A patient has been found to have tuberculosis (TB) in several organs of the body. What term
is used to describe this situation?
B.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is particularly damaging to the lungs because of the:
D.
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
B.
A patient who has an uncontrolled tuberculosis infection will show:
1. weight loss.
2. high fever.
3. bloody sputum.
4. night sweats.
C.
A negative tuberculin test would be demonstrated by an induration (wheal) of what size?
A.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is most readily transmitted through:
B.
The preferred stain that is used to identify the TB organism is called:
D.
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
D.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium kansasii
are associated with which one of the following diseases?
C.
What medication is used to treat a person who has converted to a positive TB skin test but
does not have active disease?
D.
A medication used to treat a TB infection during the entire 9 months of the nine-month
treatment protocol are:
C.
Risk factors predisposing a person to TB include:
1.having HIV/AIDS.
2.being immunosuppressed.
3.African-American or Hispanic heritage.
4.malnutrition.
B.
Which of the following clinical manifestations are associated with TB?
1.Dull percussion note
2.Bronchospasm
3.Hyperresonant percussion note
4.Crackles
D.
Pulmonary function testing results on a patient with an advanced case of TB will display
which of the following?
A.
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
C.
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?
B.
The respiratory therapist is educating a patient just diagnosed with tuberculosis. Which of
the following statements should the therapist tell the patient regarding tuberculosis?
C.
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
