NU 246 TUBERCULOSIS EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS || 2025/2026 UPDATE
\Q\.PEOPLE AT RISK FOR TB-ANSWERS-✔–ELDERLY
–FOREIGN BORN + CROWDED CONDITIONS
–HIV
–AFRICAN AMERICAN
–HOMELESS
–DRUG USERS
\Q\.TB INFECTION
–HOW IS IT DETECTED?-ANSWERS-✔BACILLUS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF IN THE BODY
–CAN BE DETECTED BY A POSITIVE SKIN TEST
\Q\.TB DISEASE-ANSWERS-✔BACILLUS CAN BE ISOLATED FROM SECRETIONS OR LUNG TISSUE
–CXR OR CLINICAL S/S
\Q\.ETHAMBUTOL (MYAMBUTOL)-ANSWERS-✔DOSE:15MG/KG IN A SINGLE DOSE EACH DAY
ACTION:BACTERIOSTATIC
S/E: OPTIC NEURITIS,GI DISTRESS,LIVER,INCREASED URIC ACID
NURSING:TAKE AS A SINGLE DOSE EACH DAY
\Q\.PERIPHERAL NEURITIS-ANSWERS-✔NUMBNESS IN TOES
, \Q\.IS TB HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS?-ANSWERS-✔NO, YOU MUST BE A HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE HOST IN
ORDER TO GET TB
\Q\.TB (TUBERCULOSIS BACILLUS)-ANSWERS-✔–AEROBIC
–ACID FAST
–AFB
\Q\.PYRAZINAMIDE (PZA,ZINAMIDE)-ANSWERS-✔DOSE:3 GRAMS/DAY DIVIDED INTO 3–4 DOSES
ACTION:BACTERIOCIDAL
S/E:HEPATOTOXICITY,INCREASED URIC ACID,CAREFUL USE W/ DIABETES
NURSING:INCREASE FLUIDS TO 2L/DAT
\Q\.WHAT IS THE DRUG COURSE OF THERAPY FOR TB?-ANSWERS-✔1ST 2 MONTHS:
ISONIAID,RIFAMPIN,PYRAZINAMIDE,ETHAMBUTOL
FOR ANOTHER 4 MONTHS:ISONIAID,RIFAMPIN
**6 MONTHS TOTAL**
\Q\.ISONIAZID (INH)-ANSWERS-✔DOSE:300 MG/DAY
ACTION:BACTERIOCIDAL
S/E:PERIPHERAL NEURITIS,REVERSIBLE HEPATOXICITY (INCREASES W/ AGE)
NURSING:VIT B6(PYRIDOXINE)25–50MG/DAY FOR PERIPHERAL NEURITIS,MONITOR LIVER FCN
\Q\.RIFAMPIN (RIFADIN)-ANSWERS-✔DOSE:600 MG/DAY
ACTION:BACTERIOCIDAL
S/E:GI DISTRESS,LIVER,MENTAL CONFUSION,ORANGE/REDDISH BODY SECRETIONS,INACTIVATES
BIRTH CONTROL PILLS
VERIFIED ANSWERS || 2025/2026 UPDATE
\Q\.PEOPLE AT RISK FOR TB-ANSWERS-✔–ELDERLY
–FOREIGN BORN + CROWDED CONDITIONS
–HIV
–AFRICAN AMERICAN
–HOMELESS
–DRUG USERS
\Q\.TB INFECTION
–HOW IS IT DETECTED?-ANSWERS-✔BACILLUS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF IN THE BODY
–CAN BE DETECTED BY A POSITIVE SKIN TEST
\Q\.TB DISEASE-ANSWERS-✔BACILLUS CAN BE ISOLATED FROM SECRETIONS OR LUNG TISSUE
–CXR OR CLINICAL S/S
\Q\.ETHAMBUTOL (MYAMBUTOL)-ANSWERS-✔DOSE:15MG/KG IN A SINGLE DOSE EACH DAY
ACTION:BACTERIOSTATIC
S/E: OPTIC NEURITIS,GI DISTRESS,LIVER,INCREASED URIC ACID
NURSING:TAKE AS A SINGLE DOSE EACH DAY
\Q\.PERIPHERAL NEURITIS-ANSWERS-✔NUMBNESS IN TOES
, \Q\.IS TB HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS?-ANSWERS-✔NO, YOU MUST BE A HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE HOST IN
ORDER TO GET TB
\Q\.TB (TUBERCULOSIS BACILLUS)-ANSWERS-✔–AEROBIC
–ACID FAST
–AFB
\Q\.PYRAZINAMIDE (PZA,ZINAMIDE)-ANSWERS-✔DOSE:3 GRAMS/DAY DIVIDED INTO 3–4 DOSES
ACTION:BACTERIOCIDAL
S/E:HEPATOTOXICITY,INCREASED URIC ACID,CAREFUL USE W/ DIABETES
NURSING:INCREASE FLUIDS TO 2L/DAT
\Q\.WHAT IS THE DRUG COURSE OF THERAPY FOR TB?-ANSWERS-✔1ST 2 MONTHS:
ISONIAID,RIFAMPIN,PYRAZINAMIDE,ETHAMBUTOL
FOR ANOTHER 4 MONTHS:ISONIAID,RIFAMPIN
**6 MONTHS TOTAL**
\Q\.ISONIAZID (INH)-ANSWERS-✔DOSE:300 MG/DAY
ACTION:BACTERIOCIDAL
S/E:PERIPHERAL NEURITIS,REVERSIBLE HEPATOXICITY (INCREASES W/ AGE)
NURSING:VIT B6(PYRIDOXINE)25–50MG/DAY FOR PERIPHERAL NEURITIS,MONITOR LIVER FCN
\Q\.RIFAMPIN (RIFADIN)-ANSWERS-✔DOSE:600 MG/DAY
ACTION:BACTERIOCIDAL
S/E:GI DISTRESS,LIVER,MENTAL CONFUSION,ORANGE/REDDISH BODY SECRETIONS,INACTIVATES
BIRTH CONTROL PILLS
