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Nursing Practice Questions for Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
Scarlet fever is an upper respiratory tract infection associated with a characteristic rash. Of the following, which statement is TRUE?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The strawberry tongue is a hallmark feature of scarlet fever.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following is a gram negative bacterium?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Haemophilus influenzae is a gram-negative bacterium.
Question 3 of 5
Gonorrhea is manifested by a spectrum of clinical presentations from asymptomatic carriage, to the characteristic localized urogenital infections, to disseminated systemic infection. Regarding disseminated gonococcal infection, the following statement is TRUE
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Acute endocarditis is a rare but serious complication of disseminated gonococcal infection.
Question 4 of 5
Infants younger than 3 mo of age with suspected pertussis usually are admitted to hospital, as are many between 3 and 6 mo of age unless witnessed paroxysms are not severe, as well as are patients of any age if significant complications occur. Typical paroxysms that are not life threatening have the following feature
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Oxygen desaturation that resolves spontaneously is typical of non-severe pertussis paroxysms.
Question 5 of 5
Regarding diagnosis of typhoid fever, one of the following is TRUE
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The Widal test is unreliable alone due to cross-reactivity and false positives.