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NUR 511 Midterm exam possible questions with answers – Chamberlain university 1. If you suspect diverticulitis, you can treat with abx alone. No imaging is necessary. 2. It is safe to use ... laxatives long-term for the treatment of constipation.   3. According to the American Cancer Society guidelines, African Americans with no other risk factors for colon cancer should begin routine colon cancer screening at age 45. 4. In ulcerative colitis, typical symptoms include abdominal cramping, fever, anorexia, wt loss, spasm, flatulence, and RLQ pain or mass. Stools may contain blood, mucous, and/or pus. 5. In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include bleeding, cramping pain, and the urge to defecate. Stools are characteristically watery diarrhea with blood and mucus. 6. In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include LLQ pain and tenderness, fever, change in bowel habits (usually diarrhea), and sometimes nausea/vomiting. 7. Acute gastroenteritis is the most common cause of nausea and vomiting. 8. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea do not usually occur together in acute gastroenteritis. 9. The most common pathogen responsible for acute gastroenteritis is bacterial. 10. If a person presents to the office with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which of the following would prompt you to order stool studies? Antibiotic use in the past month 11. Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment for prophylaxis or treatment of traveler's diarrhea? Ciprofloxin 12. The history is the most important part of the visit for a patient with complaint of a hearing disorder. 13. Meniere's disease is diagnoses of exclusion. 14. The majority of TM ruptures will heal themselves. 15. Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is classified as which type of hearing loss? Sensorineural 16. The triad of symptoms associated with Meniere's disease include _____. Hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo 17. The most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis or tonsillitis is from Group _____ Hemolytic Streptococcus. A 18. Which are not findings associated with mononucleosis? Cough 19. Name the four clinical features suggestive of bacterial pharyngitis (Centor criteria) Fever, cervical adenopathy, pharyngeal/tonsillar exudate, no cough 20. A red tongue with enlarged papillae, sometimes seen with strep throat is called a _____ tongue Strawberry 21. Patients with > 3 Centor criteria can be empirically diagnosed with GABHS and treated without further testing. 22. Empiric treatment of asymptomatic household contacts o patients with acute GABHS pharyngitis is recommended. 23. Doxycycline is an alternative for patients with GABHS pharyngitis who are allergic to PCN. 24. Patients with mononucleosis who develop an erythematous, macular rash after taking amoxicillin for pharyngitis should be identified as having a PCN allergy. 25. Which is (are) a symptom(s) of peritonsillar abscess? Severe, unilateral sore throat
Fever
Asymmetric cervical adenopathy
Exudate 26. The most common cause of viral laryngitis is _____. H. influenza 27. Fluorescein staining is a method used to differentiate the types of conjunctivitis. 28. Poison ivy is contagious and can be spread from touching the affected area. 29. Treatment for nonfluctuant abscess should include incision and drainage (I&D). - - - - - - 43. What are the characteristics of cortical cataracts? 44. What are the characteristics of posterior cataracts? 45. Assessing for prior antibiotic use is a critical part of the history in pt's presenting with diarrhea. 46. Norovirus is the most common virus responsible for acute gastroenteritis [Show More]

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