Quiz Questions

Author(s): Compiled by David Tibbutt, SSMJ
  • A. In complicated malaria an impaired level of consciousness may indicate:
    • Hyperglycaemia
    • 2. Hypoglycaemia
    • 3. No need to observe carefully
    • 4. Haemoglobin of 7g/dl

  • B. Which one of the following statements is true for the management of malaria:
    • 1. Trials have shown that quinine is still more effective than artesunate.
    • 2. If coma occurs in malaria the possibility of meningitis must be considered.
    • 3. Diclofenac is useful in hyperpyrexia of malaria.
    • 4. Observations are the responsibility of the doctors only.

  • C. Which one of the following is true?
    • 1. Cardiovascular risk factors are not high in urbanised African populations.
    • 2. If a patient trusts his / her doctor the outcome of care is improved.
    • 3. Cancer deaths each year in Africa are about 200,000.
    • 4. About 10% of cancer deaths are preventable in Africa.

  • D. Which one of the following statements is true?
    • 1. Only 20% of patients with haemorrhagic stroke in Africa have a history of hypertension.
    • 2. The reduction in salt intake has no part in the management of hypertension in Africa.
    • 3. Reducing alcohol consumption helps in the control of hypertension.
    • 4. Obesity is a problem only in Western countries.

  • E. Which one of the following statements is true?
    • 1. A hypodense area on a brain CT-scan may suggest a cerebral infarct.
    • 2. Guinea worm disease is uncommon in South Sudan.
    • 3. Boiling drinking water has no effect on acquiring guinea worm disease.
    • 4. Iron supplements are useful in the treatment of diarrhoea.