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RASMUSSEN - MDC III - EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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RASMUSSEN - MDC III - EXAM 2QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
never confirm/deny anything
"tell me more about it" - Answer-Therapeutic Communication Qs...
*airborne*
- N95
- negative pressure room - Answer-What precautions are we using for tuberculosis?
*antimicrobials*
- isoniazid,
- rifampin
- pyrazinamide
- ethambutol
**they will have to take these "long-term" (6-9 mo.)** - Answer-Medications to treat
tuberculosis
- no ETOH
- medication compliance - stick with the doses, continue all the way through
- f/u with doctor appointments - Answer-Patient Education: *Long-term antibiotics*
- sputum culture
**PPD test is NOT for diagnosing, it does NOT mean active exposure** - Answer-How
do you diagnose tuberculosis?
*hepatotoxic*
- no ETOH
- no drugs
- eat a diet with quality protein; iron; vitamins A, B, C, and E; and abundant fresh
produce
- no other use of hepatotoxic medications - Answer-What do antimicrobials do to the
body? And what patient education goes along with that?
asthma - Answer-__________ is a chronic intermittent airway obstruction caused by
inflammation of the airway tissues that results in **bronchoconstriction**
▪ Intermittent and **reversible** airflow obstruction affecting airways only, **not alveoli**
complete airway obstruction
, intubation/tracheotomy....keep that airway patent - priority! - Answer-I think this is about
*status asthmaticus*:
A patient comes in with asthma...you listen to their lungs and they have lung
sounds...then you lose lung sounds...what does that mean? What do we do next?
▪ pollution
▪ dust
▪ smoke
▪ fire places
▪ pet dander
▪ household chemicals
▪ bacteria
▪ viruses
▪ mold
▪ exercise
▪ weather changes from warm to cold
▪ drugs: aspirin, NSAIDS, beta blockers - Answer-What can exacerbate asthma?
"A good education question...avoid triggers!"
*bronchodilators*
- beta2 agonists (SABAs) - albuterol, levalbuterol, terbutaline
*corticosteroids*
- fluticasone
- budesonide
- mometasone
*leukotriene modifiers*
- montelukast/Singular - Answer-Medications to treat asthma
5 min apart
albuterol (bronchodilator) first
rinse mouth after fluticasone (why? to avoid candida/thrush) - Answer-How do you take
asthma medications? Ex: Spiriva and albuterol
improve gas exchange - Answer-Overall goal for Emphysema/COPD patients
Yes! Permanent damage to alveoli. Not reversible. - Answer-Are emphysema/COPD
permanent?
CO2 builds up because the alveoli can't properly open for the CO2 to be expelled. -
Answer-What happens to the patient's CO2 levels in COPD?
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