AMC (Infection Disease) Sample Questions Set-6
Categories: AMC (Australian Medical Council Computer Adaptive Test Examination)
Question: A 24 year old woman with a previous history of intravenous drug abuse, visited your office for consultation. She is at 20 weeks of gestation and is a hepatitis C carrier. She is quite concerned whether her baby would be affected at birth or not. What is the most appropriate management plan for her baby to check hepatitis C status?
A. Check hepatitis C antibodies at 12 months of age
B. Check hepatitis C antibodies at 18 months of age
C. Do neonatal blood PCR for HCV at birth
D. Do maternal blood PCR at 34 weeks of gestation
E. Reassure her that her baby would not get hep
Answer. (b)
Question: The patient now presents with tiredness and fatigue. He had a history of CLL. Some weeks ago, he was presented with rash and treated by meropenem and azithromycin. What to do now?
A. Skin biopsy
B. Drug allergy (test)
C. CMV PCR
D. Bone marrow examination
E. immunological study
Answer. (c)
Question: Pregnant lady with Hepatitis C comes to you for advice. Which will reduce the risk of transmission to her baby?
A. C section
B. Avoid Breastfeeding
C. fetal heart rate monitoring with scalp clip is avoided (exact word)
D. Baby should be screened between 12 and 18 years of age to determine whether they have been infected
E. Coexistence of HIV has no effect on HCV transmission
Answer. (b)
Question: 25 years old 5th generation Australian father presents with a 3 weeks history of dry cough. He didn’t have travel history. He had an infant at home. What of the following is appropriate?
A. pertussis serology
B. blood culture
C. Viral pneumonitis.
Answer. (a)
Question: Girl came to clinic complaining of just one genital ulcer, you did syphilis & viral culture. She didn’t come to the clinic for 2 weeks. Now come for the test result. Her viral culture is negative but the RPR test is 1:64 positive. What will you do for further Mx?
A. Test for other STD
B. Contact tracing
C. Notify local public health
D. Advise her to use condom
E. IM penicillin
Answer. (e)
Question: A student came back from India with a persistent fever showered with a bucket of water from a nearby lake. All drinking water is properly sterilized and clean. Malaria tested twice. All meds taken including antimalarials and vaccinations.
A. looks for other disease
B. do another rapid malaria test
C. also something about malaria
Answer. (b)
Question: A patient went with wife to Thailand and came back. Have dyspenea and altered consciousness. Wife is well. As you prepare to intubate, no frothy sputum was noted. Temperature 38.9.what is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Pneumonia
B. dvt
C. Pulmonary embolism
D. malaria
Answer. (d)
Question: A Patient comes in with abdominal pain, blood in stool & mucus. Traveled to Vietnam, had previous same attacks 6 months back. Weight loss 10 kg.
A. Amoebic colitis
B. Giardiasis
C. Ulcerative colitis
D. Corynebacterium
Answer. (a)
Question: A 5 years old Child fell on a garden and has multiple superficial lacerations. He has hx of 2 doses of vaccine at 2nd 4 months, what do you do next?
A. Dpt and booster after 2 months
B. Tetanus toxoid and ig
C. Dpt and ig
Answer. (c)
Question: A child exposed to chickenpox, not vaccinated, what next?
A. Vaccinate today
B. Immunoglobulin
C. Acyclovir
D. Check serum Ig
Answer. (a)
Question: Pregnant woman at 20 weeks exposed to hepatitis B positive blood. Her medical history shows no immunity. What to do?
A. Give hepatitis B Ig
B. hepatitis B vaccine and Ig
C. vaccinate after she delivers
Answer. (b)
Question: A health worker had a needle accident in a needle box. She has no history of hepatitis B vaccination. What is your advice?
A. Check of HBS ag now and 2 and 4 month later
B. check Hbsag and vaccination now
C. vaccination and Ig
D. vaccination
Answer. (c)
Remember that these questions are for practice purposes only and may not reflect the exact format or content of the AMC examination.
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