ATI RN
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Questions
Question 1 of 4
A poisoned child can exhibit any one of following basic clinical patterns EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All options (A-E) are common poisoning patterns; no exception exists in the list, per toxicology. Assuming complete list, no answer fits 'EXCEPT'—likely a document error.
Question 2 of 4
Fever in rheumatic diseases is caused by cytokine release and can take many forms. Regular temperature spikes, once or twice a day is seen in
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (Still’s disease) is characterized by daily (quotidian) fever spikes, typically once or twice a day.
Question 3 of 4
A 3-year-old-boy presented with fever 6 days ago associated with periungual desquamation. Examination showed a strawberry tongue, cervical lymphadenopathy, truncal polymorphous rash. The rash in this patient occurs in
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In Kawasaki disease, as described, a polymorphous rash occurs in nearly 100% of cases as part of diagnostic criteria.
Question 4 of 4
A 9-year-old girl has a raised erythematous rash on the cheeks; effusion and tenderness of the small joints of the hands; with history of recurrent mouth and nasal sores, GUE show proteinuria (>500 mg/24 h). All the following hematologic abnormalities are suspected in this patient EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In systemic lupus erythematosus (as described), both C3 and C4 are typically low due to complement consumption, not just C3 with normal C4.