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| A) | 6,500 years. | ||
| B) | 5,500 years. | ||
| C) | 4,500 years. | ||
| D) | 3,500 years. |
| A) | Russia | ||
| B) | China | ||
| C) | United States | ||
| D) | New Guinea |
| A) | are engulfed and killed by macrophages. | ||
| B) | reside indefinitely in an active stage in the body. | ||
| C) | are walled off by macrophages in encapsulated granulomas called tubercles. | ||
| D) | replicate and gain access to lymphatic channels through the blood stream. |
| A) | two hours. | ||
| B) | two days. | ||
| C) | two weeks | ||
| D) | two months. |
| A) | dry cough and fever. | ||
| B) | chest pain and dyspnea. | ||
| C) | cervical node enlargement. | ||
| D) | skin-test reactivity to tuberculin. |
| A) | 1% to 2% | ||
| B) | 10% to 15% | ||
| C) | 25% to 30% | ||
| D) | 80% to 90% |
| A) | immune system. | ||
| B) | digestive system. | ||
| C) | circulatory system. | ||
| D) | integumentary system |
| A) | hyperactivity. | ||
| B) | rales and rhonchi. | ||
| C) | chest pain upon inspiration. | ||
| D) | cough, malaise, and weight loss. |
| A) | all hospital workers. | ||
| B) | emergency medical personnel. | ||
| C) | persons with healthy immune systems. | ||
| D) | residents in areas with severe air pollution. |
| A) | quarantined. | ||
| B) | administered BCG vaccine. | ||
| C) | screened for possible TB infection. | ||
| D) | started on chemoprophylaxis as soon as possible. |
| A) | is <5 mm in diameter. | ||
| B) | is often a misread conversion. | ||
| C) | indicates a strong immune system. | ||
| D) | rules out TB as the source of infection. |
| A) | drink a large glass of water before coughing. | ||
| B) | collect the specimen just before going to sleep at night. | ||
| C) | cough gently and expectorate into the sputum container. | ||
| D) | bring the specimen up from their lungs (not throat) after a deep cough. |
| A) | are not approved by the FDA. | ||
| B) | require more than one month for results. | ||
| C) | may not be used with smear-positive specimens. | ||
| D) | are able to differentiate between different species of M. tuberculosis. |
| A) | liver. | ||
| B) | skin. | ||
| C) | kidney. | ||
| D) | adrenal gland. |
| A) | skin. | ||
| B) | testes. | ||
| C) | GI tract. | ||
| D) | entire body. |
| A) | isoniazid and rifampin. | ||
| B) | rifabutin and streptomycin. | ||
| C) | rifapentine and capreomycin. | ||
| D) | ethionamide and ethambutol. |
| A) | Children older than 4 years of age | ||
| B) | Persons with known or suspected HIV infection | ||
| C) | Close contacts of persons with infectious, clinically active TB | ||
| D) | Persons who inject drugs and who are known to be HIV negative |
| A) | is used regularly in the United States. | ||
| B) | does not have any effect on the tuberculin skin test. | ||
| C) | is one of the most widely used vaccines in the world. | ||
| D) | is internationally regulated to ensure that only one strain is used. |
| A) | contraindicated. | ||
| B) | highly recommended. | ||
| C) | usually recommended only if the child is HIV positive. | ||
| D) | recommended only if close monitoring of liver function is done. |
| A) | the signs and symptoms of drug toxicity. | ||
| B) | instructions outlining which medications to take and how often. | ||
| C) | information about where financial assistance and free medications can be found in the community. | ||
| D) | All of the above |