AHN 447 TEST 2 Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions (A Grade) New 2025
Update
interventions for rhinitis - Answers -✔✔ antihistamines
leukotriene inhibitors
mast cell stabilizers
decongestants
antipyretics
antibiotics
vit C, zinc
interventions for sinusitis - Answers -✔✔ antibiotics
analgesics
decongestants
steam humidification
hot/wet packs
nasal saline irrigations
INCREASED FLUIDS
screen for strep throat - Answers -✔✔ rapid antigen test (RAT)
how is tonsillitis transmitted? - Answers -✔✔ airborne
tonsillitis tx - Answers -✔✔ antibiotics for 7-10 days
S/S of peritonsillar abscess - Answers -✔✔ unilateral
deviation of uvula
trismus
difficulty breathing
bad breath, swollen lymphnodes
s/s of laryngitis - Answers -✔✔ acute hoarseness
dry cough
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING
temporary voice loss (aphonia)
TB s/s - Answers -✔✔ progressive fatigue
lethargy
nausea
weight loss
irregular menses
,*low grade fever night sweats
*cough mucopurulent sputum, blood streaks
diagnostic for TB - Answers -✔✔ NAA (nucleic acid amplification)
sputum smear (bronchoscopy)
sputum culture
PPD
isoniazid - Answers -✔✔ TB drug
kills mycobacteria and inhibits growth or dormant bacteria
take on empty stomach
take vit b supplements
avoid alcohol
report dark urine and sclera
rifampin - Answers -✔✔ TB drug
kills slower growing organisms
take on empty stomach
teach about skin, urine staining (red-orange)
oral contraceptives ineffective
avoid alcohol
pyrazinamide - Answers -✔✔ TB drug
kills organisms within macrophages
increases uric acid (gout)
drink 8oz of water with med
photosensitive
avoid alcohol
, ethambutol - Answers -✔✔ TB drug
suppresses bacterial growth
can cause optic neuritis
increases uric acid
avoid alcohol
lung abscesses are caused by - Answers -✔✔ liquefaction necrosis
pleuritic chest pain is a sign of a - Answers -✔✔ lung abscess
inhalation anthrax is what kind of infection - Answers -✔✔ bacterial
prodromal stage of anthrax - Answers -✔✔ fever
fatigue
mild chest pain
dry cough
no symptoms of URI
widened mediastinum on CXR
fulminant stage (late) of anthrax - Answers -✔✔ sudden onset of breathlessness
dyspnea
diaphoresis
stridor
hypoxia
high fever
pleural effusion
hypotension/septic shock
mediastinis
drug tx for anthrax - Answers -✔✔ ciprofloxacin
doxycycline
Complete Solutions (A Grade) New 2025
Update
interventions for rhinitis - Answers -✔✔ antihistamines
leukotriene inhibitors
mast cell stabilizers
decongestants
antipyretics
antibiotics
vit C, zinc
interventions for sinusitis - Answers -✔✔ antibiotics
analgesics
decongestants
steam humidification
hot/wet packs
nasal saline irrigations
INCREASED FLUIDS
screen for strep throat - Answers -✔✔ rapid antigen test (RAT)
how is tonsillitis transmitted? - Answers -✔✔ airborne
tonsillitis tx - Answers -✔✔ antibiotics for 7-10 days
S/S of peritonsillar abscess - Answers -✔✔ unilateral
deviation of uvula
trismus
difficulty breathing
bad breath, swollen lymphnodes
s/s of laryngitis - Answers -✔✔ acute hoarseness
dry cough
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING
temporary voice loss (aphonia)
TB s/s - Answers -✔✔ progressive fatigue
lethargy
nausea
weight loss
irregular menses
,*low grade fever night sweats
*cough mucopurulent sputum, blood streaks
diagnostic for TB - Answers -✔✔ NAA (nucleic acid amplification)
sputum smear (bronchoscopy)
sputum culture
PPD
isoniazid - Answers -✔✔ TB drug
kills mycobacteria and inhibits growth or dormant bacteria
take on empty stomach
take vit b supplements
avoid alcohol
report dark urine and sclera
rifampin - Answers -✔✔ TB drug
kills slower growing organisms
take on empty stomach
teach about skin, urine staining (red-orange)
oral contraceptives ineffective
avoid alcohol
pyrazinamide - Answers -✔✔ TB drug
kills organisms within macrophages
increases uric acid (gout)
drink 8oz of water with med
photosensitive
avoid alcohol
, ethambutol - Answers -✔✔ TB drug
suppresses bacterial growth
can cause optic neuritis
increases uric acid
avoid alcohol
lung abscesses are caused by - Answers -✔✔ liquefaction necrosis
pleuritic chest pain is a sign of a - Answers -✔✔ lung abscess
inhalation anthrax is what kind of infection - Answers -✔✔ bacterial
prodromal stage of anthrax - Answers -✔✔ fever
fatigue
mild chest pain
dry cough
no symptoms of URI
widened mediastinum on CXR
fulminant stage (late) of anthrax - Answers -✔✔ sudden onset of breathlessness
dyspnea
diaphoresis
stridor
hypoxia
high fever
pleural effusion
hypotension/septic shock
mediastinis
drug tx for anthrax - Answers -✔✔ ciprofloxacin
doxycycline
