504 EXAM 5 CONJUNCTIVITIS CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND THEIR ACTUAL ANSWERS
A 19-year-old man presents with a chief complaint of a red, irritated right eye for the past 48
hours with eyelids that were "stuck together" this morning when he awoke. Examination reveals
injected palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva and reactive pupils; vision screen with the Snellen
chart evaluation reveals 20/30 in the right eye (OD), left eye (OS), and both eyes (OU) and
purulent eye discharge on the right. This presentation is most consistent with:
A. suppurative conjunctivitis.
B. viral conjunctivitis.
C. allergic conjunctivitis.
D. mechanical injury. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. suppurative conjunctivitis.
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 rope-like eye discharge
and clear nasal discharge. This is most consistent with conjunctival inflammation caused by:
A. a bacterium.
B. a virus.
C. an allergen.
D. an injury. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. an allergen.
Common causative organisms of acute suppurative conjunctivitis include all of the following
except:
A. Staphylococcus aureus.
B. Haemophilus influenzae.
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae.
QUESTIONS AND THEIR ACTUAL ANSWERS
A 19-year-old man presents with a chief complaint of a red, irritated right eye for the past 48
hours with eyelids that were "stuck together" this morning when he awoke. Examination reveals
injected palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva and reactive pupils; vision screen with the Snellen
chart evaluation reveals 20/30 in the right eye (OD), left eye (OS), and both eyes (OU) and
purulent eye discharge on the right. This presentation is most consistent with:
A. suppurative conjunctivitis.
B. viral conjunctivitis.
C. allergic conjunctivitis.
D. mechanical injury. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. suppurative conjunctivitis.
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 rope-like eye discharge
and clear nasal discharge. This is most consistent with conjunctival inflammation caused by:
A. a bacterium.
B. a virus.
C. an allergen.
D. an injury. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. an allergen.
Common causative organisms of acute suppurative conjunctivitis include all of the following
except:
A. Staphylococcus aureus.
B. Haemophilus influenzae.
C. Streptococcus pneumoniae.
