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AHN 447 TEST 2 STUDY GUIDE.
Interventions for rhinitis - Answers✔antihistamines
leukotriene inhibitors
mast cell stabilizers
decongestants
antipyretics
antibiotics
vit C, zinc
interventions for sinusitis - Answers✔antibiotics
analgesics
decongestants
steam humidification
hot/wet packs
nasal saline irrigations
INCREASED FLUIDS
screen for strep throat - Answers✔rapid antigen test (RAT)
how is tonsillitis transmitted? - Answers✔airborne
tonsillitis tx - Answers✔antibiotics for 7-10 days
S/S of peritonsillar abscess - Answers✔unilateral
deviation of uvula
trismus
difficulty breathing
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bad breath, swollen lymphnodes
s/s of laryngitis - Answers✔acute hoarseness
dry cough
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING
temporary voice loss (aphonia)
TB s/s - Answers✔progressive fatigue
lethargy
nausea
weight loss
irregular menses
*low grade fever night sweats
*cough mucopurulent sputum, blood streaks
diagnostic for TB - Answers✔NAA (nucleic acid amplification)
sputum smear (bronchoscopy)
sputum culture
PPD
isoniazid - Answers✔TB drug
kills mycobacteria and inhibits growth or dormant bacteria
take on empty stomach
take vit b supplements
avoid alcohol
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report dark urine and sclera
rifampin - Answers✔TB drug
kills slower growing organisms
take on empty stomach
teach about skin, urine staining (red-orange)
oral contraceptives ineffective
avoid alcohol
pyrazinamide - Answers✔TB drug
kills organisms within macrophages
increases uric acid (gout)
drink 8oz of water with med
photosensitive
avoid alcohol
ethambutol - Answers✔TB drug
suppresses bacterial growth
can cause optic neuritis
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
AHN 447 TEST 2 STUDY GUIDE.
Interventions for rhinitis - Answers✔antihistamines
leukotriene inhibitors
mast cell stabilizers
decongestants
antipyretics
antibiotics
vit C, zinc
interventions for sinusitis - Answers✔antibiotics
analgesics
decongestants
steam humidification
hot/wet packs
nasal saline irrigations
INCREASED FLUIDS
screen for strep throat - Answers✔rapid antigen test (RAT)
how is tonsillitis transmitted? - Answers✔airborne
tonsillitis tx - Answers✔antibiotics for 7-10 days
S/S of peritonsillar abscess - Answers✔unilateral
deviation of uvula
trismus
difficulty breathing
, ©THESTAR EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
bad breath, swollen lymphnodes
s/s of laryngitis - Answers✔acute hoarseness
dry cough
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING
temporary voice loss (aphonia)
TB s/s - Answers✔progressive fatigue
lethargy
nausea
weight loss
irregular menses
*low grade fever night sweats
*cough mucopurulent sputum, blood streaks
diagnostic for TB - Answers✔NAA (nucleic acid amplification)
sputum smear (bronchoscopy)
sputum culture
PPD
isoniazid - Answers✔TB drug
kills mycobacteria and inhibits growth or dormant bacteria
take on empty stomach
take vit b supplements
avoid alcohol
, ©THESTAR EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
report dark urine and sclera
rifampin - Answers✔TB drug
kills slower growing organisms
take on empty stomach
teach about skin, urine staining (red-orange)
oral contraceptives ineffective
avoid alcohol
pyrazinamide - Answers✔TB drug
kills organisms within macrophages
increases uric acid (gout)
drink 8oz of water with med
photosensitive
avoid alcohol
ethambutol - Answers✔TB drug
suppresses bacterial growth
can cause optic neuritis
