Medical & Economic Impact of a Respiratory
Syncytial Virus Outbreak
Post Test
A score of 70% must be achieved to receive continuing education credits.
 
1. All of the following are symptoms of acute infection except:
 a. Noisy tachypnea
b. High grade Fever
c. Pallor
d. Inconsolable Distress
2. RSV reinfection more than once within the same season is uncommon.
 True
 False
3. All of the following are true statements according to CDC Reports of RSV Seasonality except:
 a. RSV produces semiannual outbreak
b. Outbreaks vary in length from region to region and from season to season
c. Throughout much of the US the RSV outbreak begins in the fall and runs into spring
d. Year-round RSV disease has been reported in southern US
4. What is the leading cause of infant hospitalization?
 a. RSV bronchiolitis
 b. Pneumonia
 c. Jaundice
 d.  Dehydration
5. Which of the following is not at a increased risk of severe RSV infection:
 a. Mature birth
b. Premature birth
 c. Chronic lung disease
 d. Immune deficiency
6. The burden of RSV includes:
 a. ED visits
 b. Hospitalization
 c. Mortality
 d. All of the above
7 Hand decontamination is recommended in preventing RSV disease.
  True
   False
8 RSV prophylaxis with palivizumab is cost-effective in this high-risk group of infants.
  True
   False
9 ICER stands for:
a. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
 b. Intermediate change-effectiveness range
 c. Incremental change-effectiveness ratio
 d. None of the above
10 Palivizumab has been shown to reduce hospitalization of children with chronic lung disease and hemodynamically significant congenital heart disease.
   True
   False

 

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Due to the content of this activity, I will change my practice patterns by:

Explain treatment options to patients with RSV
Create a checklist of RSV symptoms for patients
Educate patients on RSV
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