NURS 629 EXAM 3 Questions With 100%
Correct Answers Graded A+ 2024/2025
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
Caused by the coxsacki virus
3-6 day incubation period
Symptoms:
-Low grade fevvers
-sore throat, poor appetite
-malaise prior to rash
-Rash is petechial rash, then blisters start.
-Oral lesions and then hands and feet lesions as well.
-Sometimes can have on torso and extremities.
-Look like canker sores with yellow ulcers and red halo.
Treatment- tylenol, warm baths. Oragel depending on age. Magic moulthwash (benadryl and maalox)
mixture. push hydration.
Education:
-very contagious- must have all of the lesions crusted prior to going back to schoo.
-Illness can last up to one week.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
· pustular, ulcerating lesions
o on the hands and feet
o oral ulcers
Herpes Simplex Virus
Spread by respiratory droplets, contact with active lesion, and contact with body fluid.
Symptoms
-fever
-malaise
-fever
-swollen glands
-grouped vesicles with an erythematous base
-gingiva that bleeds easily with small yellow ulcers.
Treatment
-Symptomatic treatments- oral antivirals or topical antivirals to shorten length of illness.
-will most likely last 2-3 weeks
Roseola
Caused by
-human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and 7 (HHV-7)
Symptoms
-High fever for several days
-rash lasting for 1-2 days small pink spots that are patches with white rings around spots
-rash usually starts on trunk and moves to extremities
Treatment
,-Fluids, Tylenol, ibuprofen for fever, and rest.
-Symptoms appear within two weeks post exposure
Chickenpox
-Seeing an uptake in this disease as a lot of people are not vaccinating with MMR
Caused by Varicella zoster
Symptoms
-crusted painful itchy lesions- can cause severe scabbing
-huge incubation period (21 days)
-fever
-headache
-URI symptoms
Diagnostics
-history and PE
-VZV PCR
Treatment
-supportive care, tylenol, fluids, rest
-Keep from scratching
-Benadryl or caladyl
-cool compreses
-severe admit for IV acyclovir
Influenza
Multiple types: A and B most common
Symptoms
-high grade fever
-headache
-chills
-body aches
-runny nose
-dry hacking cough
-N/V and diarrhea
-Croup
Complications
-myocarditis
-pneumonia
-atelectasis
-Otitis media secondary bacterial infection
Diagnosis
-Rapid flu
Treatment
-supportive therapy
-Tamiflu in the first 48 hours of onset of symptoms
-for those under ages of 2, patients with respiratory disease, or immunocompromised patients
Measals
, Acute viral respiratory illness that is transported through contact
Symptoms
-fevers, malaise, cough
-conjunctivitis
-kolpik spots (maculopapular rash 14 days after exposure)
-measles rash spreads from head to trunk to lower extremities so top to bottom.
Treatment
-supportive
-High dose vitamin A
Mumps
Paramyxoviridae family of virus
Symptoms
-painful enlargement of one or more salivary glands
-fever
-headache
-anorexia
-neck and muscular pain
-can get a macular rash on trunk
Diagnosis
-PCR or serological tests
Treatment
-Corticosteroids for the swelling, and NSAIDS for pain
Fifths disease
Erythema infectiosum
Human parvovirus B19
Incubation 4-14 days
Symptoms
-Prodromal, fever, headache, nausea, and diarrhea
-sore throat
-Slapped cheek rash
-Followed by reticular lace like rash on trunk
-Maybe associated with arthralgia
-petechia on hands and feet
Diagnosis
-parovirus IGM IGG
Treatment
-symptomatic treatment
Fifth disease
· fiery red, maculopapular facial rash concentrated on the cheeks
o Slapped cheek appearance
Lime disease stage 1
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller LectAziim. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $11.39. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
