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Pediatric Nursing Exam Flashcards Questions
Question 1 of 5
Hyperkalemia with a normal total body potassium can be caused by:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In major trauma, cell lysis releases intracellular potassium into the blood, leading to hyperkalemia without an actual increase in total body potassium.
Question 2 of 5
The most common type of relapse in acute leukemia is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Medullary relapse, or recurrence of leukemia in the bone marrow, is the most common form of relapse in acute leukemia, requiring additional chemotherapy.
Question 3 of 5
Which is not a common cause of insect sting anaphylaxis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Mosquitoes are not a common cause of insect sting anaphylaxis, unlike honeybees, yellow jackets, wasps, and fire ants.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is most appropriate for treating hyperbilirubinemia ( mg/dL) in a -week-old, breast-fed infant with normal growth and development?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: At mg/dL, phototherapy is generally not required unless there are risk factors The infant is healthy and breastfed, so no intervention may be necessary
Question 5 of 5
The patient described in Question 6 is most likely suffering from
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Congenital pneumonia with sepsis is likely given the low WBC count, prematurity, and need for ventilation