Q3. The KOH wet mount is shown. If this test showed a ‘spaghetti and meatball’ appearance, what organism would you think of?
a. Candida albicans
b. Actinomycosis
c. Tinea cruris
d. Tinea versicolor
e. Sporothrix
Friday, July 29, 2022
Derm & Med MCQs
Q1. A 19 yo presents with several lesions on his hand and trunk after returning from a summer job at a camp for underprivileged and poor children. The individual interacted closely with the children including supervising swimming classes and many outdoor activities. Exam reveals several distinctive circular lesions with well demarcated raised edges that are red and scaly. The lesions appeared 2 weeks ago and are extremely itchy. Your initial diagnosis is?
a. Dermatitis herpetiformis
b. Lyme
c. Granuloma annulare
d. Tinea corporis
e. Eczema
f. Erythema multiforme
Surg & Med MCQs
Q4. You have decided to treat the patient with the drug with the mode of action shown below. What blood work will you order prior to administration of this agent?
a. Liver function tests
b. Renal function
c. Platelet count
d. Coagulation profile
e. G6PD
Med & Surg MCQs
Q3. After a few days the patient’s lesion changes and is shown below. What does the term loxoscelism mean to you?
a. Development of eschar after a spider bite
b. Loss of muscle tone in the affected extremity
c. Loss of pulses in the affected extremity
d. Systemic response to the spider bite
e. Symptoms in caregiver after contact with the open wound
Surg & Med MCQs
Q2. You show an image of the creature to the patient and he recalls seeing such an insect at the camp site. This is the?
a. Tarantula
b. Black widow
c. Cellar spider
d. Wolf spider
e. Brown recluse
Med & Surg MCQs
Q1. A 32 yo presents with a 2 day history of a very painful lesion on his arm. He reports that he had gone camping and while sleeping on the floor felt an insect bite. He immediately developed pruritus and mild pain. The next day, the site had developed into a large blister with redness and significant pain. Over the past 24 hours, the blister has ruptured and developed into a red painful area. Now he has developed a fever, diaphoresis and nausea. The exam reveals a 3 x 3 cm necrotic ulcer that is painful to touch. The surrounding area is inflamed. You suspect a bite from?
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Peds & Pharm MCQs
Q3. You select the medication with the mode of action shown below to treat the symptomatic child with the congenital heart disorder in the previous slide. How does this drug relieve the cyanosis?
a. Decreases afterload
b. Increases preload
c. Decreases infundibular
spasm
d. Vasodilates pulmonary artery
e. Increases oxygen exchange
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