CHAPTER 8: ANTIPARASITIC DRUG THERAPY

CHAPTER 8: ANTIPARASITIC DRUG THERAPY

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Malaria is an example of a disorder caused by:

a.	a protozoa.	c.	a virus.
b.	a bacteria.	d.	a fungus.

 

 

ANS:  A

 

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A	Correct: Malaria is caused by a parasitic protozoal organism of the genus Plasmodium.
B	Incorrect: Malaria is not caused by a bacteria.
C	Incorrect: Malaria is not caused by a virus.
D	Incorrect: Malaria is not caused by a fungus.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 220            OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

2. Which of the following is true of the organism that causes malaria?

a.	It is transmitted by respiratory droplets.
b.	It is transmitted by sexual intercourse.
c.	It causes symptoms within 24 hours after transmission.
d.	It enters the body and destroys red blood cells.

 

 

ANS:  D

 

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A	Incorrect: It enters the bloodstream either by the bite of a mosquito or by the blood of an infected person.
B	Incorrect: It is not a sexually transmitted disease.
C	Incorrect: It usually does not cause symptoms until one-to-two weeks after transmission.
D	Correct: This is what produces most of the clinical manifestations of malaria.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 220            OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Knowledge

 

3. A client is prescribed quinine for malaria. The nurse should monitor the client for:

a.	abnormal hair growth.	c.	tinnitus.
b.	increased susceptibility to infection.	d.	bronchospasm.

 

 

ANS:  C

 

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A	Incorrect: This is not an adverse effect of quinine.
B	Incorrect: This is not an adverse effect of quinine.
C	Correct: This is a manifestation of cinchonism, a common adverse effect of quinine.
D	Incorrect: This is not an adverse effect of quinine.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 220            OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Application

 

4. In addition to its use as an antimalarial compound, chloroquine (Aralen) also is employed in the treatment of:

a.	pseudomembranous enterocolitis.	c.	herpes simplex encephalitis.
b.	edema.	d.	rheumatoid arthritis.

 

 

ANS:  D

 

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A	Incorrect: Chloroquine is not used to treat this disorder.
B	Incorrect: Chloroquine is not used to treat edema.
C	Incorrect: Chloroquine is not an antiviral agent.
D	Correct: Chloroquine has anti-inflammatory qualities and is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and discoid lupus erythematosus.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 221            OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

5. Some clients being chronically treated with which of the following drugs may develop hemolytic reactions?

a.	mefloquine HCl (Lariam)	c.	primaquine
b.	chloroquine (Aralen)	d.	quinine

 

 

ANS:  C

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: This agent is unlikely to cause hemolytic reactions.
B	Incorrect: This agent is unlikely to cause hemolytic reactions.
C	Correct: Hemolytic reactions are associated with the use of primaquine.
D	Incorrect: This agent is unlikely to cause hemolytic reactions.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 221 | p. 228

OBJ:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension