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Nursing Practice Questions for Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 6-year-old boy present with fever, malaise, anorexia, and rash which appear as small red papules and vesicles on an erythematous base; which ulcerate and crusted mainly on the trunk, head, and face. Of the following, the LEAST common neurologic complication of this disease is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Chickenpox (varicella) neurologic complications include ataxia (D) and encephalitis (C). Optic neuritis (E) is the least common, per pediatric infectious disease data.
Question 2 of 5
The incidence of streptococcal pharyngitis increased in
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strep pharyngitis peaks in school-age children (C, 5-15 years), due to close contact, per epidemiology.
Question 3 of 5
The region of lymphadenopathy that's affected by tuberculosis and known as Ghon complex is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Ghon complex involves hilar (A) lymph nodes and lung parenchyma in primary TB, per pathology.
Question 4 of 5
Treatment with erythromycin in the paroxysmal stage of pertussis
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Erythromycin in pertussis’ paroxysmal stage (A) doesn’t alter course or spread, effective only in catarrhal stage, per guidelines.
Question 5 of 5
A 6-year-old child presented with high fever, cough, and chest pain. Frontal chest radiograph shows airspace consolidation, which obliterates the silhouette of the heart border on the left. Of the following, the recommended treatment is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lobar pneumonia with silhouette sign suggests S. pneumoniae; ceftriaxone (B) is preferred for severe cases, per AAP.