Chpt 19 Flashcards
Lungs dont have normal biota (t/f)
False. Even lungs have a limited, normal biota
The most serious cases of pharyngitis are caused by:
Streptococcus pyogenes, a group A (beta hemolytic) streptococcus
____ result of an infection of S.pyogenes infected with a bacteriophage
Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever produces a ___
Sandpaper-like rash with high fever
Reumatic fever is a result of ____
Pharyngitis
disease characterized by an anatomical diagnosis
Pneumonia
Fact about pneumonia:
More children die of pneumonia than any other infectious disease
___ can be a secondary effect of influenza
Pneumonia
COVID was first recognized as
causing a deadly pneumonia
Children and young adults who get covid 19 are at risk for a condition called
MIS-C
Pathogenesis of COVID 19
It trigger widespread activation of bradykinins, which cause damage to lungs and other tissues
___ is one of the most frequent opportunistic infections in AIDS patients
Pneumocystitis
Treatment for influenza
Relenza and tamiflu
Premature babies and children 6 months or younger are susceptible to ___
Respiratory syncytial virus
Whooping cough is caused by___
Bordetella pertussis
Signs and symptoms of___
catarrhal stage
paroxymal stage
covalescent phase
Whooping cough
Stage characterized by runny nose, 1-2 weeks
Catarrhal stage
Bouts of severe coughing
Paroxymal stage
Numbers of bacterial are decreasing and no longer cause ongoing symptoms
Covalescent pahse
Prevention for whooping cough
DTaP vaccine
___ has reemerged as a serious threat
Tuberculosis
Clinical tuberculosis forms:
Primary
Secondary
Disseminated/extrapulmonary
Tubercle formation in lungs
Primary tuberculosis
Causative of tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ACID-FAST BACCILUS
Tuberculin testing is called
Mantoux test
Tuberculosis test are read in ____
48-72 hours later.
Treatment of latent TB
9 months
Treatent of active TB
2 months and rimfaping and isoniazid either 4 or 7 months
Failure to adhere to the antibiotic regimen results in:
MDR-TB
NCLEX1. What information should be included for health promotion classes of parents of school-age children with regard to the treatment of sore thtoats?
a. Ad long as the child does not have a fever, there is no need to seek medical treatment
b. Provide fluids as tolerated and keep the child well hydrated
c. Parents should take their child to healthcare provider so that a rapid throat culture can be obtained
d. I the child swallows with minimal pain,all is needed is increased fluid
Parents should take their child to healthcare provider so that a reapid throat culture can be obtained
NCLEX2. The child is experiencing throat pain and fever. The nurse educates the mother about condition associated with untreated pharyngitis that may result in damage to heart valves and cause joint pain. What condition is this?
a. COVID-19
b. pertussis
c. influenza
d. rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever
- Which of the following organisms is most problematic with respect to its resistance to antibiotics?
a. Strep. pyogenes
b. Haemophilus infuenzae
c. Mycobacterium tuberculosi
d. Bortedella pertussis
Mycobacterium tuberculosi
- The beta-hemolysis of blood agar observed with strep pyogenes is due to the presence of;
a. streptolysin
b. M protein
c. hyaluronic acid
d. capsule
Streptolysin
- Which of the following infections often have a polymicrobial cause?
a. otitis media
b. healthcare-associated pneumonia
c. sinusitis
d. all of thes
All of these
- Whatchful waiting is recommended for which infection?
a. otitis media
b. tuberculosis
c. COVID 19
d. healthcare-associated pneumoniae
Otitis media
