CMN 577 Unit 3 Study Guide Test.

CMN 577 Unit 3 Study Guide Test. As a healthcare professional what are the first things you would have to do In response to bioterrorism? - correct answer Identify, report, refer What are category a agents? - correct answer High priority agents such as anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fevers What is the most common form of anthrax? - correct answer Cutaneous anthrax- spores/bacterium enter through an open wound/sore In what form of anthrax do almost half of all deaths occur within 24 to 48 hours - correct answer Inhalation anthrax What antibiotic is used in the treatment of anthrax first line? - correct answer Cipro Post exposure treatment should last how many days after anthrax exposure? - correct answer 60 days What are the symptoms of plague? - correct answer High fever, headaches, malaise, fatigue, adenopathy What antibiotic is used first line in the treatment of plague? - correct answer Doxycycline - 10 day treatment Post exposure treatment for plague includes how many days? - correct answer 7 What virus causes smallpox - correct answer Variola virus The prodromal phase of smallpox includes an abrupt onset of fever 101 to 105° and at least one of the following? - correct answer Prostration, severe headache, backache, chills, vomiting, delirium, abdominal colic, diarrhea, convulsions The onset of acute phase smallpox occurs how many hours prior to appearance of a rash - correct answer 24 hours The ________the rash, the _______ the prognosis - correct answer Denser; worse How many days post exposure can be vaccine for smallpox be given? - correct answer Up to four days post exposure How long are patients with smallpox considered contagious? - correct answer Patients are contagious until the scabs drop off completely, so about three weeks What is important education for your patients receiving a smallpox vaccination - correct answer Multiple Pricks to the skin, Keep site dry and covered, don't touch it with your bare hands, keep discarded bandages in a Ziploc bag for disposal, keep laundry separate, don't let clothes touch it What are symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fever - correct answer Fever, dizziness, fatigue, muscle aches, loss of strength, exhaustion, bleeding under the skin, and internal organs, orifices How can we prevent transmission of viral hemorrhagic fever's - correct answer Keep rodents out, keep rooms in homes clean and free of droppings, fleas How many days after exposure to VHF Can signs and symptoms develop - correct answer Up to 21 days What are category B agents - correct answer Brucellosis, epsilon toxin of clostridium perfrigens, food safety threats (e Coli, salmonella, shigella), ricin, viral encephalitis, Walter safety threats What are category C agents - correct answer Hanta virus, nipah virus Hantaviruses are most commonly transmitted by exposure to ? - correct answer Infected rodents urine, fecal droppings, or saliva What's the difference between alternative and complementary therapies? - correct answer Alternative- IN PLACE OF conventional medicines/treatments Complementary- IN CONJUNCTION with conventional medicines/treatments What are examples of biological therapies? - correct answer Fish oil, Probiotics, Essential Oils What herbal medicine is commonly used for treatment of BPH? - correct answer Saw Palmetto What herbal med. is commonly used fo mild to moderate depression? - correct answer St. John's Wort Ginkgo is an herbal medicine commonly used in? - correct answer Memory loss Ginseng is commonly used for? - correct answer CV disease, DMt2, immunomodulation, and menopause What herbal medicine is commonly used for common cold SXS? - correct answer Echinacea Kava is used for? - correct answer Anxiety, Stress, Insomnia