Practitionersl inl Primaryl Carel Il Review|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Herpesl zosterl rash
Answer:
-Tingling,l pain,l eruptionl ofl vesiclesl inl al dermatomall distribution,l evolvingl tol pustulesl
andl thenl crusting
-thoracicl andl lumbarl rootsl mostl commonl (trunk)
-usuallyl al singlel unilaterall dermatome
Q:l Herpesl zosterl treatment
Answer:
Antiviralsl suchl asl famciclovir,l valacyclovirl orallyl withinl thel firstl 72l hoursl ofl onsetl andl
forl 7l daysl orl untill lesionsl havel crusted
Q:l Increasedl riskl ofl herpesl zoster
Answer:
Increasedl age,l immunocompromised
,Q:l Herpestl Zosterl complications
Answer:
Postherpeticl neuralgia
Riskl ofl Guillian-Barrel forl 2l months
Q:l Denguel (Aedesl mosquito)
Answer:
Incubationl 7-10l days
thosel inl tropicall andl subtropicall locationsl mostl atl risk
1l ofl thel 2l mostl commonl vector-bornel diseasesl inl humans
Q:l Denguel (Aedesl mosquito)l laboratoryl findings
Answer:
Leukopenial isl characteristicl andl elevatedl transaminasesl
forl diagnosis:l IgMl orl IgGl ELISAsl afterl febrilel phase
Q:l Denguel (Aedesl mosquito)l S&S
Answer:
Suddenl onsetl ofl highl fever,l chills,l severl myalgias/arthalgias.l headachel andl retroorbitall
pain
Severel denguel isl definedl byl presencel ofl plasmal leakage,l hemorrhagel orl organl
involvement
, Q:l Denguel (Aedesl mosquito)l treatment
Answer:
supportivel care:l fluids,l bloodl products,l vasopressors,l acetaminophenl
avoidl NSAIDSl duel tol riskl forl bleeding
Q:l Yellowl Feverl (Aedesl mosquito)
Answer:
Zoonoticl flavivirusl infectionl transmittedl byl Aedesl mosquitol
Tropicall andl subtropicall Southl Americal andl Africa
Q:l Yellowl Feverl (Aedesl mosquito)l S&S:l Mild
Answer:
Incubationl 3-6l days
Mildl form-l malaise,l headache,l fever,l retroorbitall pain,l nausea,l vomiting,l photophobia;l
Relativel bradycardia,l conjunctivall injectionl andl faciall flossingl mayl bel present
Q:l Yellowl Feverl (Aedesl mosquito)l S&S:l Severe
Answer:
Initiall symptomsl arel mildl butl al briefl feverl remissionl lastingl hoursl tol al fewl daysl isl
followedl byl al periodl ofl intoxicationl manifestedl byl fever,l relativel bradycardial (Fagetl
sign),l hypotension,l jaundice,l hemorrhage,l delirum