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ATI Pediatrics Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A one-year-old girl with dysentery is discharged. The most important information for the mother is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hygiene C prevents reinfection, critical in dysentery, per document 0.
Question 2 of 5
An adolescent who is brought to the emergency department (ED) by his parents has the following symptoms: periumbilical pain that peaks at 4-hour intervals followed by right lower quadrant pain, which is followed by vomiting. Based on these data, which condition does the nurse suspect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Periumbilical pain shifting to the right lower quadrant (McBurney’s point) with vomiting is characteristic of appendicitis . Meckel’s diverticulum may cause bleeding, omphalitis is umbilical infection, and ulcerative colitis involves chronic diarrhea, not acute localized pain.
Question 3 of 5
Vitamin B1 deficiency causes
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Beriberi A results from B1 deficiency, per document p14, 8.
Question 4 of 5
A 3-year-old girl presents with recurrent ear infections and speech delay. Audiometry shows conductive hearing loss. Most likely diagnosis is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: OME causes conductive loss post-infections, per AAP. A, C-E differ.
Question 5 of 5
A newborn girl appears with ambiguous genitalia and a 46,XX karyotype. Labs reveal elevated 17-hydroxyprogesterone. Most likely diagnosis is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: CAH fits XX karyotype and elevated 17-OHP, per AAP (doc p149, Q574).