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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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