Contemporary Medical Issues MCQs 2026

Contemporary medicine case 62: a public health conference presenting with telemedicine consult requires the clinician to

1. A delay all investigations until next outpatient visit ✓
2. B discharge without vital sign monitoring ✓
3. C assess focus of infection and start empiric antibiotics if indicated ✓
4. D prescribe antibiotics without clinical indication ✓

Contemporary medicine case 22: a teaching hospital presenting with pandemic preparedness requires the clinician to

1. A delay all investigations until next outpatient visit ✓
2. B discharge without vital sign monitoring ✓
3. C prescribe antibiotics without clinical indication ✓
4. D assess focus of infection and start empiric antibiotics if indicated ✓

Contemporary medicine case 27: a digital health pilot presenting with telemedicine consult requires the clinician to

1. A delay all investigations until next outpatient visit ✓
2. B discharge without vital sign monitoring ✓
3. C prescribe antibiotics without clinical indication ✓
4. D assess focus of infection and start empiric antibiotics if indicated ✓

Contemporary medicine case 32: a public health conference presenting with pandemic preparedness requires the clinician to

1. A delay all investigations until next outpatient visit ✓
2. B discharge without vital sign monitoring ✓
3. C assess focus of infection and start empiric antibiotics if indicated ✓
4. D prescribe antibiotics without clinical indication ✓

Contemporary medicine case 38: a public health conference presenting with antimicrobial stewardship requires the clinician to

1. A delay all investigations until next outpatient visit ✓
2. B discharge without vital sign monitoring ✓
3. C prescribe antibiotics without clinical indication ✓
4. D assess focus of infection and start empiric antibiotics if indicated ✓

Genomic medicine in medicine refers to

1. A access to quality health services without financial hardship ✓
2. B electronic storage and sharing of patient data ✓
3. C use of genetic information for diagnosis and treatment ✓
4. D remote clinical services using information technology ✓

Antimicrobial stewardship in medicine refers to

1. A travel across borders for medical treatment ✓
2. B planning for epidemic and pandemic response ✓
3. C rational use of antibiotics to reduce resistance ✓
4. D tailoring therapy to individual genetic and clinical profile ✓

Artificial intelligence in medicine in medicine refers to

1. A health impacts of environmental change and disasters ✓
2. B access to quality health services without financial hardship ✓
3. C electronic storage and sharing of patient data ✓
4. D machine learning applied to diagnosis and decision support ✓

Telemedicine in medicine refers to

1. A use of genetic information for diagnosis and treatment ✓
2. B travel across borders for medical treatment ✓
3. C remote clinical services using information technology ✓
4. D planning for epidemic and pandemic response ✓

Medical tourism in medicine refers to

1. A electronic storage and sharing of patient data ✓
2. B travel across borders for medical treatment ✓
3. C remote clinical services using information technology ✓
4. D rational use of antibiotics to reduce resistance ✓

Contemporary medicine case 57: a digital health pilot presenting with antimicrobial stewardship requires the clinician to

1. A delay all investigations until next outpatient visit ✓
2. B discharge without vital sign monitoring ✓
3. C assess focus of infection and start empiric antibiotics if indicated ✓
4. D prescribe antibiotics without clinical indication ✓

Contemporary medicine case 52: a teaching hospital presenting with telemedicine consult requires the clinician to

1. A delay all investigations until next outpatient visit ✓
2. B discharge without vital sign monitoring ✓
3. C assess focus of infection and start empiric antibiotics if indicated ✓
4. D prescribe antibiotics without clinical indication ✓

Contemporary medicine case 51: a digital health pilot presenting with pandemic preparedness requires the clinician to

1. A delay all investigations until next outpatient visit ✓
2. B discharge without vital sign monitoring ✓
3. C prescribe antibiotics without clinical indication ✓
4. D assess focus of infection and start empiric antibiotics if indicated ✓

Contemporary medicine case 1: a teaching hospital presenting with antimicrobial stewardship requires the clinician to

1. A delay all investigations until next outpatient visit ✓
2. B assess focus of infection and start empiric antibiotics if indicated ✓
3. C discharge without vital sign monitoring ✓
4. D prescribe antibiotics without clinical indication ✓

Personalized medicine in medicine refers to

1. A tailoring therapy to individual genetic and clinical profile ✓
2. B rational use of antibiotics to reduce resistance ✓
3. C health impacts of environmental change and disasters ✓
4. D access to quality health services without financial hardship ✓

Digital health records in medicine refers to

1. A machine learning applied to diagnosis and decision support ✓
2. B electronic storage and sharing of patient data ✓
3. C use of genetic information for diagnosis and treatment ✓
4. D travel across borders for medical treatment ✓

Pandemic preparedness in medicine refers to

1. A remote clinical services using information technology ✓
2. B planning for epidemic and pandemic response ✓
3. C rational use of antibiotics to reduce resistance ✓
4. D health impacts of environmental change and disasters ✓

Universal health coverage in medicine refers to

1. A tailoring therapy to individual genetic and clinical profile ✓
2. B machine learning applied to diagnosis and decision support ✓
3. C access to quality health services without financial hardship ✓
4. D use of genetic information for diagnosis and treatment ✓

Climate change health in medicine refers to

1. A planning for epidemic and pandemic response ✓
2. B tailoring therapy to individual genetic and clinical profile ✓
3. C machine learning applied to diagnosis and decision support ✓
4. D health impacts of environmental change and disasters ✓