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A 62 year-old female is admitted to a nursing home during an outbreak of influenza. In review of her records, you note that she did not receive the flu vaccine this year. Which of the following is the most appropriate drug of choice for influenza prophylaxis in this patient? A. Ciprofloxacin B. Zanamivir C. Clarithromycin D. Alpha-2b interferon correct answers B. Zanamivir Zanamivir or oseltamivir are indicated for ppx use against influenza A or B Which of the following is the most a...

A 55-year-old male presents to your office for assessment of a chronic cough. He complains of "coughing for the last 10 years." The cough has become more bothersome lately. The cough is productive with usually mucoid sputum; occasionally it becomes purulent. He has a 35-year history of smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. He quit smoking approximately 2 years ago. On physical examination his blood pressure is 160/85 mm Hg. His pulse is 96 and regular. He has a BMI of 34. He weighs 280 lbs. H...

A smoker on oral contraceptives with clear lungs, no cough and spirometry improves w/ B2 agonist? correct answers Asthma Pt w/ COPD comes in for a follow up and is currently taking short acting beta agonist w/ tapered steroids, but needs to add something...? correct answers Anticholinergic How do you DETERMINE dx of sarcoidosis? correct answers Biopsy What is the long term control of persistent asthma? correct answers Inhaled steroids What is the do the Pulmonary Function Tests show ...

1. A 19-year-old male college student presents with a 4-day history of fever, headache, sore throat, myalgia, malaise, and a nonproductive cough. On examination, you note an erythematous pharynx without exudate. The lung examination is unimpressive. A chest X-ray reveals a right-sided lower lobe patchy infiltrate. Which of the following is the most likely cause? (A) Myco plasma pneumoniae (B) Klebsiella pneumoniae (C) Streptococcus pneumoniae (D) Staphylococcus aureus correct answers (A)...

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Physical exam of a 60-year-old male reveals perioral cyanosis with a normal respiratory rate and no use of accessory mus- cles. Chest percussion is resonant; auscultation demonstrates wheezes and coarse rhonchi that change in location and inten- sity after a cough. What is the most likely diagnosis? A. chronic asthma B. chronicbronchitis C. community-acquired pneumonia D. emphysema correct answers The answer is B [Pulmonology]. A. Asthmatics are not cyanotic unless the disease is very sev...

upper respiratory infection (URI) correct answers bacerial or viral infection of the nose and/or throat. Also known as a common cold, or head cold. Treatment: antibiotic drug for a bacterial infection asthma correct answers hyperreactivity of the bronchi and bronchioles. Inflammation and swelling of the mucosa, excessive mucus production. Bronchospasm(contraction of the smooth muscle) narrows the lumens of the bronchi and bronchioles, causing shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing form nar...

A 70-year-old woman has been at an extended care facility for the past two years because of her increasing inability to attend to activities of daily living. She can no longer recognize family members. She has no movement disorder, but is lethargic and spends most of her days in a wheelchair or in bed. She develops an acute febrile illness and is noted to be coughing up increasing quantities of yellowish sputum. Her temperature is 38.2 C. A chest radiograph is done which shows infiltrates that n...

Pulmonologist diagnose and treat conditions of lower respiratory system, this refers to? correct answers Trachea, Bronchi, Lungs, Pleura Pulmonologist treat conditions like? correct answers Cancer, Infection, Obstructive lung diseases, Injuries, Respiratory Failure, and disorders of pleura Thoracic surgery includes surgery to what anatomy? correct answers Lungs, Trachea, Esophagus, Chest wall and the heart Duties of a respiratory therapist included correct answers administering oxygen t...

Which tests are the best to confirm your suspicion that a patient suffers from COPD? correct answers Pulmonary function studies including FEV1/FVC ratios Describe the pathophysiology of COPD? correct answers A disease characterized by airflow limitation with little to no reversibility with the administration of bronchodilators What are results of the tests that diagnose COPD? correct answers A FEV1/FVC ratio less than 70% of predicted with a FEV1 less than 80% of predicted after using Prov...