NUR 524 MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
What are the CENTOR criteria? - ANSWER>>Centor Criteria
clinical prediction rules
Criteria (1 point for each positive)
Tonsillar exudates
Swollen and tender anterior cervical lymph nodes
Lack of cough
History of fever (>100.4)
Centor Criteria scoring and what to test. - ANSWER>>Scores
(American
College of Physicians-Internal medicine)
0-1: no testing indicated
2-3: test for RADT and culture
4: presumptive diagnosis of GAS and confirmatory testing not
required
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,Know how to read a Snellen chart. What does a 20/15 vision mean? -
ANSWER>>You can see what normal people can see at 20 feet
where the majority of people can see at 15 feet
Pt presents with a "bloody eye". What does this mean? What can use
for relieving discomfort? - ANSWER>>Small hemorrhage that is not
dangerous and clears up on its own
Can use artificial tears to help with discomfort
Pt presents with a really bad sore throat for the past 6 days, what is on
your differential diagnosis? - ANSWER>>Post nasal drip
Strep throat
Tonsillitis
Epiglottitis
Viral pharyngitis
GERD
MONO
Pt presents ℅ minor ear fullness but can only hear out of one side. It
appears to have excess cerumen. You cannot see the membrane. What
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, are you going to do? - ANSWER>>Refer to ENT-you cannot rule out
possible membrane rupture and should not attempt irrigation.
Who is at high risk for mycoplasma? - ANSWER>>HIV
Immunosuppressed people
College age kids
What do you usually find in otitis media? - ANSWER>>Pain,
bulging, cloudy eardrum, redness
What are you going to observe/assess in both adults and peds with
acute otitis media? - ANSWER>>Membrane mobility -if infection
present you will not have mobility
What are the pathogens for otitis media? - ANSWER>>S.
pneumoniae
H. influenza
M. cataralas
What medication would you give for bacterial sinusitis? -
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
What are the CENTOR criteria? - ANSWER>>Centor Criteria
clinical prediction rules
Criteria (1 point for each positive)
Tonsillar exudates
Swollen and tender anterior cervical lymph nodes
Lack of cough
History of fever (>100.4)
Centor Criteria scoring and what to test. - ANSWER>>Scores
(American
College of Physicians-Internal medicine)
0-1: no testing indicated
2-3: test for RADT and culture
4: presumptive diagnosis of GAS and confirmatory testing not
required
Page 1 of 19
,Know how to read a Snellen chart. What does a 20/15 vision mean? -
ANSWER>>You can see what normal people can see at 20 feet
where the majority of people can see at 15 feet
Pt presents with a "bloody eye". What does this mean? What can use
for relieving discomfort? - ANSWER>>Small hemorrhage that is not
dangerous and clears up on its own
Can use artificial tears to help with discomfort
Pt presents with a really bad sore throat for the past 6 days, what is on
your differential diagnosis? - ANSWER>>Post nasal drip
Strep throat
Tonsillitis
Epiglottitis
Viral pharyngitis
GERD
MONO
Pt presents ℅ minor ear fullness but can only hear out of one side. It
appears to have excess cerumen. You cannot see the membrane. What
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, are you going to do? - ANSWER>>Refer to ENT-you cannot rule out
possible membrane rupture and should not attempt irrigation.
Who is at high risk for mycoplasma? - ANSWER>>HIV
Immunosuppressed people
College age kids
What do you usually find in otitis media? - ANSWER>>Pain,
bulging, cloudy eardrum, redness
What are you going to observe/assess in both adults and peds with
acute otitis media? - ANSWER>>Membrane mobility -if infection
present you will not have mobility
What are the pathogens for otitis media? - ANSWER>>S.
pneumoniae
H. influenza
M. cataralas
What medication would you give for bacterial sinusitis? -
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