Fever Multiple Choice Questions :-
1. The symptoms are facial or sinus pressure or pain and possible headache. Physical findings include purulent nasal discharge: sinuses tender to percussion: and pressure worsens on bending forward.
- Ear infections
- Meningitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Prostatitis
- Sinusitis
2. Viral infections can occur in any age group and are more prevalent during the summer months.
- False
- True
3. The symptoms are nausea, vomiting and irritability. Physical findings show petechiae. Nuchal rigidity, positive Kerning’s and Brudzinski’ signs and bulging fontanel in infants.
- osteomyelitis
- Meningitis
- Ear infections
- Sinusitis
- Prostatitis
4. Aspirin overdose can cause fever.
- False
- True
5. The symptoms are earache, pain and upper respiratory tract symptoms. Physical findings include high or low-grade fever; TM red with a possible bulge and TM mobility impaired.
- Prostatitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Sinusitis
- Ear infections
- Meningitis
6. Pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) should be suspected in women with a fever for which there is no other explanation.
- True
- False
7. The symptoms are abrupt fever on a periodic basis (about every 6 weeks); lasts about 4 days: occurs in children aged 2 to 5 years. Physical findings show cervical adenopathy, and apththous stomatitis. This is symptomatic of:
- Periodic lever in children
- Meningitis
- Roseola infantum
- Factitious lever
8. The symptoms are an irritable child with fever for 4-5 days. When the fever breaks, a rash appears. This is symptomatic of:
- Roseola intantum
- Factitious fever
- Meningitis
- Kawasaki disease
- Enterovirus
9. The symptoms are fever with vague or no symptoms. Physical examination is normal with no weight loss and normal pulse rate. This is probably:
- Meningitis
- Enterovirus
- Roseola infantum
- Factitious fever
- Kawasaki disease
10. In men without another obvious source of fever, the nurse should suspect prostatitis.
- False
- True
11. In children with pharyngitis, fever usually occurs after sore throat complaints.
- False
- True
12. A discrepancy between oral or rectal temperature and urine temperature suggests Kawasaki disease.
- True
- False
13. The symptoms are a mild fever, tender abdomen, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramping. This is probably:
- gastroenteritis
- Pharyngitis
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Upper respiratory tract infection (URI)
14. The symptoms are mild, nonspecific febrile illness lasting 2-5 days: more common in summer and early fall. Physical findings show nonexudative pharyngitis with or without lymphadenopathy.
- Enterovirus
- Factitious fever
- Meningitis
- Kawasaki disease
- Rosella infantum
15. The symptoms are a sore throat and other upper respiratory tract symptoms:
erythematous pharynx: may have pharyngeal or tonsillar exudates or ulcers: may have palatine petechiae in mononucleosis. This is llkly:
- Pharyngitis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Upper respiratory tract Infection (URI)
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
16. Fever in children less than 2 months of age is uncommon and must be viewed as serious.
- False
- True
17. This disease occurs under years of age and is more common in males than females. The symptoms are high fever, spikes: may persist despite antibiotic therapy: may have seizures: fever for 5 days with at least 4 of the following: bilateral conjunctivas hyperemia, mouth lesions, edema, erythema, desquamation of skin, nonvascular erythematous rash or cervical lymphadenopathy.
- Roseola infantum
- Kawasaki disease
- Factitious lever
- Meningitis
18. Fever is usually mild with a GI infection.
- True
- False
19. The higher the fever, the greater is the likelihood of bacteria.
- True
- False
20. Fevers accompanied by muscle aches (myalgias), malaise, and I or respiratory symptoms are often bacterial in nature.
- False
- True
21. The symptoms are fever, perinea discomfort, frequent urination, chills and malaise: the prostrate is tender to palpation. This is probably:
- Prostatitis
- Ear infections
- Sinusitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Meningitis
22. The symptoms are swelling or tenderness over affected area of joint.
- Sinusitis
- Ear infections
- Meningitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Prostatitis
23. Fevers localized to a site without general body manifestations are often viral in nature.
- False
- True
24. The patient has a fever of less than 38.7 C (101.5 F), a cough, no purulent sputum, erythema of pharynx and viral exanthema.
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Pharyngitis
- Upper respiratory tract infection (URI)
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
25. The symptoms are CVA tenderness, fever, burning urgency to urinate and more common in females than males. This is characteristic of:
- Upper respiratory tract infection (URI)
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
- Pharyngitis
- Gastroenteritis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
26. With ear infections, the temperature may be either high or low-grade fever.
- False
- True
27. The temperature associated with an upper urinary tract infection is likely to be a mild fever, and the patient feels systemically ill.
- False
- True
28. The patient may have pelvic or lower abdominal pain; symptoms may also include suprapubic tenderness, cervical discharge, CMT and adnexal tenderness. This is probably:
- Upper respiratory tract infection (URI)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
- Gastroenteritis
- Pharyngitis
29. Children with Roseola infantum are likely to be irritable with a low fever.
- False
- True
30. This is a fever in children older than 3 months. There are no localizing signs and the child appears well. This is probably:
- Roseola infantum
- Meningitis
- Occult bacteria
- Factitious fever