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Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Exam Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 14-year-old girl with type 1 diabetes has hyperglycemia (20.2 mmol/L) and ketones (1.2 mmol/L) despite insulin pump therapy. What is the best advice?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If hyperglycemia and ketones are present, insulin pump failure should be suspected. A correction dose via syringe or pen is recommended.
Question 2 of 5
The following is considered one of the B symptoms in Hodgkin disease:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: B symptoms include fever, night sweats, and weight loss, indicating systemic involvement in Hodgkin lymphoma.
Question 3 of 5
Sign of biliary atresia on ultrasound?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The 'triangular cord' sign, a fibrotic remnant of bile ducts, is a characteristic ultrasound finding in biliary atresia.
Question 4 of 5
The best 'rescue' medication in the treatment of acute asthma symptoms is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Inhaled short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs) are the preferred rescue medication for acute asthma symptoms, as they provide rapid relief by relaxing airway muscles.
Question 5 of 5
Spondyloarthritis may be overlapped clinically with other forms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Clinical manifestations that help distinguish spondyloarthritis from other forms of juvenile arthritis include all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Uveitis is more common in oligoarticular JIA.