WorksheetsMedical q&a
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
A 12 years old boy , brought to the office because he has recurrent episodes of epistaxsis during the past two months . The patient has no history of bruising or bleeding , on P/E anterior bleeding is visible within the kiesselbach plexus . Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step in management
Administration of clotting factors
Anterior nasal packing
Application of direct pressure
Cautery of the bleeding area
Referral to ENT
How often does the epidermis, the outer layer of skin replace itself ?
Once a week
Once in a lifetime
Once a year
Once every four weeks
A male neonate is delivered vaginally at term , diagnosed as sickle cell disease . What is the most appropriate initial step to administer?
Erythromycin
Hydroxyurea
oxygen
Pencillin
Pneumococcal and meningococcal vaccines
Alcohol makes which drugs less effective?
Pain killers
Anti-anxiety
Contraceptive pills
Antibiotics
Advantage of Sulbutamol over other bronchodilator?
Long acting
More potent
Less side effects
Fast acting
5 day old neonate , his mother has hypothyroidism controlled with levothyroxine , she is worried that her child might have congenital hypothyroidism, which of the following findings is most likely to be noted on physical examination ?
Bradycardia
Enlarged frontanelle
Hypothermia
Umbilical hernia
No abnormalities
How many bones are there in the human foot ?
38
64
17
26
How long is the esophagus in adults ?
20-25 cm
10-15 cm
30-35 cm
40-45 cm
Heparin is a
Anti-platelets
Anti-coagulant
Fibrinolytic
Analgesics
A 3 year old brought to office by his parents as a new patient for well -child examination. Height in the third percentile and weight is in the first percentile. During the interview, parents say that the patient has been treated multiple times since infancy because of sinus infections and pneumonia and his stool generally loose, greasy and mucousy . During physical examination, the patient coughs frequently. No other abnormalities. Which of the following studies is the most effective to determine the diagnosis in this patient?
Bronchoscopy
CT scan of sinus
Culture of aspirate from the trachea
Measurements of immunoglobulin
Sweat chloride test
