Exam 19: Tuberculosis

A patient has postprimary TB. What are the major pathologic or structural changes associated with it? 1) Cavity formation 2) Laryngeal edema 3) Dilated and distorted bronchi 4) Fibrosis of lung parenchyma

The preferred stain that is used to identify the TB organism is called:

The respiratory therapist is educating a patient just diagnosed with tuberculosis. Which of the following statements should the therapist tell the patient regarding tuberculosis?

A patient has been found to have tuberculosis (TB) in several organs of the body. What term is used to describe this situation?

Pulmonary function testing results on a patient with an advanced case of TB will display which of the following?

In which of the following ways is tuberculosis generally spread? 1) Inhaling droplets of aerosol from an infected person 2) Drinking unpasteurized milk from cattle infected with the pathogen 3) Laceration with contact of infected secretions during postmortem autopsy 4) Sharing utensils and glassware with an infected person

A medication used to treat a TB infection during the entire 9 months of the nine-month treatment protocol are:

Nontuberculous mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium kansasii are associated with which one of the following diseases?

What medication is used to treat a person who has converted to a positive TB skin test but does not have active disease?

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is most readily transmitted through:

A negative tuberculin test would be demonstrated by an induration (wheal) of what size?

A patient who has an uncontrolled tuberculosis infection will show: 1) weight loss. 2) high fever. 3) bloody sputum. 4) night sweats.

Which of the following clinical manifestations are associated with TB? 1) Dull percussion note 2) Bronchospasm 3) Hyperresonant percussion note 4) Crackles

A respiratory therapist has a positive TB skin test after having contact with a patient with active TB. Which of the following actions would most likely be taken regarding the positive skin test?

When a person has TB spread throughout the body, it can be found in which of the following locations? 1) Upper lobes of the lungs 2) Kidneys 3) Brain 4) Lower lobes of the lung

Risk factors predisposing a person to TB include: 1) having HIV/AIDS. 2) being immunosuppressed. 3) African-American or Hispanic heritage. 4) malnutrition.

A patient with an advanced case of TB may have which of the following radiologic findings? 1) Bronchial tumors 2) Hyperlucent lung fields 3) Retraction of lung segments 4) Right-sided heart enlargement

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is particularly damaging to the lungs because of the: