ATI RN
Pediatric Musculoskeletal Disorders Questions
Question 1 of 5
Matching: Flexible flatfeet
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Flexible flatfeet are typically painless and common in children, resolving with age.
Question 2 of 5
An adolescent has vague knee pain. There is tenderness and increased prominence of the tibia tubercle. Which is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Osgood-Schlatter disease presents with tibial tubercle tenderness and prominence due to traction apophysitis.
Question 3 of 5
Which defines toddler fractures?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Toddler fractures are spiral tibial fractures in young children, often from minor twisting injuries.
Question 4 of 5
The critical site for the renal regulation of sodium balance is the
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The distal tubule fine-tunes sodium reabsorption under aldosterone control, making it the critical site for sodium balance regulation.
Question 5 of 5
Spurious hypokalemia occurs in patients with
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: High white blood cell counts (e.g., leukemia) cause spurious hypokalemia as cells take up potassium in vitro after blood draw.