Introduction to Health Care in a Flash An Interactive Flash Card Approach By Turner RN CMA (AAMA) MA – Test Bank

Chapter 11: Communicable Diseases

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Koplik’s spots are signs of:
A. Rubella
B. Reye syndrome
C. Rubeola
D. Fifth disease

____ 2. Administering aspirin or aspirin type products in children with a viral illness may result in:
A. Streptococcus
B. Koplik’s spots
C. Shingles
D. Reye syndrome

____ 3. The MMR vaccine is a combination for:
A. Measles, Mumps, Rubella
B. Measles, Mumps, Rubeola
C. Measles, Meningitis, Reye syndrome
D. Mumps, Mononucleosis, Rash

____ 4. The most typical cause of meningitis is:
A. Viral infection
B. Brain hemorrhage
C. Nausea
D. Bacterial infection

____ 5. To identify whether the cause of meningitis is viral or bacterial, obtain a:
A. CT scan
B. Fast Strep test
C. Spinal tap
D. MMR

____ 6. A lumbar puncture is performed:
A. To collect cerebrospinal fluid
B. During a sterile procedure
C. By withdrawing the cerebrospinal fluid with a syringe
D. By exerting pressure on the brain and spinal cord
E. A and B
F. A, B, and C
G. All of the above

____ 7. Which of these vaccines is used to protect against some forms of meningitis?
A. MMR
B. HpB
C. Hib
D. HSV

____ 8. A condition caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV) that can lie dormant and return later in life is:
A. Mononucleosis
B. Herpes Simplex Virus
C. Chickenpox
D. Shingles

____ 9. Bacteria that typically affects the lungs but also attacks the brain, spinal cord, and kidneys is:
A. Tuberculosis (TB)
B. Meningitis
C. Viral hepatitis
D. HIV

____ 10. This sexually transmitted disease (STD) can result in infertility in females:
A. HSV-2
B. Syphilis
C. Chlamydia
D. HIV