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Nursing Practice Questions for Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
All the following statements regarding subarachnoid hemorrhage are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Subarachnoid hemorrhage may be spontaneous (A), hypoxic (B), seizure-presenting (D), or AVM-related (E). Surgical evacuation (C) is rare, as it typically resolves without intervention.
Question 2 of 5
Physiologic jaundice is the result of many factors that are normal physiologic characteristics of newborns which include all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Physiologic jaundice stems from high RBCs (A), short RBC life (B), and low conjugation (D, E). Delayed meconium (C) isn’t a normal factor contributing to it.
Question 3 of 5
All the following statements regarding meconium aspiration pneumonia are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Meconium aspiration involves breech (A), obstruction (B), pneumonitis (C), and in utero aspiration (D). Oropharyngeal suction (E) doesn’t prevent it, per updated guidelines.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following sequelae of kernicterus is resolved in surviving infants?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Discoloration of teeth (E) from kernicterus may fade, unlike permanent spasticity (A), deafness (B), choreoathetosis (C), or enamel dysplasia (D).
Question 5 of 5
The normal term newborn have significant
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Term newborns show prolonged PT (D) due to low vitamin K factors, per coagulation norms.