MN568-Unit 2

Question 1 2 / 2 points

Which of the following antibiotics provides the best coverage in acute or chronic sinusitis when gram-negative organisms

are suspected?

Question options:

a) Penicillin V

b) Amoxicillin

c) Levofloxacin

d) Clindamycin

Question

2

2 / 2

points

A 65-year-old man presents to the clinician with complaints of increasing bilateral peripheral vision loss, poor night vision,

and frequent prescription changes that started 6 months previously. Recently, he has also been seeing halos around lights.

The clinician suspects chronic open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following statements is true concerning the diagnosis of

chronic open-angle glaucoma?

Question options:

a) The presence of increased intraocular pressure measured by tonometry is definitive for the diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma.

b) The clinician can definitively diagnosis open-angle glaucoma based on the subjective complaints of the patient.

c) Physical diagnosis relies on gonioscopic evaluation of the angle by an ophthalmologist.

d) Early diagnosis is essential in order to reverse any damage that has occurred to the optic nerve.

Question

3

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Joyce is taking a long-acting beta agonist for her asthma. What additional medication should she be taking?

Question options:

a) Inhaled corticosteroid

b) Leukotriene receptor antagonist

c) Systemic corticosteroid

d) Methyl xanthenes

Question

4

2 / 2

points

You are in the park playing with your children when you see that your friend is screaming for help. Her toddler has fallen

and there is a stick lodged in his eye. The child is kicking and screaming and grabbing for the stick. You:

Question options:

a) instruct his mother to hold him securely and not allow him to touch the stick, then carefully remove the stick from the eye.

b) stabilize the foreign object and accompany the mother and child to the local ER.

c) find a water fountain, hold the child to the water, and flush the eye.

d) call 911.

Question

5

2 / 2

points

A patient presents with the following signs and symptoms: gradual onset of low-grade fever, marked fatigue, severe sore

throat, and posterior cervical lymphadenopathy. Based on the signs and symptoms alone, which of the following conditions

is most likely the cause?

Question options:

a) Gonorrhea

b) Mononucleosis

c) Influenza

d) Herpes zoster

Question

6

0 / 2

points

Which of the following is an example of sensorineural hearing loss?

Question options:

a) Perforation of the tympanic membrane

b) Otosclerosis

c) Cholesteatoma

d) Presbycusis

Question

7

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points

Which of the following statements regarding pulmonary function is true?

Question options:

a) Cigarette smoking accelerates the decline in pulmonary function tenfold.

b) Smoking cessation can reverse most pathological chang