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Infectious Diseases Test 1- 5th Year- PMU

Question 1 of 38

1

Shigella bacteria are isolated from

Select one of the following:

  • urine

  • faeces

  • sputum

Explanation

Question 2 of 38

1

Salmonellosis is associated with consumption of

Select one of the following:

  • eggs

  • homemade canned foods

  • sweets

Explanation

Question 3 of 38

1

The average incubation period in Shigellosis is

Select one of the following:

  • 2 weeks

  • 3-4 days

  • 4-6 hours

Explanation

Question 4 of 38

1

The onset of cholera is typical with

Select one of the following:

  • high temperature and fever

  • diarrhoea "rice water” type

  • repeated vomiting

Explanation

Question 5 of 38

1

Colienteritis affects most frequently

Select one of the following:

  • young adults

  • pre-school children

  • infants

Explanation

Question 6 of 38

1

Specific for Shigellosis diarrhoea is

Select one of the following:

  • large amount of watery stools + abdominal pain

  • small volume, bloody and mucous stained stools + tenesmi

  • large amount of watery ” rice water” type stools

Explanation

Question 7 of 38

1

The most frequent clinical form of Salmonellosis in infants is

Select one of the following:

  • enterocolitis

  • food poisoning

  • gastritis

Explanation

Question 8 of 38

1

Shigellosis is likely to present with seizures and altered consciousness in

Select one of the following:

  • the elderly

  • in early childhood (children under 3 years of age)

  • such onset is unlikely

Explanation

Question 9 of 38

1

Antibiotic treatment of choice in cholera is

Select one of the following:

  • Penicillin

  • 3% generation cephalosporin

  • Tetracyclin

Explanation

Question 10 of 38

1

The most appropriate culture media for E. coli is

Select one of the following:

  • Bordet-Gengou

  • Endo, Levin, Gasner

  • Loffler

Explanation

Question 11 of 38

1

Early dehydration, without fever and abdominal cramps are typical of

Select one of the following:

  • shigellosis

  • salmonellosis

  • cholera

Explanation

Question 12 of 38

1

Vibrio cholere does not produce

Select one of the following:

  • neurotoxin

  • endotoxin

  • enterotoxin (choleragen)

Explanation

Question 13 of 38

1

In patients with Salmonellosis, bacteremia

Select one of the following:

  • never occurs

  • is frequent, but transient and insignificant in immuno-competent

  • is very rare

Explanation

Question 14 of 38

1

A 35 year old previously ill patient presents with acute fever, temperature up to 39°C, vomiting and frequent watery green stools inter mixed with small amount of mucus. He has had chicken neal 24 hours preceding the onset of the illness. He is admitted to the Clinics of Infectious disease in poor general condition, ones dehydrated, with RR- 80/40 mmHg, with abdominal pain - in the umbilical area, elevated, vacuous pulse cool extremities.
Laboratory findings: leucocytosis, neutrophilia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, elevated CRP, hypoalbuminemia, sub-compensated metabolic acidosis.
Which is the most likely etiological agent

Select one of the following:

  • Staphylococci

  • Enteroviruses

  • Salmonella

  • E coli (EPEC)

Explanation

Question 15 of 38

1

A 35 year old previously ill patient presents with acute fever, temperature up to 39°C, vomiting and frequent watery green stools inter mixed with small amount of mucus. He has had chicken neal 24 hours preceding the onset of the illness. He is admitted to the Clinics of Infectious disease in poor general condition, ones dehydrated, with RR- 80/40 mmHg, with abdominal pain - in the umbilical area, elevated, vacuous pulse cool extremities.
Laboratory findings: leucocytosis, neutrophilia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, elevated CRP, hypoalbuminemia, sub-compensated metabolic acidosis
What is the initial treatment

Select one of the following:

  • rehydration

  • anti-emetics and anti-spasmodic

  • antibiotics

Explanation

Question 16 of 38

1

A 35 year old previously ill patient presents with acute fever, temperature up to 39°C, vomiting and frequent watery green stools inter mixed with small amount of mucus. He has had chicken neal 24 hours preceding the onset of the illness. He is admitted to the Clinics of Infectious disease in poor general condition, ones dehydrated, with RR- 80/40 mmHg, with abdominal pain - in the umbilical area, elevated, vacuous pulse cool extremities.
Laboratory findings: leucocytosis, neutrophilia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, elevated CRP, hypoalbuminemia, sub-compensated metabolic acidosis
Diagnostic work-up includes

