MDC205(RS2) FEEDBACK SESSION APRIL 2025

    A 43-year-old alcoholic truck driver is diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and is prescribed isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol.

Which of the following is the most likely side effect of the above treatment in this patient?

•      Red green color blindness

•      Nausea & vomiting

• hepatotoxicity

• arthalgia

    A 55-year-old diabetic woman is admitted to the hospital with complications due to uncontrolled blood glucose. Recently she is diagnosed with pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

 

Which of the following antimicrobials is most likely to be used?

•   Gentamycin

•    Meropenem

•   Ceftriaxone

•    Levofloxacin

   A 55-year-old man is prescribed nicotine patches to help him with smoking cessation. 

            Which of the following reasons will help the patient in kicking the habit?

• ease in using every day

• prevents bad mood

   

• reduces unpleasant effects.

• reduces cravings.

.  A 34-year-old man, presents to the Clinic with persistent fever requiring around the clock over-the-counter analgesics and cough with nasal congestion. He is diagnosed with Influenza B and prescribed a specific antiviral.

Which of the following antivirals is most likely to be used in this case?

• Azidothymdine

• Oseltamivir

• Amantadine

• Paxlovid

A 26-year-old woman having history of asthma presents to the clinic with cough and wheezing.

Which of the following drugs is most likely to be used in this case?

• Codeine

• Ambroxol

• Chlorpheniramine

• Dextromethorphan

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an acute infection of the lung. Which of the following is the most common causal organism of CAP? 

• Chlamydia pneumoniae

• Legionella pneumophila

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae

• Streptococcus pneumoniae

The common cold is also known as nasopharyngitis. Which of the following statements regarding the common cold is TRUE?

• Enhanced sense of taste and smell are common clinical manifestations.

• A person may be genetically predisposed to the disease.

• Transmission commonly occurs via contact with saliva.

• Influenza viruses are the most common causal organisms.

Influenza is a historical disease with current significance in the sphere of public health. Which of the following statements regarding influenza is TRUE?

• Viral damage to the respiratory epithelium lowers resistance to secondary bacterial invaders.

• The neuraminidase spikes in the viral envelope enables the haemagglutination reaction used for viral detection.

• Antigenic drift in the causal organism could result in an epidemic.

• The causal agents are DNA viruses.

A 6-year-old boy presented with low grade fever, night sweets and blood-tinged sputum. He was suspected with primary pulmonary tuberculosis. Which of the following best describes primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

• Most of the patients develop clinical disease.

• Drinking of infected milk is its main mode of transmission.

• It is characterized by the formation of tubercle at the apex.

• It is characterized by formation of the lung lesion and the enlarged lymph nodes.

Which of the following best describes pathogenesis of pulmonary tuberculosis?

• In reactivation tuberculosis, the common site of infection is at the hilus of the lung.

• Serpentine cords formation in tubercle bacilli is correlated with its virulence.

• Ghon complex is the characteristic feature of reactivation tuberculosis.

• Most of the patients with primary tuberculosis develop clinical disease.