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WorksheetsKNOWLEDGE CHECK AUGUST DIDACTICS
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 15mins
1. Plain radiographs of the sinuses are accurate in assessing ____:
Maxillary and Frontal
Ethmoid and Frontal
Maxillary and Ethmoid
Sphenoid and Maxillary
2. The following are correct ENT conditions and causes, EXCEPT:
Deviated Septum: Congenital
Epistaxis: Anticoagulation Therapy
Choanal Atresia: Nasal mucosa edema
Atrophic rhinitis: Cocaine use
3. Which among the following treatment for acute viral rhinitis is given for a few days to prevent Rhinitis Medicamentosa?
Mucolytics
Nasal decongestants
Saline mists
Antipyretics
4. The chief nursing officer comes to the EHS complaining of facial pain and pressure associated with ear pressure and dental pain. She sometimes feels feverish. Based on her symptoms, she will be categorized as having ____ sinusitis/rhinosinusitis.
Acute
Chronic
Probable
Suggestive
5. A 10-year-old son of the medical director was referred to your clinic for acute rhinosinusitis. Upon history and PE, you noted that he has mild symptoms and has a recent intake of antibiotics. Which among the following is accepted as the antibiotic of choice for this case?
Azithromycin
Doxycycline
Cefuroxime
Amoxicillin
6. Who among the following will NOT need initiation of urate-lowering therapy?
Kyle with subcutaneous tophi and 2 gout flares this year
Ernie with 3 gout flares last year
Exia who has asymptomatic hyperuricemia
MM with CKD St 3 and uric acid of 10mg/dl
7. A 42-year-old male with gouty arthritis has been taking allopurinol. What is the recommended level of blood uric acid according to the American college of rheumatology guideline in 2020?
<9 mg/dl
<8 mg/dl
<7 mg/dl
<6 mg/dl
8. A patient with gouty arthritis discontinued taking his urate lowering maintenance drug because according to his physician, he is in clinical remission. What do you mean by this?
maintenance of goal blood uric acid levels for > or = 6 months
no flares for > or = 1 year and no tophi
no gout symptoms in the past year
no radiologic evidence of gout since the intake of medicine
9. The presence of hyperuricemia in the absence of symptoms is NOT diagnostic of gout.
true
false
10. According to the American College of Rheumatology, colchicine for acute gout attack is given as:
1mg stat dose, 0.5mg every 2h follow up dose
1mg stat dose 0.5mg every 6h follow up dose
1mg stat dose, 0.5mg 1h later
1.2mg stat dose, 0.6mg 1h later
11. The following are changes in sleep with aging, EXCEPT:
total sleep time decreases to about 5 to 7h
decline in sleep efficiency
frequent night time naps
increase in wakefulness after sleep onset
12. It is the recommended as the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia in adults of any age
Antidepressants
Benzodiazepines
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Sleep Hygiene Education
13. The DSM-V criteria for Insomnia include complaints of dissatisfaction with the quantity or quality of sleep that occurs at least 3 nights a week for at least 3 months, associated with the following, EXCEPT:
Difficulty falling asleep
Difficulty staying asleep
Early morning awakening
Late night awakening
14 In the elderly, insomnia is most significantly associated with ______
Cardiovascular disease
Mental Illness
Neurologic disorders
Pulmonary conditions
15. According to the European guidelines, Melatonin has been approved to be given in patients age 55years and older at a dose of ______
0.5mg
1mg
2mg
3mg
16. A good research objective is best remembered by SMART mnemonics. "A" stands for ...
(a)
17. You are thinking of a research comparing 2 groups based on their clinical characteristics. Which of the following study designs is best for this?
Case-Series
Cross Sectional
Restrospective Cohort
Prospective Cohort
18. This type of sampling is where the researcher selects a certain subject because they fulfill some specific criteria
Cluster
Convenience
Purposive
Quota
19. A research protocol uses COVID severity of illness as one of its outcomes. What kind of measurement is needed here?
Ordinal data
Ratio scale
Nominal data
Interval measures
20. In our residency manual, research protocol writing must be accomplished during what year of training?
1st
2nd
3rd
BONUS: At a population level, the optimal sleep duration in adults for good health is 7 to 9 hours
TRUE
FALSE
BONUS: The " I " in PICO principle is the management strategy, diagnostic test or exposure that you are researching. The " I "acronym means ...
(a)
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Monday - during pallia endorsement
Thursday afternoon
Saturday morning before scheduled didactics
