Question 1
Jonathan has been diagnosed with strep throat and needs a prescription for an antibiotic. He says the last time he had penicillin he developed a red, blotchy rash. An appropriate antibiotic to prescribe would be:

Question options:
Penicillin VK, because his rash does not sound like a serious rash
Amoxicillin
Cefadroxil (Duricef)
Azithromycin

Question 2
Nicholas has been diagnosed with type A influenza. Appropriate prescribing of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) would include:

Question options:
Starting oseltamivir within the first 48 hours of influenza symptoms
Advising the patient he can stop the oseltamivir when his symptoms resolve
Educating the patient that oseltamivir will cure influenza
Prophylactic treatment of all family members

Question 3
The drug of choice for treatment of primary or secondary syphilis is:

Question options:
Ceftriaxone IM
Benzathine penicillin G IM
Oral azithromycin
Oral ciprofloxacin

Question 4
When treating suspected gonorrhea in a nonpregnant patient, the patient should be concurrently treated for chlamydia with:

Question options:
Azithromycin 1 gram PO x 1
Amoxicillin 500 mg PO x 1
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO x 1
Penicillin G 2.4 million units IM x 1

Question 5
Lila is 24 weeks pregnant and has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). Treatment regimens for a pregnant patient with TB would include:

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Streptomycin
Levofloxacin
Kanamycin
Pyridoxine

Question 6
The principles of drug therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis include:

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Patients are treated with a drug to which M. tuberculosis is sensitive.
Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time.
Treatment continues until the patient's purified protein derivative is negative.
All of the above

Question 7
Jaheem is a 10-year-old low-risk patient with sinusitis. Treatment for a child with sinusitis is:

Question options:
Amoxicillin
Azithromycin
Cephalexin
Levofloxacin

Question 8
Alyssa is a 15-month-old patient who has been on amoxicillin for 2 days for acute otitis media. She is still febrile and there is no change in her tympanic membrane examination. What would be the plan of care for her?

Question options:
Continue the amoxicillin for the full 10 days.
Change the antibiotic to azithromycin.
Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate.
Change the antibiotic to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

Question 9
Sally is a 16-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, with no use of antibiotics in the previous 6 months and no drug allergies. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her would be:

Question options:
Azithromycin
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Ceftriaxone
Levofloxacin

Question 10
Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her only drug allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her would be:

Question options:
Azithromycin
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Ceftriaxone
Ciprofloxacin