NURP 532 EXAM 3 COMPREHENSIVE
PART WEEKS 1-8 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Prophylactic treatment for lyme disease is ______________ over the age of
___. --CORRECT ANSWER--doxycycline 200mg; over age 8
no prophylactic treatment for lyme disease for children under age --CORRECT
ANSWER--8
Lyme disease is most common in Northeast US= --CORRECT ANSWER--new
england
mid atlantic
upper midwest
northern california
incubation of lyme disease --CORRECT ANSWER--3-30 days
Stage 1 of Lyme Disease= --CORRECT ANSWER--early localized days to
weeks
pg. 1
,What stage of lyme disease?
erythema migrans/bulls eye rash (can be more solid)
larger than 5mm with central clearing
no pain/not itchy
warm to touch
not everyone develops rash
3-30 days
fever, fatigue
myalgia
testing can be falsely negative --CORRECT ANSWER--stage 1; early localized;
days to weeks
most common tick-borne disease in the US --CORRECT ANSWER--Lyme
disease
Lyme disease caused by --CORRECT ANSWER--Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease is most common during these months? --CORRECT ANSWER--
April through September
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,lyme disease is spread through __________ ticks --CORRECT ANSWER--deer
in lyme disease; tick attaches to the skin and starts to feed and inject infected
saliva while its feeding, it takes at least ________ hours, tick normally falls off
after how many days? --CORRECT ANSWER--36 hours; 4-5 days it falls off
Treatment for adult in stage 1 of lyme disease first line= --CORRECT
ANSWER--doxycycline 100mg BID
Treatment of stage 1 lyme disease for children is ________________; only for
children older than ____. --CORRECT ANSWER--doxycycline; only for
children older than 8
What stage of Lyme disease? ____________________
1-2 months after tick bite, multiple rashes, cardiac symptoms including AV
block and carditis (should reverse with abx), flu like symptoms, facial nerve
palsy, arthralgia --CORRECT ANSWER--Stage 2; early disseminated
Treatment for Stage 2; early disseminated lyme disease for adult? --CORRECT
ANSWER--rocephin (ceftriaxone) 2gm IV daily for 14 days
Treatment for stage 2; early disseminated lyme disease for children? --
CORRECT ANSWER--ceftriaxone (rocephin) 50-75mg/kg/day IV for 14 days
pg. 3
, Which stage of lyme disease?
months to years after bite, arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, encephalopathy;
testing can be done now with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, antibodies
can persist after years of infection --CORRECT ANSWER--stage3; late
disseminated
Treatment for stage 3 lyme disease is? --CORRECT ANSWER--same as stage
2; rocephin
Tuberculosis is caused by --CORRECT ANSWER--Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
TB is transmitted by --CORRECT ANSWER--airborne droplets
_________________:
patient is exposed to someone with active TB and their immune system can
suppress the infection, infected but no symptoms, 10-15% develop active
infection, positive TST test but negative chest xray --CORRECT ANSWER--
latent tb
mantoux tuberculin skin test also known as --CORRECT ANSWER--TST
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PART WEEKS 1-8 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Prophylactic treatment for lyme disease is ______________ over the age of
___. --CORRECT ANSWER--doxycycline 200mg; over age 8
no prophylactic treatment for lyme disease for children under age --CORRECT
ANSWER--8
Lyme disease is most common in Northeast US= --CORRECT ANSWER--new
england
mid atlantic
upper midwest
northern california
incubation of lyme disease --CORRECT ANSWER--3-30 days
Stage 1 of Lyme Disease= --CORRECT ANSWER--early localized days to
weeks
pg. 1
,What stage of lyme disease?
erythema migrans/bulls eye rash (can be more solid)
larger than 5mm with central clearing
no pain/not itchy
warm to touch
not everyone develops rash
3-30 days
fever, fatigue
myalgia
testing can be falsely negative --CORRECT ANSWER--stage 1; early localized;
days to weeks
most common tick-borne disease in the US --CORRECT ANSWER--Lyme
disease
Lyme disease caused by --CORRECT ANSWER--Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease is most common during these months? --CORRECT ANSWER--
April through September
pg. 2
,lyme disease is spread through __________ ticks --CORRECT ANSWER--deer
in lyme disease; tick attaches to the skin and starts to feed and inject infected
saliva while its feeding, it takes at least ________ hours, tick normally falls off
after how many days? --CORRECT ANSWER--36 hours; 4-5 days it falls off
Treatment for adult in stage 1 of lyme disease first line= --CORRECT
ANSWER--doxycycline 100mg BID
Treatment of stage 1 lyme disease for children is ________________; only for
children older than ____. --CORRECT ANSWER--doxycycline; only for
children older than 8
What stage of Lyme disease? ____________________
1-2 months after tick bite, multiple rashes, cardiac symptoms including AV
block and carditis (should reverse with abx), flu like symptoms, facial nerve
palsy, arthralgia --CORRECT ANSWER--Stage 2; early disseminated
Treatment for Stage 2; early disseminated lyme disease for adult? --CORRECT
ANSWER--rocephin (ceftriaxone) 2gm IV daily for 14 days
Treatment for stage 2; early disseminated lyme disease for children? --
CORRECT ANSWER--ceftriaxone (rocephin) 50-75mg/kg/day IV for 14 days
pg. 3
, Which stage of lyme disease?
months to years after bite, arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, encephalopathy;
testing can be done now with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, antibodies
can persist after years of infection --CORRECT ANSWER--stage3; late
disseminated
Treatment for stage 3 lyme disease is? --CORRECT ANSWER--same as stage
2; rocephin
Tuberculosis is caused by --CORRECT ANSWER--Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
TB is transmitted by --CORRECT ANSWER--airborne droplets
_________________:
patient is exposed to someone with active TB and their immune system can
suppress the infection, infected but no symptoms, 10-15% develop active
infection, positive TST test but negative chest xray --CORRECT ANSWER--
latent tb
mantoux tuberculin skin test also known as --CORRECT ANSWER--TST
pg. 4
