vaccine is indicated every… if deep dirty injury?

A

5 years

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9
Q

Mortality rate of neonatal tetanus?

A

80-90%.

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10
Q

Trimus in Tetanus is due to the spasm of?

A

Mastictary muscles

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11
Q

The spatula test is highly diagnostic of?

A

Tetanus

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12
Q

Tetanospasmin affects?

A

CNS and autonomic nervous system

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13
Q

Neonatal tetanus can occur how soon after delivery?

A

7 days

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14
Q

Tetanospasmin interferes with the release of…

A

GABA

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15
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How long can clostridium tetani spores survive in contaminated soil?

A

1 year

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16
Q

Neonatal tetanus is endemic in which country class

A

Developing

17
Q

Name a manifestation of paralytic rabies?

A

Flaccid muscle

18
Q

What does the value of Ro less than ONE mean?

A

Likely epidemic

19
Q

The most common malignancy during PUO? (Pyrexia of unknown origin)

A

Lymphoma

20
Q

Structure of Rabies virus genome?

A

Single stranded RNA

21
Q

Which drug interferes with the urease enzyme of H.pylori?

A

Bismuth

22
Q

What is the main reservoir of meningococcal meningitis?

A

Throat carrier

23
Q

Does Rabies produce a fever?

A

No

24
Q

Commonest form of rabies is

A

Furious rabies

25
Q

Cause of tetanus

A

Endotoxin tetanus bacilli

26
Q

What is Trismus?

A

Locked jaw.

27
Q

A positive Kernig sign, vomiting, headache, are inductive of which causative organism?

A

Strep pneumonia

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