Walden University - NURS 6551 final 2 pediatrics Questions And Answers

Walden University - NURS 6551 final 2 pediatrics Questions And Answers

 Question 1
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When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct
including the expectations for academic integrity?


Selected Ye
Answer: s

 Question 2
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Lisa has Cushing's syndrome. You would suspect her to have or to develop


Selected d.
Answer: Excitability and
nervousness

 Question 3
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A 4-year-old female with profuse vomiting, sweating, lacrimation, and diarrhea, who
seizes in the emergency room. Which of the following is the most likely etiology?


Selected e.
Answer: Esophageal foreign
body

 Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Antibiotic therapy is one of the mainstays of treatment for which of the following causes
of wheezing?


Selected d.
Answer: Epiglottit
is

 Question 5
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An 18-month-old African American girl is brought to your office because she has
been crying and stopped walking today. She will crawl, however. Her mom denies
any injury to the child. On examination, she is crying but consolable in her mother’s
arms. She has bruising and swelling just proximal to the left ankle. An x-ray reveals a
spiral fracture of the tibia. At this time, you advise the mother that:
Selected a.
Answer: This is a common fracture resulting from twisting on a
planted foot.

 Question 6
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Tracy, the mother of a 2-year-old, is concerned because her daughter walks on her toes

, all the time. What do you tell her?


Selected c.
Answer: Toe walking is considered normal until
age 3.

 Question 7
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Vomiting in infancy has a long list of differential diagnoses. Which of the following other
symptoms would mostly likely point to pyloric stenosis?


Selected a.
Answer: Hungry after
vomiting

 Question 8
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The following clinical description best matches which genetic disorder? An
institutionalized male juvenile delinquent upon close examination has severe
nodulocystic acne, mild pectus excavatum, large teeth, prominent glabella, and
relatively long face and fingers. His family says he has poor fine motor skills (such as
penmanship), an explosive temper, and a low-normal IQ.
Selected d.
Answer: XYY
male

 Question 9
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Newborn R.T. has a vascular lesion that will not fade as she gets older. What is your
diagnosis?


Selected a.
Answer: Port-wine stain (nervus
flammeus)

 Question 10
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A 6-year-old boy is left alone for 10 hours, now with hematemesis and
pneumomediastinum on chest x-ray. Which of the following is the most likely etiology?


Selected a.
Answer: Insecticide
ingestion

 Question 11
1 out of 1 points
In mild to moderate attacks of acute asthma, Albuterol should be given every 4-6 hours
prn and routine medication should be

, Selected c.
Answer: Continued as
usual

 Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A 2-year-old presents to your office with the following symptoms: nasal congestion and
rhinorrhea for 48 hours, low-grade fever, and a harsh/barky cough that is significantly
worse at night. Inspiratory stridor is present and she has clear but slightly decreased
breath sounds. Which of the following treatments is best?

Selected c.
Answer: One dose of oral
dexamethasone

 Question 13
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A small-for-gestational-age, dysmorphic newborn infant has microcephaly and sloping
forehead, cutis aplasia (missing portion of the skin and hair) of the scalp, polydactyly,
microphthalmia, and omphalocele. Which of these is the most likely diagnosis?


Selected e.
Answer: Edwards syndrome
(trisomy 18)

 Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following physical stigmata are common in newborns with Down syndrome?


Selected b.
Answer: Hypotonia, large-appearing tongue and small mouth, upward
slant to eyes

 Question 15
1 out of 1 points
You have a patient that you think may have intussusception. Which of the following
finding may you see?


Selected b.
Answer: Inconsolable
screaming

 Question 16
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Which of the following is true regarding the diagnosis of epiglottitis?


Selected a.
Answer: Every effort should be made to visualize the epiglottitis in the office
and confirm the diagnosis