NGR6301 EXAM 2 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What viruses often cause pharyngitis/tonsillitis? What bacteria do?
Answer:
Viruses: rhinovirus, influenza, mono Bacteria: GABHS (most common), staph aureus, H.
Influenzae
Question:
Usually acute onset of fever, chills, cough, body aches, sore throat, HA, malaise. Some
may have GI symptoms.
Answer:
Influenza
Question:
What medication causes strange dreams and needs to be started within 24-48 hours of
symptoms onset to be most effective?
Answer:
Flu medications
Question:
Which has better immunogenicity: whole cell or split cell?
Answer:
split cell
Question:
Children need a second booster does exactly 1 month after their very first influenza
vaccine up until what age?
Answer:
9 years or older
Question:
What do cryptic tonsils mean?
Answer:
holes in tonsils
Question:
What is the most reliable diagnosis for mono?
Answer:
EBV titers from serum - the virus can last for months - titers can be normal in the 1st
10-14 days of the disease
, Question:
What are the most common symptoms of COVID-19 in pediatric patients?
Answer:
cough and or fever
Question:
What can infants take to prevent COVID?
Answer:
High doses of Vit C, D, and zinc
Question:
TF Streptococcus pnemoniae causes GABHS
Answer:
False; streptococcus pyrogenes causes it
Question:
strawberry tongue, red tonsils, petechiae of post palate, scarlatiniform rash
Answer:
GABHS symptoms
Question:
What will you think if patient comes in with peeling of the skin of the fingers and toes
Answer:
Ask them if their throat hurt recently. Could have been strep and may need antibiotics;
do titer testing to determine.
Question:
TF GABHS is the most common cause of any anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, even
in the absence of other symptoms.
Answer:
true
Question:
What other diseases have increased lymph node involvement?
Answer:
mono, GABHS, lymphoma, TB, cat scratch disease
Question:
What is bronchiolitis most often caused by?
Answer:
RSV and hMPV
Question:
What is a virus-like bacteria?
Answer:
Mycoplasma
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What viruses often cause pharyngitis/tonsillitis? What bacteria do?
Answer:
Viruses: rhinovirus, influenza, mono Bacteria: GABHS (most common), staph aureus, H.
Influenzae
Question:
Usually acute onset of fever, chills, cough, body aches, sore throat, HA, malaise. Some
may have GI symptoms.
Answer:
Influenza
Question:
What medication causes strange dreams and needs to be started within 24-48 hours of
symptoms onset to be most effective?
Answer:
Flu medications
Question:
Which has better immunogenicity: whole cell or split cell?
Answer:
split cell
Question:
Children need a second booster does exactly 1 month after their very first influenza
vaccine up until what age?
Answer:
9 years or older
Question:
What do cryptic tonsils mean?
Answer:
holes in tonsils
Question:
What is the most reliable diagnosis for mono?
Answer:
EBV titers from serum - the virus can last for months - titers can be normal in the 1st
10-14 days of the disease
, Question:
What are the most common symptoms of COVID-19 in pediatric patients?
Answer:
cough and or fever
Question:
What can infants take to prevent COVID?
Answer:
High doses of Vit C, D, and zinc
Question:
TF Streptococcus pnemoniae causes GABHS
Answer:
False; streptococcus pyrogenes causes it
Question:
strawberry tongue, red tonsils, petechiae of post palate, scarlatiniform rash
Answer:
GABHS symptoms
Question:
What will you think if patient comes in with peeling of the skin of the fingers and toes
Answer:
Ask them if their throat hurt recently. Could have been strep and may need antibiotics;
do titer testing to determine.
Question:
TF GABHS is the most common cause of any anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, even
in the absence of other symptoms.
Answer:
true
Question:
What other diseases have increased lymph node involvement?
Answer:
mono, GABHS, lymphoma, TB, cat scratch disease
Question:
What is bronchiolitis most often caused by?
Answer:
RSV and hMPV
Question:
What is a virus-like bacteria?
Answer:
Mycoplasma
