NRl 571/l NR571l Midterml Exam:l
Complexl Diagnosisl &l Managementl inl
Acutel Carel Practicuml Guidel (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)-l
Chamberlain
QUESTION
CURB-65
Answer:
Pointl scoringl systeml usedl forl evaluatingl thel riskl ofl mortalityl withl pneumonia:
Confusion
Ureal nitrogenl (BUN)l >l 19l mg/dL
Respiratoryl ratel =/>l 30
Bloodl pressurel <l 90/60
65l yearsl orl older
QUESTION
Followl upl forl PNAl tx
Answer:
Hospitalizedl patientsl requirel al followl upl inl onel weekl afterl discharge
Outpatientl treatmentl shouldl bel followedl upl withinl 72l hoursl froml thel initiall visitl tol
monitorl treatmentl progress
QUESTION
CAPl antibiotics
,Answer:
Typicall pathogensl (Haemophilusl influenzal &l streptococcusl pneumonia)-l floroquinolonesl
orl macrolides
Atypicall pathogensl (mycoplasmal pneumoniael &l legionella)-l floroquinolones,l macrolides,l
&l tretacyclines
QUESTION
HAPl antibiotics
Answer:
Cephalosporinl (cefepime):l anti-pseudomonasl beta-lactaml
Carbapeneml (meropenem)
Fluoroquinolonesl (ciprofloxacin)
QUESTION
VAPl antibiotics
Answer:
2ndl orl 3rdl generationl cephalosporinsl andl fluoroquinolones
Considerl bronchoscopyl wl culture
QUESTION
Aspirationl PNAl antibiotics
Answer:
3rdl genl cephalosporinl wl macrolidel orl fluoroquinolone
QUESTION
Treatmentl forl PNA
Answer:
Cardiacl andl pulsel oximetryl monitoring,l IVl hydration,l feverl reduction,l elevationl ofl
greaterl thanl 30°,l orall carel withl antisepticl suchl asl chlorhexidine,l anti-infectivel
medications
,QUESTION
onychomycosis
Answer:
Fungall infectionl ofl thel naturall naill plate
QUESTION
paronychia
Answer:
inflammationl ofl thel naill fold,l infectionl skinl aroundl nail
QUESTION
tineal pedis
Answer:
fungall infectionl ofl thel foot;l athlete'sl foot
QUESTION
tineal capitis
Answer:
Al fungall infectionl ofl thel scalpl characterizedl byl redl papules,l orl spots,l atl thel openingl
ofl thel hairl follicles.l Ringworm
QUESTION
Calluses
Answer:
al hardenedl thickenedl placel onl thel skin
, QUESTION
Corns
Answer:
Frictionl andl pressurel froml ill-fittingl orl loosel shoesl causel keratosis.l Cornsl arel seenl
mainlyl onl orl betweenl toes,l overl bonyl prominences.l Cornsl arel usuallyl cone-l shaped,l
round,l andl raised.l Softl cornsl arel macerated.
QUESTION
Impetigo
Answer:
Al contagious,l superficiall skinl infection,l mostl commonl inl children,l causedl byl bacterial
likel Staphylococcusl aureusl orl Streptococcusl pyogenes.l Affectingl epidermis.l
Howl itl looks:
Itl typicallyl presentsl asl small,l blister-likel lesionsl thatl rupture,l formingl honey-coloredl
crusts,l especiallyl aroundl thel mouthl andl nose.l
Howl itl spreads:
Impetigol isl highlyl contagiousl andl spreadsl throughl directl contactl withl infectedl soresl orl
contaminatedl objects.l
Treatment:
Impetigol isl usuallyl treatedl withl topicall orl orall antibiotics,l dependingl onl thel severityl
andl locationl ofl thel infection
QUESTION
Erysipelas
Answer:
al morel serious,l deeperl skinl infectionl thatl canl involvel thel upperl dermisl andl superficiall
cutaneousl lymphatics.l
Howl itl looks:
Itl appearsl asl al red,l swollen,l warm,l andl tenderl patchl ofl skinl withl al sharplyl demarcatedl
border,l oftenl onl thel facel orl legs.l
Howl itl spreads:
Erysipelasl typicallyl occursl whenl bacterial enterl thel skinl throughl al breakl orl crack.l
Treatment:
