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WGU D119 PEDIATRICS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED (LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027) | 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
Child with slightly enlarged liver - ANS ✓could be due to heart condition
Inspiratory strider increased WBC, purulent sputum - ANS
✓laryngotracheobronchitis
Cyclic vomiting syndrome - ANS ✓chronic condition of recurring cycles that can
last for hours or days
Intussusception signs - ANS ✓telescoping of a segment of the intestine
Loud crying that comes and goes blood in stool
Gastroenteritis - ANS ✓inflammation of the stomach and intestines diarrhoea
and vomiting, tachycardia, slight fever, main complication is dehydration
Nephrotic syndrome - ANS ✓loss of large amounts of plasma protein SWELLING
in feet
Tietze syndrome - ANS ✓costochondritis + palpable edema, tender chest at
sternocostal cartilage
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Chorea - ANS ✓uncontrollable jerky movements of the child’s toes and fingers
CHAT - ANS ✓check for autism in toddlers
Prehn sign - ANS ✓pain relieved when you raise up the scrotum
Hyperthyroidism - ANS ✓overactive thyroid condition
Cellulitis - ANS ✓fever and prorbital swelling go to ER
Viral conjunctivitis - ANS ✓adenovirus; highly contagious**
Swimming pools - epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
*erythema, copious watery discharge
Tx: eye lavage with normal saline BID x7-14
days/vasoconstrictorantihistamine drops
Cooking utensils that are pottery - ANS ✓can cause developmental delays
16 yr old - ANS ✓should have objective thoughts
Scrotal swelling nausea, vomiting, fever, dysuria, painful - ANS
✓epididymitis
Bacterial conjunctivitis - ANS ✓pinkeye; very contagious
Split S2 heart sound - ANS ✓atrial septic defect
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Appendicitis - ANS ✓pain near belly button& moves to the right. N/v, poor
appetite, fever, chills
Pyloric stenosis - ANS ✓narrowing of the opening of the stomach to the
duodenum
Forceful vomiting, dehydration, always hungry, lump in abdomen wt. loss
failure to thrive ,, olive shaped mass,,,diagnosed by 12 weeks
GERD - ANS ✓spitting up beyond 1 yr old, choking or wheezing, irritable
inconsolable crying after eating
Impetigo - ANS ✓crust
Stomach issues - ANS ✓keep food diary
Thalassemia - ANS ✓treatment is blood transfusions passed from a parent to a
child
Hydrocele - ANS ✓scrotal swelling caused by a collection of fluid
Painless, ultrasound needed, swollen testicle, in newborns goes away by 1
yr old
Testicular torsion - ANS ✓twisting of the spermatic cord pinch the inside of the
thigh to see if testicle contracts
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Otitis media with effusion - ANS ✓happens because of a recent infection that
created fluid (acute otitis media) they don’t have a fever anymore
Acute otitis media - ANS ✓usually associated with an upper respiratory
infection and is most commonly seen in young children (bacterial)
Superficial partial thickness burn - ANS ✓Involves the epidermis and the
upper portion of the dermis. Involved area may be extremely painful and exhibit
blisters. Healing occurs with minimal to no scarring in 5-21 days.
