Professional Practice I

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    In order to implement your intention to skilfully explore patients’ beliefs and offer help with their suffering, you will need at least four skill sets.Which one this is not one of the four skill sets?

    • Non-judgemental exploration
    • Specific inquiry at times of suffering
    • Demonstration of Understanding and Respect
    • Suggesting / offering help
    • Unprofessional gestures
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  • 2. 

    A patient’s illness is defined as...

    • The natural history and pathophysiology of a patient’s particular diagnosis

    • A patient’s mental instability

    • Symptoms and beliefs about a patient’s affliction, taken in his/her personal and social context

    Correct Answer
    A. Symptoms and beliefs about a patient’s affliction, taken in his/her personal and social context
  • 3. 

    • Magical thinking; circular reasoning• Sees 1 or 2 aspects at a time; may ignore the whole of the situationThis is an example of a child's cognitive development.Which group does the examples illustrates?

    • Toddlers (15 months – 2 years)

    • Preschool children (3 – 5 years)

    • School-aged children (6 – 12 years)

    • Adolescents (≥ 13 years)

    Correct Answer
    A. Preschool children (3 – 5 years)
  • 4. 

    A patient's result of liver function test has normal transaminases level but an increase of Alkaline Phosphate (AP) and Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGTP). What is the most important aspect to consider?

    • Acute pancreatitis

    • Gilbert's syndrome

    • Choleostasis

    • Carcinoma of the liver

    Correct Answer
    A. Choleostasis
  • 5. 

    What is the correct approach to children who are Adolescents? (≥ 13 years)

    • Usage of jokes & riddles

    • Discuss issues, school, activities

    • Sitting at the child’s eye level

    • Perform a normal adult consultation

    Correct Answer
    A. Discuss issues, school, activities
    Explanation
    Sitting at the child’s eye level- more for toddlers
    Usage of jokes & riddles-more for school-aged children
    Treat them as an adult- doesn't build the rapport with them (attention seekers)

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  • 6. 

    Marasmus can also occur in adults with these risk factors, excluding...

    • Cancer patients

    • Starvation patients

    • Immune-compromised patients

    • Anorexia Nervosa patients

    Correct Answer
    A. Immune-compromised patients
  • 7. 

    Which of these are not the factor that can affect the Aboriginals to access the health services?

    • Transportation

    • Language

    • Private health insurance & Government health cards

    • Availability of complimentary medicine

    Correct Answer
    A. Availability of complimentary medicine
    Explanation
    Availability of complimentary medicine is a choice not a factor that affect Aboriginals to access the health service.

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  • 8. 

    What is the criteria for early or immediate discharge consideration for patient with upper gastrointestinal bleeding after endoscopy?

    • Low frequency of high risk stigmata seen on endoscopy with Rockall scores more than 2

    • Age less than 45 years and lack of significant/ multiple co-morbidities

    • Presence of hemodynamic instability/ shock

    • Good social support and ability to return home promptly after getting Rockall score less or equals to 2

    Correct Answer
    A. Good social support and ability to return home promptly after getting Rockall score less or equals to 2
  • 9. 

    What is not the secondary cause of malnutrition?

    • Inadequate intake of nutrients

    • Increased requirements of nutrients

    • Altered utilisation of nutrients

    • Increased excretion of nutrients

    Correct Answer
    A. Inadequate intake of nutrients
  • 10. 
    What are the other symptoms that may arise to these children? - ProProfs

    What are the other symptoms that may arise to these children?

    • Hypothermia

    • Anorexia Nervosa

    • Patchy and scaly skin

    • Very severe weight loss

    Correct Answer
    A. Patchy and scaly skin
    Explanation
    A & D- Signs of Marasmus

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  • 11. 

    • Can distinguish what is internal and external to self• Cause of illness is a person, object, or action external to the child: “you get a cold from not wearing a hat”; “you breathe too much air in your nose.”This is an example of child's concept of the cause of illness.Which group does the examples illustrates?

    • Toddlers (15 months – 2 years)

    • Preschool children (3 – 5 years)

    • School-aged children (6 – 12 years)

    • Adolescents (≥ 13 years)

    Correct Answer
    A. School-aged children (6 – 12 years)
  • 12. 

    Which is not one of the diagnostic tool to detect Otitis Media?

    • Audiogram

    • Otoscopy

    • Tympanometry

    • Audiometry

    Correct Answer
    A. Audiogram
    Explanation
    The audiologist plots the loudness (in decibels) on an audiogram.

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  • 13. 

    Who is more at risk of malnutrition?

