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Pediatric Nursing Study Guide Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 1.5-month-old girl, the first child of unrelated parents was referred to our hospital with icterus and edema. She is exclusively breast-fed, she had acholic stools. She was hospitalized for further evaluation. The baby's blood group is A +ve, the mother's blood group is O +ve. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Neonatal cholestasis is characterized by prolonged jaundice, acholic stools, and direct hyperbilirubinemia. Causes include biliary atresia, metabolic disorders, and genetic syndromes. ABO incompatibility typically causes hemolysis and indirect hyperbilirubinemia, not acholic stools.
Question 2 of 5
The following drugs are used in resuscitation Except:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Digitalis is used for chronic heart failure and specific arrhythmias, not for acute resuscitation efforts requiring rapid cardiac stimulation.
Question 3 of 5
11. Symmetric arthritis of involved number of joints over time is characterized by aggressive manifestation that is almost exclusively occurs in RF-positive polyarthritis. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of RF-positive polyarthritis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Extensor surface nodules are more typical in adult rheumatoid arthritis.
Question 4 of 5
Of the following, the MOST appropriate initial therapy for a 12-year-old female adolescent with mild arthritis and a faint malar rash is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hydroxychloroquine is often used as first-line therapy for mild SLE.
Question 5 of 5
Important causes of wheezing in infancy include all of the following except:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hypocalcemia is not a common cause of wheezing in infancy. Bronchiolitis, asthma, and gastroesophageal reflux are frequent causes due to airway inflammation, hyperreactivity, and aspiration of gastric contents.