Question 1
A 28-year-old man returns from a rural area with fever, chills, headache and myalgia for 3 days. A thick blood film shows ring forms and banana-shaped gametocytes. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment for this uncomplicated infection in Nigeria?
Correct Answer:
Artemisinin-based combination therapy
Question 2
A 22-year-old student has had a stepwise fever for 7 days, abdominal discomfort, constipation and relative bradycardia. Examination shows splenomegaly and rose spots on the trunk. Which investigation most reliably confirms the diagnosis in the first week of illness?
Correct Answer:
Blood culture
Question 3
A 35-year-old man with HIV presents with 3 weeks of cough, drenching night sweats and weight loss. Sputum GeneXpert MTB/RIF is positive with no rifampicin resistance. What is the recommended initial intensive-phase regimen?
Correct Answer:
Rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol
Question 4
A 40-year-old man is found to have a blood pressure of 168/104 mmHg on three separate visits. He has no diabetes and no chronic kidney disease. According to common guidelines, which class is the most appropriate first-line antihypertensive for a Black African patient without compelling indications?
Correct Answer:
Calcium channel blocker
Question 5
A 55-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes presents with central crushing chest pain for 2 hours. ECG shows ST elevation in leads II, III and aVF. Which coronary artery is most likely occluded?
Correct Answer:
Right coronary artery
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