1. Nurse Christian is aware that the turnaround time (from collection of sputum to initiation of treatment) at the time from the sputum sample to initiation of treatment for Tuberc... 1. Nurse Christian is aware that the turnaround time (from collection of sputum to initiation of treatment) at the time from the sputum sample to initiation of treatment for Tuberculosis is: a. 24-48 hours b. 2 days c. 3 days d. 5 days 2. A 17 year old patient accompanied by her mother went to the Health Center for the initiation of the treatment of tuberculosis. Nurse Christian is aware that under the classification of TB DOTS by the DOH, a patient is considered as a child if he/she is less than _____ year old. a. 12 b. 15 c. 17 d. 18 3. Based on the classification of drug susceptibility testing, Tuberculosis is the resistance to at least both Isoniazid and Rifampicin a. Polydrug-resistant – more than one first line (other than both Isoniazid and Rifampicin) b. Multidrug-resistant c. Extensively drug-resistant – any fluoroquinolone and to at least one three second-line injectables: Capreomycin, Kanamycin, and Amikacin d. Rifampicin-resistant 4. A 78 year old patient who was diagnosed of Rifampicin resistant TB went to the health center to get his medications. Nurse Christian is aware that a patient diagnosed Rifampicin resistant TB should be given a specific medication. Select all that applies: i. Pyrazinamide ii. Kanamycin iii. Levofloxacin iv. Prothionamide v. Cycloserine a. i,ii,iii b. i,ii,iv c. i,ii,iii,v,v d. None of the above 5. A 38 year old patient also went at the health center for the 14th day of Streptomycin IM dose. The weight of the patient is approximately 60kg. How many ml of streptomycin should be given to the patient if the stock dose on hand is 1g/2ml? a. 1.20ml b. 1.32ml c. 1.80ml - dosing is 15 mg/kg d. 15 (60 kg) = 900 mg or 0.9 g. Read more