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Correct statements concerning upper respiratory infections include which of the following?

A. Summertime outbreaks of illness characterized by fever, pharyngitis, and conjunctivitis have most frequently been associated with paramyxovirus infection B. Treatment with penicillin hastens recovery in children with streptococcal pharyngitis C. Patients with viral upper respiratory infections are generally most infectious the day before their symptoms begin D. The most common identifiable cause of pharyngitis is adenovirus

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Penicillin treats strep throat effectively. A (adenovirus, not paramyxovirus), C (true but not sole), D (viral, not just adenovirus) are off.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following statements about elderly Americans is true?

A. Most of the difference in life expectancy between men and women is due to unalterable genetic factors B. Although there are more elderly women than men, fewer elderly women live alone C. A woman is less likely to be institutionalized in a nursing home than is a man D. The number of persons older than 65 years of age is expected to increase by nearly 15 percent in the next 40 years

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Women live longer, more men in nursing homes; A (lifestyle), B (more women alone), D (higher growth) false.

Question 3 of 5

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease characterized by an increased incidence in all the following EXCEPT

A. women B. persons with certain HLA types C. persons who live further from the equator D. blacks

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: MS is less common in Blacks; others are risk factors.

Question 4 of 5

Studies of the epidemiology of epilepsy have shown that

A. brain tumor is the most common cause in children less than 12 years of age B. cerebrovascular disease is the most common cause in adults older than 50 years of age C. 20 to 25 percent of children will have one or more seizures with febrile illnesses at some time in their childhood D. 90 percent of patients with posttraumatic seizures require long-term anticonvulsant therapy

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Stroke leads in >50; A (idiopathic), C (~3-5%), D (varies), E (true but not sole) false.

Question 5 of 5

Prolonged exposure to polyvinyl chlorides in production is associated with each of the following EXCEPT

A. acroosteolysis B. Raynaud phenomenon C. lung disease D. angiosarcoma of the liver

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Lung disease isn’t PVC-related; others are.

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