NR 283 FINAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST
RELEASED
Question 1: Which of the following statements applies to impetigo?
A. lesions usually appear on the hands and arms
B. the cause is usually a virus
C. the infection is highly contagious
D. scar tissue is common following infection
Answer:
c. the infection is highly contagious
Question 2: What is the common signal that a recurrence of herpes
simplex infection is developing?
A. Severe pain around the mouth
B. Malaise and fatigue
C. Fever and severe headaches
D. Mild tingling along the nerve or on the lips
Answer:
d. Mild tingling along the nerve or on the lips
Herpes virus is usually spread by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. saliva during an exacerbation and for a short time thereafter
b. contact with the fluid in the lesion
c. contaminated blood
Question 3:
D. autoinoculation by fingers
Answer:
, c. contaminated blood
Question 4: How are antiviral drugs effective in treating a viral
infection?
A. They destroy the virus if administered for at least 2 weeks
B. They limit the acute stage and viral shedding
C. They prevent any systemic effects of viruses
D. They prevent any secondary bacterial infection
Answer:
b. They limit the acute stage and viral shedding
Question 5: Plantar warts are caused by?
A. the fungus aspergillus
B. a parasitic arthropod
C. human papillomavirus
D. the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes
Answer:
c. human papillomavirus
Question 6: Which of the following statements regarding Acute
Necrotizing Fasciitis is TRUE?
A. Infection is localized in a small area of the epidermis.
B. It is usually caused by S. aureus
C. Spontaneous recovery usually occurs in 48 hours
D. Infection rapidly causes extensive tissue necrosis and toxic shock
Answer:
d. Infection rapidly causes extensive tissue necrosis and toxic shock
, Question 7: Which type of microbe causes Tinea infections?
A. fungus
B. virus
C. gram-negative bacterium
D. mite
Answer:
a. fungus
Question 8: What causes the pruritus associated with scabies?
A. An allergic reaction to the causative microbe due to endotoxins
B. Mites burrowing into the epidermis and reaction to their feces
C. Bleeding and injected toxin from bites of the larvae
D. Neurotoxins secreted by mites on the skin surface
Answer:
b. Mites burrowing into the epidermis and reaction to their feces
Question 9: How can pediculosis be diagnosed?
A. Pruritus in hairy areas of the body
B. Loss of blood due to lice bites
C. Finding lice in clothing
D. The presence of nits at the base of hair shafts
Answer:
d. The presence of nits at the base of hair shafts
Question 10: What is the major predisposing factor to squamous
cell carcinoma?
A. Viral infection
B. Presence of nevi (moles) on the skin
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST
RELEASED
Question 1: Which of the following statements applies to impetigo?
A. lesions usually appear on the hands and arms
B. the cause is usually a virus
C. the infection is highly contagious
D. scar tissue is common following infection
Answer:
c. the infection is highly contagious
Question 2: What is the common signal that a recurrence of herpes
simplex infection is developing?
A. Severe pain around the mouth
B. Malaise and fatigue
C. Fever and severe headaches
D. Mild tingling along the nerve or on the lips
Answer:
d. Mild tingling along the nerve or on the lips
Herpes virus is usually spread by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. saliva during an exacerbation and for a short time thereafter
b. contact with the fluid in the lesion
c. contaminated blood
Question 3:
D. autoinoculation by fingers
Answer:
, c. contaminated blood
Question 4: How are antiviral drugs effective in treating a viral
infection?
A. They destroy the virus if administered for at least 2 weeks
B. They limit the acute stage and viral shedding
C. They prevent any systemic effects of viruses
D. They prevent any secondary bacterial infection
Answer:
b. They limit the acute stage and viral shedding
Question 5: Plantar warts are caused by?
A. the fungus aspergillus
B. a parasitic arthropod
C. human papillomavirus
D. the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes
Answer:
c. human papillomavirus
Question 6: Which of the following statements regarding Acute
Necrotizing Fasciitis is TRUE?
A. Infection is localized in a small area of the epidermis.
B. It is usually caused by S. aureus
C. Spontaneous recovery usually occurs in 48 hours
D. Infection rapidly causes extensive tissue necrosis and toxic shock
Answer:
d. Infection rapidly causes extensive tissue necrosis and toxic shock
, Question 7: Which type of microbe causes Tinea infections?
A. fungus
B. virus
C. gram-negative bacterium
D. mite
Answer:
a. fungus
Question 8: What causes the pruritus associated with scabies?
A. An allergic reaction to the causative microbe due to endotoxins
B. Mites burrowing into the epidermis and reaction to their feces
C. Bleeding and injected toxin from bites of the larvae
D. Neurotoxins secreted by mites on the skin surface
Answer:
b. Mites burrowing into the epidermis and reaction to their feces
Question 9: How can pediculosis be diagnosed?
A. Pruritus in hairy areas of the body
B. Loss of blood due to lice bites
C. Finding lice in clothing
D. The presence of nits at the base of hair shafts
Answer:
d. The presence of nits at the base of hair shafts
Question 10: What is the major predisposing factor to squamous
cell carcinoma?
A. Viral infection
B. Presence of nevi (moles) on the skin
