PAEDIATRICS PRACTICE 4

                                  SINGLE BEST OPTION SERIES
                           INSTRUCTION: SELECT THE SINGLE BEST OPTION

1.        Usual drugs for the treatment of pneumonia caused by staphylococcus aureus does not include:
   a.       Flucloxacillin
   b.      Cefuroxime
   c.       Ampicillin
   d.      Cloxacillin
   e.      Erythromycin and chloramphenicol combination
   2.       The commonest bacterial cause of pneumonia in children aged 5 years and above is:
   a.      Staphylococcus aureus
   b.      Streptococcus pneumoniae
   c.        Haemophilus influenzae
   d.      Klebsiella pneumoniae
   e.       Chlamydia pneumoniae
   3.       The usual antibiotics of choice for treating children with pneumococcal pneumonia is:
   a.       Cloxacillin
   b.      Ampicillin
   c.       Crystalline penicillin G
   d.      Chloramphenicol
   e.      Ciprofloxacin
   4.       Haemphilus influenzae is most likely to cause pneumonia in patients aged:
   a.       Less than one month
   b.      Between one month and five years
   c.       Greater than five years
   d.      Greater than seven years
   e.      None of the above
   5.       The incidence of pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae is diminishing in tropical countries. This is mainly because of:
   a.       Improved standards of hygiene
   b.      Widespread immunization
   c.       Widespread availability of antibiotics
   d.      Improved breastfeeding practice
   e.      Improved nutrition
   6.       The lobe of the lungs predominantly affected in lobar pneumonia caused by klebsiella spp, is:
   a.       Right upper lobe
   b.      Left upper lobe
   c.       Middle lobes
   d.      Right lower lobe
   e.      Left lower lobe
   7.       Risk factors for pneumonia caused by Klebsiella include the following except:
   a.       Being a neonate
   b.      Malnutrition
   c.       Being an adolescent
   d.      Presence of measles infection
   e.      None of the above
   8.       Usual causes of cavitations in the lungs of children does not include:
   a.      Staphylococcus aureus
   b.      Klebsiella pneumoniae
   c.       Haemophilus influenzae
   d.      Mycobacterium tuberculosis
   e.       Pneumocystis jiroveci
   9.       Hecht’s giant cell pneumonia is usually a complication of ..................infection:
   a.      Respiratory syncytial virus
   b.      Measles virus
   c.       Klebsiella pneumoniae
   d.      Adenovirus
   e.       Influenza virus
   10.   Which of the following is incorrect about pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae
   a.       The organism is transmitted via particle or droplet inhalation
   b.      There is usually high fever with relative bradycardia
   c.       The illness could be severe in sickle cell disease patients
   d.      It may be complicated by haemolytic anaemia and Stevens Johnson syndrome.
   e.      The antibiotics of choice to treat it, is cloxacillin
   
   
   
   
   ANSWERS:
   1. c
   2. b
   3. c
   4. b
   5. b
   6. a
   7. c
   8. c
   9. b
   10. e