Arthrology and Infections Practice Questions

Question 1

A 12 year old girl was brought with fever, malaise, and migrating polyarthritis. She had a history of recurrent throat infections in the past. Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate is noted. Which among the following is NOT a major Jones criteria for diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever?

Accepted Answer

Raised ESR

Answer

Chorea

Answer

Arthritis

Answer

Carditis

Question 2

Tom-smith arthritis results from

Accepted Answer

Staphylococcus aureus infection

Answer

Streptococcus pyogenes infection

Answer

Haemophilus influenzae infection

Answer

Escherichia coli infection

Question 3

What is the most cost-effective screening strategy for STIs in resource-limited settings according to WHO guidelines?

Accepted Answer

Syndromic management

Answer

Risk-based screening

Answer

Periodic mass treatment

Answer

Universal screening

Question 4

Which one of the following is the antibiotic of choice for the prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease?

Accepted Answer

Benzathine Benzyl Penicillin

Answer

Doxycycline

Answer

Procaine Penicillin

Answer

Ciprofloxacin

Question 5

When do we have to start antibiotics to prevent post-operative infection?

Accepted Answer

30-60 minutes before incision (up to 24 hours post-op)

Answer

1 week before surgery

Answer

2 days before surgery

Answer

After surgery

Question 6

Consider the following :

1. Pain relief
2. Prevention of infection
3. Anaesthesia
4. Restoration of anatomy Which of the features given above are priorities for fracture treatment?

Accepted Answer

1, 3 and 4

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Question 7

What is the most effective management strategy for hemarthrosis?

Accepted Answer

Needle aspiration to remove excess blood

Answer

Immobilization with a P.O.P. cast

Answer

Application of a compression bandage

Answer

All of the options

Question 8

A 40-year-old female with multiple sexual partners presented with fever, rash, and articular symptoms. Migratory arthritis and tenosynovitis of knees, hands, wrists, feet, and ankles were noticed during clinical examination. Synovial fluid leukocyte count was 12,000/ml and culture was sterile. The patient has been successfully treated with injection ceftriaxone 1 g Q24 hours for 7 days. What was the diagnosis in this setting?

Accepted Answer

Disseminated gonococcal infection

Answer

Gonococcal septic arthritis

Answer

Syphilitic arthritis

Answer

Arthritis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 9

The Henderson-Jones classification is used for:

Accepted Answer

Prosthetic joint infection

Answer

Diabetic foot

Answer

Pressure ulcers

Answer

Burns

Question 10

A 52-year-old female complains of increasing pain in the right shoulder. She is also finding it increasingly difficult to do overhead abduction of the affected joint. She had been diagnosed as a diabetic 20 years back and is on treatment since then. What is the most likely cause of her clinical condition?

Accepted Answer

Frozen shoulder

Answer

Bacterial arthritis

Answer

Osteoarthritis

Answer

Rotator cuff tear

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Septic Arthritis

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Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints

Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Diabetic Foot Infections

Prosthetic Joint Infections

Reactive Arthritis

Management of Joint Infections

Prevention of Orthopaedic Infections

Biofilms in Orthopaedic Infections

Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Implant-Related Infections

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