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MCQ December 2022

1. The mail to quit programme in the smoking cessation service is:

A. Effective
B. Feasible
C. Convenient to smokers
D. Well received by service users
E. All of the above

Answer: E.


2. When comparing the quit rate of smoking in the “mail to quit programme” with conventional methods of smoking cessation in this study, the quit rate of the former was:

A. Slightly higher
B. Lower
C. 42%
D. Very much higher
E. 45%

Answer: B.


3. In the study titled “A clinical audit on secondary preventive care in patients with ischemic heart disease in a public primary care clinic in Hong Kong”, which of the following is the target blood pressure for patients with ischemic heart disease?

A. 120/70mmHg
B. 130/80mmHg
C. 135/85mmHg
D. 140/90mmHg
E. 150/90mmHg

Answer: B.


4. What is the target low density cholesterol level adopted in the above-mentioned study?

A. < 1.4mmol/L
B. < 1.8mmol/L
C. < 2.0mmol/L
D. < 2.6mmol/L
E. < 3.4mmol/L

Answer: B.


5. What is the prevalence of beta-lactam “allergy” labels among the general Hong Kong population?

A. 80%
B. 20%
C. 2%
D. 0.2%
E. 0.02%

Answer: C.


6. After evaluation, what is the approximate proportion of beta-lactam allergy labels which are found to be INCORRECT? i.e. proportion of patients with allergy labels found able to tolerate beta-lactams without problems.

A. 86%
B. 50%
C. 30%
D. 10%
E. 2%

Answer: A.


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