ATI RN
Pediatric Nursing Review Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 12-month-old receives the MMR vaccine and suddenly becomes flushed, tachycardic, tachypneic with weak peripheral pulsation & deteriorating consciousness. What is the likely explanation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Anaphylactic (immunological) shock is a severe allergic reaction leading to vasodilation and capillary leakage.
Question 2 of 5
One of the following is false about CNS leukemia:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All statements are true; CNS leukemia has a poor prognosis, causes increased ICP, is prone to relapse, and can lead to cranial nerve palsies.
Question 3 of 5
A 6-year-old male patient presented with microcephaly, microphthalmia, absent thumb, ectopic kidney & recurrent epistaxis. The most informative diagnostic test explaining the underlying etiology is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Chromosomal breakage test is used in disorders like Fanconi anemia, which is associated with congenital abnormalities, bone marrow failure, and increased cancer risk.
Question 4 of 5
One of the following is false about CNS leukemia:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All statements are true; CNS leukemia has a poor prognosis, causes increased ICP, is prone to relapse, and can lead to cranial nerve palsies.
Question 5 of 5
Wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound is an auscultatory finding in:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ASD causes increased right heart volume, leading to fixed splitting of the second heart sound irrespective of respiration.