Author Question: The father of a third grade girl has brought his daughter to a walk-in clinic because he believes ... (Read 97 times)

mydiamond · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The father of a third grade girl has brought his daughter to a walk-in clinic because he believes the girl has pink eye, which has been going around the students in her class.

The nurse at the clinic concurs with the father's suspicion of conjunctivitis. Which follow-up explanation by the nurse is most accurate?
A)
The insides of her eyelids have become infected. This often produces severe discomfort.
B)
The surfaces of her eyes have bacteria or a virus established, and it's important to maintain good hand hygiene until it goes away.
C)
An antibiotic ointment will likely resolve her infection, but pain control will be necessary in the mean time.
D)
It's important to aggressively treat this in children, since damage to her sight can result if it's not treated.

Question 2

As part of a diagnostic workup of a 22-year-old male with recently diagnosed schizophrenia, a neurologist wants to examine the levels of metabolic activity in particular areas of the client's brain.

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is the physician most likely to order?
A)
Computed tomography (CT)
B)
Electroencephalogra phy (EEG)
C)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
D)
Positron emission tomography (PET)

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

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
B

Feedback:

Conjunctivitis often spontaneously resolves. The pain associated with conjunctivitis usually produces only mild discomfort compared with severe discomfort associated with corneal lesions or deep and severe pain associated with acute glaucoma. Conjunctivitis may spread to other family members. The corneal surface is not primarily involved, and pain that is severe suggests corneal involvement rather than conjunctivitis. Sight damage is not likely to result.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
D

Feedback:

PET is rooted in the selective brain uptake of radiolabeled isotopes. As such, it can measure brain metabolic activity. CT and MRI offer visualization of structural components, while EEG measures electrical activity.