A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral     agent

A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral     agent

Question 9

 

A 35 year old man   presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles   consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He   complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should   suspect:

 

A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral     agent
 

A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic,     and a topical cortisone cream
 

Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be immunocompromised
 

A recurrence of chickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms

· Question 10

 

Which type of lung cancer has   the poorest prognosis?

 

Adenocarcinoma
 

Epidermoid carcinoma
 

Small cell carcinoma
 

Large cell carcinoma