Pediatric Nursing (abnormal) Midterm Exam
with Correct Answers
1. this is an abnormality involving more than 10 fingers - Correct Answer
polydactyl
2. this is an abnormality involving fusion or webbing of fingers - Correct Answer
syndactyly
3. neural tube defects happens during what month/week of embryonic
development? - Correct Answer 1st month or 4 weeks
4. what is the primary cause for NTDs? - Correct Answer no folic acid intake
(vitamin B9)
5. foods high in folic acid - Correct Answer broccoli, beans, bread, breakfast
cereals
6. confirmatory test for NTDs - Correct Answer amniocentesis
7. screening test for NTDs - Correct Answer UTZ
8. absence of the brain - Correct Answer anencephaly
9. this means "split spine" - Correct Answer spine bifida
10. common site of spine bifida occult - Correct Answer L5-S1 (lower back)
11. cardinal sign of spine bifida occult - Correct Answer dimpling of the back or tuft
of hair
12. which is more severe: myelomeningocele or meningeal? - Correct Answer
myelomeningocele
13. earliest symptom of ICP in children - Correct Answer high-pitched cry and
bulging fontanels
14. best position in a child suffering from NTDs - Correct Answer prone or side-lying
but supported with pillows
, 15. foods high in latex - Correct Answer bananas, berries, avocados, chestnuts,
kiwi
16. a maneuver that is involving manual downward pressure to the bladder - Correct
Answer creed’s maneuver
17. normal CSF fluid produced in the brain - Correct Answer 50-150 ml
18. Normal ICP ranges from - Correct Answer 0-15 mmHg
19. how many spinal nerves do we have? - Correct Answer 31 pairs
20. this part of the brain controls the breathing pattern - Correct Answer medulla
oblongata and pons
21. what cells produce CSF? - Correct Answer ependymal cells
22. where is CSF produced in the brain? - Correct Answer choroid plexus
23. what is the most common cause of congenital hydrocephalus? - Correct Answer
aqueduct stenosis
24. most common tumor in children - Correct Answer astrocytoma
25. most common tumor in adults - Correct Answer gloms
26. no communicating hydrocephalus main problem is? - Correct Answer
obstruction
27. communicating hydrocephalus main problem is? - Correct Answer absorption
28. this pertains to a phenomenon wherein when one component of the head goes
up, the other substances should go down - Correct Answer monroe-kellie
hypothesis
29. triad symptom of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) - Correct Answer
urinary continence, dementia, apraxia (UDA)
30. cracked pot sound - Correct Answer McEwen sign
31. bulging eyebrows - Correct Answer bossing's sign
32. back becomes arched because of muscle spasms - Correct Answer
opisthotonos
with Correct Answers
1. this is an abnormality involving more than 10 fingers - Correct Answer
polydactyl
2. this is an abnormality involving fusion or webbing of fingers - Correct Answer
syndactyly
3. neural tube defects happens during what month/week of embryonic
development? - Correct Answer 1st month or 4 weeks
4. what is the primary cause for NTDs? - Correct Answer no folic acid intake
(vitamin B9)
5. foods high in folic acid - Correct Answer broccoli, beans, bread, breakfast
cereals
6. confirmatory test for NTDs - Correct Answer amniocentesis
7. screening test for NTDs - Correct Answer UTZ
8. absence of the brain - Correct Answer anencephaly
9. this means "split spine" - Correct Answer spine bifida
10. common site of spine bifida occult - Correct Answer L5-S1 (lower back)
11. cardinal sign of spine bifida occult - Correct Answer dimpling of the back or tuft
of hair
12. which is more severe: myelomeningocele or meningeal? - Correct Answer
myelomeningocele
13. earliest symptom of ICP in children - Correct Answer high-pitched cry and
bulging fontanels
14. best position in a child suffering from NTDs - Correct Answer prone or side-lying
but supported with pillows
, 15. foods high in latex - Correct Answer bananas, berries, avocados, chestnuts,
kiwi
16. a maneuver that is involving manual downward pressure to the bladder - Correct
Answer creed’s maneuver
17. normal CSF fluid produced in the brain - Correct Answer 50-150 ml
18. Normal ICP ranges from - Correct Answer 0-15 mmHg
19. how many spinal nerves do we have? - Correct Answer 31 pairs
20. this part of the brain controls the breathing pattern - Correct Answer medulla
oblongata and pons
21. what cells produce CSF? - Correct Answer ependymal cells
22. where is CSF produced in the brain? - Correct Answer choroid plexus
23. what is the most common cause of congenital hydrocephalus? - Correct Answer
aqueduct stenosis
24. most common tumor in children - Correct Answer astrocytoma
25. most common tumor in adults - Correct Answer gloms
26. no communicating hydrocephalus main problem is? - Correct Answer
obstruction
27. communicating hydrocephalus main problem is? - Correct Answer absorption
28. this pertains to a phenomenon wherein when one component of the head goes
up, the other substances should go down - Correct Answer monroe-kellie
hypothesis
29. triad symptom of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) - Correct Answer
urinary continence, dementia, apraxia (UDA)
30. cracked pot sound - Correct Answer McEwen sign
31. bulging eyebrows - Correct Answer bossing's sign
32. back becomes arched because of muscle spasms - Correct Answer
opisthotonos
