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Nursing Practice Questions for Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is shed in oral secretions after acute infection for
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: EBV shedding can persist for 6 months or more after acute infection.
Question 2 of 5
All the following statements regarding giardiasis are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Symptomatic giardiasis is more common in children than adults.
Question 3 of 5
Acute polyhydramnios is usually associated with
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Acute polyhydramnios (sudden amniotic fluid increase) is most often linked to hydrops fetalis (B), impairing fetal swallowing or circulation, unlike cleft palate (A), labor (C), esophageal atresia (D, gradual), or meningomyelocele (E).
Question 4 of 5
The major cause of neonatal mortality in preterm infant is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS, C) is the leading cause of death in preterm infants due to surfactant deficiency, outranking trauma (A), asphyxia (B), meconium aspiration (D), or PPHN (E).
Question 5 of 5
You are on call at the delivery room, a newly delivered newborn presented to you with pallor, irregular respiration, and bradycardia; after initial resuscitation (warming, drying, and stimulation), heart rate still less than 100/min. Of the following, the NEXT step in management is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Per NRP guidelines, if heart rate remains <100/min after initial steps, positive pressure ventilation (E) is next to improve oxygenation, before naloxone (A), epinephrine (B), intubation (C), or massage (D).