WorksheetsChapter 25 Abrams
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A child admitted with diarrhea and abdominal cramping is diagnosed with giardiasis. How long after ingestion of cysts do symptoms usually appear?
12–24 hours
3–5 days
1–2 weeks
2–3 months
Which medication treats diarrhea and abdominal distention associated with giardiasis?
Sulfasalazine
Metronidazole
Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole
Doxycycline
A group of nursing students is preparing for malaria prophylaxis. Which medication prevents malaria?
Metronidazole
Chloroquine
Amphotericin B
Ciprofloxacin
A home care nurse notes itchy red skin lesions on a bed-bound client. Which parasite is most likely?
A. Sarcoptes scabiei
B. Pediculosis corporis
C. Pediculosis pubis
D. Toxoplasma gondii
A client with extraintestinal amebiasis is prescribed chloroquine. Which other medication is usually administered?
Iodoquinol
Metronidazole
Metyrosine
Carbamazepine
A parent is applying permethrin for a child with lice. Which instruction is correct?
Apply twice daily until lice are gone
Avoid shampoo during treatment
Apply only where lice are visible
Wear gloves during application
Ivermectin appears in a client's medication list. This suggests treatment for which parasite?
Entamoeba histolytica
Giardia lamblia
Strongyloides stercoralis
Plasmodium falciparum
A client taking chloroquine for malaria prophylaxis should avoid which item?
Soy products
Unpeeled vegetables
High-fat food
Alcohol
A traveler prescribed chloroquine phosphate for malaria prophylaxis should be instructed:
Take on the same day each week
Rash is expected and harmless
Must be taken on empty stomach
Administer via injection
A child treated for roundworm requires follow-up. What diagnostic test confirms efficacy?
Liver enzymes
Stool for ova and parasites
Colonoscopy
Rectal swab
A client with amebiasis will most likely present with:
Red rash
Severe diarrhea
Intermittent fever
Dizziness and confusion
A client taking metronidazole reports flushing, sweating, and nausea after the last dose. What should the nurse ask?
Have you had a penicillin allergy?
Did you drink alcohol with the medication?
Did you take it on an empty stomach?
Are you on antihistamines?
A client is diagnosed with trichomoniasis. Which intervention prevents reinfection?
A. Abstain from alcohol during treatment
B. Double dose if missed
C. Treat the client’s partner simultaneously
D. Avoid sexual contact permanently
A client on pyrimethamine for toxoplasmosis should be monitored closely for which adverse effect?
Anemia and leukopenia
Renal failure
Hepatic necrosis
Hypoglycemia
Which drug is considered the first-line treatment for scabies in pregnancy?
Lindane
Ivermectin
Permethrin
Malathion
A patient with intestinal amebiasis has received a prescription for metronidazole. The patient later develops a cough and takes a prescription cough syrup. What adverse effect will the patient experience?
edema
bronchospasm
flushing
bradycardia
What assessment should the nurse implement when caring for a patient who is receiving metronidazole for intestinal amebiasis?
diminished diarrhea
hypomagnesemia
increased temperature
hyperkalemia
Which of the following aspects of teaching is most important to provide to a patient who is taking chloroquine phosphate?
Take chloroquine with vitamin C
Have frequent ophthalmologic examinations
Administer antacids to reduce gastric distress
Take chloroquine on an empty stomach
A patient who has enterobiasis, which is caused by Enterobius vermicularis, is receiving treatment with mebendazole. Which of the following agents decreases the serum concentration of mebendazole?
alcohol
phenytoin
ampicillin
metronidazole
A prescriber has ordered permethrin for an older patient who has received a diagnosis of scabies. What is the action of permethrin?
It inhibits the influx of sodium through the nerve cell membranes to paralyze the parasite.
It inhibits the influx of calcium through the nerve cell membranes to paralyze the parasite.
It inhibits the influx of potassium through the nerve cell membranes to paralyze the parasite.
It inhibits the influx of chloride through the nerve cell membranes to paralyze the parasite.
