An inservice program is being offered in the hospital on bioterrorism

An inservice program is being offered in the hospital on bioterrorism and the response of the health care agency. An important aspect of the program is the recognition of the signs and symp-toms of bacterial and viral infections.

A practice drill is held and the nurse recognizes that the clients admitted with possible anthrax will demonstrate:
1. Abdominal cramping, diarrhea, drooping eyelids, jaw clench, and difficulty swal-lowing
2. Flulike symptoms, gastrointestinal distress, and papular lesions
3. Fever, cough, chest pain, and hemoptysis
4. Vesicular skin lesions on the face and extremities

ANSWER

ANS: 2
Clinical features of anthrax include flulike symptoms, gastrointestinal distress, and papular le-sions. Abdominal cramping, diarrhea, drooping eyelids, jaw clench, and difficulty swallowing are clinical features of botulism. Fever, cough, chest pain, and hemoptysis are characteristic of plague. Vesicular skin lesions on the face and extremities are seen with smallpox.