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NPS EXAM COMPREHENSIVE NEONATAL &
PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY CARE EXAM LATEST 2025/
2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||NEWEST
EXAM!!!||
An Apgar Score of 4 indicates
a. a normal infant
b. no depression
c. moderate depression
d. severe depression - Answer-c. moderate depression
An infection in a newborn is more commonly associated
with
a. normal body temperature
b. hypothermia
c. hyperthermia
d. decreased oxygen consumption - Answer-B.
hypothermia
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An L/S ratio of 3:1 indicates
a. a high-risk infant
b. a low incidence of IRDS
c. that respiratory distress will be present
d. an infant who is small for gestational age - Answer-b. a
low incidence of IRDS
Which of the following would indicate a normal sweat
chloride test?
a. 30 mmol/L
b. 70 mmol/L
c. 100 mmol/L
d. 150 mmol/L - Answer-a. 30 mmol/L
All of the following could predict a high-risk infant delivery
EXCEPT
a. maternal diabetes
b. age of the mother
c. maternal cigarette smoking
d. appropriate prenatal care - Answer-d. appropriate
prenatal care
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All of the following are transplacental infections, EXCEPT
a. gonorrhea
b. rubella (german measles)
c. syphillis
d. cytomegalovirus (CMV) - Answer-a. gonorrhea
The treatment for toxemia includes
1.bed rest, 2. diet, 3. salt restriction
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 2
d. 1, 2, and 3 - Answer-d 1, 2, and 3
Which method of anesthetic administration could induce
respiratory depression in an infant?
a. local
b. epidural
c. general
d. spinal - Answer-c. general
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Transient tachypnea of the newborn typically occurs as a
result of
a. delayed removal of fetal lung fluid
b. a pneumothorax
c. a low-birth weight infant
d. hyperglycemia - Answer-a. delayed removal of fetal lung
fluid
Normal fetal heart rate is
a. 80-100/minute
b. 100-120/minute
c. 110-160/minute
d. 160-200/minute - Answer-c. 110-160/minute
Prolonged rupture of the amniotic membranes may result
in
a. neonatal sepsis
b. meconium aspiration
c. persistant fetal circulation
d. jaundice - Answer-a. neonatal sepsis
NPS EXAM COMPREHENSIVE NEONATAL &
PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY CARE EXAM LATEST 2025/
2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||NEWEST
EXAM!!!||
An Apgar Score of 4 indicates
a. a normal infant
b. no depression
c. moderate depression
d. severe depression - Answer-c. moderate depression
An infection in a newborn is more commonly associated
with
a. normal body temperature
b. hypothermia
c. hyperthermia
d. decreased oxygen consumption - Answer-B.
hypothermia
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An L/S ratio of 3:1 indicates
a. a high-risk infant
b. a low incidence of IRDS
c. that respiratory distress will be present
d. an infant who is small for gestational age - Answer-b. a
low incidence of IRDS
Which of the following would indicate a normal sweat
chloride test?
a. 30 mmol/L
b. 70 mmol/L
c. 100 mmol/L
d. 150 mmol/L - Answer-a. 30 mmol/L
All of the following could predict a high-risk infant delivery
EXCEPT
a. maternal diabetes
b. age of the mother
c. maternal cigarette smoking
d. appropriate prenatal care - Answer-d. appropriate
prenatal care
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All of the following are transplacental infections, EXCEPT
a. gonorrhea
b. rubella (german measles)
c. syphillis
d. cytomegalovirus (CMV) - Answer-a. gonorrhea
The treatment for toxemia includes
1.bed rest, 2. diet, 3. salt restriction
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 2
d. 1, 2, and 3 - Answer-d 1, 2, and 3
Which method of anesthetic administration could induce
respiratory depression in an infant?
a. local
b. epidural
c. general
d. spinal - Answer-c. general
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Transient tachypnea of the newborn typically occurs as a
result of
a. delayed removal of fetal lung fluid
b. a pneumothorax
c. a low-birth weight infant
d. hyperglycemia - Answer-a. delayed removal of fetal lung
fluid
Normal fetal heart rate is
a. 80-100/minute
b. 100-120/minute
c. 110-160/minute
d. 160-200/minute - Answer-c. 110-160/minute
Prolonged rupture of the amniotic membranes may result
in
a. neonatal sepsis
b. meconium aspiration
c. persistant fetal circulation
d. jaundice - Answer-a. neonatal sepsis
