Sherpath – Tuberculosis Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Sherpath – Tuberculosis Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Blood in the urine - Answer- Renal Tuberculosis Jaundice and abdominal pain - Answer- Hepatic Tuberculosis Fever and night sweat - Answer- Pulmonary Tuberculosis Which situation represents the most risk for spread of tuberculosis? - Answer- Sitting next to an infected person on an airplane An otherwise healthy patient with no history of tuberculosis elicits a significant reaction (Class 2) on a routine tuberculin skin test for employment. The patient asks the nurse what the reaction means. How should the nurse respond to the patient? - Answer- "You have an inactive TB infection with no sign of the disease." For which patient would the nurse most likely prepare a Bacille-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine? - Answer- A physician caring for TB patients in endemic regions A patient with acute tuberculosis is treated with INH, rifampin, PZA, and ethambutol for eight weeks. Drug susceptibility testing indicates the bacteria are susceptible to all four drugs. The patient asks the nurse if this means the therapy will change. The nurse explains the patient will likely receive which drugs as a continuous therapy? - Answer- PZA INH Rifampin