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Starlight · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A family physician is performing patient teaching about the influenza virus with each patient who has come to the clinic to receive that year's vaccine.

Which of the following statements by the patient best reflects an accurate understanding of the flu virus?
A)
I could come down with viral or bacterial pneumonia as a result of a bad flu bug.
B)
I know my vaccination is especially important since there aren't any drugs that can treat the flu once I get sick with it.
C)
The emphasis on bundling up, staying warm, and drinking lots of fluids is outdated and actually ineffective.
D)
Like all vaccines, it is ideal if everyone in a population gets immunized against the flu.

Question 2

Reviewing pathology for an exam on pulmonary vasculature, the nursing student states that blood enters the right side of the heart via the vena cavae,

then to the right atrium, right ventricle, and then which vessel carries the deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary system?
A)
Pulmonary capillaries
B)
Pulmonary artery
C)
Pulmonary vein
D)
Ductus arteriosus

Shshxj · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
A

Feedback:

Viral and bacterial pneumonia are known sequelae of influenza. Antiviral drugs do exist for the flu, and the efficacy of staying warm and increasing fluid consumption have been demonstrated. The flu vaccine is recommended for higher risk individuals, and guidelines do not indicate the need for all individuals to be vaccinated.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
B

Feedback:

Deoxygenated blood leaves the right heart through the pulmonary artery. Return of oxygenated blood to the heart occurs by way of the pulmonary vein, which empties into the left atrium.