A Patient with a Chronic Productive Cough and Weight Loss

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient with a chronic productive cough and weight loss is receiving a tuberculosis skin test and asks the nurse the reason for the test. Which response should the nurse give?

• A) The skin test will determine if you have a tuberculosis infection.
• B) The skin test will indicate whether you have active tuberculosis.
• C) The skin test is used to decide which antibiotic therapy will work best.
• D) The skin test is done prior to notification of the public health department.

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Definitions:

Rods and Cones

Specialized types of photoreceptor cells in the retina that are responsible for vision in low light (rods) and color vision and detailed vision in brighter light (cones).

Retina

The light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye, containing photoreceptor cells that convert light into neural signals.

Brain

Ganglionic mass at the anterior end of the nerve cord; in vertebrates, the brain is located in the cranial cavity of the skull.

Lens

A transparent, flexible structure in the eye that focuses light onto the retina to produce clear images.