NUR-652 GCU Midterm 2024 Exam!!
What should be checked in a child with poorly-controlled asthma with suspicious of
eosinophilic asthma? Answer- CBC to check eosinophils
What is given for influenza treatment? Answer- Ostemilivir (Tamiflu)
What should be given for a child with productive cough and mucoid sputum?
Answer- Antitussive (Tessalon perles)
What respiratory illness needs to be reported to the Dept of Public Health? Answer-
Tuberculosis
What are some drugs that cause weight gain? Answer- Antidepressants,
antipsychotics, anticonvulsants
Which age group is the rate of bronchiolitis highest in? Answer- Less than 2 years
old
What should be done to protect infants? Answer- 1. Close family and friends need
flu shot
2. Infants > 6 months get flu shot
3. No sick visits
4. Good hand hygiene
What is an uncommon finding found in children with bronchiolits? Answer-
Bradycardia.
Children with bronchiolitis have elevated HR
What finding is inconsistent with asthma? Answer- Morning sputum production - this
is typical in COPD
What should be used as an inflammatory inhibitor in asthma? Answer- Leukotriene
modifier (montelukast)
What can poorly-controlled asthma lead to in children? Answer- Attenuated lung
development
What is the most likely cause of CAP in a 3-year-old? Answer- Atypical pneumonia
caused by a respiratory virus
What antimicrobial provides effective action against atypical pathogen? Answer-
Clarithomycin (macrolide antibiotic)
What should be checked in a child with poorly-controlled asthma with suspicious of
eosinophilic asthma? Answer- CBC to check eosinophils
What is given for influenza treatment? Answer- Ostemilivir (Tamiflu)
What should be given for a child with productive cough and mucoid sputum?
Answer- Antitussive (Tessalon perles)
What respiratory illness needs to be reported to the Dept of Public Health? Answer-
Tuberculosis
What are some drugs that cause weight gain? Answer- Antidepressants,
antipsychotics, anticonvulsants
Which age group is the rate of bronchiolitis highest in? Answer- Less than 2 years
old
What should be done to protect infants? Answer- 1. Close family and friends need
flu shot
2. Infants > 6 months get flu shot
3. No sick visits
4. Good hand hygiene
What is an uncommon finding found in children with bronchiolits? Answer-
Bradycardia.
Children with bronchiolitis have elevated HR
What finding is inconsistent with asthma? Answer- Morning sputum production - this
is typical in COPD
What should be used as an inflammatory inhibitor in asthma? Answer- Leukotriene
modifier (montelukast)
What can poorly-controlled asthma lead to in children? Answer- Attenuated lung
development
What is the most likely cause of CAP in a 3-year-old? Answer- Atypical pneumonia
caused by a respiratory virus
What antimicrobial provides effective action against atypical pathogen? Answer-
Clarithomycin (macrolide antibiotic)
