Nursing Questions based on a patients history of symptoms. Read the Patient Histroy Paragraph carefully and answer the following questions
A 41-year-old man with AIDS has a 6 days history of low-grade fever and lethargy. Temperature is 100.8 F, pulse is 88/min, and blood pressure is 114/72 mm Hg. There is slight resistance to passive flexion of the neck. Laboratory studies of cerebrospinal fluid show:
Opening pressure 210 mm Hg
Appearance straw-colored
Leukocyte count 400/mm3 (100% lymphocytes)
Erythrocyte count 50/mm3
Glucose 30 mg/dL
Protein 100 mg/dL
India ink preparation: encapsulated yeast
1. Infection with which of the following pathogens is most likely?
A. Blastomyces
B. Cryptococcus
C. Histoplasma
D. Toxoplasma gondii
E. Treponema pallidum
2. Administration of which of the following drugs is most appropriate?
A. Amphotericin
B. Ketoconazole
C. Miconazole
D. Nystatin
E. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Nursing Exam Questions 1–10
Q1. Dexamethasone suppression test is used to detect:
Q2. Ortolani test is performed to find out:
Q3. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is secreted from the cells of:
Q4. Reddish-pink tissue in the wound during dressing indicates:
Q5. Social change refers to any modification of:
Q6. Psychiatric nurse should assess cognitive status with the help of:
Q7. Loud drum-like sound during stomach percussion is:
Q8. Umbilical cord contains:
Q9. Coverage of population by PHC is:
Q10. The two umbilical arteries carry: