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N273 Exam #3: Pediatric Respiratory & Cardiac
Disorders Comprehensive Study Questions & Answers
(Correct Answers at the End)
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, Pediatric Respiratory & Cardiac Disorders
Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each question.
1. A 4-year-old child presents with a sudden onset of a seal-like barking cough, stridor, and
sternal retractions. The symptoms are worse at night. Which condition is the most likely
cause?
a. Acute Epiglottitis
b. Bacterial Pneumonia
c. Croup
d. Bronchiolitis
2. The nurse is educating parents of a newborn on SIDS prevention. Which instruction is the
most critical?
a. "Place your baby to sleep on their stomach."
b. "Use soft, padded bedding in the crib."
c. "Place your baby to sleep on their back in an empty crib."
d. "Let the baby sleep in a car seat if they fall asleep there."
3. A child with cystic fibrosis is at risk for deficiencies in which vitamins?
a. Vitamins B1, B6, B12
b. Vitamins C and D
c. Vitamins A, D, E, and K
d. Vitamins B12 and C
4. The "tripod position" and the "four D's" (Drooling, Dysphagia, Dysphonia, Distressed
inspiratory efforts) are classic signs of which life-threatening condition?
a. Asthma
b. Foreign Body Aspiration
c. Acute Epiglottitis
d. Bacterial Tonsillitis
5. What is the primary goal of administering high-dose IVIG to a child with Kawasaki
disease?
a. To reduce fever and inflammatory response
N273 Exam #3: Pediatric Respiratory & Cardiac
Disorders Comprehensive Study Questions & Answers
(Correct Answers at the End)
───────────────────────────────────────────────
, Pediatric Respiratory & Cardiac Disorders
Instructions: Choose the single best answer for each question.
1. A 4-year-old child presents with a sudden onset of a seal-like barking cough, stridor, and
sternal retractions. The symptoms are worse at night. Which condition is the most likely
cause?
a. Acute Epiglottitis
b. Bacterial Pneumonia
c. Croup
d. Bronchiolitis
2. The nurse is educating parents of a newborn on SIDS prevention. Which instruction is the
most critical?
a. "Place your baby to sleep on their stomach."
b. "Use soft, padded bedding in the crib."
c. "Place your baby to sleep on their back in an empty crib."
d. "Let the baby sleep in a car seat if they fall asleep there."
3. A child with cystic fibrosis is at risk for deficiencies in which vitamins?
a. Vitamins B1, B6, B12
b. Vitamins C and D
c. Vitamins A, D, E, and K
d. Vitamins B12 and C
4. The "tripod position" and the "four D's" (Drooling, Dysphagia, Dysphonia, Distressed
inspiratory efforts) are classic signs of which life-threatening condition?
a. Asthma
b. Foreign Body Aspiration
c. Acute Epiglottitis
d. Bacterial Tonsillitis
5. What is the primary goal of administering high-dose IVIG to a child with Kawasaki
disease?
a. To reduce fever and inflammatory response