Select one of the following:

  • Fecal culture

  • Colonoscopy

  • ELISA

  • PCR

Explanation

Question 17 of 38

1

The onset of cholera is usually with

Select one of the following:

  • fever and chills

  • diarrhoea “ rice water" type

  • repeated vomiting

Explanation

Question 18 of 38

1

The most frequent clinical form of salmonellosis in adults is

Select one of the following:

  • sepsis

  • cholecystitis

  • gastroenteritis

Explanation

Question 19 of 38

1

Stools, dysenteric sputum” type are

Select one of the following:

  • green coloured, with plenty of mucus intermixture

  • watery stools, with bad odour

  • small amount of feces, stained with blood, mucus and pus

Explanation

Question 20 of 38

1

The most important pathogenic factor in cholera is

Select one of the following:

  • the direct cytotoxic effect of Vibrio cholerae

  • choleragen effect

  • hematogenous spread of Vibrio cholerae

Explanation

Question 21 of 38

1

European cholera variant is characterised of

Select one of the following:

  • very severe course with rapid dehydration

  • high mortality rate

  • less severe course with moderate dehydration

Explanation

Question 22 of 38

1

Causative agent of HUS is

Select one of the following:

  • entero haemorrhagic E coli (EHEC)

  • entero invasive E coli (EIEC)

  • entero pathogenic E coli (EPEC)

Explanation

Question 23 of 38

1

Which type of toxin is released on lysis of Salmonella bacteria

Select one or more of the following:

  • endotoxin

  • neurotoxin

  • enterotoxin

Explanation

Question 24 of 38

1

The deficit of fluids in dehydration state is defined by

Select one of the following:

  • difference between actual body weight and body weight before the illness

  • measurement of RR

  • measurement of pulse rate

Explanation

Question 25 of 38

1

Low potassium level is suspected in a patient with

Select one of the following:

  • increased intestinal motility and spastic colon

  • intestinal paresis and distended abdomen

  • generalized seizures

Explanation

Question 26 of 38

1

The incubation period in colienteritis is

Select one of the following:

  • 2 months

  • 3-7 days

  • 4-6 hours

Explanation

Question 27 of 38

1

The most common abnormality of acid-base balance in diarrhoea is

Select one of the following:

  • metabolic acidosis

  • metabolic acidosis plus respiratory alkalosis

  • metabolic alkalosis

Explanation

Question 28 of 38

1

32- year old healthy man became unwell one day after eating sandwiches with minced meat. The disease onset is abrupt with fever of 39.5 C, rigor, fatigue, repeated vomiting and watery diarrhea with green colored stools with mucus, but no blood. The patient is admitted to the infectious unit of the hospital. At the time of admission he is in poor general condition, pale, intoxicated with reduced skin turgor, oliguria, RR 80/40mmHg, and marked tachycardia, weak pulse, cool extremities and acrocyanosis.
The laboratory tests results show: mild leukocytosis with presence of bans, CRP- 16, elevated Hct, blood urea nitrogen- 16 mol/l, Na 130 mmol/L, decompensated metabolic acidosis.
Which is the most likely causative agent?

Select one of the following:

  • Salmonella species

  • Rotaviruses

  • Shigella

  • E.coli

Explanation

Question 29 of 38

1

32- year old healthy man became unwell one day after eating sandwiches with minced meat. The disease onset is abrupt with fever of 39.5 C, rigor, fatigue, repeated vomiting and watery diarrhea with green colored stools with mucus, but no blood. The patient is admitted to the infectious unit of the hospital. At the time of admission he is in poor general condition, pale, intoxicated with reduced skin turgor, oliguria, RR 80/40mmHg, and marked tachycardia, weak pulse, cool extremities and acrocyanosis.
The laboratory tests results show: mild leukocytosis with presence of bans, CRP- 16, elevated Hct, blood urea nitrogen- 16 mol/l, Na 130 mmol/L, decompensated metabolic acidosis.
Which is the degree of dehydration in the patient?

