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NCLEX Questions Pediatric Infectious Diseases Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 14-year-old adolescent boy presented with malaise, dry cough, and mild shortness of breath for 1 week. Frontal chest radiograph shows a diffuse pattern of increased interstitial markings, including Kerley lines. Of the following, the MOST likely micro-organism causing this condition is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mycoplasma pneumoniae (C) causes atypical pneumonia with interstitial markings in teens, per radiology and epidemiology.
Question 2 of 5
Positive blood culture in bacterial enteritis is expected in
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nontyphoidal Salmonella (E) frequently causes bacteremia in enteritis, per infectious disease data.
Question 3 of 5
In hepatitis A virus infection, the MOST common physical finding that is characteristic of the icteric phase in addition to jaundice is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tender hepatomegaly (D) is common in HAV icteric phase with jaundice, per clinical findings.
Question 4 of 5
All the following can differentiate lower UTI from upper UTI EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Urine culture (D) confirms UTI but doesn’t distinguish lower vs. upper, unlike systemic signs (A, B, C) or tenderness (E), per clinical differentiation.
Question 5 of 5
All the following matching regarding pathogens of osteomyelitis and their recommended treatment are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: MRSA (E) requires vancomycin, not cefazolin, unlike correct matches (A, B, C, D), per antibiotic guidelines.