NSG 6420 Actual Exam
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1. A 34-year-old man with penicillin allergy presents with ABRS. Three weeks
ago, he was treated with doxycycline for "bronchitis". You now prescribe:
A. clarithromycin
B. levofloxacin
C. cephalexin
D. amoxicillin - ANSWER B. levofloxacin
2. A 19-year-old woman presents with a complaint of bilaterally itchy, red eyes
with tearing that occurs intermittently throughout the year and is often
accompanied by a ropelike eye discharge and clear nasal discharge. This is
most consistent with conjunctival inflammation caused by a(n):
A. bacterium
B. virus
C. allergen
D. injury - ANSWER C. allergen
3. Treatment options in suppurative conjunctivits include all of the following
ophthalmic preparations except:
A. bacitracin-polymyxin B
B. ciprofloxacin
C. erythromycin
D. penicillin - ANSWER D. penicillin
,4. Common causative organisms of acute suppurative conjunctivitis include all
of the following except:
A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Haemophilus influenzae
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae
D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANSWER D. Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
5. Treatment options in acute and recurrent allergic conjunctivitis include all of
the following except:
A. cromolyn ophthalmic drops
B. oral antihistamines
C. ophthalmological antihistamines
D. corticosteroid ophthalmic drops - ANSWER D.
corticosteroid ophthalmic drops
6. Which of the following represents a therapeutic option for ABRS in a patient
with no recent antimicrobial care with treatment failure after 72 hours of
appropriate-dose antimicrobial therapy?
A. clindamycin
B. clarithromycin
C. ofloxacin
D. high-dose amoxicillin with clavulunate - ANSWER D.
high-dose amoxicillin with clavulunate
7. The most appropriate pharmacologic intervention for treating ABRS in a 45-
year-old person who is moderately ill with the condition is:
A. erythromycin
B. high-dose amoxicillin with clavulunate
C. cephalexin
, D. ciprofloxacin - ANSWER B. high-dose amoxicillin with
clavulunate
8. Characteristics of M. catarrhalis include:
A. high rate of beta-lactamase production
B. antimicrobial resistance resulting from altered protein-
binding sites
C. often being found in middle ear exudate in recurrent otitis
media
D. gram-positive organisms - ANSWER A. high rate of
beta-lactamase production
9. Which of the following is a characteristic of S. pneumoniae?
A. mechanism of antimicrobial resistance primarily due to
the production of beta-lactamase
B. mechanism of antimicrobial resistance usually via altered
protein-binding sites held within the microbe's cell
C. organisms most commonly isolated from mucoid middle
ear effusion
D. gram-negative organisms - ANSWER B. mechanism of
antimicrobial resistance usually via altered protein-binding
sites held within the microbe's cell
10.Which of the following is a characteristic of H. influenzae?
A. Newer macrolides are ineffective against the organism
B. Its antimicrobial resistance results from altered protein-
binding sites within the wall of the bacteria
C. Some isolates exhibit antimicrobial resistance via
production of beta-lactamase
D. This is a gram-positive organism - ANSWER C. Some
isolates exhibit antimicrobial resistance via production of
beta-lactamase
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1. A 34-year-old man with penicillin allergy presents with ABRS. Three weeks
ago, he was treated with doxycycline for "bronchitis". You now prescribe:
A. clarithromycin
B. levofloxacin
C. cephalexin
D. amoxicillin - ANSWER B. levofloxacin
2. A 19-year-old woman presents with a complaint of bilaterally itchy, red eyes
with tearing that occurs intermittently throughout the year and is often
accompanied by a ropelike eye discharge and clear nasal discharge. This is
most consistent with conjunctival inflammation caused by a(n):
A. bacterium
B. virus
C. allergen
D. injury - ANSWER C. allergen
3. Treatment options in suppurative conjunctivits include all of the following
ophthalmic preparations except:
A. bacitracin-polymyxin B
B. ciprofloxacin
C. erythromycin
D. penicillin - ANSWER D. penicillin
,4. Common causative organisms of acute suppurative conjunctivitis include all
of the following except:
A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Haemophilus influenzae
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae
D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANSWER D. Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
5. Treatment options in acute and recurrent allergic conjunctivitis include all of
the following except:
A. cromolyn ophthalmic drops
B. oral antihistamines
C. ophthalmological antihistamines
D. corticosteroid ophthalmic drops - ANSWER D.
corticosteroid ophthalmic drops
6. Which of the following represents a therapeutic option for ABRS in a patient
with no recent antimicrobial care with treatment failure after 72 hours of
appropriate-dose antimicrobial therapy?
A. clindamycin
B. clarithromycin
C. ofloxacin
D. high-dose amoxicillin with clavulunate - ANSWER D.
high-dose amoxicillin with clavulunate
7. The most appropriate pharmacologic intervention for treating ABRS in a 45-
year-old person who is moderately ill with the condition is:
A. erythromycin
B. high-dose amoxicillin with clavulunate
C. cephalexin
, D. ciprofloxacin - ANSWER B. high-dose amoxicillin with
clavulunate
8. Characteristics of M. catarrhalis include:
A. high rate of beta-lactamase production
B. antimicrobial resistance resulting from altered protein-
binding sites
C. often being found in middle ear exudate in recurrent otitis
media
D. gram-positive organisms - ANSWER A. high rate of
beta-lactamase production
9. Which of the following is a characteristic of S. pneumoniae?
A. mechanism of antimicrobial resistance primarily due to
the production of beta-lactamase
B. mechanism of antimicrobial resistance usually via altered
protein-binding sites held within the microbe's cell
C. organisms most commonly isolated from mucoid middle
ear effusion
D. gram-negative organisms - ANSWER B. mechanism of
antimicrobial resistance usually via altered protein-binding
sites held within the microbe's cell
10.Which of the following is a characteristic of H. influenzae?
A. Newer macrolides are ineffective against the organism
B. Its antimicrobial resistance results from altered protein-
binding sites within the wall of the bacteria
C. Some isolates exhibit antimicrobial resistance via
production of beta-lactamase
D. This is a gram-positive organism - ANSWER C. Some
isolates exhibit antimicrobial resistance via production of
beta-lactamase
