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Pediatric Emergency Nursing PICO Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Minda, a 65-year old female has been admitted with a left hemisphere stroke. Which behavioral change would the nurse expect to find upon assessment?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A left hemisphere stroke typically affects the right side of the body due to the way the brain controls motor functions. Since the left hemisphere is also responsible for language and speech processing, patients with a left hemisphere stroke commonly exhibit errors in word choices, difficulty speaking or understanding language, aphasia, and other language-related impairments. This is known as Broca's aphasia or expressive aphasia. Therefore, the nurse would expect to find errors in word choices as a behavioral change in a patient like Minda with a left hemisphere stroke.
Question 2 of 5
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is characterized by all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is not typically associated with hemangiomas.
Question 3 of 5
A 2 years old girl presents with blue discoloration of nails and lips. On examination she is cyanosed and clubbed, heart auscultation reveals a short systolic murmur at left upper sternal border. The most likely diagnosis is?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tetralogy of Fallot typically causes cyanosis, clubbing, and a systolic murmur due to right-to-left shunting.
Question 4 of 5
The birthweight usually quadruples by the age of
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Birthweight typically quadruples by 2 years.
Question 5 of 5
A 9-mo-old infant is recently diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma; examination under anesthesia reveals bilateral multifocal involvement of the retina. An important next step in the management is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Retinal examination of first-degree relatives is crucial to identify hereditary forms of retinoblastoma.