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6. Which is not an NSAID?

  • Flurbiprofen
  • Benzydamine
  • codeine
  • Ibuprofen
  • aspirin

7. Which is not a category of risk factors for non allergic rhinitis

  • environmental changes
  • hormonal changes
  • infection
  • spicy foods and alcohol
  • stress

8. What ingredient can be added to saline irrigation to improve symptoms

  • Hypochlorite
  • benzalkonium chloride
  • saline
  • menthol

9. Which statement is incorrect for common cold

  • resolves by 7 days in adults
  • Initially the mucus is yellow/green coloured
  • resolves by 14 days in younger children
  • A mild cough lasts for 3 weeks

10. Which is not an effect of Histamine release

  • nasal blockage
  • sneezing
  • nasal itching
  • mucus production

11. Which description matches other UTIS?

  • mild redness of eardrum
  • inflammation and perforation of eardrum with presence of fluid for more than 2 weeks
  • haemorrhagic bullous on eardrum caused by mycoplasmic pneumoniae
  • Fluid in ear without inflammation of ear drum

12. What is not a peak age of OM

  • under 10
  • 3 months
  • 15 months
  • 6 months

13. which antibiotic cannot be used in children under 12 years

  • clarithromycin
  • erythromycin
  • doxycline
  • amoxicillin

14. When does rhinosinusitis commonly cause facial pain?

  • recurrent
  • acute rhinosinusitis
  • when there is a bacterial infection with sinus blockage
  • chronic rhinosinusitis

15. Which is not a less common cause of nasal obstuction

  • carninoma of nose and sinuses
  • rhinitis medicamentosa
  • papilloma
  • foreign body
  • tumour

16. Which is not a risk factor for rhinosinusitis

  • cystic fibrosis
  • hypertrophy of adenoid
  • smoking
  • infection
  • asthma
  • damp environment and air pollution
  • allergy
  • asthma

17. In which condition should you refer

  • unexplained weight loss
  • dry, tickly cough
  • cough lasting less than 3 weeks
  • coughing up green sputum in otherwise healthy adult

18. Which is not a trigger of vasomotor rhinitis

  • bright lights
  • perfumes
  • sweet foods
  • stress
  • alcohol
  • alcohol

19. Which description matches bullous myringitis?

  • haemorrhagic bullous on eardrum caused by mycoplasmic pneumoniae
  • inflammation and perforation of eardrum with presence of fluid for more than 2 weeks
  • Fluid in ear without inflammation of ear drum
  • mild redness of eardrum

20. Nasal Polyps is more common in men than women except in which category of people

  • child
  • immunocompromised
  • asthmatics
  • elderly