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1. 1. A 29-year-old woman 1. Correct: A. suppurative or bacterial conjunctivitis.
pre- sents with a chief Suppurative conjunctivitis is the most likely diagnosis
complaint of a red, due to the unilateral nature of the condition and the
irritated right eye for the presence of purulent eye discharge.
past 48 hours with eye-
lids that were "stuck Incorrect:
togeth- er" this morning Viral conjunctivitis (B) and allergic conjunctivitis (C)
when she awoke. are typ-
Examination reveals in-
jected palpebral and bulbar con- ically bilateral conditions. Additionally, viral
conjunctivitis is
junctiva and reactive associated with clear, watery discharge. There is no
pupils; vi- sion screen with mention of injury in the patient history in order to
the Snellen consider a me-
chart evaluation reveals 20/30 in chanical injury diagnosis (D).
the right eye (OD), left eye
(OS), and both eyes (OU),
and puru- lent eye discharge
on the right only. This
presentation is most
consistent with:
A. suppurative or bacterial
con- junctivitis.
B. viral conjunctivitis.
C. allergic conjunctivitis.
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2. 2. A 39-year-old man of bilaterally itchy, red eyes
presents with a complaint with tearing that occurs
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intermittently through- 2. Correct: C. an allergen
out the year and is often Bilateral, itchy eyes on an intermittent basis throughout
ac- companied by a rope-
the year points to allergic conjunctivitis.
like eye
Incorrect:
Bacterial (suppurative) conjunctivitis (A) is typically
associ- ated with unilateral involvement, while viral
infection (B) is
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discharge and clear nasal con- taining:
dis- charge. This is most
consistent with conjunctival
inflammation caused by:
A. a bacterium.
B. a virus.
C. an allergen.
D. an injury.
3. 3. Common causative
organ- isms of acute
suppurative or bacterial
conjunctivitis include all of
the following except:
A. S aureus.
B. H influenzae.
C. S pneumoniae.
D. Pseudomonas
aeruginosa.
4. 4. Keeping in mind patterns
of bacterial resistance,
current- ly recommended
treatment op- tions in
suppurative or bacteri- al
conjunctivitis include an oph-
thalmological preparation