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NU 664 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION 1. Gold standard for CAP diagnosis: - ANSWER Chest x-ray 2. If CAP symptoms present but no obvious signs of infection on CXR treatment is... - ANSWER Same as if CXR was positive 3. Immunizations for people over 65 or younger people with comorbidities such as asthma, CHF COPD: - ANSWER Pneumonia and flu vaccines 4. Who is at risk for CAP? - ANSWER Extremes of age, smokers, alcoholics, GERD, chronic disease, institutionalization 5. CAP presentation in adults: - ANSWER Cough (may be nonproductive), dyspnea, fever, hemoptysis, chest pain, fatigue, tachycardia 6. If lymphocytes are elevated? - ANSWER Indicative of viral process 7. If monocytes are elevated? - ANSWER Indicative of chronic process 8. If eosinophils are elevated? - ANSWER Indicative of asthma, allergic reaction 9. Rhinosinusitis - ANSWER inflammation of the nares and paranasal sinuses, including frontal, ethmoid, maxillary, and sphenoid sinuses; replaces the term sinusitis 10. Treatment of rhinosinusitis - ANSWER Augmentin (when indicated) Topical nasal steroids NS nasal irrigation Mucolytics 11. Treatment of mono - ANSWER Supportive Recheck weekly 12. Diagnostic tests for mono - ANSWER Monospot Commercial diagnostic kits about 98% sensitive CBC with diff Liver enzymes EBV serology indicated in acutely ill pt with negative monospot and strong suspicion Throat culture 13. Treatment of mono - ANSWER Supportive Recheck weekly 14. Underlying lung diseases in older patients (COPD) Abrupt onset Fever, cough, chills, purulent sputum Pleuritic chest pain (+/-) Physician exam and chest xray consistent with consolidation - ANSWER Hemophilus influenza: Gram - 15. Extremely ill patients (inpatient ICU) Often follows post influenza pneumonia Complications can include: empyema, lung abscess, pneumothorax - ANSWER Staphylococcus aureus: Gram + 16. ETOH Abuse/Debilitated Patients Dense consolidation usually in upper lobe "Current jelly" sputum Increased mortality rate (25-50%) - ANSWER Klebsiella pneumonia: Gram - 17. Common in structural lung disease- CF patient Steroid Therapy Malnutrition Antibiotic therapy within the past month - ANSWER Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Gram – 18. bacterial conjunctivitis rx (4) - ANSWER erythromycin tobramycin trimethoprim floroquinolones (ciprofloxacin) 19. allergic conjunctivitis rx (2) - ANSWER olatapadine ketotifen 20. acute angle closure glaucoma rx (3) - ANSWER timolol azetazolamide pilocarpine 21. open angle glaucoma rx (3) - ANSWER timolol brimonidine dorzolamide 22. sinusitis rx (3) - ANSWER amoxicillin (1st line) doxycycline fluticasone 23. bacterial pharangitis caused by - ANSWER group A strep 24. viral pharyngitis caused by - ANSWER adenovirus 25. pharangitis rx (4) - ANSWER penicillin* amoxicillin cefalexin azithromycin/clindamycin 26. RSV rx - ANSWER palivizumab 27. CAP rx (no comorbidities) - ANSWER amoxicillin azithromycin doxycycline 28. CAP rx (with comorbidities) - ANSWER amoxicillin + azithromycin 29. otitis externa rx - ANSWER ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone drops

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NU 664 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>


1. Gold standard for CAP diagnosis: - ANSWER ✔ Chest x-ray


2. If CAP symptoms present but no obvious signs of infection on CXR
treatment is... - ANSWER ✔ Same as if CXR was positive


3. Immunizations for people over 65 or younger people with comorbidities
such as asthma, CHF COPD: - ANSWER ✔ Pneumonia and flu vaccines



4. Who is at risk for CAP? - ANSWER ✔ Extremes of age, smokers,
alcoholics, GERD, chronic disease, institutionalization


5. CAP presentation in adults: - ANSWER ✔ Cough (may be nonproductive),
dyspnea, fever, hemoptysis, chest pain, fatigue, tachycardia


6. If lymphocytes are elevated? - ANSWER ✔ Indicative of viral process


7. If monocytes are elevated? - ANSWER ✔ Indicative of chronic process

,8. If eosinophils are elevated? - ANSWER ✔ Indicative of asthma, allergic
reaction


9. Rhinosinusitis - ANSWER ✔ inflammation of the nares and paranasal
sinuses, including frontal, ethmoid, maxillary, and sphenoid sinuses;
replaces the term sinusitis


10.Treatment of rhinosinusitis - ANSWER ✔ Augmentin (when indicated)
Topical nasal steroids NS nasal irrigation Mucolytics


11.Treatment of mono - ANSWER ✔ Supportive Recheck weekly



12.Diagnostic tests for mono - ANSWER ✔ Monospot Commercial diagnostic
kits about 98% sensitive CBC with diff Liver enzymes EBV serology
indicated in acutely ill pt with negative monospot and strong suspicion
Throat culture


13.Treatment of mono - ANSWER ✔ Supportive Recheck weekly


14.Underlying lung diseases in older patients (COPD) Abrupt onset Fever,
cough, chills, purulent sputum Pleuritic chest pain (+/-) Physician exam and
chest xray consistent with consolidation - ANSWER ✔ Hemophilus
influenza: Gram -

,15.Extremely ill patients (inpatient ICU) Often follows post influenza
pneumonia Complications can include: empyema, lung abscess,
pneumothorax - ANSWER ✔ Staphylococcus aureus: Gram +


16.ETOH Abuse/Debilitated Patients Dense consolidation usually in upper lobe
"Current jelly" sputum Increased mortality rate (25-50%) - ANSWER ✔
Klebsiella pneumonia: Gram -


17.Common in structural lung disease- CF patient Steroid Therapy Malnutrition
Antibiotic therapy within the past month - ANSWER ✔ Pseudomonas
aeruginosa: Gram –


18.bacterial conjunctivitis rx (4) - ANSWER ✔ erythromycin
tobramycin
trimethoprim
floroquinolones (ciprofloxacin)


19.allergic conjunctivitis rx (2) - ANSWER ✔ olatapadine
ketotifen


20.acute angle closure glaucoma rx (3) - ANSWER ✔ timolol
azetazolamide
pilocarpine


21.open angle glaucoma rx (3) - ANSWER ✔ timolol
brimonidine
dorzolamide

, 22.sinusitis rx (3) - ANSWER ✔ amoxicillin (1st line)
doxycycline
fluticasone


23.bacterial pharangitis caused by - ANSWER ✔ group A strep



24.viral pharyngitis caused by - ANSWER ✔ adenovirus



25.pharangitis rx (4) - ANSWER ✔ penicillin*
amoxicillin
cefalexin
azithromycin/clindamycin


26.RSV rx - ANSWER ✔ palivizumab



27.CAP rx (no comorbidities) - ANSWER ✔ amoxicillin
azithromycin
doxycycline


28.CAP rx (with comorbidities) - ANSWER ✔ amoxicillin + azithromycin



29.otitis externa rx - ANSWER ✔ ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone drops



30.otitis media rx - ANSWER ✔ amoxicillin
cefdinir or azithromycin (peniciilin allergy)

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