General/ Mock Questions

Question 1

What scan should be done for bony metastasis?

Answer 1

Technetium bispohsphonate scan (CT)

Question 2

19 YO Coming back from spain. 4 Weeks later presents with septic Arthritis in the Knee?

Aspirate shows Gram negative inracellular Diplococci.

What Pathogen?

Answer 2

Neisseria Gonorrhoea

Question 3

19 YO students presents with fever, confusion, neck stiffness.

LP shows gram negative intracellular Diplococci?

What pathogens?

Answer 3

Neisseria Meningitidis

Question 4

6YO child presents with meningitis
and Gram -ve rods on LP
What pathogen?

Answer 4

Haemophilus Influenzae

Question 5

19 YO casualty, pyrexial, confused, septic

Blood Culture shows Gram +ve dipolococci

Answer 5

Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Question 6

What bacteria causes positive cold agglutinates?

Answer 6

Mycobacteria

Question 7

19 YO with PUO for 2 months

Gram Cultures come back 2 months with Gram +ve cocci

Answer 7

Potential: IE –> Strep Viridans

Question 8

What does this show?

What is the most common organism?

Answer 8

Bronchal Pneumnoia
Usually caused by Haemophilous Influenzae

Question 9

What is the most common pathogen/ cause of CNS infection?

Answer 9

Viral meningitis by far commonest

Then Bacterial
Young people: neisseria menincoccodis
Older people: Strep pneumoniae

Question 10

What are common pathogens that are gram +ve rods?

Answer 10

Neisseria monocytogenes