AHN 447 EXAM 4 (RESPIRATORY) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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"hay fever" or "allergies" - (answer)What is Rhinitis also referred to as?
- odynophagia/dysphagia
- fever
- hyperemia - (answer)What are clinical manifestations of pharyngitis?
Rapid Antigen Test; results in 5 minutes - (answer)How do you screen for strep throat?
7-10 days - (answer)How long is the abx treatment for tonsilitis?
contagious airborne, bacterial - (answer)What kind of infection is tonsilitis?
peritonsillar abscess (PTA) - (answer)What is a complication of acute tonsilitis?
- pus causing one-sided swelling with deviation of the uvula
- trismus (lockjaw) and difficulty breathing
- bad breath
- swollen lymph nodes - (answer)What are the clinical manifestations of PTA?
percutaneous needle aspiration of abscess - (answer)What is the treatment of PTA?
- acute hoarseness
- dry cough
- difficulty swallowing
- temporary vocal loss (aphonia) - (answer)What are the clinical manifestations of laryngitis?
- voice rest
, AHN 447 EXAM 4 (RESPIRATORY) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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- steam inhalation
- increased fluid intake
- throat lozenges
- reduce use of tobacco and alcohol - (answer)How do you treat laryngitis?
pandemic influenza - (answer)What virus is most prevalent among animals and birds and has the
greatest potential to spread globally?
antiviral drugs: oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) - (answer)What drugs are used to treat
influenza?
- gram stain, culture and sensitivity of sputum
- if they're on a vent, use suction (sterile)
- if not on vent, have them cough it up (clean catch) - (answer)What is the hallmark diagnostic of
pneumonia? How do you obtain this?
daily - (answer)How often are CXR's done in a pt with pneumonia?
- pneumococcal (usually 50+): every 5 years
- influenza vaccine: every year - (answer)How often should one get a pneumococcal vaccine? Influenza
vaccine?
at least 3 quarts of non-alcoholic liquids per day (unless fluid restricted fro another disease such as HF) -
(answer)How much fluid intake is recommended for managing pneumonia?
cough, mucopurulent sputum, blood streaks - (answer)What are some hallmark symptoms for
pulmonary tuberculosis?
sputum culture of M. Tuberculosis - (answer)What is the definitive diagnostic test for tuberculosis?
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED!!
"hay fever" or "allergies" - (answer)What is Rhinitis also referred to as?
- odynophagia/dysphagia
- fever
- hyperemia - (answer)What are clinical manifestations of pharyngitis?
Rapid Antigen Test; results in 5 minutes - (answer)How do you screen for strep throat?
7-10 days - (answer)How long is the abx treatment for tonsilitis?
contagious airborne, bacterial - (answer)What kind of infection is tonsilitis?
peritonsillar abscess (PTA) - (answer)What is a complication of acute tonsilitis?
- pus causing one-sided swelling with deviation of the uvula
- trismus (lockjaw) and difficulty breathing
- bad breath
- swollen lymph nodes - (answer)What are the clinical manifestations of PTA?
percutaneous needle aspiration of abscess - (answer)What is the treatment of PTA?
- acute hoarseness
- dry cough
- difficulty swallowing
- temporary vocal loss (aphonia) - (answer)What are the clinical manifestations of laryngitis?
- voice rest
, AHN 447 EXAM 4 (RESPIRATORY) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED!!
- steam inhalation
- increased fluid intake
- throat lozenges
- reduce use of tobacco and alcohol - (answer)How do you treat laryngitis?
pandemic influenza - (answer)What virus is most prevalent among animals and birds and has the
greatest potential to spread globally?
antiviral drugs: oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) - (answer)What drugs are used to treat
influenza?
- gram stain, culture and sensitivity of sputum
- if they're on a vent, use suction (sterile)
- if not on vent, have them cough it up (clean catch) - (answer)What is the hallmark diagnostic of
pneumonia? How do you obtain this?
daily - (answer)How often are CXR's done in a pt with pneumonia?
- pneumococcal (usually 50+): every 5 years
- influenza vaccine: every year - (answer)How often should one get a pneumococcal vaccine? Influenza
vaccine?
at least 3 quarts of non-alcoholic liquids per day (unless fluid restricted fro another disease such as HF) -
(answer)How much fluid intake is recommended for managing pneumonia?
cough, mucopurulent sputum, blood streaks - (answer)What are some hallmark symptoms for
pulmonary tuberculosis?
sputum culture of M. Tuberculosis - (answer)What is the definitive diagnostic test for tuberculosis?
