Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
50 Qs - 6 SATA; 3 Dose Calc;
1. Therapeutic Communication Qs...: never confirm/deny
anything "tell me more about it"
2. What precautions are we using for tuberculosis?: *airborne*
- N95
- negative pressure room
3. Medications to treat tuberculosis: *antimicrobials*
- isoniazid,
- rifampin
- pyrazinamide
- ethambutol
**they will have to take these "long-term" (6-9 mo.)**
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,4. Patient Education: *Long-term antibiotics*: - no ETOH
- medication compliance - stick with the doses, continue all the way
through
- f/u with doctor appointments
5. How do you diagnose tuberculosis?: - sputum culture
**PPD test is NOT for diagnosing, it does NOT mean active exposure**
6. What do antimicrobials do to the body? And what patient education
goes along with that?: *hepatotoxic*
- no ETOH
- no drugs
- eat a diet with quality protein; iron; vitamins A, B, C, and E; and
abundant fresh produce
- no other use of hepatotoxic medications
7. is a chronic intermittent airway obstruction caused by
inflam- mation of the airway tissues that results in **bronchoconstriction**
Intermittent and **reversible** airflow obstruction affecting airways only,
**not
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, alveoli : as**thma
8. I think this is about *status asthmaticus*:
A patient comes in with asthma...you listen to their lungs and they have
lung sounds...then you lose lung sounds...what does that mean? What do
we do next?: complete airway obstruction
intubation/tracheotomy....keep that airway patent - priority!
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