An active case of tuberculosis
A) is treated with several antibiotics for a 2-month period.
B) gives active immunity and the client cannot have a relapse.
C) is verified by a positive two-step tuberculin skin test.
D) requires isolation with controlled ventilation and reverse airflow until the client has been treated for 2 weeks with recommended antibiotic therapy.
Question 2
An elderly client has an order for a tuberculin skin test. The correct technique to give the two-step test purified protein derivative (PP
D) is to
A) administer an injection of 5-TU subcutaneously; observe for induration in 48 hours; repeat the test and measure the induration.
B) administer an injection of 5-TU intradermally and measure the induration in 72 hours; if the test is negative, repeat the test within 1 to 2 weeks and measure the induration in 72 hours.
C) administer 5 units of BCG vaccine subcutaneously; in 72 hours administer an injection of 5-TU intradermally and measure the induration in 24 hours. Repeat the test in two weeks.
D) administer an injection of 5-TU intradermally at one site and administer an injection of 5-TU subcutaneously and measure the induration of both sites in 72 hours.
Antitumor Antibiotics
Three active forms of vitamin A: all-trans-retinol, -retinal, and –retinoic acid
Active Transport in Vesicles: Receptor-mediated Endocytosis
Embryonic Period
Embryonic Period
Movement of fluids in the body is accomplished by A. osmosis, B. diffusion, or C. active transport