AHN 577 INFECTIOUS DISEASE PART 2
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
Isoniazid x 9 months - ANS Latent TB prevention
Rifampin daily x 4 months - ANS Latent TB with positive TB skin test or IGRA
Contraindicated d/t risk for severe liver injury or death - ANS Rifampin + Pyrazinamide combo
use in latent TB
RIPE (Rifampin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinimide, Ethambutol) x 8 weeks - ANS Active TB treatment
during intensive phase
Isoniazid and Rifampin x 18 weeks - ANS Active TB treatment during continuation phase
- Coughing
- Cavity in lung
- Sputum smears positive for AFB
- TB disease of lungs, airway, or larynx present
- Positive culture - ANS TB patient infectious if..
- Symptoms improved AND
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, - 3 consecutive negative sputum smears AND
- Adhering to adequate treatment x 2 weeks - ANS TB patient no longer infectious if..
-- ELISA - initial screening; 99.9% sensitive
-- Western blot - > 99.99% sensitive and specific - ANS How do you test for HIV infection?
-- CD4 count - best indicator of immune fx; guides therapy
-- HIV RNA - amt of actively replicating viruses; best indicator for diagnosing acute HIV
infections; tells about disease progression
-- CBC - detect pancytopenia
-- CMP - assess renal/hepatic function
-- Pregnancy test - prior to ARTs
-- UA to detect early nephropathy
-- Hgb A1c to assess for glucose intolerance - ANS Routine labs for treatment of HIV/AIDS
1 integrase inhibitor (or PI) + 2 NRTIs - ANS Typical initial regimen for HIV
Tenofovir, Emtricitabine, Abacavir, Lamivudine - ANS NRTI examples
- Hepatitis
- Neutropenia
- AKI
- Anemia
- Rash
- Peripheral neuropathy
- GI upset - ANS Common s/e of NRTIs
Efavirenz, Nevirapine - ANS NNRTI examples
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
Isoniazid x 9 months - ANS Latent TB prevention
Rifampin daily x 4 months - ANS Latent TB with positive TB skin test or IGRA
Contraindicated d/t risk for severe liver injury or death - ANS Rifampin + Pyrazinamide combo
use in latent TB
RIPE (Rifampin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinimide, Ethambutol) x 8 weeks - ANS Active TB treatment
during intensive phase
Isoniazid and Rifampin x 18 weeks - ANS Active TB treatment during continuation phase
- Coughing
- Cavity in lung
- Sputum smears positive for AFB
- TB disease of lungs, airway, or larynx present
- Positive culture - ANS TB patient infectious if..
- Symptoms improved AND
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, - 3 consecutive negative sputum smears AND
- Adhering to adequate treatment x 2 weeks - ANS TB patient no longer infectious if..
-- ELISA - initial screening; 99.9% sensitive
-- Western blot - > 99.99% sensitive and specific - ANS How do you test for HIV infection?
-- CD4 count - best indicator of immune fx; guides therapy
-- HIV RNA - amt of actively replicating viruses; best indicator for diagnosing acute HIV
infections; tells about disease progression
-- CBC - detect pancytopenia
-- CMP - assess renal/hepatic function
-- Pregnancy test - prior to ARTs
-- UA to detect early nephropathy
-- Hgb A1c to assess for glucose intolerance - ANS Routine labs for treatment of HIV/AIDS
1 integrase inhibitor (or PI) + 2 NRTIs - ANS Typical initial regimen for HIV
Tenofovir, Emtricitabine, Abacavir, Lamivudine - ANS NRTI examples
- Hepatitis
- Neutropenia
- AKI
- Anemia
- Rash
- Peripheral neuropathy
- GI upset - ANS Common s/e of NRTIs
Efavirenz, Nevirapine - ANS NNRTI examples
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