Description : What is the best treatment for cholera? a. Antibiotics b. Water c. Milk d. Oral Rehydration Therapy
Last Answer : d. Oral Rehydration Therapy
Description : Match the disease in column I with the appropriate items (pathogen / prevention / treatment) in column II. Column I Column II A. Amoebiasis (i) Treponema pallidum B. Diphtheria (ii) Use only sterilised food and water C. Cholera (iii)DPT ... D - (iv) (d) A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (iii)
Last Answer : (b) A – (ii), B – (iii), C – (iv), D – (i)
Description : ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) is associated with the treatment of which disease? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Diarrhea'
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Description : ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) is associated with the treatment of which disease?
Last Answer : Diarrhea
Description : The electrolyte composition of standard WHO oral rehydration solution is based upon that of: A. Enterotoxigenic E. coli diarrhoea stools B. Cholera stools in adults C. Cholera stools in children D. Rotavirus diarrhoea stools
Last Answer : C. Cholera stools in children
Description : Institution of oral rehydration therapy has the following beneficial effect in diarrhoea: A. Stops further diarrhoea B. Restores hydration and electrolyte balance without affecting diarrhoea C. Hastens clearance of the enteropathogen D. Obviates the need for specific antimicrobial therapy
Last Answer : B. Restores hydration and electrolyte balance without affecting diarrhoea
Description : The success of oral rehydration therapy of diarrhoea depends upon the following process in the intestinal mucosa: A. Sodium pump mediated Na+ absorption B. Glucose coupled Na+ absorption C. Bicarbonate coupled Na+ absorption D. Passive Na+ diffusion secondary to nutrient absorption
Last Answer : B. Glucose coupled Na+ absorption
Description : New approaches to antibiotic therapy include a. Carbohydrate targets in the wall LPS. b. unregulating DNA replication. c. Discovering new and unique antibiotics. d. All of the above (A—C) are correct.
Last Answer : d. All of the above (A—C) are correct.
Description : Apart from diarrhoea, oral rehydration solution has been employed in: A. Severe vomiting B. Burn cases C. Heat stroke D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C
Last Answer : D. Both ‘B’ and ‘C
Description : The concentration of sodium ions in the standard WHO oral rehydration solution is: A. 40 m moles/L B. 60 m moles/L C. 90 m moles/L D. 110 m moles/L
Last Answer : C. 90 m moles/L
Description : A superinfection could arise from a. Using antibiotics when not needed. b. Using unnecessarily large doses of antibiotics. c. Stopping antibiotic treatment prematurely.. d. All of the above (A—C) are correct.
Last Answer : b. Using unnecessarily large doses of antibiotics.
Description : A 36-year-old woman recently treated for leukemia is admitted to hospital with malaise, chills and high fever. Gram stain of blood reveals the presence of gramnegative bacilli. The initial diagnosis is ... (b) Aztreonam (c) Cefazolin (d) Imipenem plus cilastatin (e) Ticarcillin plus clavulanic acid
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : .Which of the following is true: A. Antibiotics are useful in the treatment of periodontitis B. Trauma from occlusion causes thickening of the marginal gingivae C. Periodontitis is the ... can be identified by x-ray E. Periodontitis is the most common disease in the oral cavity
Last Answer : E. Periodontitis is the most common disease in the oral cavity
Description : The use of antibiotics can be based on either the clinical course of a patient without the benefit of well-defined microbiologic data (empiric therapy), or targeted at ... which polymicrobial infection is identified, specifically-directed treatment for the predominant organism is satisfactory
Last Answer : Answer: c The use of empiric therapy without the benefit of well-defined microbiologic data is appropriate when there is sufficient clinical evidence to support the diagnosis such that it would ... components of the infection if the body site is such that these microorganisms may be present
Description : _______ disease develops on the hands or feet. Sores on the skin become infected with Mycobacterium marinum in polluted water or in infected fish. a. Fish handlers b. Cholera c. Cowpox d. Rotovirus e. Coxsackie
Last Answer : a. Fish handlers
Description : An emerging pathogen associated with contaminated water is _____. a. typhoid fever b. cholera c. shigellosis d. Vibrio vulnificus
Last Answer : d. Vibrio vulnificus
Description : John Snow was able to correlate the spread of cholera with a contaminated _____ in London in 1866. a. Water Pump b. Dairy c. Butcher Shop d. Hand Soap
Last Answer : a. Water Pump
Description : In 1842, Edwin Chadwick's report raised the possibility that sewage spreads disease along with a ______ outbreak which began the ________ movement. a. typhoid, aseptic b. cholera, sanitation c. polio, immunization d. none of the above are correct
Last Answer : b. cholera, sanitation
Description : Many cases of _____ have been related to raw oysters. a. botulism b. cholera c. typhoid d. food poisoning
Last Answer : b. cholera
Description : Isoniazid and ethambutol are used to treat a. Cholera. b. Influenza. c. MRSA. d. Tuberculosis.
Last Answer : d. Tuberculosis.
