Pass Med Q's 2

Question 1

+ve india ink stain

Answer 1

cryptococcus

Question 2

what virus causes the common cold

Answer 2

rhinovirus

Question 3

appearance of genital warts

Answer 3

fleshy protuberances which are slightly pigmented

Question 4

treatment of genital warts

Answer 4

topical podophyllum – non keratinised warts

cryotherapy – keratinised warts

Question 5

most common cause of travellers diarrhoea

Answer 5

E.Coli

Question 6

most common way for Hep E to spread

Answer 6

undercooked pork + shellfish (faecal oral route)

Question 7

what should be given for wounds that have a high risk of tetanus

Answer 7

tetanus immunoglobulin

Question 8

treatment of chlamydia

Answer 8

7 day course of doxycycline OR single dose azithromycin

Question 9

what type of pneumonia can cause reactivation of herpes simplex virus resulting in cold sores?

Answer 9

step.pneumoniae

Question 10

treatment of cellulitis in patients who are penicillin allergic

Answer 10

clarithromycin / clindamycin

Question 11

serious complication of chagas disease

Answer 11

cardiomyopathy

Question 12

what causes amoebiasis

Answer 12

entamoeba histolytica

- anchovy sauce appearance of liver abscess

Question 13

how long is HIV post exposure prophylaxis given

Answer 13

4 weeks

Question 14

most common complication of mumps in post-pubertal males

Answer 14

orchitis (inflammation of testes)

Question 15

1st line antibiotic for MRSA

2nd line antibiotic for MRSA

Answer 15

1st line = vancomycin

2nd line = linezolid