Select one of the following:

  • third degree

  • no signs of dehydration

  • second degree

  • first degree

Explanation

Question 30 of 38

1

32- year old healthy man became unwell one day after eating sandwiches with minced meat. The disease onset is abrupt with fever of 39.5 C, rigor, fatigue, repeated vomiting and watery diarrhea with green colored stools with mucus, but no blood. The patient is admitted to the infectious unit of the hospital. At the time of admission he is in poor general condition, pale, intoxicated with reduced skin turgor, oliguria, RR 80/40mmHg, and marked tachycardia, weak pulse, cool extremities and acrocyanosis.
The laboratory tests results show: mild leukocytosis with presence of bans, CRP- 16, elevated Hct, blood urea nitrogen- 16 mol/l, Na 130 mmol/L, decompensated metabolic acidosis.
What is the treatment of first choice?

Select one of the following:

  • antibiotic

  • antipyretic

  • anti-diarrheal agent

  • rehydration

Explanation

Question 31 of 38

1

Which of the following agents causes hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Select one of the following:

  • enterohemorrhagic E. coli

  • enteroinvasive E. coli

  • pathogenic E. coli

Explanation

Question 32 of 38

1

The stools in cholera resemble

Select one of the following:

  • rice water

  • sputum with mucus blood and pus

  • raspberry jelly

Explanation

Question 33 of 38

1

The incubation period in Shigellosis is

Select one of the following:

  • 2 weeks

  • 1-7 days

  • 4-6 hours

Explanation

Question 34 of 38

1

Third degree dehydration is considered a fluid loss of

Select one of the following:

  • < 5 % body weight loss

  • < 10 % body weight loss

  • > 10% body weight loss

Explanation

Question 35 of 38

1

Four year old child has been unwell for 4 days. The symptoms include fever (37.5 - 39 C), fatigue, repeated vomiting, diarrhea with watery yellow-brawn stools with mucus, no urine production in the last 10-12 hours. The child has been treated with loperamide. On the day of the hospital admission, she is in poor general condition, intoxicated, with reduced skin turgor, cold extremities, and tachycardia.
Laboratory tests show mild anemia, leukocytosis with presence of immature cells, thrombocytopenia, slightly elevated bilirubin, elevated blood urea nitrogen and creatinine decompensated metabolic acidosis.
Which is the most likely causative agent?

Select one of the following:

  • Salmonella species

  • Rotaviruses

  • Shigella

  • E.coli

Explanation

Question 36 of 38

1

Four year old child has been unwell for 4 days. The symptoms include fever (37.5 - 39 C), fatigue, repeated vomiting, diarrhea with watery yellow-brawn stools with mucus, no urine production in the last 10-12 hours. The child has been treated with loperamide. On the day of the hospital admission, she is in poor general condition, intoxicated, with reduced skin turgor, cold extremities, and tachycardia.
Laboratory tests show mild anemia, leukocytosis with presence of immature cells, thrombocytopenia, slightly elevated bilirubin, elevated blood urea nitrogen and creatinine decompensated metabolic acidosis.
Which is re degree of dehydration in the child?

Select one of the following:

  • third degree

  • no signs of dehydration

  • second degree

  • first degree

Explanation

Question 37 of 38

1

Four year old child has been unwell for 4 days. The symptoms include fever (37.5 - 39 C), fatigue, repeated vomiting, diarrhea with watery yellow-brawn stools with mucus, no urine production in the last 10-12 hours. The child has been treated with loperamide. On the day of the hospital admission, she is in poor general condition, intoxicated, with reduced skin turgor, cold extremities, and tachycardia.
Laboratory tests show mild anemia, leukocytosis with presence of immature cells, thrombocytopenia, slightly elevated bilirubin, elevated blood urea nitrogen and creatinine decompensated metabolic acidosis.
What is the treatment of first choice?

Select one of the following:

  • antibiotic

  • antipyretic

  • anti-diarrheal agent

  • rehydration

Explanation

Question 38 of 38

1

Four year old child has been unwell for 4 days. The symptoms include fever (37.5 - 39 C), fatigue, repeated vomiting, diarrhea with watery yellow-brawn stools with mucus, no urine production in the last 10-12 hours. The child has been treated with loperamide. On the day of the hospital admission, she is in poor general condition, intoxicated, with reduced skin turgor, cold extremities, and tachycardia.
Laboratory tests show mild anemia, leukocytosis with presence of immature cells, thrombocytopenia, slightly elevated bilirubin, elevated blood urea nitrogen and creatinine decompensated metabolic acidosis.
Which is the most likely diagnosis?

Select one of the following:

  • salmonella sepsis

  • hemolytic-uremic syndrome

  • acute glomerulonephritis

Explanation