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Pediatric Nurse Exam Sample Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 3-month-old precious baby of a keen and highly educated family presented with history of URTI followed by deterioration of level of consciousness and seizure. CT brain shows intracranial bleeding with no evidence of skull fracture. Fundoscopy was normal. Mother gives history of difficult labor but with normal development, mild hypotonia, and macrocephaly which was reassured initially by general Pediatrician. Of the following, the MOST likely diagnosis is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Abusive head trauma (AHT) is more likely given the absence of skull fracture, normal fundoscopy, and clinical presentation post-URTI. Residual birth trauma and glutaric aciduria type 1 are less plausible without additional supportive findings.
Question 2 of 5
A 7 -g, 6-week’s-gestational-age white male is born after hours of premature rupture of the amniotic membranes The Apgar scores are and He immediately experiences respiratory distress and cyanosis requiring endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation with % oxygen Vital signs are temperature 7°C, heart rate 95, and mean blood pressure of mm Hg Laboratory tests reveal a white blood cell count of 5 and 59, platelets The next most appropriate treatment for this child is to administer
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Premature rupture of membranes increases the risk of infection Antibiotics are indicated to treat possible sepsis
Question 3 of 5
A term newborn presents with jaundice and a total bilirubin level of 20 mg/dL. Which treatment is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Phototherapy is the first-line treatment for neonatal jaundice with high bilirubin levels, as it converts bilirubin into a water-soluble form for excretion. Exchange transfusion is reserved for severe cases with signs of kernicterus.
Question 4 of 5
You are meeting parents of a -year-old boy who has normal developmental milestone and social interaction; they have older child with autism; they have a concern about having this young kid with autism as well. You state that most children with autism have clinical manifestations by the age of
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Signs of autism typically emerge by the second or third year of life, though earlier detection is possible.
Question 5 of 5
One of the following metabolic conditions is not deemed in the differential diagnosis of atopic dermatitis
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Phenylketonuria does not typically present with atopic dermatitis-like symptoms.