Rasmussen College MDC 3 Exam 2

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Rasmussen College MDC 3 Exam 2 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 50 Qs - 6 SATA; 3 Dose Calc;

1.Therapeutic Communication Qs...: never confirm/deny

anything "tell me more about it"

2.What precautions are we using for tuberculosis?: *airborne*

• N95

-negative pressure room

3.Medications to treat tuberculosis: *antimicrobials*

-isoniazid, -rifampin -pyrazinamide -ethambutol **they will have to take these "long-term" (6-9 mo.)** 1 / 3

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4.Patient Education: *Long-term antibiotics*: - no ETOH -medication compliance - stick with the doses, continue all the way through -f/u with doctor appointments

5.How do you diagnose tuberculosis?: - sputum culture

**PPD test is NOT for diagnosing, it does NOT mean active exposure** 6.What do antimicrobials do to the body? And what patient education

goes along with that?: *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

• is a chronic intermittent airway obstruction caused by

inflam- mation of the airway tissues that results in **bronchoconstriction** Intermittent and **reversible** airflow obstruction affecting airways only, **not 2 / 3

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alveoli: as**thma

8.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?: complete airway obstruction

intubation/tracheotomy....keep that airway patent - priority!

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