COMLEX LEVEL 2 Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions with
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First line treatment for Impetigo
Leukocytosis w/ left shift indicates? - answer✔✔ - Dicloxacillin
Followed by Vanc if Beta-lactamase resistant
- Excess neutrophils ... essential a bacterial infection
Treatment:
Hot tub folliculitis
Impetigo by strep
,Contact dermatitis
impetigo, abscess and folliculitis by staph - answer✔✔ - Fluoroquinolon,
Ciprofloxacin
Cephalexin
Topical steroid
TMP-SMX
Difference between HIB and Influenzae
What's the pnuemococcal vaccine for? - answer✔✔ - HIB
- Cause lower respiratory infection
- HIB vaccine reduce incidence since 1990s
Influenzae
- high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, and
feeling tired.
- Yearly vaccine
- Treat w/ neuraminidase inhibitors (oseltamivir and zanamivir) and M2 protein
inhibitors (adamantane derivatives).
,Pneumoccocal vaccine
- Protects against S. Pneumoniae
Media
1) Chocolate agar
2) Thayer-Martin
3) Eaton agar
4) Charcoal yeast - answer✔✔ - 1) H. Influenzae
2) N. Gonorrhea
3) Mycoplasma
4) Legionella
Stains
1) PAS
2) India ink
3) Silver Stain - answer✔✔ - 1) Whipple diseae
2) C. neoformans
3) Fungi (e.g., Pneumocystis), Legionella,
Helicobacter pylori
___ antibiotics have better coverage than any other class
, List them - answer✔✔ - Beta-Lactam
Penicillin, Cephalosporins, carbapenems, aztreonam
Which bacteria are covered by Amoxicillin - answer✔✔ - HELPS
H --> H. influenzae
E --> E. Coli
L --> Listeria
P --> Proteus
S --> Salmonella
Piperacillin, ticarcillin, azlocillin, mezlocillin
Cover what kind of bacteria
What are they useful for - answer✔✔ - Gram (-)
• Cholecystitis and ascending cholangitis
• Pyelonephritis
• Bacteremia
-All stuff that can climb up a tract
• Hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Guide – Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
First line treatment for Impetigo
Leukocytosis w/ left shift indicates? - answer✔✔ - Dicloxacillin
Followed by Vanc if Beta-lactamase resistant
- Excess neutrophils ... essential a bacterial infection
Treatment:
Hot tub folliculitis
Impetigo by strep
,Contact dermatitis
impetigo, abscess and folliculitis by staph - answer✔✔ - Fluoroquinolon,
Ciprofloxacin
Cephalexin
Topical steroid
TMP-SMX
Difference between HIB and Influenzae
What's the pnuemococcal vaccine for? - answer✔✔ - HIB
- Cause lower respiratory infection
- HIB vaccine reduce incidence since 1990s
Influenzae
- high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, and
feeling tired.
- Yearly vaccine
- Treat w/ neuraminidase inhibitors (oseltamivir and zanamivir) and M2 protein
inhibitors (adamantane derivatives).
,Pneumoccocal vaccine
- Protects against S. Pneumoniae
Media
1) Chocolate agar
2) Thayer-Martin
3) Eaton agar
4) Charcoal yeast - answer✔✔ - 1) H. Influenzae
2) N. Gonorrhea
3) Mycoplasma
4) Legionella
Stains
1) PAS
2) India ink
3) Silver Stain - answer✔✔ - 1) Whipple diseae
2) C. neoformans
3) Fungi (e.g., Pneumocystis), Legionella,
Helicobacter pylori
___ antibiotics have better coverage than any other class
, List them - answer✔✔ - Beta-Lactam
Penicillin, Cephalosporins, carbapenems, aztreonam
Which bacteria are covered by Amoxicillin - answer✔✔ - HELPS
H --> H. influenzae
E --> E. Coli
L --> Listeria
P --> Proteus
S --> Salmonella
Piperacillin, ticarcillin, azlocillin, mezlocillin
Cover what kind of bacteria
What are they useful for - answer✔✔ - Gram (-)
• Cholecystitis and ascending cholangitis
• Pyelonephritis
• Bacteremia
-All stuff that can climb up a tract
• Hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
