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Nursing Practice Questions for Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
The mean corpuscular volume of fetal and neonatal RBCs is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fetal/neonatal MCV is 110-120 fL (D), reflecting larger RBCs, per hematologic norms.
Question 2 of 5
You are asked to investigate an outbreak among children with profuse watery diarrhea in a daycare center. Likely etiology agents that you should consider include all of the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ascaris lumbricoides causes parasitic infection with symptoms like abdominal pain, not typically profuse watery diarrhea seen in daycare outbreaks.
Question 3 of 5
A 16-year-old female presents with signs and symptoms of appendicitis. Her past medical history is significant only for sexual activity and placement of an IUD 1 year previously. She undergoes an appendectomy, in which her appendix is found to be normal. One month postoperatively, she has local pain and has an irregular, hard mass in her ileocecal area. The most likely diagnosis is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pelvic actinomycosis is associated with IUD use and can mimic appendicitis with subsequent mass formation.
Question 4 of 5
A 20-month-old develops hemolytic anemia, anuria, azotemia, and thrombocytopenia after a bout of febrile bloody diarrhea. What is the most likely cause of this illness?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Enterohemorrhagic E. coli causes hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) following bloody diarrhea.
Question 5 of 5
Nodular lymphangitis in a child bitten by a cat is most likely caused by
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sporothrix schenckii causes nodular lymphangitis (rose gardener’s disease) following cat bites or scratches.