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CFRN PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
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In young children, the narrowest part of the trachea is the:
A. Vallecula
B. Cricoid ring
C. Epiglottis
D. Hyoid - ANS ✓B. Cricoid ring
In a child, it may be normal for the liver and spleen to:
A. Be enlarged
B. Bleed easily
C. Be palpated below the costal margin
D. Push up against the diaphragm, causing decreased vital capacity - ANS ✓C.
Be palpated below the costal margin
In infants, the minimum expected urine output is:
A. 1 mL/kg/hr.
B. 2 mL/kg/hr.
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C. 3 mL/kg/hr.
D. 4 mL/kg/hr. - ANS ✓B. 2 mL/kg/hr
Which of the following is a major factor that makes children susceptible to
hypothermia?
A. The inability to shiver
B. Fewer glycogen stores
C. A larger proportion of body fat
D. All of the above - ANS ✓A. The inability to shiver
All pediatric assessments should begin with forming a general impression
using the Pediatric:
A. Trauma score
B. Assessment triangle
C. Perfusion score
D. Faces scale - ANS ✓B. Assessment triangle
Due to the relatively large tongue of a child in proportion to his or her mouth,
successful intubation requires: proper blade size, proper positioning, and
proper:
A. Suctioning
B. Sedation
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C. Sweeping of the tongue
D. Cricoid pressure - ANS ✓C. Sweeping of the tongue
Physical assessment of a child's cardiovascular system begins with:
A. Observing the child's general appearance and level of consciousness
B. Checking the child's central pulse rate
C. Feeling the child's skin temperature
D. Placing the child on a cardiac monitor - ANS ✓A. Observing the child's general
appearance and level of consciousness
An increase in _______ is the chief compensatory mechanism in children to
increase end-organ perfusion and to maintain blood pressure.
A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Contractility
D. Peripheral vasoconstriction - ANS ✓A. Heart rate
Epiglottitis is a medical emergency in the pediatric population. Remember the
four Ds, which stand for:
A. Dysphagia, dysphonia, drooling, and distress
B. Diaphoresis, diplopia, diarrhea, and distress
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C. Dilated (pupils), drooling, distress, and diaphoresis
D. Drooling, dysphagia, distant lung sounds, and distress - ANS ✓A. Dysphagia,
dysphonia, drooling, and distress
Options to relieve a foreign body airway obstruction in a pediatric includes:
A. Abdominal thrusts only
B. One attempt at nasotracheal intubation
C. Carotid massage
D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill forceps -
ANS ✓D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill forceps
A child in shock will fail quickly when the child's compensatory systems:
A. Are in overdrive
B. Fail
C. Thrive
D. Are functioning normally - ANS ✓B. Fail
In a child in shock, the heart rate is the:
A. Only compensatory mechanism
B. Last compensatory mechanism
C. Primary compensatory mechanism
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CFRN PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)
In young children, the narrowest part of the trachea is the:
A. Vallecula
B. Cricoid ring
C. Epiglottis
D. Hyoid - ANS ✓B. Cricoid ring
In a child, it may be normal for the liver and spleen to:
A. Be enlarged
B. Bleed easily
C. Be palpated below the costal margin
D. Push up against the diaphragm, causing decreased vital capacity - ANS ✓C.
Be palpated below the costal margin
In infants, the minimum expected urine output is:
A. 1 mL/kg/hr.
B. 2 mL/kg/hr.
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C. 3 mL/kg/hr.
D. 4 mL/kg/hr. - ANS ✓B. 2 mL/kg/hr
Which of the following is a major factor that makes children susceptible to
hypothermia?
A. The inability to shiver
B. Fewer glycogen stores
C. A larger proportion of body fat
D. All of the above - ANS ✓A. The inability to shiver
All pediatric assessments should begin with forming a general impression
using the Pediatric:
A. Trauma score
B. Assessment triangle
C. Perfusion score
D. Faces scale - ANS ✓B. Assessment triangle
Due to the relatively large tongue of a child in proportion to his or her mouth,
successful intubation requires: proper blade size, proper positioning, and
proper:
A. Suctioning
B. Sedation
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C. Sweeping of the tongue
D. Cricoid pressure - ANS ✓C. Sweeping of the tongue
Physical assessment of a child's cardiovascular system begins with:
A. Observing the child's general appearance and level of consciousness
B. Checking the child's central pulse rate
C. Feeling the child's skin temperature
D. Placing the child on a cardiac monitor - ANS ✓A. Observing the child's general
appearance and level of consciousness
An increase in _______ is the chief compensatory mechanism in children to
increase end-organ perfusion and to maintain blood pressure.
A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Contractility
D. Peripheral vasoconstriction - ANS ✓A. Heart rate
Epiglottitis is a medical emergency in the pediatric population. Remember the
four Ds, which stand for:
A. Dysphagia, dysphonia, drooling, and distress
B. Diaphoresis, diplopia, diarrhea, and distress
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C. Dilated (pupils), drooling, distress, and diaphoresis
D. Drooling, dysphagia, distant lung sounds, and distress - ANS ✓A. Dysphagia,
dysphonia, drooling, and distress
Options to relieve a foreign body airway obstruction in a pediatric includes:
A. Abdominal thrusts only
B. One attempt at nasotracheal intubation
C. Carotid massage
D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill forceps -
ANS ✓D. Chest thrusts, Heimlich maneuver, and laryngoscopy with Magill forceps
A child in shock will fail quickly when the child's compensatory systems:
A. Are in overdrive
B. Fail
C. Thrive
D. Are functioning normally - ANS ✓B. Fail
In a child in shock, the heart rate is the:
A. Only compensatory mechanism
B. Last compensatory mechanism
C. Primary compensatory mechanism
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