Quiz - Week 32


1.  Another name for varicella is
a.  rubella
b.  rubeola
c.  chickenpox
d.  smallpox


2.  An acute, life-threatening disease of childhood is
a.  diphtheria
b.  chickenpox
c.  rubella
d.  rubeola


3.  Lyme disease is caused by
a.  erythema chronicum migrans
b.  Clostridium
c.  Borrelia burgdorferi
d.  Orthomyxoviridae


4.  Tetanus is also known as
a.  herpes virus
b.  chickenpox
c.  lockjaw
d.  rubeola


5.  Tetanus is caused by
a.  a bacterium found in the soil
b.  Borrelia burgdorferi
c.  Orthomyxoviridae
d.  varicella-zoster virus


6.  Children and teenagers with influenza should NOT be treated with which of the following?
a.  bed rest
b.  aspirin
c.  analgesics
d.  antipyretics


7.  Which of the following diseases is characterized by macules, papules, vesicles and crusts?
a.  measles
b.  mumps
c.  rubella
d.  varicella


8.  The most useful definition of pain may be
a.  a sensation of hurting or strong discomfort
b.  mental or physical distress or suffering
c.  whatever the patient says it is
d.  the body's way to warn of a more serious injury or disease


9.  Surgery to relieve pain may include hypophysectomy, neurotomy,and
a.  neurectomy
b.  cordotomy
c.  laminectomy
d.  diskectomy


10.  A therapeutic procedure to relieve pain in which electrical impulses are induced in large nerve fibers to block or reduce painful impulses is
a.  biofeedback
b.  electroencephalography
c.  TENS
d.  EMG


11.  Medications for relief of pain may include all of the following except
a.  narcotics
b.  analgesics
c.  anesthetics
d.  antibiotics

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 Answers to Quiz - Week 32

1.  Another name for varicella is
a.  rubella
b.  rubeola
*c.  chickenpox
d.  smallpox


2.  An acute, life-threatening disease of childhood is
*a.  diphtheria
b.  chickenpox
c.  rubella
d.  rubeola


3.  Lyme disease is caused by
a.  erythema chronicum migrans
b.  Clostridium
*c.  Borrelia burgdorferi
d.  Orthomyxoviridae


4.  Tetanus is also known as
a.  herpes virus
b.  chickenpox
*c.  lockjaw
d.  rubeola


5.  Tetanus is caused by
*a.  a bacterium found in the soil
b.  Borrelia burgdorferi
c.  Orthomyxoviridae
d.  varicella-zoster virus


6.  Children and teenagers with influenza should NOT be treated with which of the following?
a.  bed rest
*b.  aspirin
c.  analgesics
d.  antipyretics


7.  Which of the following diseases is characterized by macules, papules, vesicles and crusts?
a.  measles
b.  mumps
c.  rubella
*d.  varicella


8.  The most useful definition of pain may be
a.  a sensation of hurting or strong discomfort
b.  mental or physical distress or suffering
*c.  whatever the patient says it is
d.  the body's way to warn of a more serious injury or disease


9.  Surgery to relieve pain may include hypophysectomy, neurotomy,and
a.  neurectomy
*b.  cordotomy
c.  laminectomy
d.  diskectomy


10.  A therapeutic procedure to relieve pain in which electrical impulses are induced in large nerve fibers to block or reduce painful impulses is
a.  biofeedback
b.  electroencephalography
*c.  TENS
d.  EMG


11.  Medications for relief of pain may include all of the following except
a.  narcotics
b.  analgesics
c.  anesthetics
*d.  antibiotics