Rapid strep test - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Midterm Exam: NR511/ NR 511 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct |Grade A – Chamberlain Q: Your client, a 72-year-old smoker of 50 years, is at the office today for a routine physical. During your inspection of the oral mucosa, you discover a white lesion on the lateral surface of the tongue that you suspect to be cancerous. You document your finding as Answer: A white, painless, firm, ulcerated lesion w...

Respiratory Viral syndromes (Acute Viral pharyngitis) CORRECT ANSWER Sx. -*sore throat, conjunctivitis, cough, rhinitis* Etiology: (*Rhinovirus*, adenovirus, paraflu) Irritation of pharyngeal mucosa Diagnosis: -clinical -strep test Tx. -Supportive, hydration, motrin, Dextromethophan, decongestants Influenza (A,B, C, swine, H1N1) [Acute viral pharyngitis] CORRECT ANSWER Sx. -*abrupt onset*, *sore throat*, exudates on tonsils, *fever*, chills, n/v/d, headache [frontal/ retro o...

interventions for rhinitis correct answers antihistamines leukotriene inhibitors mast cell stabilizers decongestants antipyretics antibiotics vit C, zinc interventions for sinusitis correct answers antibiotics analgesics decongestants steam humidification hot/wet packs nasal saline irrigations INCREASED FLUIDS screen for strep throat correct answers rapid antigen test (RAT) how is tonsillitis transmitted? correct answers airborne tonsillitis tx correct answers antib...

if rapid strep test is negative what is the first thing you should do? - ANSWER ☑☑send out culture when examining lab from a person with mono what would the NP expect to find? - ANSWER ☑☑Lymphocytosis EBV is transmitted through which route? - ANSWER ☑☑oral pharyngeal secretions (saliva) Sx of mono usually present how many days after initially infected? - ANSWER ☑☑30-50 days if a pt is being treated for strep and tells you he or she has allergy to PCN what class of...

Test Bank for Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children 10 – 26 || Complete Questions & Answers (100% Correct)Test Bank for Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children 10 – 26 || Complete Questions & Answers (100% Correct)Test Bank for Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children 10 – 26 || Complete Questions & Answers (100% Correct)A 12-year-old child is in the urgent care clinic with a complaint of fever, headache, and sore throat. A diagnosis of group A strep (GAHBS) pharyngitis is ...

The first-line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia would be: 1.Ciprofloxacin 2.Azithromycin 3.Amoxicillin 4.Doxycycline - 2.Azithromycin Zainab is taking lamotrigine (Lamictal) and presents to the clinic with fever and lymphadenopathy. Initial evaluation and treatment includes: 1. Reassuring her she has a viral infection and to call if she isn't better in 4 or 5 days 2. Ruling out a hypersensitivity reaction that may lead to mult...

Why do we switch sites for pulse ox? the red light emission can burn the skin; rotate sites General nursing measures to ease respiratory efforts positioning Cool or warm mist (NO STEAM) Saline drops with bulb suctioning* babies Bedrest or quiet activities *hand-washing Hydration Immunizations Judicious room assignments (don't put patients with a infectious respiratory infection with someone who does not have the same infection) Don't overuse abx (most resp. Infections are viral) PROMOTE HYDRA...

The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The clinician places a tuning fork over the patient's mastoid process, and when the sound fades away, the fork is placed without restriking it over the external auditory meatus. The patient is asked to let the clinical know when the sound fades away. This is an example of which type of test? a. Weber Test b. Schwabach Test c. Rinne Test d. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test → c. Rinne Test Fluctuations and red...

clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma - ️️fatigue anemia bone pain w/pathological fractures infections renal dysfunction prodromal stage of anthrax - ️️fever fatigue mild chest pain dry cough no symptoms of URI widened mediastinum on CXR interventions for sinusitis - ️️antibiotics analgesics decongestants steam humidification hot/wet packs nasal saline irrigations INCREASED FLUIDS screen for strep throat - ️️rapid antigen test (RAT) how is tonsillitis tra...

_____________ is cuased by the overzealous use of decongestant drops or sprays containing oxymetazoline or phenyephrine. This cuases a rebound congestion which prompts increased use of the agent, creating a vicious cycle. - rhinits medicamentosa 'fever over 38C, tender anterior cervical adenopathy, LACK OF COUGH and pharngotonsillar exudate' Presence of all 4 of these strongly suggest strep. What is this criteria called? - Centor criteria 3/4 rapid strep test sensitive > 90% 1/4 strep...