Question 1

Via what route is tuberculosis spread?

Accepted Answer

A) direct contact 
B) fecal-oral route 
C) fomite 
D) inhaled particles 
A) direct contact 
B) fecal-oral route 
C) fomite 
D) inhaled particles

Question 2

A patient presents with pneumonia accompanied by foul-smelling breath, an absent gag reflex, or recent loss of consciousness. What should be suspected?

Accepted Answer

A) aspiration pneumonia 
B) Chlamydia pneumonia 
C) pneumococcal pneumonia 
D) tuberculosis 
A) aspiration pneumonia 
B) Chlamydia pneumonia 
C) pneumococcal pneumonia 
D) tuberculosis

Question 3

Which of the following symptoms is typical for pneumococcal pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

A) foul-smelling sputum 
B) low-grade fever 
C) minimal sputum production 
D) pleuritic chest pain 
A) foul-smelling sputum 
B) low-grade fever 
C) minimal sputum production 
D) pleuritic chest pain

Question 4

Which of the following organisms is associated with a poor prognosis in the patient with ventilator-related pneumonia despite optimal therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) C. pneumoniae 
B) Klebsiella 
C) P. aeruginosa 
D) S. pneumoniae 
A) C. pneumoniae 
B) Klebsiella 
C) P. aeruginosa 
D) S. pneumoniae

Question 5

A 35-year-old man is admitted to the hospital and has been confirmed to have pneumococcal pneumonia. What test would be wise to order at this time?

Accepted Answer

A) bronchial biopsy 
B) CBC and electrolytes 
C) HIV 
D) sputum culture and sensitivity 
A) bronchial biopsy 
B) CBC and electrolytes 
C) HIV 
D) sputum culture and sensitivity

Question 6

What term is used to describe objects capable of transmitting infection through physical contact with them?

Accepted Answer

A) consolidates 
B) contaminants 
C) fomites 
D) nanospecs 
A) consolidates 
B) contaminants 
C) fomites 
D) nanospecs

Question 7

Which of the following individuals should be immunized against influenza?
I.65-year-old individual
II.respiratory therapist
III.individual with chronic heart disease
IV.individual with glaucoma

Accepted Answer

A) I, II, and III 
B) II and IV 
C) I and III 
D) I, II, III, and IV 
A) I, II, and III 
B) II and IV 
C) I and III 
D) I, II, III, and IV

Question 8

What organism is likely to be responsible for pneumonia that is community acquired and produces a hoarse voice in the patient?

Accepted Answer

A) Chlamydia pneumoniae 
B) Haemophilus influenzae 
C) Legionella 
D) Mycoplasma 
A) Chlamydia pneumoniae 
B) Haemophilus influenzae 
C) Legionella 
D) Mycoplasma

Question 9

Which of the following would be the more common route for nosocomial pathogens to be transmitted?

Accepted Answer

A) directly patient to patient 
B) fecal-oral route 
C) aerosol route 
D) via the health care worker 
A) directly patient to patient 
B) fecal-oral route 
C) aerosol route 
D) via the health care worker

Question 10

Which of the following is true concerning pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

A) Patients with community-acquired pneumonia most often require hospitalization. 
B) Community-acquired pneumonias are most often antibiotic-resistant strains. 
C) Pneumonia is the number one cause of death in the United States. 
D) Pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. 
A) Patients with community-acquired pneumonia most often require hospitalization. 
B) Community-acquired pneumonias are most often antibiotic-resistant strains. 
C) Pneumonia is the number one cause of death in the United States. 
D) Pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.

Question 11

Pneumococcal vaccines are indicated for which of the following individuals?
I.65-year-old individual
II.respiratory therapist
III.individual with chronic heart disease
IV.individual with glaucoma

Accepted Answer

A) I, II, and III 
B) II and IV 
C) I and III 
D) I, II, III, and IV 
A) I, II, and III 
B) II and IV 
C) I and III 
D) I, II, III, and IV

Question 12

What type of severe lung infection may result in the development of small lung cavities called pneumatoceles?

Accepted Answer

A) community-acquired pneumonia 
B) Legionella pneumoniae 
C) Staphylococcus aureus 
D) viral pneumonia 
A) community-acquired pneumonia 
B) Legionella pneumoniae 
C) Staphylococcus aureus 
D) viral pneumonia

Question 13

In the patient suspected of having tuberculosis, what finding on Gram stain would result in the initiation of antituberculosis medications?

Accepted Answer

A) acid-fast bacilli 
B) gram-negative rods 
C) pleomorphic cocci 
D) presence of gram-negative cocci 
A) acid-fast bacilli 
B) gram-negative rods 
C) pleomorphic cocci 
D) presence of gram-negative cocci

Question 14

Which of the following types of pneumonia suggests that the patient acquired it through inhalation of infectious particles?

Accepted Answer

A) cytomegalovirus 
B) Haemophilus influenzae 
C) histoplasmosis 
D) Staphylococcus 
A) cytomegalovirus 
B) Haemophilus influenzae 
C) histoplasmosis 
D) Staphylococcus

Exam 22: Pulmonary Infections

Via what route is tuberculosis spread?

A patient presents with pneumonia accompanied by foul-smelling breath, an absent gag reflex, or recent loss of consciousness. What should be suspected?

Which of the following symptoms is typical for pneumococcal pneumonia?

Which of the following organisms is associated with a poor prognosis in the patient with ventilator-related pneumonia despite optimal therapy?

A 35-year-old man is admitted to the hospital and has been confirmed to have pneumococcal pneumonia. What test would be wise to order at this time?

What term is used to describe objects capable of transmitting infection through physical contact with them?

Which of the following individuals should be immunized against influenza? I.65-year-old individual II.respiratory therapist III.individual with chronic heart disease IV.individual with glaucoma

What organism is likely to be responsible for pneumonia that is community acquired and produces a hoarse voice in the patient?

Which of the following would be the more common route for nosocomial pathogens to be transmitted?

Which of the following is true concerning pneumonia?

Pneumococcal vaccines are indicated for which of the following individuals? I.65-year-old individual II.respiratory therapist III.individual with chronic heart disease IV.individual with glaucoma

What type of severe lung infection may result in the development of small lung cavities called pneumatoceles?

In the patient suspected of having tuberculosis, what finding on Gram stain would result in the initiation of antituberculosis medications?

Which of the following types of pneumonia suggests that the patient acquired it through inhalation of infectious particles?

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