TB and CAM

A nurse reading a chart notes that the patient had a Mantoux skin test result with no induration and a 1-mm area of ecchymosis. How does the nurse interpret this result? a) Negative b) Uncertain c) Positive d) Borderline

a

After 48 hours, a Mantoux test is evaluated. At the site, there is a 10 mm induration. This finding would be considered: a) Significant b) Nonreactive c) Negative d) Not significant

a

Which type of pneumonia has the highest incidence in AIDS patients and patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy for cancer? a) Pneumocystis b) TB c) Fungal d) Streptococcal

a

esistance to one of the first-line antituberculotic agents in people who have not had previous treatment is a) multidrug resistance. b) primary drug resistance. c) secondary drug resistance. d) tertiary drug resistance.

b

A Class 1 with regards to TB indicates a) no exposure and no infection. b) latent infection with no disease. c) exposure and no evidence of infection. d) disease that is not clinically active.

c

When interpreting the results of a Mantoux test, the nurse explains to the patient that a reaction occurs when the intradermal injection site shows which of the following signs? a) Tissue sloughing b) Drainage c) Bruising d) Redness and induration

d