Description : One could make a case for _____ being the most extensive diarrheal disease. a. Gastric Ulcer Disease b. Cholera c. Brucellosis d. Listeriosis
Last Answer : b. Cholera
Description : Cases of cholera are caused by _____ cholerae. a. Vibrio b. Clostridium c. Salmonella d. Shigella
Last Answer : a. Vibrio
Description : Escherichia coli is a common gram that can be a cause of a. positive rod; hemorrhagic colitis b. negative rod; traveler‘s diarrhea c. positive coccus; typhoid fever d. negative rod; cholera
Last Answer : b. negative rod; traveler‘s diarrhea
Description : One of the most excessive diarrheas of the GI tract is associated with which of the following poisonings or diseases? a. Staphylococcal food poisoning b. Typhoid fever c. Cholera d. Campylobacteriosis
Last Answer : c. Cholera
Description : Acute diarrhoeal disease resembling cholera can be caused due to A.Aeromonashydrophila B.Vibriovulnificus C.V. alginolyticus D.All of these
Last Answer : A.Aeromonashydrophila
Description : Ascoli's thermoprecipition test helps in confirming the laboratory diagnosis of A- tetanus B- anthrax C- typhoid D- cholera
Last Answer : anthrax
Description : Stuart's transport medium is used for transport of specimen containing A- Neisseria gonorrhoeae B- Salmonella C- Vibrio cholera D- Shigella
Last Answer : Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Description : Which of the following bacteria can grow in alkaline pH? A- Shigella B- .Lactobacilli C- Salmonella D- Vibrio cholera
Last Answer : Vibrio cholera
Description : To select cholera-causing bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, the pH of the medium is maintained at apH of A- 8.5 B-8.90 C-6.79 D- 3.5
Last Answer : 8.5
Description : Which of the following bacteria can grow in acidic pH? A-Vibrio cholera B- Lactobacilli C- Shigella D-Salmonella
Last Answer : Lactobacilli
Description : Which of the following surgeons stopped a cholera epidemic in London by removing the pump handle of a contaminated pump? a. Lister b. Snow c. Koch d. Pasteur
Last Answer : b. Snow
Description : Match the lab with the correct set of identified diseases. a. Pasteur: tetanus and tuberculosis b. Koch: anthrax and rabies c. Koch: cholera and tuberculosis d. Pasteur: diphtheria and typhoid
Last Answer : c. Koch: cholera and tuberculosis
Description : The standard management oral anticoagulant therapy for chronic treatment of venous thromboembolism is with the drug warfarin. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the administration ... warfarin be continued for at least one year after initial episode of deep venous thrombosis
Last Answer : Answer: a, b Warfarin interferes with the vitamin K dependent clotting factors II, VII, IX and X, protein C, and protein S. An important complication of warfarin is skin ... the benefit from anticoagulant therapy and thus is the basis for discontinuing warfarin administration at this time
Description : What is true of acyclovir treatment of genital herpes simplex: A. Topical treatment affords symptomatic relief in primary as well as recurrent disease B. Oral therapy for 10 days affords ... does not prevent recurrences D. Continuous long-term topical therapy is recommended to prevent recurrences
Last Answer : C. Oral therapy for 10 days affords symptomatic relief but does not prevent recurrences
Description : Antibiotics will not work against _____ diseases because they lack the structures and metabolic machinery with which antibiotics interfere. a. viral b. bacterial c. fungal d. protozoan
Last Answer : a. viral
Description : Which of the following antibiotics work by targetting protein synthesis? a. Methicillin b. Chloramphenicol c. Penicillin d. Nystatin.
Last Answer : b. Chloramphenicol
Description : Antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents have been available to doctors since a. The Civil War. b. The days of the Roman physicians. c. 1965 d. The 1940s.
Last Answer : d. The 1940s.
Description : Antibiotics inhibiting nucleic acid synthesis include a. Rifampin and quinolones. b. Aminoglycosides and tetracyclines. c. Lincosamides and streptogramins. d. Macrolides and ami noglycosides.
Last Answer : a. Rifampin and quinolones.
Description : Two cyclic polypeptide antibiotics are a. Vancomycin and streptomycin. b. Penicillin and cephalosporin. c. Bacitracin and polymyxins d. .gentamicin and chloramphenicol
Last Answer : c. Bacitracin and polymyxins
Description : In the soil, antibiotics are produced by some a. Fungal species and viruses. b. Bacterial species and viruses. c. Viruses and helminthic species. d. Fungal and bacterial species.
Last Answer : d. Fungal and bacterial species.
Description : Organisms that normally inhabit the body a. include Treponema pallidum. b. cause endogenous diseases. c. may be detected by Donovan bodies. d. resist the effects of antibiotics.
Last Answer : b. cause endogenous diseases.
Description : Cases of Rheumatic heart disease have decreased in recent years because of _________. a. Use of Antibiotics for Strep. Throat b. A New Vaccine for Strep. Throat. c. The Vaccine for Pertussis. d. Better Hygiene.
Last Answer : a. Use of Antibiotics for Strep. Throat
Description : Excision repair would correct DNA damage caused by a. Antibiotics. b. UV Light. c. A Chemical Mutagen. d. A Dna Replication Error.
Last Answer : b. UV Light.