ST. TONIS COLLEGECollege Of Nursing

Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga

Competency Appraisal II : Communicable Diseases

Name : Section : Date :

1. A person who harbors the microorganism but does not manifest the signs and symptoms of the disease is called:A. ContactB. InfectedC. SuspectD. Carrier

2. Which of the following term refers to the degree of pathogenicity of a microbe, or in other words the relative ability of a microbe to cause disease?A. SusceptibilityB. VirulenceC. InfectionD. None of the above

3. Direct sputum smear microscopy (DSSM) is the primary diagnostic tool in tuberculosis case finding. Which of the following conditions does a DSSM is contraindicated?A. FeverB. Cough C. Hemoptysis D. Tonsillitis

4. The most hazardous period for development of clinical disease is how many months after infection with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis?A. 4-5 monthsB. 2-3 monthsC. 6-12 monthsD. 12-18 months

5. Based on the National Tuberculosis Control Program patients with TB are recommended to seek hospitalization if they have the following condition:A. Massive hemoptysisB. Pleural effusionC. With complicationsD. All of these

6. Treatment regimen for Category I TB patient on the continuation phase includes which Anti-TB drugs?A. Isoniazid and RifampicinB. Pyrazinamide and EthambutolC. Etambutol and StreptomycinD. Pyrazinamide, Etambutol, Isoniazid

and Rifampicin7. A client with TB who is taking anti-TB

drugs who calls the nurse because of urine discoloration. According to the client his urine turned reddish-orange. The nurse told the client that the reddish-orange discoloration of urine is the side effect of which anti-TB drug?A. Isoniazid

B. RifampicinC. PyrazinamideD. Ethambutol

8. A client with TB has been treated before with Anti-TB drug, however the treatment failed. The client is under which category of TB patient?A. Category IB. Category IIC. Category IIID. Category IV

9. Mang Jose is Category III TB patient. He asked the nurse about the duration of his treatment regimen during the intensive phase. Intensive phase in Category III patients lasts for:A. 2 monthsB. 3 monthsC. 4 monthsD. 5 months

10.Prevention of TB includes the following measures:A. BCG vaccination newborns B. Public education about TB and its

mode of transmission, methods of control and early diagnosis.

C. Availability and accessibility of medical, laboratory and x-ray facilities for examination.

D. All of these11.The time interval between the first

exposure to the appearance of the first signs and symptoms is called:A. Prodromal periodB. Incubation periodC. Stage of illnessD. Convalescence

12.Prodromal period is best described as:A. the gradual recovery of health and

strength after illness B. patient is actually manifesting the

signs and symptoms of the diseaseC. first exposure to diseaseD. premonition of an impending attack of

a disease13.To prevent whooping cough, which of the

following vaccines should be given to infants?A. BCGB. DPTC. OPVD. IPV

14.Pertussis is becoming communicable during which stage of illness?A. Catarrhal stageB. Paroxysmal stageC. Convalescence

D. All of these15.The mother of an infant with pertussis

should be instructed of the following except:A. Provide abdominal supportB. Feed the child during an attackC. Allow the child to restD. Special attention to diet is needed

when the child vomits after cough paroxysms.

16.A child is diagnosed with dengue fever. The etiologic agent for Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is:A. Chikungunya virusB. Aedes AegyptiC. Common household mosquitoD. Infected person

17.The child presents with high fever and less hemorrhage. The child’s DHF is classified as:A. MildB. ModerateC. SevereD. No DHF

18.Clinical manifestations of DHF are divided into 3 stages. Which of the following is least likely observed during the toxic stage?A. Severe abdominal painB. HematemesisC. High feverD. Unstable BP

19.Rumpel Leads Test for DHF is positive when:A. 10-15 petechiae per 2.5 cm square or

1 inch square are observedB. No petechiae are presentC. 15-20 petechiae per 2.5 cm square or

1 inch square are observedD. 20 or more petechiae per 2.5 cm

square or 1 inch square are observed20.During the fastidial stage of typhoid

fever, 3 cardinal symptoms are observed

to the client. These cardinal symptoms include the following except:A. Ladder-like feverB. Rose spotC. SplenomegalyD. Hematochezia

21.Preventive measures for malaria least likely include:A. Plating of Neem trees and other herbal

plants.B. Wearing of clothing that covers the

arms and legs at daytime.C. Using mosquito repellents, mosquito

coils.D. None of these

22.Nematode parasites BrugiaMalayi and WuchereriaBancrofticauses the communicable disease called:A. SchistosomiasisB. Epidemic ParotitisC. DiphtheriaD. Filariasis

23.Klebs-Loeffler Bacillus is the etiologic agent of which communicable disease?A. SchistosomiasisB. Epidemic ParotitisC. DiphtheriaD. Filariasis

24.The drug of choice for Schistosomiasis that kills all types of microorganisms that can cause this communicable disease is:A. MetrifonateB. OxamniquineC. Diethylcarbamazine Citrate D. Praziquantel

25.Treatment for filariasis includes the administration of which drug?A. MetrifonateB. OxamniquineC. Diethylcarbamazine Citrate D. Praziquantel