March 08 Contest Questions
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Which of the following is true regarding population based screening for lung cancer?
Low Dose CT detects approximately three times as many small lung nodules compared to standard CXR
Sputum cytology combined with CXR was the previously recommended method of screening at risk patients
Finding cancers at an early stage always equates to reduced deaths from late stage cancer


Which of the following is true regarding prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in patients with heart failure?
ICD (Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator) placement has been show to only be beneficial on the subset of patients with heart failure due to ischemic heart disease.
Digoxin has been shown to reduce overall mortality in patients with non-ischemic cardiomypathy by 3-7%
Beta-blockers are not all equal at reducing mortality in patients with Heart Failure.

Which of the following is true regarding meningococcal meningitis?
Both vaccines currently available (meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPSV4 or Menomune) and meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4 or Menactra), miss serogroup B, which is responsible for a significant portion of meningococcal disease?
Chemoprophylaxis for individuals who have been exposed to a person with meningococcal meningitis is limited to those who have shared food or liquids, or have had exposure to body fluids.
For individuals who have received the meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPSV4 or Menomune), repeat immunization is not necessary for ongoing protection.

Antiretroviral therapy to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV should be limited to a single agent to reduce teratogenicity.

True
False
 


Hereditary Hemochromatosis as a disease has a predictable natural history with most individuals going on to develop some form of end organ failure due to iron overload.

True
False