Pathophysiology NURS 548 Final Review 2017

Characteristics of acute sinusitis - correct answer-Facial pain, headache, purulent nasal drainage, decreased sense of smell, fever Characteristics of chronic sinusitis - correct answer-Nasal obstruction, fullness in the ears, postnasal drip, hoarseness, chronic cough, loss of taste and smell, unpleasant breath, headache Not a characteristic of ACUTE SINUSITIS - correct answer-Fullness in the ears, chronic cough, postnasal drip, hoarseness, unpleasant breath Not a characteristic of M. Tuberculosis Hominis - correct answer-Spore formation Characteristic of M. Tuberculosis Hominis - correct answer-Waxy cell wall, spread by droplet nuclei harbored in respiratory secretions of persons with active tuberculosis, can stay alive in suspended animation for years Foremost cause of death by a single infectious agent - correct answer-M. Tuberculosis Hominis Living in crowded and confined conditions increase the risk for what disease, due to suspended droplet nuclei - correct answer-M. Tuberculosis Characteristics of primary TB - correct answer-Infection presents as pneumonia, bacteria is housed in sputum and exhaled droplets,