PNCB PNP-PC NEWEST EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
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ANSWERS
What is symmetric IUGR? Correct Answer Head
circumference, weight, and length all < 10th percentile
Indicates genetic conditions, intrauterine infection, drug
exposure
What is asymmetric IUGR? Correct Answer Head
circumference and length WDL
Weight < 10th percentile
Acute extra fetal compromise (chronic hypertension, renal
disease, cyanotic heart defect etc)
What are milia and when should they disappear? Correct
Answer Pinpoint white papules on face, cheeks, nose,
chin, forehead
Should go away 3-4 weeks of life
What is miliaria rubra? Correct Answer Prickly heat
What is erythema toxicans? Correct Answer Appears days
2-5
,Blotchy red spots with overlying white or yellow
papules/pustules
Resolves by day 14
When should you refer cafe au lait spots? Correct Answer
6+ spots
>15mm postpubertal
What condition are you concerned for with port wine
stains? Correct Answer Sturge Webber Syndrome-
associated with glaucoma and seizures
When does the stepping reflex disappear? Correct Answer
1-2 months
When does the Babinskin reflex disappear? Correct
Answer 12 months or when walking
When do the rest of the reflexes (Moro, sucking, rooting,
grasping) disappear? Correct Answer 3-4 months
What would you call a head swelling that crosses the
suture line? Correct Answer Caput Succedaneum
Resolves in 2-3 days
What would you call a head swelling that does NOT cross
the suture lines? Correct Answer Cephalohematoma
Resolves in several months
,What are some causes of bossing? Correct Answer
Rickets
Prematurity
What might more than one hair whorl indicate? Correct
Answer Poor brain growth
How big should the anterior fontanel be? Correct Answer
2-5 cm
When should the anterior fontanel close? Correct Answer
18-24 months
When should the posterior fontanel close? Correct Answer
2-3 months
What might a deep blue sclera indicate? Correct Answer
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
What might a white red reflex indicate? Correct Answer
Congenital cataracts
Retinoblastoma
What is choanal atresia? Correct Answer Blockage or
narrowing of the nasal airway by tissue
What is "fish mouth" associated with? Correct Answer
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What are some syndromes associated with micrognathia?
Correct Answer DiGeorge
, Pierre-Robin
Treacher-Collins
Hallermann-Streiff
What might an asymmetric Moro with fussiness with
movement indicate in a newborn? Correct Answer Clavicle
fracture
How should you evaluate for coarctation of the aorta?
Correct Answer BP on upper and lower extremities or
pulse oximeter reading of all four extremities
When should testes be fully descended? Correct Answer 3
months old
What procedure is characterized by ABduction of the hip
with a "click" felt as a positive sign? Correct Answer
Ortolani - "Out"
What procedure is characterized by ADDuction of the hip
with a clunk felt when positive? Correct Answer Barlow -
"Back"
What is sensitivity? Correct Answer + = +
What is specificity? Correct Answer - = -
What syndrome do you suspect for a child with:
Small eye openings
Thin upper lip
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ GRADE VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is symmetric IUGR? Correct Answer Head
circumference, weight, and length all < 10th percentile
Indicates genetic conditions, intrauterine infection, drug
exposure
What is asymmetric IUGR? Correct Answer Head
circumference and length WDL
Weight < 10th percentile
Acute extra fetal compromise (chronic hypertension, renal
disease, cyanotic heart defect etc)
What are milia and when should they disappear? Correct
Answer Pinpoint white papules on face, cheeks, nose,
chin, forehead
Should go away 3-4 weeks of life
What is miliaria rubra? Correct Answer Prickly heat
What is erythema toxicans? Correct Answer Appears days
2-5
,Blotchy red spots with overlying white or yellow
papules/pustules
Resolves by day 14
When should you refer cafe au lait spots? Correct Answer
6+ spots
>15mm postpubertal
What condition are you concerned for with port wine
stains? Correct Answer Sturge Webber Syndrome-
associated with glaucoma and seizures
When does the stepping reflex disappear? Correct Answer
1-2 months
When does the Babinskin reflex disappear? Correct
Answer 12 months or when walking
When do the rest of the reflexes (Moro, sucking, rooting,
grasping) disappear? Correct Answer 3-4 months
What would you call a head swelling that crosses the
suture line? Correct Answer Caput Succedaneum
Resolves in 2-3 days
What would you call a head swelling that does NOT cross
the suture lines? Correct Answer Cephalohematoma
Resolves in several months
,What are some causes of bossing? Correct Answer
Rickets
Prematurity
What might more than one hair whorl indicate? Correct
Answer Poor brain growth
How big should the anterior fontanel be? Correct Answer
2-5 cm
When should the anterior fontanel close? Correct Answer
18-24 months
When should the posterior fontanel close? Correct Answer
2-3 months
What might a deep blue sclera indicate? Correct Answer
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
What might a white red reflex indicate? Correct Answer
Congenital cataracts
Retinoblastoma
What is choanal atresia? Correct Answer Blockage or
narrowing of the nasal airway by tissue
What is "fish mouth" associated with? Correct Answer
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What are some syndromes associated with micrognathia?
Correct Answer DiGeorge
, Pierre-Robin
Treacher-Collins
Hallermann-Streiff
What might an asymmetric Moro with fussiness with
movement indicate in a newborn? Correct Answer Clavicle
fracture
How should you evaluate for coarctation of the aorta?
Correct Answer BP on upper and lower extremities or
pulse oximeter reading of all four extremities
When should testes be fully descended? Correct Answer 3
months old
What procedure is characterized by ABduction of the hip
with a "click" felt as a positive sign? Correct Answer
Ortolani - "Out"
What procedure is characterized by ADDuction of the hip
with a clunk felt when positive? Correct Answer Barlow -
"Back"
What is sensitivity? Correct Answer + = +
What is specificity? Correct Answer - = -
What syndrome do you suspect for a child with:
Small eye openings
Thin upper lip
