Peachtree Street Case Reviews

Shake, Rattle and Roll Case
This brief quiz is related to the case review.

This is a self-grading exam. 


Question # 1 (Multiple Choice)  The currently recognized cause for cat scratch disease is:

    A) prion
    B) rickettsia
    C) fungus
    D) virus

Question # 2 (True/False)  True or false, Cat Scratch disease is more common patients under the age of 21

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 3 (True/False)  Lymphadenopathy in the adult is frequently a sign of metastatic cancer

    A) True
    B) False

    Q 4-7, Please match the following lymphadenopathy-causing diseases to the animals that cause them:

Question # 4 (Multiple Choice) Sheep

    A) Tularemia
    B) Anthrax
    C) Plague
    D) Brucellosis
    E) Toxiplasmosis

Question # 5 (Multiple Choice) Cattle

    A) Tularemia
    B) Anthrax
    C) Plague
    D) Brucellosis
    E) Toxiplasmosis

Question # 6 (Multiple Choice) Rats

    A) Tularemia
    B) Anthrax
    C) Plague
    D) Brucellosis
    E) Toxiplasmosis

Question # 7 (Multiple Choice) Cats

    A) Tularemia
    B) Anthrax
    C) Plague
    D) Brucellosis
    E) Toxiplasmosis

Question # 8 (True/False)  Lymphadenopathy in children is most commonly associated with infection

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 9 (True/False)  Declawing of cats is a proper prophylaxis for CSD

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 10 (True/False)  Humans may acquire CSD directly via bites from infected fleas.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 11 (Multiple Choice)  Using the pneumonic AEIOU TIPS as a guide for evaluation of coma, what does the letter A stand for?

    A) Acidosis
    B) Alkalosis
    C) Akestenia
    D) Amyloidosis

Question # 12 (Multiple Choice)  Causes of seizure GENERALLY include all of the following, EXCEPT:

    A) hypoxia
    B) hypoglycemia
    C) infection
    D) pre-eclampsia

Question # 13 (True/False)  Cat bites are more commonly the cause of CSD than scratches

    A) True
    B) False

Correct Answers

1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13

Question # 1 (Multiple Choice) 1. The currently recognized cause for cat scratch disease is:

Answer: (B) rickettsia

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Question # 2 (True/False) 2. True or false, Cat Scratch disease is more common patients under the age of 21

Answer: True

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Question # 3 (True/False) 3. Lymphadenopathy in the adult is frequently a sign of metastatic cancer

Answer: True

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Question # 4 (Multiple Choice) Sheep

Answer: (B) Anthrax

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Question # 5 (Multiple Choice) Cattle

Answer: (D) Brucellosis

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Question # 6 (Multiple Choice) Rats

Answer: (C) Plague

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Question # 7 (Multiple Choice) Cats

Answer: (E) Toxiplasmosis

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Question # 8 (True/False) 5. Lymphadenopathy in children is most commonly associated with infection

Answer: True

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Question # 9 (True/False) 6. Declawing of cats is a proper prophylaxis for CSD

Answer: False

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Question # 10 (True/False) 7. Humans may acquire CSD directly via bites from infected fleas.

Answer: True

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Question # 11 (Multiple Choice) 8. Using the pneumonic AEIOU TIPS as a guide for evaluation of coma, what does the letter A stand for?

Answer: (A) Acidosis

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Question # 12 (Multiple Choice) 9. Causes of seizure GENERALLY include all of the following, EXCEPT:

Answer: (D) pre-eclampsia

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Question # 13 (True/False) 10. Cat bites are more commonly the cause of CSD than scratches

Answer: False

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