A Patient Is Scheduled for a Test to Diagnose for the Presence

question 32

Multiple Choice

A patient is scheduled for a test to diagnose for the presence of a herpes infection. For which diagnostic test should the nurse prepare the patient?

• A) patch test
• B) Tzanck smear
• C) potassium chloride test
• D) Wood's lamp examination

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