EXPERT VERIFED ACE THE
TEST
Risk factors for esophageal varices - ANSWER ✔✔- severe
cirhosis/liver failure
- excessive alcohol use
- excessive vomiting
- portal hypertension
Esophageal varices - ANSWER ✔✔enlarged veins in the esophagus
Meningitis - ANSWER ✔✔inflammation of the meninges
, - quick onset (12-24 hrs)
- s/s fever, headache, stiff neck, altered mental status
- Very contagious and very deadly once symptoms are present
PPE for a pt. with Meningitis - ANSWER ✔✔- Both you and your pt.
should wear N-95 masks
Tuberculosis s/s - ANSWER ✔✔bloody sputum, night sweats, fevers,
sudden weight loss
Only contagious form of TB - ANSWER ✔✔Respiratory
Measles s/s - ANSWER ✔✔Koplik spots: start on head and shower
down body (also seen in mouth)
MRSA - ANSWER ✔✔- bacteria that causes infections
- resistant to many antibiotics
- can be transferred in hospitals between patients
Ebola - ANSWER ✔✔- viral hemorrhagic fever
- pt. loses a lot of fluids
- fatality can be as high as 70% without prompt treatment