ADV PHARM UTA 5334 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
When advising a patient about injectable influenza administration the NP considers the
following about the use of this vaccine - Answers - Its use is recommended to virtually
all members of the population.
A middle aged man with COPD who is about to receive injectable influenza vaccine
should be advised that - Answers - localized reactions such as soreness and redness
are common
A 45 year old man presents with otitis externa. Likely causative pathogens include all of
the following EXCEPT - Answers - M. catarrhalis
You examine a 38 year old woman who has presented for an initial examination and
Papanicilaou test. She has no complaint. Her blood pressure is 154/98 mm Hg
bilaterally and her body mass index is 31 kg/m2. The rest of her physical exam is
unremarkable. Your next best action is to - Answers - arrange for at least two additional
BP measurements during the next 2 weeks
The incubation period for measles caused by the rubeola virus is - Answers - 10-14
days
Most cases of roseola caused by human herpesvirus 6 occur in - Answers - children
younger than 24 months old
Which of the following is not consistently performed as part of the workup for sepsis -
Answers - stool culture
Rates of sepsis in children have lowered in children in recent years mainly because of -
Answers - higher rates of select immunizations
The mechanism of action in fever includes which of the following - Answers -
endogenous pyrogens increase prostaglandin synthesis
When assessing a febrile child, the NP considers that - Answers - nuchal rigidity is
usually not found in early childhood meningitis
Which of the following is not seen during body temp increase found in fever? - Answers
- lower rate of viral replication
When providing care for a febrile patient, the NP bears in mind that all of the following
are true except that - Answers - consistent use of an antipyretic provides a helpful way
to shorten the course of infectious illness
ANSWERS
When advising a patient about injectable influenza administration the NP considers the
following about the use of this vaccine - Answers - Its use is recommended to virtually
all members of the population.
A middle aged man with COPD who is about to receive injectable influenza vaccine
should be advised that - Answers - localized reactions such as soreness and redness
are common
A 45 year old man presents with otitis externa. Likely causative pathogens include all of
the following EXCEPT - Answers - M. catarrhalis
You examine a 38 year old woman who has presented for an initial examination and
Papanicilaou test. She has no complaint. Her blood pressure is 154/98 mm Hg
bilaterally and her body mass index is 31 kg/m2. The rest of her physical exam is
unremarkable. Your next best action is to - Answers - arrange for at least two additional
BP measurements during the next 2 weeks
The incubation period for measles caused by the rubeola virus is - Answers - 10-14
days
Most cases of roseola caused by human herpesvirus 6 occur in - Answers - children
younger than 24 months old
Which of the following is not consistently performed as part of the workup for sepsis -
Answers - stool culture
Rates of sepsis in children have lowered in children in recent years mainly because of -
Answers - higher rates of select immunizations
The mechanism of action in fever includes which of the following - Answers -
endogenous pyrogens increase prostaglandin synthesis
When assessing a febrile child, the NP considers that - Answers - nuchal rigidity is
usually not found in early childhood meningitis
Which of the following is not seen during body temp increase found in fever? - Answers
- lower rate of viral replication
When providing care for a febrile patient, the NP bears in mind that all of the following
are true except that - Answers - consistent use of an antipyretic provides a helpful way
to shorten the course of infectious illness
