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Tropical Medicine Cases from Peru 2006 (ID)
Release Date: October 01, 2007
Expiration Date: September 30, 2008

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CME Questions:

1. In patients with prolonged untreated typhoid fever intestinal perforation may occur and is most frequently localized to

A. Duodenum
B. Terminal ileum
C. Ascending colon
D. Rectum

2. Paracoccidiomycosis most commonly affects

A. Lymphoid organs
B. Sinuses and CNS
C. Skin and soft tissue
D. Lungs and mucosal surfaces

3. For children who acquire hepatitis B in the first year of life the risk of developing chronic infection is

A. 100%
B. 90%
C. 30%
D. 10%

4.The treatment for an asymptomatic patient with 7 completely calcified lesions compatible with neurocysticercosis would be

A. Albendazole
B. Praziquantel
C. Prophylactic anti-seizure medications only
D. No treatment is indicated

5. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by:

A. Leishmania peruviana
B. Leishmania braziliensis
C. Leishmania mexicana
D. Leishmania costaricensis

6. The natural history of cutaneous larva migrans caused by the canine hookworm Ancylostoma braziliense is that the larvae in the skin

A. Remain in the skin and die in days or weeks on their own without treatment
B. Migrate indefinitely in the skin until treated
C. Migrate to the lungs and die there
D. Migrate to the intestine and cause anemia and malnutrition

7. The test of choice for diagnosing tuberculous uveitis is:

A. Culture of ocular fluid
B. PCR of ocular fluid
C. Positive mantoux and characteristic ocular findings
D.
Positive cerebrospinal fluid culture and characteristic ocular findings

8. The most common skeletal manifestation of tuberculosis is:

A. Monoarticular arthritis in weight bearing joints
B. Spinal tuberculosis (Pott's disease)
C. Small joint synovitis
D. Osteomyelitis of the long bones

9. The most common complication of acute varicella infection in adults is

A. Uveitis
B. Cardiomyopathy
C. Pneumonia
D. Epidydmitis

10. American trypansomiasis (Chaga's Disease) is transmitted via the feces of:

A. Tse-tse flies
B. Lutzomyia (sandfly)
C. Triatomine bugs
D. Chigger mites

11. Leishmania braziliensis infections refractory to antimony therapy are most likely to respond to which of the following:

A. Fluconazole
B. Amphotericin B
C. Suramin
D. Atovaquone/proguani

12. This online course met the objectives listed.

A. Agree
B. Disagree

13. The instructional quality of this online course is good.

A. Agree
B. Disagree

14. This online course enhanced my professional effectiveness.

A. Agree
B. Disagree

15. There is no evidence of commercial bias.

A. Agree
B. Disagree

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Course Code: ID0410


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