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Correct Answers 2025/2026
AB30ByearBoldBmaleBhasBbeenBdiagnosedBwithBnon-
allergicBrhinitis.BWhatBfindingBisBmoreBlikelyBinBnon-allergicBrhinitisBthanBallergicBrhinitis?


OlderBageBofBsymptomBonset

MaleBgender

PostBnasalBdrip

SneezingB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-OlderBageBofBsymptomBonset

Explanation:

Non-
allergicBrhinitis,BoftenBcalledBvasomotorBrhinitis,BisBveryBcommonBinBtheBUS.BItBisBtypicallyBdiagno
sedBandBdifferentiatedBfromBallergicBrhinitisBbyBhistory.BAlthoughBbothBconditionsBmayBco-
existBinBpatients,Bnon-
allergicBrhinitisBtypicallyBhasBonsetBafterBageB20Byears.BAllergicBrhinitisBtypicallyBpresentsBpriorBto
BageB20Byears.BTheBmostBcommonBsymptomsBassociatedBwithBnon-


allergenicBrhinitisBareBnasalBcongestionBandBpost-
nasalBdrip.BItBisBpredominantlyBreportedBinBfemales.BCommonBprecipitantsBofBnon-
allergicBrhinitisBsymptomsBcanBoccurBwithBexposureBtoBspicyBfoods,BcigaretteBsmoke,BstrongBodors
,Bperfumes,BandBalcoholBconsumption.BThisBisBfrequentlyBtreatedBwithBtopicalBazelastine.



TheBthroatBswabBdoneBtoBidentifyBStreptococcalBinfectionBwasBnegativeBinBaB12Byear-
oldBfemaleBwithBtonsillarBexudate,Bfever,BandBsoreBthroat.BWhatBstatementBisBtrueBregardingBthis?



ABsecondBswabBshouldBbeBdoneBtoBrepeatBtheBtest.

TheBpatientBdoesBnotBhaveBStreptBthroat.

TheBpatientBprobablyBhasBmononucleosis.

ABsecondBswabBshouldBbeBcollectedBandBsentBtoBmicrobiology.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABsecondBswabBshouldBbeBcollectedBandBsentBtoBmicrobiology.

,Explanation:

ABsecondBswabBisBcollected,BbutBitBisBnotBusedBtoBrepeatBtheBtest.BTheBsecondBswabBisBsentBtoBmicr
obiologyBforBculture.BTheBsensitivityBvariesBinBofficeBStreptBtests.BSomeBareBasBlowBasB50%BandBaB
secondBswabBshouldBbeBcollected.BIfBbeta-
hemolyticBStreptBorganismsBareBgrownBout,BthenBtheBpatientBcanBbeBdiagnosedBwithBStreptococcalB
infection


WhatBisBtheBusualBageBforBvisionBscreeningBinByoungBchildren?



2Byears
3Byears

4Byears

5ByearsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-3Byears

Explanation:
InitialBvisionBscreeningBshouldBtakeBplaceBatB3ByearsBofBage.BIfBtheBchildBisBnotBcooperative,Bscreen
ingBshouldBbeBattemptedB6BmonthsBlater.BIfBtheBchildBisBstillBnotBcooperativeBatB3.5Byears,BitBshould
BbeBattemptedBatB4Byears.BGenerally,BchildrenBareBcooperativeBatB4ByearsBofBage.BTheBusualBvisionB


ofBaB3Byear-oldBisB20/50



Epstein-BarrBvirusBisBresponsibleBfor:


mononucleosis.

theBmostBcommonBcauseBofBpharyngitis.

mostBteenageBcasesBofBpharyngitis.

viralBpharyngitisBinByoungBchildren.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-mononucleosis.

Explanation:

InfectiousBmononucleosisBisBcausedBbyBEpstein-
BarrBvirusB(EBV).BThisBcommonlyBaffectsBadolescentsBbutBcanBaffectBvariousBageBgroups.BTheBmo
stBprominentBfeatureBofBmononucleosisBisBfever,BfatigueBandBpharyngitis.

