Medicine Practice

20 learning units • 10 questions per unit • 200 explained questions

Module 06 — Fever, Infection & Antimicrobial Reasoning

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Question 01 • Single best answer

Which factor increases urgency in a febrile patient?

A. Neutropenia or substantial immunosuppression B. A preference for warm weather C. A remote healed scar alone D. Wearing contact lenses without symptoms

Question 02 • Single best answer

Can fever have noninfectious causes?

A. No B. Yes C. Only when measured incorrectly D. Only after every infection is impossible

Question 03 • Single best answer

Why obtain appropriate cultures before antibiotics when feasible?

A. To postpone all treatment until every result returns B. To improve organism identification without delaying urgent care C. Because cultures never become contaminated D. To identify every virus automatically

Question 04 • Single best answer

What should a positive culture be assessed for?

A. Proof of the same diagnosis in every patient B. Automatic need for lifelong antibiotics C. A reason to ignore symptoms D. True infection, colonization or contamination in context

Question 05 • Single best answer

What supports responsible antimicrobial use after results arrive?

A. Review, narrow or stop therapy when appropriate B. Continue every empirical drug indefinitely C. Ignore susceptibility information D. Treat unrelated positive tests automatically

Question 06 • Single best answer

Does one negative sputum smear exclude tuberculosis?

A. Yes B. Yes if cough lasts several weeks C. No D. Yes in every extrapulmonary presentation

Question 07 • Single best answer

Why should TB regimens not be improvised or incompletely used?

A. Resistance prevention, adherence and toxicity monitoring require structured care B. Every drug combination is equivalent C. Symptoms alone determine cure D. Follow-up is unnecessary

Question 08 • Single best answer

Does thrombocytopenia alone establish dengue?

A. No B. Yes C. Yes if any fever occurred D. Yes without considering other causes

Question 09 • Single best answer

Why can infection-test timing matter?

A. Every assay is equally sensitive on every day B. Timing removes the need for consent C. Detectable markers vary during the illness D. Late results are always false

Question 10 • Single best answer

What should follow a confirmed HIV diagnosis?

A. Confidential linkage to appropriate ongoing care B. Public disclosure to the workplace C. Assuming every symptom has one cause D. Withholding unrelated medical care