Infectious disease exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Case A 2-year-old girl presents with a fever and an inflamed throat. Her mother states the child does not want to eat. You decide to treat her with 7 days of penicillin. After 4 days, the mother calls your office to report that the child has not significantly improved. You suspect the child's infection may be caused by penicillin-resistant bacteria. Question What is the likely mechanism of resistance in this case? - CORRECT ANSWER Correct answer: Acquisition of the enzyme β-lact...

ANCC FNP Boards Exam (2023/ 2024) | Questions and Verified Answers | Latest Update| Graded A 100% Correct 1. Your patient has a superficial skin lesion that is elevated. It is less than 1 cm in diameter and it is filled with serous fluid. Which of the following skin lesions is this? ~ Answer: vesicle 2. The nurse practitioner will need to be aware of infectious diseases and the concerns regarding the recognition and management of them. Which of the following is important regardi...

Exam 2: NSG 430/ NSG430 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult Health Nursing II | Qs & As | 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU Q: What do you need to tell patients about after getting a valve replacement? Answer: Patient will need to be on lifelong anticoagulant therapy because clots form more easily in artificial replacement valves Q: What is pericarditis? Answer: inflammation of the pericardium Q: What does the pericardium do? Answer: Holds serious fluid a...

NR 503 Week 8 Final Exam Questions and Answers (2024/2025)(Verified Answers)Which of the following is a condition which may occur during the incubation period? That's correct! The incubation period is defined as the interval from receipt of infection to the time of onset of clinical illness. Accordingly, individuals may transmit infectious agents during the incubation period as they show no signs of disease that wouldenable the isolation of sick individuals by quarantine. Question 2 ...

Family Medicine EOR Infectious Disease Exam Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Q: Which Influenza is associated with more severe outbreaks? Answer: Influenza A Q: How is influence transmitted? Answer: Airborne via respiratory secretions (sneezing, coughing, talking, breathing) & contaminated objects Q: What are risks for severe influenza? Answer: Age >65 Pregnancy Immunocompromised Q: What are common complication...

NUR 634 Midterm Exam - Questions, Answers and Feedback A 55-year-old smoker complains of chest pain and gestures with a closed fist over her sternum to describe it. Which of the following diagnoses should you consider because of her gesture? A. Bronchitis B. Costochondritis C. Pericarditis D. Angina pectoris Feedback: The clenched fist of Levine's sign, while not completely specific for ischemic pain, should definitely cause you to consider this etiology. Bronchitis is usually painless, and p...

NSG 120 Final Exam Questions Correctly Answers| LATEST UPDATE Pathogenesis - ANSWER The development of the disease or the sequence of events involved in the tissue changes related to the specific disease process. Onset - ANSWER sudden OR acute- An acute disease indicates a short-term illness that develops quickly with marked signs such as high fever or severe pain—for example, acute appendicitis; onset may be insidious, best described as a gradual progression with only vague ...

Exam 1: NR224/ NR 224 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Fundamentals Skills Exam| 100% Correct| Questions and Verified Answers - QUESTION Chamberlain A patient tells the nurse during a visit to the clinic that he has been sick to his stomach for 3 days and he vomited twice yesterday. Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of probing? A. So you've had an upset stomach and began vomiting- correct? B. Have you taken anything for your stomach? C. Is anything else both...

Family Medicine EOR: Infectious Disease (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome? HIV is the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome What is the RNA structure of HIV? HIV is single-stranded and linear enveloped RNA virus How does untreated HIV infection initially present? Untreated HIV infection initially presents with flu like symptoms, followed by a period of clinical latency. Reactivation of t...