,ABpatientBwithBenvironmentalBallergiesBpresentsBtoByourBclinic.BSheBtakesBanBoralBantihistamineBe
veryB24Bhours.BWhatBisBtheBmostBeffectiveBsingleBmaintenanceBmedicationBforBallergicBrhinitis?



Antihistamine

Decongestant

IntranasalBglucocorticoids

LeukotrieneBblockersB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-IntranasalBglucocorticoids
Explanation:

TheseBagentsBareBparticularlyBeffectiveBinBtheBtreatmentBofBnasalBcongestionBandBwouldBbeBaBgood
BchoiceBforBtheBpatientBinBthisBscenario.BIntranasalBglucocorticoidsBareBeffectiveBinBrelievingBnasalB


congestion,Bdischarge,Bitching,BandBsneezing.BABtrialBofBstoppingBtheBoralBantihistamineBcouldBbeBt
riedBinBthisBpatient.BSymptomsBwouldBdetermineBwhetherBtheBantihistamineBshouldBbeBresumed.



Conjunctivitis:


producesBblurredBvisionBinBtheBaffectedBeye.

usuallyBbeginsBasBaBviralBinfection.

producesBanteriorBcervicalBlymphadenopathy.

isBcommonBinBpatientsBwhoBareBnearsighted.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
usuallyBbeginsBasBaBviralBinfection.

Explanation:
ConjunctivitisBorB"pinkBeye"BusuallyBbeginsBasBaBviralBinfection.BAsBtheBconjunctivaBbecomesBirrit
ated,BtheBeyeBisBrubbedBandBfingersBintroduceBbacteria.BABsecondaryBbacterialBinfectionBdevelops.B
ConjunctivitisBproducesBaBredB(orBpink)Beye,BbutBshouldBneverBproduceBblurredBvision.BABpatientB
withBaBredBeyeBandBblurredBvisionBshouldBbeBreferredBtoBophthalmology.BTheBpre-
auricularBnodesBmayBbeBpalpableBwhenBaBpatientBhasBconjunctivitis,BnotBtheBanteriorBcervicalBones
.



AtBwhatBageBwouldBitBbeBunusualBtoBseeBthrush?

, AtBbirth

2Bmonths

6Bmonths

8BmonthsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AtBbirth
Explanation:

ThrushBisBanBinfectionBinBtheBoralBcavityBcausedBbyByeast.BYeastBgrowBinBaBwarm,Bdark,BmoistBenvi
ronment.BItBisBnotBunusualBtoBseeBthrushBinByoungBinfantsBwhoBareBbreastBorBbottleBfed.BItBwouldBb
eBunusualBtoBseeBthrushBinBaBnewborn.BInBfact,BthisBshouldBcauseBconcernBregardingBanBimmunoco
mpromisedBstateBinBtheBinfantBorBhyperglycemiaBinBtheBmother.



ABpatientBpresentsBwithBsevereBtoothache.BSheBreportsBsensitivityBtoBheatBandBcold.BThereBisBvisibl
eBpusBaroundBtheBpainfulBarea.BWhatBisBthisBtermed?



Pulpitis
Caries

Gingivitis

PeriodontitisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Pulpitis

Explanation:

TheBpredominantBsymptomBofBpatientsBwhoBexhibitBpulpitisBisBpainBespeciallyBelicitedBbyBthermal
Bchanges,BcoldBandBhot.BTheBpainBcanBbecomeBsevereBandBpatientsBareBillBappearing.BPusBmayBbeBs


eenBaroundBtheBgumBareaBorBmayBbeBrestrictedBtoBtheBpulpBcavity.BCariesBandBgingivitisBdoBnotBpro
duceBpus.BPeriodontitisBisBcharacterizedBbyBgingivalBinflammationBandBpain.BPusBisBnotBpresentBinB
thisBdisease.BABperiodontalBabscessBproducesBpainBandBpus,BbutBtheBpusBisBusuallyBonlyBexpressedB
afterBprobing.



HowBlongBshouldBaB6ByearBoldBwithBacuteBotitisBmediaBbeBtreatedBwithBanBantibiotic?


5Bdays

5-7Bdays
10Bdays

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