Infectious Disease Board Exam Started: Jul 12, 2026 22:03 Page 3 of 57 Attempt #1173 Overall: 0 / 282 questions answered Question 11 / 282 Not answered During preoperative assessment: 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. Assess severity urgently and treat with effective antimalarial therapy; severe disease needs IV artesunate E. Give influenza vaccine as treatment Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: D 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 Question 12 / 282 Not answered In a ward handover scenario: A patient with severe asthma exacerbation has silent chest and exhaustion. What is the implication? (Variant 1011) A. Life-threatening asthma requiring urgent escalation B. Mild asthma suitable for discharge C. Normal finding after salbutamol D. Pneumonia excluded E. No oxygen required Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: A 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 13 / 282 Not answered In a ward handover scenario: A patient with suspected stroke has hypoglycemia on capillary testing. What should be done? (Variant 1012) A. Give thrombolysis without glucose correction B. Treat hypoglycemia immediately and reassess neurologic deficit C. Start warfarin D. Discharge without treatment E. Delay glucose correction until CT Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: B 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 14 / 282 Not answered In a ward handover scenario: A pregnant patient needs influenza prevention. Which vaccine type is appropriate? (Variant 1013) A. Live intranasal influenza vaccine B. BCG vaccine C. Inactivated influenza vaccine D. Varicella vaccine E. No vaccine in pregnancy ever Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: C Explanation: [Infectious Disease] Inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended in pregnancy; live attenuated intranasal vaccine is avoided. Reference: CDC/ACIP Immunization in Pregnancy 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 15 / 282 Not answered In a ward handover scenario: A patient has acute urticaria without airway, breathing, circulation, or GI compromise. What is first-line symptomatic therapy? (Variant 1014) A. IM epinephrine for every isolated wheal B. Long-term oral steroid for all C. Antibiotic D. Second-generation H1 antihistamine E. Warfarin Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: D Explanation: [Infectious Disease] Acute urticaria without anaphylaxis is treated with non-sedating H1 antihistamines. Reference: EAACI/GA2LEN/EuroGuiDerm/APAAACI Urticaria 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 Cancel « ← Previous Page 3 of 57 Next → »