Chapter 45. Tuberculosis

Chapter 45. Tuberculosis

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

____ 1. Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) is defined as TB that is resistant to:

____ 2. Goals when treating tuberculosis include:

1.	Completion of recommended therapy
2.	Negative purified protein derivative at the end of therapy
3.	Completely normal chest x-ray
4.	All of the above

____ 3. The principles of drug therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis include:

1.	Patients are treated with a drug to which M. tuberculosis is sensitive.
2.	Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time.
3.	Treatment continues until the patient’s purified protein derivative is negative.
4.	All of the above

____ 4. Isabella has confirmed tuberculosis and is placed on a 6-month treatment regimen. The 6-month regimen consists of:

1.	Two months of four-drug therapy (INH, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol) followed by Four months of INH and rifampin
2.	Six months of INH with daily pyridoxine throughout therapy
3.	Six months of INH, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol
4.	Any of the above

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