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

Question

Question 1 1 / 1 point

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 1 / 1 point

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 1 / 1 point

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 1 / 1 point

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 1 / 1 point

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

Question options:

Streptomycin

Levofloxacin

Kanamycin

Pyridoxine

Question 6 1 / 1 point

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

Question options:

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 1 / 1 point

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 1 / 1 point

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 1 / 1 point

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 1 / 1 point

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