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Nursing Practice Questions for Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following sequelae of kernicterus is resolved in surviving infants?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Discoloration of teeth (E) from kernicterus may fade, unlike permanent spasticity (A), deafness (B), choreoathetosis (C), or enamel dysplasia (D).
Question 2 of 5
The treatment of an affected infant with neonatal thrombocytopenia born to a mother with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Conservative management (A) is preferred for neonatal ITP, as it often resolves spontaneously, per neonatal guidelines.
Question 3 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 4 of 5
Sensitization of the mother carrying an Rh-positive fetus prevented by anti-Rh-positive immune globulin (RhoGAM) 300 μg which given after birth within
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: RhoGAM must be given within 72 hours (C) post-birth to prevent sensitization, per ACOG guidelines.
Question 5 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.