Professional Practice III
Professional Practice III by medical student for medical students
- 1.
A patient is angry about the amount of time he spent in the waiting room.What is the appropriate response to this situation?
- A.
Apologise to the patient for any inconvenience. Stay away from efforts to explain the delay
- B.
Move the patient up in the waiting list without telling the patient and your colleagues.
- C.
Suggest that the patient speak directly to the registrar to ask for information
- D.
Leave him there as it is.
Correct Answer
A. Apologise to the patient for any inconvenience. Stay away from efforts to explain the delayExplanation
B- Conflict of interest
Others- too much or too less effort of approach
A is just rightRate this question:
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- 2.
Evaluation of Diagnostic Test.Which one of these are TRUE about Diagnostic Test?
- A.
High value in sensitivity is desirable for ruling in disease (low false-positive rate)
- B.
High value in specificity is desirable for ruling out disease (low false- negative rate)
- C.
Positive predictive value is the probability that person actually has the disease given a positive test result.
- D.
Negative predictive value is the probability that person is actually disease-free although given a positive test result.
Correct Answer
C. Positive predictive value is the probability that person actually has the disease given a positive test result.Explanation
High value in sensitivity is desirable for ruling OUT disease (low false-negative rate)
High value in specificity is desirable for ruling IN disease (low false- positive rate)
Negative predictive value is the probability that person is actually disease-free given a negative test result.Rate this question:
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- 3.
These are the correct ways to reduce bias in a research except...
- A.
Blind studies
- B.
Placebo responses
- C.
Crossover studies
- D.
Specific selection criteria
Correct Answer
D. Specific selection criteriaExplanation
Specific selection criteria- Induce selection bias (nonrandom)
C. each subject acts as own controlRate this question:
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- 4.
Which of these points are TRUE about disease prevention?
- A.
Vaccination is a secondary disease prevention
- B.
Having Pap Smear and rectal examination are the primary disease prevention
- C.
Tertiary prevention is to reduce disability from the disease.like exogenous insulin for diabetes
- D.
Reporting infectious disease in workplace is the main prevention of disease
Correct Answer
C. Tertiary prevention is to reduce disability from the disease.like exogenous insulin for diabetesExplanation
Primary- prevent disease occurence
Secondary-early detection of disease
Tertiary-reduce disability from the disease.Rate this question:
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- 5.
A 2 year old girl has an increase in abdominal girth, failure to thrive, and skin and hair depigmentation.What is the diagnosis?
- A.
Melanoma
- B.
Kwashiorkor
- C.
Vitamin D3 deficiency
- D.
Albinism
Correct Answer
B. KwashiorkorExplanation
Kwashiorkor results from a protein-deficient MEAL
M-Malabsorption
E-Edema
A- Anaemia
L-Liver (fatty)Rate this question:
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- 6.
One hour after eating custard at a picnic, a whole family began to vomit.After 10 hours, they were better.What is the organism causing this?
- A.
Staphylococcus aureus
- B.
Clostridia botilinum
- C.
Klebsiella
- D.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Correct Answer
A. Staphylococcus aureusExplanation
S. aureus (produced performed enterotoxins)
Toxin-mediated disease: rapid-onset food poisoning
Clostridia botilinum-found in honey(causes flaccid paralysis)
Klebsiella- pnuemonia in alcoholics and diabetics, also cause nosocomial UTIs
Vibrio parahaemolyticus-food poisoning in contaminated seafoodRate this question:
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- 7.
Choose the wrong match between the disease and its association.
- A.
Fatty liver- alcoholism
- B.
String sign on x-ray- Crohn's disease
- C.
Waxy casts- Acute pyelonephritis
- D.
Mallory-Weiss syndrome- Oesophagogastric lacerations
Correct Answer
C. Waxy casts- Acute pyelonephritisExplanation
WBC casts in urine= Acute pyelonephritis
WBC in urine- Acute cystitis
Waxy cast- Chronic end-stage renal diseaseRate this question:
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- 8.
Which of these are not detectable in plain abdominal X-rays?
- A.
Calculi- gall bladder, kidney, appendix
- B.
Bowel obstruction- small and large bowel
- C.
Free intraperitoneal air (perforation of GIT)
- D.
Lacerations of organs- oesophagus, kidney
Correct Answer
D. Lacerations of organs- oesophagus, kidneyExplanation
Lacerations of organs- oesophagus, kidney not clear in X-rays, sometimes it can be still perfused after lacerations (CT scan)Rate this question:
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- 9.
Which of these scenarios does not involve the conflict of interest?
- A.
IOC delegates accomodated at luxury hotel at the expense of local government bidding for Olympics
- B.
Real estate agent tells young couple that the house they are inspecting (to buy) is a great deal, and that they better act quickly
- C.
Male medical student receives free pen from very attractive female drug rep
- D.
Vascular surgeon writes a job reference for his female registrar (who is also his current sexual partner)
Correct Answer
B. Real estate agent tells young couple that the house they are inspecting (to buy) is a great deal, and that they better act quicklyExplanation
Politician buys shares in Boral - may be OK, if the politician has NO POWER with respect to decisions affecting Boral
Real estate agent tells young couple that the house they are inspecting (to buy) is a great deal, and that they better act quickly
Sleazy guy in pub asks young female med student for phone number
(Non- conflict of interest)Rate this question:
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