Week 5 Midterm Exam -Family Health - Pediatrics- South
University
1. The incidence of congenital heart defects is estimated to be ________ of all
live births. 20% 10% 5% 1%
2. 2 Breastmilk can be safely stored in a freezer below 0 degrees Fahrenheit
for how long? Three months Six months One year Two years
3. 3 Which foreign body needs immediate removal from a five-year-old boy’s
nose? Bean Bead Stone Battery
4. 4 The most useful diagnostic test in delayed puberty is
_____________________. complete thyroid panel X-Ray of the left wrist
and hand X-Ray of the right wrist and hand X-Ray of the spinal column
5. 5 An average vision of a two-year-old child is approximately: 20/150 20/400
20/70 20/30
6. 6 A five-year-old female presents for a follow-up emergency room visit
with a diagnosis of bronchitis. You would expect which treatment to have
been prescribed? Oral steroids Azithromycin Increase rest and fluid
Albuterol
7. 7 An adolescent with a chronic asthma cough notes that symptoms are
usually worse _____________. only with exertion only during the daytime
only at night at night and with exertion
8. 8 An average adolescent female usually experiences her biggest growth
spurt at approximately what age? Ten and half years Eleven and half years
Twelve and half years Thirteen and half years
9. 9 If an adolescent has a bone age of 10 but is actually 13 years of age, this
patient has ______. an increased risk of fracture in the next three years an
increased risk of osteoporosis as an adult a higher potential for bone growth
a lower potential for bone growth
, 10.10 Gardasil results in greater antibody responses for females who are
administered the three-dose series between what ages? Six to twenty-six
years of age, Prior to eleven years of age, Nine to fifteen years of age Nine
to twenty-six years of age
11. 11 An eight-year old has chronic intermittent nasal congestion. All but
which of the following would support allergic rhinitis? Red swollen
turbinates Darkened areas below eyes Increased basophils on complete
blood count (CB Itchy, watery eyes
12.12 A fifteen-month old failed treatment with amoxicillin for an otitis media.
At his two-week recheck, his tympanic membrane remained red with
distorted landmarks and he persisted with nasal discharge that is thick and
yellowish. The best action for the nursing practitioner should be to prescribe:
A ten-day-course of augmentin A three-week-course of a cephalexin A
higher dose amoxicillin Ceftriaxone and an antihistamine
13.13 An infant should be able to say his or her first word by: four to five
months eight to nine months twelve to fifteen months twenty four to twenty
six months
14 The latter part of adolescence includes the ability to develop ________ and
_______ means to be a part of society. strong attachments; sexuality career;
marriage critical thinking; basic life skills moral; intellectual means
15 A fourteen-year-old adolescent presents with fatigue, endocarditis,
pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure. You suspect
he may have ____________. ASD pulmonary valve stenosis aortic valve
stenosis a ventricular septal defect (VSD)
16 A four-year-old male patient presents with his mother with a school referral
regarding red eyes. Which questions would not assist in establishing a list of
differential diagnoses? Unilateral vs. bilateral presentation Type of drainage
Vision status History of a bacterial infection one month ago