You are seeing a 26-year-old female-identifying patient in the office who has been previously diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). They are struggling with frequent appearance of wheals and would like to discuss treatment options. A stepwise approach to CSU management is recommended, beginning with the identification and elimination of potential underlying causes and triggers.
Which one of the following statements regarding angioedema is false?
In low-risk patients, an oral challenge can safely be used to remove an incorrect label of penicillin allergy.
Your patient, a 42 year-old male, presented in the clinic with recurrent difficulty swallowing. IMPACT behaviors can help to identify dysphagia.
A 23-year-old male suffers frequently from tonsillitis. You recall that his chart states that he is allergic to penicillin. This is based on what he heard from his mom: when he was around 6 years old, he developed a rash after taking amoxicillin for tonsillitis.
A 34-year-old patient presents to your office with a 3 month history of “hives”. There is a history of asthma but there are otherwise no medical concerns. After examination you diagnose chronic urticaria.
A 30-year-old mother is at your office today because she suspects her 4 year-old daughter has food allergies. Her daughter experiences wheezing, diarrhea, and hives when she eats shellfish.
You are seeing a 21-year-old patient with known peanut and shellfish allergy. Up until this age, they have strictly avoided food triggers, though unfortunately they have required the use of epinephrine via autoinjector a couple of times. They are seeing you today as they have heard there may be other treatment options available for their food allergies.
A 34-year-old patient presents to your office with a 3 month history of “hives”. There is a history of asthma but there are otherwise no medical concerns. After examination you diagnose chronic urticaria.
You are seeing a 21-year-old patient with known peanut and shellfish allergy. Up until this age, they have strictly avoided food triggers, though unfortunately they have required the use of epinephrine via autoinjector a couple of times. They are seeing you today as they have heard there may be other treatment options available for their food allergies.
In persons as young as 1 year of age with multiple food allergies, omalizumab treatment for 16 weeks was superior to placebo in increasing the reaction threshold for peanut and other common food allergens.
Which one of the following statements regarding vaccinating patients with a history of egg allergy is false?
Which one of the following statements about occupational dermatitis is false?
Which one of the following statements about eosinophilic esophagitis is false?
A 54-year-old female presents to your rural emergency department with a complaint of a new rash. She has a history of gout and has been started on allopurinol over the last few months. She has a diffuse morbiliform rash, is febrile, and is found to have elevated LFTs and eosinophils. You suspect drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome.
Which one of the following statements about Paxlovid for treatment of COVID-19 infection is false?
Which one of the following statements is true regarding tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination during pregnancy?
In strongly vaccine-hesitant adults, provision of information on collective benefits reduces hesitancy to a greater extent than information on personal benefit.
For infants at high risk of developing food allergies whose mothers cannot or choose not to breastfeed, hydrolyzed formulas are recommended to prevent food allergies.
Which one of the following statements about Paxlovid for treatment of COVID-19 infection is false?
The risk of syncope is higher in adolescents than in adults following COVID-19 vaccination.
Which one of the following statements about allergic conjunctivitis is false?
MenQuadfi is the only vaccine available in Canada for use in persons ≥ 56 years old for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitides serogroups A, C, W, and Y.
Which one of the following statements about the treatment of allergic rhinitis is false?
Which one of the following statements about hereditary angioedema is false?
Which one of the following statements about cytokine storm is false?
A 54-year-old female presents to your rural emergency department with a complaint of a new rash. She has a history of gout and has been started on allopurinol over the last few months. She has a diffuse morbiliform rash, is febrile, and is found to have elevated LFTs and eosinophils. You suspect drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome.
Post-exposure prophylaxis with monkeypox vaccination for recently exposed persons is recommended.
In the treatment of allergic rhinosinusitis, oral antihistamines combined with intranasal corticosteroids provide better symptom relief than intranasal corticosteroids alone.
Which one of the following statements about chronic urticaria is false?
Which one of the following statements is true regarding tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination during pregnancy?
In a patient presenting to the emergency room with angioedema, a prior history of hypertension is predictive of the need for intubation.
Autonomic dysfunction (dysautonomia) such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome commonly occurs in long COVID.
A 30-year-old mother is at your office today because she suspects her 4 year-old daughter has food allergies. Her daughter experiences wheezing, diarrhea, and hives when she eats shellfish.
Which one of the following statements about allergic rhinitis is false?
Peanut oral immunotherapy should be considered a treatment option for infants age less than 12 months with peanut allergies.
Vaccination for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reduces the incidence of RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease in adults ≥ 60 years old.
A 23-year-old mother of a newborn baby, is at your office today because she has been experiencing nasal congestion, runny nose, itchy nose, and sneezing for the past few weeks. She does not have a cold or the flu or COVID-19 infection. Her twin sister has a history of allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis. Your patient has been diagnosed with asthma and atopic dermatitis in the past. You suspect that she has allergic rhinitis.
Which one of the following statements about vaccination in pregnancy to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness in infants is false?