CLS EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ For acute angle-closure glaucoma, what medications are used?
Answer: IV acetazolamide + IV mannitol
◉ For mild/moderate otitis externa, what medications are used?
Answer: Acetic acid otic OR ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone otic
◉ For epistaxis, what medication is used?
Answer: Afrin (oxymetazoline)
◉ For suppurative otitis media, what medication is used?
Answer: PO amoxicillin
◉ For periorbital cellulitis, what oral antibiotic is used?
Answer: PO amoxicillin/clavulanate
◉ For dacryocystitis, what oral antibiotic is used?
Answer: PO amoxicillin/clavulanate
,◉ For bacterial dacryoadenitis, what oral antibiotic is used?
Answer: PO amoxicillin/clavulanate
◉ For Ludwig's angina/deep neck infection, what IV antibiotics
are used?
Answer: Ampicillin-sulbactam OR ceftriaxone + vancomycin
◉ For retropharyngeal abscess, what IV antibiotics are used?
Answer: Ampicillin-sulbactam OR clindamycin
◉ For parotitis, what IV antibiotic is used?
Answer: Ampicillin-sulbactam
◉ For orbital cellulitis associated with dacryocystitis, what IV
antibiotic is used?
Answer: Ampicillin/sulbactam
◉ For allergic rhinitis, what nasal medications are used?
Answer: Azelastine, cromolyn, or intranasal glucocorticoids
◉ For bradykinin-mediated angioedema, what medications are
used?
Answer: C1 inhibitor concentrate, icatibant, or fresh frozen
plasma
, ◉ For prolactinoma, what medications are used?
Answer: Cabergoline or bromocriptine
◉ For a nasal fracture requiring perioperative antibiotics, what
medications may be used?
Answer: Cefazolin or cephalexin
◉ For an orbital floor blowout fracture before surgery, what IV
antibiotic is used?
Answer: Cefazolin
◉ For immunocompromised Ludwig's angina, what antibiotics are
used?
Answer: Cefepime + vancomycin
◉ For gonococcal/chlamydial conjunctivitis, what antibiotics are
used?
Answer: IM/IV ceftriaxone + PO azithromycin
◉ For an orbital floor blowout fracture without entrapment, what
oral antibiotic is used?
Answer: PO cephalexin
◉ For sialadenitis, what mouth rinse is used?
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ For acute angle-closure glaucoma, what medications are used?
Answer: IV acetazolamide + IV mannitol
◉ For mild/moderate otitis externa, what medications are used?
Answer: Acetic acid otic OR ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone otic
◉ For epistaxis, what medication is used?
Answer: Afrin (oxymetazoline)
◉ For suppurative otitis media, what medication is used?
Answer: PO amoxicillin
◉ For periorbital cellulitis, what oral antibiotic is used?
Answer: PO amoxicillin/clavulanate
◉ For dacryocystitis, what oral antibiotic is used?
Answer: PO amoxicillin/clavulanate
,◉ For bacterial dacryoadenitis, what oral antibiotic is used?
Answer: PO amoxicillin/clavulanate
◉ For Ludwig's angina/deep neck infection, what IV antibiotics
are used?
Answer: Ampicillin-sulbactam OR ceftriaxone + vancomycin
◉ For retropharyngeal abscess, what IV antibiotics are used?
Answer: Ampicillin-sulbactam OR clindamycin
◉ For parotitis, what IV antibiotic is used?
Answer: Ampicillin-sulbactam
◉ For orbital cellulitis associated with dacryocystitis, what IV
antibiotic is used?
Answer: Ampicillin/sulbactam
◉ For allergic rhinitis, what nasal medications are used?
Answer: Azelastine, cromolyn, or intranasal glucocorticoids
◉ For bradykinin-mediated angioedema, what medications are
used?
Answer: C1 inhibitor concentrate, icatibant, or fresh frozen
plasma
, ◉ For prolactinoma, what medications are used?
Answer: Cabergoline or bromocriptine
◉ For a nasal fracture requiring perioperative antibiotics, what
medications may be used?
Answer: Cefazolin or cephalexin
◉ For an orbital floor blowout fracture before surgery, what IV
antibiotic is used?
Answer: Cefazolin
◉ For immunocompromised Ludwig's angina, what antibiotics are
used?
Answer: Cefepime + vancomycin
◉ For gonococcal/chlamydial conjunctivitis, what antibiotics are
used?
Answer: IM/IV ceftriaxone + PO azithromycin
◉ For an orbital floor blowout fracture without entrapment, what
oral antibiotic is used?
Answer: PO cephalexin
◉ For sialadenitis, what mouth rinse is used?