Vegetarian diets - ANS ✓lack Vit B12 and zinc
Kolpik’s spots are associated with ___ - ANS ✓measles white and granular and
circled by an erythemous ring all inside the mouth
1 week old has purulent discharge from both eyes - ANS ✓chlamydia from
mother
Satellite lesions bum - ANS ✓Usually occurs w/ yeast infection; fungal infection;
main lesion sends out "spores" to start a new lesion elsewhere
MMR and Varicella immunizations come later (15 mos) - ANS ✓given on the
same day or at least a month apart
Cafe au lait spots - ANS ✓Smooth edged tan-to-brown pigmentations on the
skin.. This means neurofibromatosis causes cognitive deficits, learning
disabilities and neuro problems REFER to neuro
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WGU D119 PEDIATRICS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED (LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027) | 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
Child with slightly enlarged liver - ANS ✓could be due to heart condition
Inspiratory strider increased WBC, purulent sputum - ANS
✓laryngotracheobronchitis
Cyclic vomiting syndrome - ANS ✓chronic condition of recurring cycles that can
last for hours or days
Intussusception signs - ANS ✓telescoping of a segment of the intestine
Loud crying that comes and goes blood in stool
Gastroenteritis - ANS ✓inflammation of the stomach and intestines diarrhoea
and vomiting, tachycardia, slight fever, main complication is dehydration
Nephrotic syndrome - ANS ✓loss of large amounts of plasma protein SWELLING
in feet
Tietze syndrome - ANS ✓costochondritis + palpable edema, tender chest at
sternocostal cartilage
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Chorea - ANS ✓uncontrollable jerky movements of the child’s toes and fingers
CHAT - ANS ✓check for autism in toddlers
Prehn sign - ANS ✓pain relieved when you raise up the scrotum
Hyperthyroidism - ANS ✓overactive thyroid condition
Cellulitis - ANS ✓fever and prorbital swelling go to ER
Viral conjunctivitis - ANS ✓adenovirus; highly contagious**
Swimming pools - epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
*erythema, copious watery discharge
Tx: eye lavage with normal saline BID x7-14
days/vasoconstrictorantihistamine drops
Cooking utensils that are pottery - ANS ✓can cause developmental delays
16 yr old - ANS ✓should have objective thoughts
Scrotal swelling nausea, vomiting, fever, dysuria, painful - ANS
✓epididymitis
Bacterial conjunctivitis - ANS ✓pinkeye; very contagious
Split S2 heart sound - ANS ✓atrial septic defect
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Appendicitis - ANS ✓pain near belly button& moves to the right. N/v, poor
appetite, fever, chills
Pyloric stenosis - ANS ✓narrowing of the opening of the stomach to the
duodenum
Forceful vomiting, dehydration, always hungry, lump in abdomen wt. loss
failure to thrive ,, olive shaped mass,,,diagnosed by 12 weeks
GERD - ANS ✓spitting up beyond 1 yr old, choking or wheezing, irritable
inconsolable crying after eating
Impetigo - ANS ✓crust
Stomach issues - ANS ✓keep food diary
Thalassemia - ANS ✓treatment is blood transfusions passed from a parent to a
child
Hydrocele - ANS ✓scrotal swelling caused by a collection of fluid
Painless, ultrasound needed, swollen testicle, in newborns goes away by 1
yr old
Testicular torsion - ANS ✓twisting of the spermatic cord pinch the inside of the
thigh to see if testicle contracts
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Otitis media with effusion - ANS ✓happens because of a recent infection that
created fluid (acute otitis media) they don’t have a fever anymore
Acute otitis media - ANS ✓usually associated with an upper respiratory
infection and is most commonly seen in young children (bacterial)
Superficial partial thickness burn - ANS ✓Involves the epidermis and the
upper portion of the dermis. Involved area may be extremely painful and exhibit
blisters. Healing occurs with minimal to no scarring in 5-21 days.
Vegetarian diets - ANS ✓lack Vit B12 and zinc
Kolpik’s spots are associated with ___ - ANS ✓measles white and granular and
circled by an erythemous ring all inside the mouth
1 week old has purulent discharge from both eyes - ANS ✓chlamydia from
mother
Satellite lesions bum - ANS ✓Usually occurs w/ yeast infection; fungal infection;
main lesion sends out "spores" to start a new lesion elsewhere
MMR and Varicella immunizations come later (15 mos) - ANS ✓given on the
same day or at least a month apart
Cafe au lait spots - ANS ✓Smooth edged tan-to-brown pigmentations on the
skin.. This means neurofibromatosis causes cognitive deficits, learning
disabilities and neuro problems REFER to neuro
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