Infectious Disease Board Exam Started: Jul 13, 2026 05:20 Page 11 of 57 Attempt #2095 Overall: 0 / 282 questions answered Question 51 / 282 Not answered A patient with suspected stroke has hypoglycemia on capillary testing. What should be done? (Variant 979) A. Give thrombolysis without glucose correction B. Start warfarin C. Discharge without treatment D. Treat hypoglycemia immediately and reassess neurologic deficit E. Delay glucose correction until CT Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: D Explanation: [Infectious Disease] Hypoglycemia can mimic stroke and should be corrected immediately while continuing appropriate assessment. Reference: AHA/ASA Stroke Guideline. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 52 / 282 Not answered A patient with severe asthma exacerbation has silent chest and exhaustion. What is the implication? (Variant 978) A. Mild asthma suitable for discharge B. Normal finding after salbutamol C. Life-threatening asthma requiring urgent escalation D. Pneumonia excluded E. No oxygen required Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: C Explanation: [Infectious Disease] Silent chest and exhaustion are life-threatening asthma signs needing urgent escalation. Reference: GINA Strategy Report. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 53 / 282 Not answered A patient with acute coronary syndrome is allergic to aspirin with true anaphylaxis. What should be considered in specialist care when aspirin is essential? (Variant 977) A. Ignore allergy and give full dose unsupervised B. Aspirin desensitization if benefits outweigh risks C. Avoid all antiplatelets forever D. Use antihistamine as antiplatelet E. Give only paracetamol Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: B Explanation: [Infectious Disease] Aspirin desensitization may be considered when aspirin is essential and allergy is confirmed, under specialist supervision. Reference: ACC/AHA ACS guidance; AAAAI drug allergy practice parameter. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 54 / 282 Not answered A patient with suspected anaphylaxis has airway swelling and hypotension. What is the correct route for first-line epinephrine? (Variant 976) A. Intramuscular injection into the mid-anterolateral thigh B. Subcutaneous injection into forearm C. Oral tablet D. Nebulized only E. Topical application Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: A Explanation: [Infectious Disease] IM epinephrine into the mid-anterolateral thigh is first-line for anaphylaxis. Reference: World Allergy Organization Anaphylaxis Guidance. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 55 / 282 Not answered A traveler returns with fever, thrombocytopenia, and positive malaria smear for P. falciparum. What is the key management principle? A. Treat with amoxicillin only B. Delay treatment until repeat smear in a month C. Use topical permethrin D. Give influenza vaccine as treatment E. Assess severity urgently and treat with effective antimalarial therapy; severe disease needs IV artesunate Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: E Explanation: [Infectious Disease] Falciparum malaria can deteriorate rapidly; severity assessment determines oral ACT versus IV artesunate. Reference: WHO Guidelines for Malaria. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Cancel « ← Previous Page 11 of 57 Next → »