WGU D119 PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE
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1. At what age should an infant’s birth weight be doubled?
A. 3 months
B. 4 months
C. 5–6 months
D. 9 months
Correct Answer: C. 5–6 months
2. At what age should an infant’s birth weight be tripled?
A. 6 months
B. 9 months
C. 12 months
D. 18 months
Correct Answer: C. 12 months
3. During the first few days of life, how many times per day should a neonate
void?
,A. 1–3 times
B. 3–5 times
C. 4–6 times
D. 6–8 times
Correct Answer: A. 1–3 times
4. By day 4 of life, expected urine output for a neonate is:
A. 1–2 voids per day
B. 2–3 voids per day
C. 3–4 voids per day
D. 4–6 voids per day
Correct Answer: D. 4–6 voids per day
5. What is considered normal ongoing urine output for a neonate?
A. 2–3 times per day
B. 3–4 times per day
C. 4–6 times per day
D. 6–8 times per day
Correct Answer: C. 4–6 times per day
6. What is the expected stool output for a typical neonate?
A. 1 stool per day
B. 1–2 stools per day
C. 2–3 stools per day
D. 4–6 stools per day
Correct Answer: C. 2–3 stools per day
,7. Loss of what percentage of total body water can be life-threatening in a child?
A. 5%
B. 7%
C. 10%
D. 15%
Correct Answer: C. 10%
8. Which physiologic functions are regulated by sodium in the body?
A. Intracellular metabolism and enzyme synthesis
B. Muscle contraction and nerve transmission
C. Extracellular fluid volume, osmolarity, acid-base balance, and membrane
potential
D. Oxygen delivery to tissues
Correct Answer: C. Extracellular fluid volume, osmolarity, acid-base balance,
and membrane potential
9. Which mechanisms contribute to sodium loss from the body?
A. Renal excretion only
B. Vomiting, diarrhea, and perspiration
C. Insensible respiratory loss
D. Poor dietary intake
Correct Answer: B. Vomiting, diarrhea, and perspiration
10. What is the primary role of potassium in the body?
A. Regulation of extracellular fluid balance
B. Maintenance of intracellular homeostasis, muscle contractility, and nerve
impulse transmission
, C. Bone mineralization
D. Oxygen transport
Correct Answer: B. Maintenance of intracellular homeostasis, muscle
contractility, and nerve impulse transmission
11. A severe potassium deficit may result in which serious complication?
A. Seizures
B. Hypertension
C. Cardiac dysrhythmias and death
D. Hypoglycemia
Correct Answer: C. Cardiac dysrhythmias and death
12. What is the primary role of chloride in the body?
A. Regulation of blood glucose
B. Protein synthesis
C. Functioning with sodium to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance
D. Bone formation
Correct Answer: C. Functioning with sodium to maintain fluid and electrolyte
balance
13. What is the recommended advice regarding comfort feeding?
A. Encourage frequent comfort feeding
B. Use comfort feeding at bedtime only
C. Avoid routine comfort feeding
D. Replace meals with comfort feeding
Correct Answer: C. Avoid routine comfort feeding
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!!
Current Update!!
1. At what age should an infant’s birth weight be doubled?
A. 3 months
B. 4 months
C. 5–6 months
D. 9 months
Correct Answer: C. 5–6 months
2. At what age should an infant’s birth weight be tripled?
A. 6 months
B. 9 months
C. 12 months
D. 18 months
Correct Answer: C. 12 months
3. During the first few days of life, how many times per day should a neonate
void?
,A. 1–3 times
B. 3–5 times
C. 4–6 times
D. 6–8 times
Correct Answer: A. 1–3 times
4. By day 4 of life, expected urine output for a neonate is:
A. 1–2 voids per day
B. 2–3 voids per day
C. 3–4 voids per day
D. 4–6 voids per day
Correct Answer: D. 4–6 voids per day
5. What is considered normal ongoing urine output for a neonate?
A. 2–3 times per day
B. 3–4 times per day
C. 4–6 times per day
D. 6–8 times per day
Correct Answer: C. 4–6 times per day
6. What is the expected stool output for a typical neonate?
A. 1 stool per day
B. 1–2 stools per day
C. 2–3 stools per day
D. 4–6 stools per day
Correct Answer: C. 2–3 stools per day
,7. Loss of what percentage of total body water can be life-threatening in a child?
A. 5%
B. 7%
C. 10%
D. 15%
Correct Answer: C. 10%
8. Which physiologic functions are regulated by sodium in the body?
A. Intracellular metabolism and enzyme synthesis
B. Muscle contraction and nerve transmission
C. Extracellular fluid volume, osmolarity, acid-base balance, and membrane
potential
D. Oxygen delivery to tissues
Correct Answer: C. Extracellular fluid volume, osmolarity, acid-base balance,
and membrane potential
9. Which mechanisms contribute to sodium loss from the body?
A. Renal excretion only
B. Vomiting, diarrhea, and perspiration
C. Insensible respiratory loss
D. Poor dietary intake
Correct Answer: B. Vomiting, diarrhea, and perspiration
10. What is the primary role of potassium in the body?
A. Regulation of extracellular fluid balance
B. Maintenance of intracellular homeostasis, muscle contractility, and nerve
impulse transmission
, C. Bone mineralization
D. Oxygen transport
Correct Answer: B. Maintenance of intracellular homeostasis, muscle
contractility, and nerve impulse transmission
11. A severe potassium deficit may result in which serious complication?
A. Seizures
B. Hypertension
C. Cardiac dysrhythmias and death
D. Hypoglycemia
Correct Answer: C. Cardiac dysrhythmias and death
12. What is the primary role of chloride in the body?
A. Regulation of blood glucose
B. Protein synthesis
C. Functioning with sodium to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance
D. Bone formation
Correct Answer: C. Functioning with sodium to maintain fluid and electrolyte
balance
13. What is the recommended advice regarding comfort feeding?
A. Encourage frequent comfort feeding
B. Use comfort feeding at bedtime only
C. Avoid routine comfort feeding
D. Replace meals with comfort feeding
Correct Answer: C. Avoid routine comfort feeding
