Safe Transitions of Care — MCQs

A person with tuberculosis on domiciliary treatment is expected to do all, except?

The pattern of change in disease trends where infectious diseases are replaced by degenerative and non-communicable diseases as the main causes of morbidity and mortality is known as:

SPIKES protocol is used for:

Which document has highest medicolegal significance in suspected medical negligence?

A pregnant woman presents with an IUD in place, and the thread is clearly visible. She wishes to continue the pregnancy. What is the most appropriate next step?

During the discharge of a COVID patient treated with steroids and remdesivir, which of the following will you inform him about? 1. Repeat RT-PCR after 7 days of discharge 2. Watch for the persistence of Anosmia 3. Watch for headache and nasal discharge 4. Monitor glucose levels 5. Watch for Sinusitis symptoms

Steps in review of patient's history during secondary survey of trauma care can be summarised as

Transition from increased prevalence of infectious and communicable diseases to man-made diseases is known as

Which of the following causes the majority of UTIs in hospitalized patients?

A 71-year-old man develops dysphagia for both solids and liquids and weight loss of 60 lb over the past 6 months. He undergoes endoscopy, demonstrating a distal esophageal lesion, and biopsies are consistent with squamous cell carcinoma. He is scheduled for neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by an esophagectomy. Preoperatively he is started on total parenteral nutrition, given his severe malnutrition reflected by an albumin of less than 1. Which of the following is most likely to be a concern initially in starting total parenteral nutrition in this patient?