Complexl Diagnosisl &l Managementl inl
Acutel Carel Practicuml Guidel (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l |l Qsl &l As|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)-l
Chamberlain
QUESTION
CURB-65
Answer:
Pointl scoringl systeml usedl forl evaluatingl thel riskl ofl mortalityl withl pneumonia:
Confusion
Ureal nitrogenl (BUN)l >l 19l mg/dL
Respiratoryl ratel =/>l 30
Bloodl pressurel <l 90/60
65l yearsl orl older
QUESTION
Followl upl forl PNAl tx
Answer:
Hospitalizedl patientsl requirel al followl upl inl onel weekl afterl discharge
Outpatientl treatmentl shouldl bel followedl upl withinl 72l hoursl froml thel initiall visitl tol
monitorl treatmentl progress
QUESTION
CAPl antibiotics
,Answer:
Typicall pathogensl (Haemophilusl influenzal &l streptococcusl pneumonia)-l floroquinolonesl
orl macrolides
Atypicall pathogensl (mycoplasmal pneumoniael &l legionella)-l floroquinolones,l macrolides,l
&l tretacyclines
QUESTION
HAPl antibiotics
Answer:
Cephalosporinl (cefepime):l anti-pseudomonasl beta-lactaml
Carbapeneml (meropenem)
Fluoroquinolonesl (ciprofloxacin)
QUESTION
VAPl antibiotics
Answer:
2ndl orl 3rdl generationl cephalosporinsl andl fluoroquinolones
Considerl bronchoscopyl wl culture
QUESTION
Aspirationl PNAl antibiotics
Answer:
3rdl genl cephalosporinl wl macrolidel orl fluoroquinolone
QUESTION
Treatmentl forl PNA
Answer:
Cardiacl andl pulsel oximetryl monitoring,l IVl hydration,l feverl reduction,l elevationl ofl
greaterl thanl 30°,l orall carel withl antisepticl suchl asl chlorhexidine,l anti-infectivel
medications
,QUESTION
onychomycosis
Answer:
Fungall infectionl ofl thel naturall naill plate
QUESTION
paronychia
Answer:
inflammationl ofl thel naill fold,l infectionl skinl aroundl nail
QUESTION
tineal pedis
Answer:
fungall infectionl ofl thel foot;l athlete'sl foot
QUESTION
tineal capitis
Answer:
Al fungall infectionl ofl thel scalpl characterizedl byl redl papules,l orl spots,l atl thel openingl
ofl thel hairl follicles.l Ringworm
QUESTION
Calluses
Answer:
al hardenedl thickenedl placel onl thel skin
, QUESTION
Corns
Answer:
Frictionl andl pressurel froml ill-fittingl orl loosel shoesl causel keratosis.l Cornsl arel seenl
mainlyl onl orl betweenl toes,l overl bonyl prominences.l Cornsl arel usuallyl cone-l shaped,l
round,l andl raised.l Softl cornsl arel macerated.
QUESTION
Impetigo
Answer:
Al contagious,l superficiall skinl infection,l mostl commonl inl children,l causedl byl bacterial
likel Staphylococcusl aureusl orl Streptococcusl pyogenes.l Affectingl epidermis.l
Howl itl looks:
Itl typicallyl presentsl asl small,l blister-likel lesionsl thatl rupture,l formingl honey-coloredl
crusts,l especiallyl aroundl thel mouthl andl nose.l
Howl itl spreads:
Impetigol isl highlyl contagiousl andl spreadsl throughl directl contactl withl infectedl soresl orl
contaminatedl objects.l
Treatment:
Impetigol isl usuallyl treatedl withl topicall orl orall antibiotics,l dependingl onl thel severityl
andl locationl ofl thel infection
QUESTION
Erysipelas
Answer:
al morel serious,l deeperl skinl infectionl thatl canl involvel thel upperl dermisl andl superficiall
cutaneousl lymphatics.l
Howl itl looks:
Itl appearsl asl al red,l swollen,l warm,l andl tenderl patchl ofl skinl withl al sharplyl demarcatedl
border,l oftenl onl thel facel orl legs.l
Howl itl spreads:
Erysipelasl typicallyl occursl whenl bacterial enterl thel skinl throughl al breakl orl crack.l
Treatment:
