NUNP 6541 Pediatric Final
Exam-Walden U / Newest
Actual Exam Review Questions
and Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) A Grade
Terms in this set (180)
Quiz____?
Recommended treatment for RSV in a 7-month-old (outpatient) -
Answer✓✓
Use of saline drops and suctioning of the nares. Indications of when to use
antipyretics. Signs of respiratory distress or dehydration. Guidelines for
feeding an infant with signs of mild respiratory distress which includes
smaller more frequent feedings; monitoring of the respiratory rate; and
guarding against vomiting. The parents should be educated that the child
may have the symptoms over the course of 2-3 weeks
Quiz____?
Epiglottitis s/s -
Answer✓✓
Acute and rapid onset of high fever, chills, and toxicity. Severe sore throat
and drooling saliva. Will not eat or drink, muffled (hot potato) voice, and
,anxiety. Sitting posture with hyperextended neck with open-mouth
breathing. Stridor, tachycardia, and tachypnea
Quiz____?
Epiglottitis prevention -
Answer✓✓
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine
Quiz____?
Steeple sign -
Answer✓✓
a radiologic sign found on radiograph where the subglottic tracheal
narrowing produces a shape of a church steeple which supports a diagnosis
of croup
Quiz____?
Foreign body aspiration antibiotic? -
Answer✓✓
,Depends on the nature of the material aspirated, plus the location and
degree of obstruction. Bronchial or laryngeal foreign body aspiration, a
bronchoscopy must be performed for removal of the foreign body
Quiz____?
Antibiotics for bronchiolitis? -
Answer✓✓
Use of saline drops and suctioning of the nares. There is no evidence to
support the routine use of antibiotics
Quiz____?
Antibiotics for croup? -
Answer✓✓
Nebulized epinephrine, corticosteroids (dexamethasone oral or IM), blow by
oxygen or heliox in severe croup. Racemic epinephrine with the use of
corticosteroids to limit rebound swelling
Quiz____?
Antibiotics for epiglottitis? -
Answer✓✓
, Establish an airway preferably by nasotracheal intubation. Administer IV
antibiotics such as rocephin to cover H.influenzae. Administer oxygen and
respiratory support. Antibiotics should be continued for 10 days. Rifampin
prophylaxis 20 mg/kg in a single dose (maximum of 600 mg) for 4 days for
infants and children, 600 mg once a day for adults for 4 days. Should be
provided for household contacts who are at risk (Younger than 4 years old
who is non-immunized or incompletely immunized, children less than 12
months who have not received primary series of Hib, and
immunocompromised children.
Quiz____?
Asthma treatment -
Answer✓✓
The pharmacological management of asthma in children is based on the
severity of asthma and the child's age. After initial control, decrease
treatment to the least amount of medication needed to maintain control.
Systemic corticosteroids may be needed at any time and stepped up if there
is a major flare-up of symptoms.
Quiz____?
Step 1 Asthma management for children 0-4 years old -
Exam-Walden U / Newest
Actual Exam Review Questions
and Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) A Grade
Terms in this set (180)
Quiz____?
Recommended treatment for RSV in a 7-month-old (outpatient) -
Answer✓✓
Use of saline drops and suctioning of the nares. Indications of when to use
antipyretics. Signs of respiratory distress or dehydration. Guidelines for
feeding an infant with signs of mild respiratory distress which includes
smaller more frequent feedings; monitoring of the respiratory rate; and
guarding against vomiting. The parents should be educated that the child
may have the symptoms over the course of 2-3 weeks
Quiz____?
Epiglottitis s/s -
Answer✓✓
Acute and rapid onset of high fever, chills, and toxicity. Severe sore throat
and drooling saliva. Will not eat or drink, muffled (hot potato) voice, and
,anxiety. Sitting posture with hyperextended neck with open-mouth
breathing. Stridor, tachycardia, and tachypnea
Quiz____?
Epiglottitis prevention -
Answer✓✓
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine
Quiz____?
Steeple sign -
Answer✓✓
a radiologic sign found on radiograph where the subglottic tracheal
narrowing produces a shape of a church steeple which supports a diagnosis
of croup
Quiz____?
Foreign body aspiration antibiotic? -
Answer✓✓
,Depends on the nature of the material aspirated, plus the location and
degree of obstruction. Bronchial or laryngeal foreign body aspiration, a
bronchoscopy must be performed for removal of the foreign body
Quiz____?
Antibiotics for bronchiolitis? -
Answer✓✓
Use of saline drops and suctioning of the nares. There is no evidence to
support the routine use of antibiotics
Quiz____?
Antibiotics for croup? -
Answer✓✓
Nebulized epinephrine, corticosteroids (dexamethasone oral or IM), blow by
oxygen or heliox in severe croup. Racemic epinephrine with the use of
corticosteroids to limit rebound swelling
Quiz____?
Antibiotics for epiglottitis? -
Answer✓✓
, Establish an airway preferably by nasotracheal intubation. Administer IV
antibiotics such as rocephin to cover H.influenzae. Administer oxygen and
respiratory support. Antibiotics should be continued for 10 days. Rifampin
prophylaxis 20 mg/kg in a single dose (maximum of 600 mg) for 4 days for
infants and children, 600 mg once a day for adults for 4 days. Should be
provided for household contacts who are at risk (Younger than 4 years old
who is non-immunized or incompletely immunized, children less than 12
months who have not received primary series of Hib, and
immunocompromised children.
Quiz____?
Asthma treatment -
Answer✓✓
The pharmacological management of asthma in children is based on the
severity of asthma and the child's age. After initial control, decrease
treatment to the least amount of medication needed to maintain control.
Systemic corticosteroids may be needed at any time and stepped up if there
is a major flare-up of symptoms.
Quiz____?
Step 1 Asthma management for children 0-4 years old -
