MDC III Exam 2 Rasmussen College
Questions And Verified Answers
\Q\.Therapeutic Communication Qs... - ANSWERS✔-never confirm/deny anything
"tell me more about it"
\Q\.What precautions are we using for tuberculosis?
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-*airborne*
- N95
- negative pressure room
\Q\.Medications to treat tuberculosis - ANSWERS✔-*antimicrobials*
- isoniazid,
- rifampin
- pyrazinamide
- ethambutol
**they will have to take these "long-term" (6-9 mo.)**
\Q\.Patient Education: *Long-term antibiotics*
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-- no ETOH
- medication compliance - stick with the doses, continue all the way through
,- f/u with doctor appointments
\Q\.How do you diagnose tuberculosis? - ANSWERS✔-- sputum culture
**PPD test is NOT for diagnosing, it does NOT mean active exposure**
\Q\.What do antimicrobials do to the body? And what patient education goes along with that?
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-*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
\Q\.__________ is a chronic intermittent airway obstruction caused by inflammation of the
airway tissues that results in **bronchoconstriction**
▪ Intermittent and **reversible** airflow obstruction affecting airways only, **not alveoli** -
ANSWERS✔-asthma
\Q\.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? - ANSWERS✔-complete airway
obstruction
, intubation/tracheotomy....keep that airway patent - priority!
\Q\.What can exacerbate asthma?
"A good education question...avoid triggers!"
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-▪ pollution
▪ dust
▪ smoke
▪ fire places
▪ pet dander
▪ household chemicals
▪ bacteria
▪ viruses
▪ mold
▪ exercise
▪ weather changes from warm to cold
▪ drugs: aspirin, NSAIDS, beta blockers
\Q\.Medications to treat asthma
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-*bronchodilators*
- beta2 agonists (SABAs) - albuterol, levalbuterol, terbutaline
*corticosteroids*
Questions And Verified Answers
\Q\.Therapeutic Communication Qs... - ANSWERS✔-never confirm/deny anything
"tell me more about it"
\Q\.What precautions are we using for tuberculosis?
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-*airborne*
- N95
- negative pressure room
\Q\.Medications to treat tuberculosis - ANSWERS✔-*antimicrobials*
- isoniazid,
- rifampin
- pyrazinamide
- ethambutol
**they will have to take these "long-term" (6-9 mo.)**
\Q\.Patient Education: *Long-term antibiotics*
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-- no ETOH
- medication compliance - stick with the doses, continue all the way through
,- f/u with doctor appointments
\Q\.How do you diagnose tuberculosis? - ANSWERS✔-- sputum culture
**PPD test is NOT for diagnosing, it does NOT mean active exposure**
\Q\.What do antimicrobials do to the body? And what patient education goes along with that?
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-*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
\Q\.__________ is a chronic intermittent airway obstruction caused by inflammation of the
airway tissues that results in **bronchoconstriction**
▪ Intermittent and **reversible** airflow obstruction affecting airways only, **not alveoli** -
ANSWERS✔-asthma
\Q\.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? - ANSWERS✔-complete airway
obstruction
, intubation/tracheotomy....keep that airway patent - priority!
\Q\.What can exacerbate asthma?
"A good education question...avoid triggers!"
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-▪ pollution
▪ dust
▪ smoke
▪ fire places
▪ pet dander
▪ household chemicals
▪ bacteria
▪ viruses
▪ mold
▪ exercise
▪ weather changes from warm to cold
▪ drugs: aspirin, NSAIDS, beta blockers
\Q\.Medications to treat asthma
(SATA?) - ANSWERS✔-*bronchodilators*
- beta2 agonists (SABAs) - albuterol, levalbuterol, terbutaline
*corticosteroids*
