Viral and Mycoplasmal Pneumonia Treatment Quiz

Antibiotics are not effective against ______ infections

Mycoplasmal pneumonia is generally sensitive to erythromycin or ______

Diarrhea is a symptom that results from disorders involving digestive, absorptive, and ______ functions

Diarrhea is classified as acute or ______

Acute diarrhea is usually associated with ______

Chronic diarrhea is more likely related to a malabsorptive or ______ cause

Rotavirus is spread through the ______ route or by person-to-person contact

Almost all children are infected with rotavirus at least once by ______ years old

Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter organisms are the most frequently isolated ______ pathogens in the United States

Among children younger than 5 years old, Salmonella occurs in approximately ______ out of 100,000 children

Campylobacter occurs in ______ out of 100,000 children younger than 5 years old in the United States

Antibiotic administration is frequently associated with ______ because antibiotics alter the normal intestinal flora

Clostridium difficile is the most common bacterial overgrowth and accounts for approximately 20% of all antibiotic-associated ______

Antibiotic-associated diarrhea can also be caused by Klebsiella oxytoca, Clostridium perfringens, and Staphylococcus aureus ______

Call 911 if the person is in shock from severe dehydration (faints, can't walk, is confused, or is having trouble ______)

Seek medical help if: Vomiting in an adult or a child age 2 or older lasts more than 1 day or a fever or severe diarrhea (large amounts of loose stool every 1 to 2 hours) lasts more than 2 ______

A child under age 2 has vomiting or diarrhea for more than 12 hours or has a fever with vomiting and ______

The person develops sudden, severe abdominal ______