1. CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE ANSWER

TIME: 50MINUTES

1.      One of the following best defines Health. it is  a state of complete

 
 
 
 

2. 2.      The word ‘Hygieia’ is derived from

 
 
 
 

3. 3.      The word ‘Hygieia’ means

 
 
 
 

4. 4.      A balanced diet is a diet that contains the correct proportion of

 
 
 
 

5. 5.      A disease is defined as any deviation from health or any state when body is not at ease

 
 
 

6. 6.      All of the following are examples of pathogens EXCEPT

 
 
 
 

7. 7.      Which of the following  is a pandemic

 
 
 
 

8. 8.      One of the following is not a measure to prevent against diseases

 
 
 
 

9. 9.      What is the best way to control bleeding?

 
 
 
 

10. 10.      To treat a nosebleed, hold pressure on the bridge of the nose and have the person:

 
 
 
 

11. 11.      Always suspect shock if a person:

 
 
 
 

12. 12.      To flush an eye that has been exposed to a chemical, have the injured eye______ the unaffected eye.

 
 

13. 13.      To treat strains and sprains, use the acronym RICE, which means ______________:

 
 
 
 

14. 14.      What should you do for a diabetic person who acts confused or irritable?

 
 
 
 

15. 15.      An adrenaline injection is used to treat:

 
 
 
 

16. 16.      Difficulty breathing may be a sign of:

 
 
 
 

17. 17.      Signs of anaphylaxis (a severe allergic reaction) may include:

 
 
 
 

18. 18.      First degree burns usually produce

 
 
 
 

19. 19.      What should you do if you think someone has a broken leg?

 
 
 
 

20. 20.      Chemical burns caused by acids should be treated with

 
 
 
 

21. 21.      What should you do when someone has fainted?

 
 
 
 

22. 22.      One of these is NOT a drug used to treat diarrhoea

 
 
 
 

23. 23.      All the following may cause diarrhea except

 
 
 
 

24. 24.      ORS MEANS

 
 
 
 

25. 25.      Constipation can be managed with all of the following except

 
 
 
 

26. 26.      The parasite for causing malaria is

 
 
 
 

27. 27.      choose the odd one out for drugs used in the prevention of malaria

 
 
 
 

28. 28.      Sulphadoxine- Pyrimethamine should be given when pregnancy is

 
 
 
 

29. 29.      The drug of choice used in Ghana as first line for the treatment of malaria is

 
 
 
 

30. 30.      Which is the causative organism for candidiasis?

 
 
 
 

31. 31.      Choose the odd one out for sexual transmitted disease

 
 
 
 

32. 32.      AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease

 
 

33. 34.      In treating common cold in children, all the following drugs can be used except

 
 
 
 

34. 35.      Common cold is caused by which microorganism?

 
 
 
 

35. 36.      One of the following is a cough preparation

 
 
 
 

36. 37.      One of the following is not an example of worms

 
 
 
 

37. 38.      One of the following is not an anthelmintic

 
 
 
 

38. 39.      The causative organism for syphilis is

 
 
 
 

39. 40.      Vaccines are available against

 
 
 
 

40. 41.      Acute diarrhoea occurs as a result of EXCEPT

 
 
 
 

41. 42.      Dehydration may be caused due to reasons except ,

 
 
 
 

42. 43.      Immunity is body’s ability to defend against diseases.

 
 
 

43. 44.      NSAIDS means

 
 
 
 

44. 45.      All the following are NSAIDS except

 
 
 
 

45. 46.      Which one is not used for the treatment of gonorrhea

 
 
 
 

46. 47.       When treating one of sexually transmitted disease , one should also treat all sexual partners within the last three month

 
 
 
 

47. 48.       PEP means

 
 
 
 

48. 49.      Which is not a cold chain drug?

 
 
 
 

49. 50.      One of the following does not promote good listening skills

 
 
 
 

50. 33.      HIV can NOT be transmitted through the following ways EXCEPT

 
 
 
 

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