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CMN 568 - TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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CMN 568 - TEST REVIEW QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
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xans--
Watchfulxwaitingxisxappropriatexforxpatientsxwithoutxseverexsymptoms,x>x2xyrxold,xwithxunila
teralxorxbilateralxAOMxwithoutxotorrhea.x
Itxisxalsoxacceptablexforx6mo-
x2yrxwithxunilateralxAOMxwithoutxotorrhea.x10xyrxoldxhadxotorrhea,x4xmoxoldxtooxyoung,x16x
moxoldxhadxbilateralxAOM.x6xyrxoldxwasxonlyxonexthatxfitxcriteria.
USA
Reviewxthexcharacteristicsxofxviralxconjunctivitisx(causes,xsignsx&xsymptoms,xetc)x-xans--
ViralxconjunctivitisxhasxwateryxD/
C,xnotxpurulent,xdoesxnotxcausexseverexeyexpain,xandxisxnotxcausedxbyxthexbacteria,xH.xflu.
USA
Reviewxthextreatmentxofxepistaxisx(nosexbleed)x-xans--
Nasalxdecongestantsxarexusedxtoxtreatxpersistentxepistaxisx(afterxapplyingxpressure).xHayx(
pg.x488)xlistsxthexmedicationxasxoxymetazoline,xwhichxisxAfrin.xMcPheex(pg.x221)xlistsxanot
herxmedication,xphenylephrinexandxalsoxlistsxoxumetazoline.xTheyxstatex"short-
actingxtopicalxnasalxdecongestants,xwhichxactxasxvasoconstrictors,xmayxbexhelpful".xReme
mberxmyxannouncementxaboutxmedicationsxforxUnitx1x(andxallxfuturexunits):xforxeachxdrug,x
youxshouldxknowxthexgenericxname,xCLASSxofxmedication,xindications,xcontraindications,x
andxsidexeffects.xItxisximportantxtoxlookxupxmedicationsxthatxyouxarexnotxfamiliarxwith.xKnowi
ngxthexclassxisximportantxbecausexsidexeffectxandxcontraindicationsxarexusuallyxthexsamexa
crossxthexwholexclassxofxmedications.xThisxwillxmakexlearningxsidexeffectsxandxcontraindica
tionsxmuchxeasier.xEx:xBetaxBlockers,xaxcommonxmedicationxusedxforxhypertensionxandxar
rhythmias,xcausexbronchoconstrictionxandxarexcontraindicatedxinxseverexasthmaxorxCOPD
.xIfxyouxknowxthatxallxofxthex"lol"xdrugsx(metoprolol,xpropranolol,xetc)xarexbetaxblockers,xyoux
knowxthexsidexeffectsxforxallxofxthosexmeds.
Reviewxthexsignsx&xsymptomsxofxpresbyacusisx(age-relatedxhearingxloss)x-xans--
Presbycusisxisxaxtypexofxage-
relatedxsensoryx(notxconductive)xhearxlossxthatxmakexitxdifficultxtoxhearxinxaxnoisyxroomxorxh
earxhighxfrequencies.
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Reviewxthexsignsx&xsymptomsxofxvasomotorxrhinitisx-xans--
Vasomotorxrhinitisxcausesxclearxrhinorrheaxwithxexposurextoxcoldxorxwarmxair,xlights,xscent
sx(likexperfume)xorxparticulatexmatter.xThisxisxcommonxinxelderlyxpatientsxandxdoesxnotxresp
ondxtoxantihistaminesxasxallergicxrhinitisxdoes.xTheyxdoxnotxhavexthexitchingxofxnosexorxeye,x
eyexirritationxorxtearingxthatxyouxseexwithxallergicxrhinitisxandxthatxwasxnotxmentionedxinxthisx
question.
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Reviewxthex1st-linextreatmentxforxax10xyrxoldxwithxmoderate-severexallergicxrhinitisx-xans--
First-
linextreatmentxofxmoderatextoxseverexallergicxrhinitisxinxax10xyrxoldxwouldxbexnasalxcorticost
eroids.xSeexHayxpg.x1133x"Forxmoderate-
severexpersistentxdiseasex(allergicxrhinitis),xusexofxintranasalxcorticosteroidsxasxfirst-
linextreatmentxisxrecommended."xAlso,xHayxpg.x487:xRecentxstudiesxindicatexthatxusexofxint
ranasalxcorticosteroidsxmayxnotxonlyxdecreasextheximpairmentxcausedxbyxallergicxrhinitisxs
ymptoms,xbutxalsoxhelpxtoxpreventxprogressionxtoxmorexseverexdiseasexandxdecreasexthexr
iskxofxrelatedxcomorbiditiesxsuchxasxasthmaxorxsleep-disorderedxbreathing."
ReviewxtreatmentxforxadultxwithxABRSxthatxhasxrecentlyxbeenxtreatedxwithxAmoxicillinxforxA
OMx-xans--SeexMcPheexTablex8-4:xFirstxlinexafterxantibioticxusexinxpastx4-
6xweeks:xLevafloxicinx(Levoquin)xorxamoxicillin-
clavulantex(Augmentin).xAugmentinxwasxnotxanxanswerxchoice,xleavingxonlyxLevaquin.xYo
uxwouldxnotxusexamoxicillinxagainxduextoxlikelyxresistancexfromxrecentxuse.xTrimethoprim-
sulfamethoxazolex(Bactrim)xandxdoxycyclinexarexbothxfirst-
linexmedications,xbutxshouldxnotxbexusedxwhenxresistancexisxlikelyxsuchxasxafterxrecentxanti
bioticxuse.
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Reviewxcausativexorganismsxforxotitisxexternax-xans--
Thexcorrectxanswerxisxpseudomonas.xThexquestionxspecificallyxsaidxotitisxexterna.xStaphxw
asxnotxanxanswerxchoice.
Whenxtreatingxpharyngitis,xwhatxantibioticxshouldxyouxAVOIDxifxyouxsuspectxmono?x-xans--
YouxshouldxavoidxAmoxilxifxyouxsuspectxmon.xItxwillxcausexaxmaculopapularxrash,xwhichxwh
ilexnotxharmful,xwillxlikelyxbexconfusedxforxaxPCNxallergyxandxlabelxthatxpersonxasxPCNxaller
gicxforxlife.xThatxseverelyxlimitsxyourxantibioticxchoicesxforxseveralxinfections.xAzithromycinxi
sxaxsafexchoicextoxtreatxthexstrep.
ReviewxthexantibioticxusedxtoxtreatxCAPxinxax10yrxoldxifxyouxwantxtoxcoverxtoxMycoplasmaxp
neumoniax-xans--
EMPIRICxtreatmentxofxaxchildxwithxCAPxisxAmoxicillinxbecausexs.xpneumoniaxisxthexmostxc
ommonxcause.xIfxyouxreadxthexPP,xyouxwillxseexthatxitxsaysxinxchildrenxoverx5xyr,xwherexatypi
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