Study Guide & Exam Review 2026
The heterophile antibody test ("mono spot") will not have antibodies until how far into the
illness? - ANS ✔✔7 days
What diagnostics need to be done prior to treating Althea? - ANS ✔✔rapid antigen detection
and throat culture if negative and COVID-19 PCR test if strep is negative
What is the rash found on Althea's abdomen? - ANS ✔✔Scarlet Fever
What is first line treatment in a child with strep throat with no known drug allergies? - ANS
✔✔Penicillin V
Althea should not receive any immunizations today? - ANS ✔✔False