    • A young comatose patient in the hospital

    • A man who just had a positive result of Coeliac's disease

    • A 5 month old infant who is still breastfed only

    • A young patient who is diagnosed with psychosis

    Correct Answer
    A. A man who just had a positive result of Coeliac's disease
    Explanation
    Recommend duration of breastfed is up to 6 months

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  • 14. 

    A 23 year old man has an acute onset of infectious diarrhoea.After consultation, these are the details you gathered:-Occur less than one week-Recent travel to Alice Springs-Watery and explosive diarrhoea-Recent anoreceptive sex-No recent medicationWhich one of these following hypothesis is the least important to consider?

    • Traveller's diarrhoea

    • Clostridium difficile infection

    • Viral gastroenteritis

    • Sexually transmitted gastrointestinal infection

    • Food poisoning

    Correct Answer
    A. Clostridium difficile infection
    Explanation
    He does not state the exposure to antibiotics, so Clostridium difficile infection is ruled out. It is usually acquired in hospital during or after antibiotic therapy
    Anoreceptive means having anal sex

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  • 15. 

    Which of these statements are FALSE about ROTAVIRUS?

    • Produces an enterotoxin which stimulates intestinal secretion, leading to a secretory diarrhoea

    • Commonest cause of childhood diarrhoea, normally toddlers

    • Can be immunised by RotaTeq or Rotarix

    • Enveloped, double-strand RNA in 11 segments

    Correct Answer
    A. Enveloped, double-strand RNA in 11 segments
    Explanation
    it is non-enveloped, double-strand RNA in 11 segments, icosahedral, double capsid virus. It appears as a 60-80nm wheel with radiating spikes

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  • 16. 

    How can health professionals help people cope with chronic illness?

    • Recognition of Health Professional’s role in cure rather than healing

    • Increase the consultation time for people with chronic illness

    • Pairing new patients with recovering patients

    • Give written pamphlets for ways of coping and management

    Correct Answer
    A. Pairing new patients with recovering patients
    Explanation
    Paired patients experience ↓ pre-op anxiety, ↑ physical activity, shorter hospital stays

    Increased consultation time doesn't help if clinicians did not enhance therapeutic relationships

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  • 17. 

    F- Gathering lab-tested evidenceG-Establish existence of outbreakH-Verify the diagnosisI-Control disease J-CommunicateK-Prepare for field workL-Evaluate hypotheses M-Refine case definition/hypothesisN-Perform descriptive epidemiologyO-Define and identify casesP-Develop hypotheses Arrange the steps in outbreak investigations orderly from beginning to the end.

    • P, H, G, K, O, N, L, M, I, J

    • H, G, K, O, N, P, L, M, I, J

    • P, H, G, K, O, F, N, L, M, I, J

    • H, G, K, O, N, P, L, F, M, I, J

    Correct Answer
    A. H, G, K, O, N, P, L, M, I, J
    Explanation
    1. Verify the diagnosis
    2. Establish existence of outbreak
    3. Prepare for field work
    4. Define and identify cases
    5. Perform descriptive epidemiology
    6. Develop hypotheses
    7. Evaluate hypotheses
    8. Refine case definition/hypothesis
    9. Control disease
    10. Communicate

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  • 18. 

    Which of the following options is a crucial step in developing a culturally sensitive collaborative action and follow up plan for a patient?

    • Determine how strongly a patient adheres to his or her explanatory model of illness

    • Discount your own preconceptions, since these will interfere with fully patient-centered care.

    • Explain the biomedical model in depth, defining biomedical jargon so that patients will understand.

    • Repeat your plan in simpler and clearer terms when it appears that patients do not fully understand.

    Correct Answer
    A. Determine how strongly a patient adheres to his or her explanatory model of illness
    Explanation
    A is correct. Patients will only adhere to a plan that is inconsistent with their explanatory model after you have explored the strength of their beliefs and made compromises/ adjustments together that allow them to align with the plan. B It is important to be aware of your preconceptions; but the goal is to reach a compromise, not to compromise your own values. C Explaining the biomedical model helps many patients, but you will lose trust with many others unless you are responding specifically to their questions/concerns (tell-ask-tell) D Repeating your plan more clearly helps many patients, but you will lose trust with many others unless you are responding specifically to their questions/concerns (tell-ask-tell.)

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  • 19. 

    What is the function/ name of the communication behavior illustrated by the following question referring to the role of religion and spirituality in a patient’s life?, “Would prayer or meditation be helpful for you in these times?”

    • Demonstration of understanding/respect

    • Non-judgmental exploration

    • Suggesting/offering help

    • Specific inquiry

    • Unprofessional gestures

    Correct Answer
    A. Specific inquiry

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