ACTUAL EXAM APPROVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (A NEW UPDATED
VERSION 2026) |GUARANTEED PASS A+ |FULL REVISED
CESCP EXAM 2026-2027
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
Stage 2; early disseminated
Treatment for Stage 2; early disseminated lyme disease for adult?
rocephin (ceftriaxone) 2gm IV daily for 14 days
Treatment for stage 2; early disseminated lyme disease for children?
ceftriaxone (rocephin) 50-75mg/kg/day IV for 14 days
,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
stage3; late disseminated
Treatment for stage 3 lyme disease is?
same as stage 2; rocephin
Tuberculosis is caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
TB is transmitted by
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
latent tb
,mantoux tuberculin skin test also known as
TST
When screening with TST test for TB; patient returns in _____- hours.
>/= _________mm immunosuppressed/recent contact
48-72 hours; 5mm
TB skin test results:
>__________mm for high risk or children less than 4
10mm
TB skin test results:
>/=_____mm for low risk patients/over the age of 4
15mm
Active TB develops when
within few weeks
, risk of reactivation with active TB is highest with the first years
2
isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol
drugs used for treatment of TB
Those born between ________ and ____ have a higher rate of hep c
1945-1965
risk factors for _______________:
sharing needles tattoing
sexual exposure
men who have sex with men vertically from mother to child
sharing personal items such as razors/toothbrushes (not saliva)
possibly intranasal drug use
hep c