Comprehensive Solutions
When reading a TST(PPD) all of the following indicate a positive test
except Correct Answer - Healthy
In the employee health office, you have diagnosed latent TB in an
employee who has a
positive tuberculin skin test (TST) You have a positive QuantiFERON
(QFT) test and a
chest x-ray that shows no active disease. What other diagnostic test
would you order
before starting this employee on INH therapy? Correct Answer -
LFT
The estimated attributed cause of lung cancer from active cigarette
smoking is? Correct Answer - 90%
Assessment finding of greatest concern in an individual who smokes
with a chronic
cough that warrants CT scan Correct Answer - Persistent
cough or change
As a primary care clinician, recommendations you would give a
patient for smoking
cessation would be all the following except? Correct Answer -
Recommend against e-cigs
Bacterial causes of acute bronchitis include all of the following
except: Correct Answer - Pneumonia
All of the following are expected symptoms of pneumonia EXCEPT:
Correct Answer - read the question
, carefully-altered mental status is not an answer
Which of the following is done to confirm a diagnosis of pneumonia?
Correct Answer - Chest Xray/Chest
radiograph
Guidelines recommend high risk patients be screened for lung
cancer beginning at Correct Answer - 55
Which of the following best describes asthma? Correct Answer -
Chronic airway inflammation with
superimposed bronchospasms
Treatment for a pulmonary embolus would include all the following
pharmacological
agents except? Correct Answer - Plavix
Classic EKG changes seen in an individual with pulmonary emboli
are: Correct Answer - T inverted waves
in lead 3, S waves in lead 1, Q waves in lead 3
A patient presents to your office with significant shortness of breath,
tachycardia, and
recent history of travel. Your immediate concern would be to rule
out? Correct Answer - Pulmonary Embolism
Which of the following statements about lung cancer is NOT true?
Correct Answer - Usually dx early
Which of the following is NOT part of the differential diagnosis for a
patient who
complains of cough? Correct Answer - Obesity