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Nursing Practice Questions for Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
You are in an out-of-hospital setting facing a situation of unresponsive child; knowing little about the patient and obligated to intubate the child. The endotracheal tube size approximately equals to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: ET tube size is estimated as 4 + (age/4) (C) for children, a standard formula in emergency settings, per PALS.
Question 2 of 5
Of the following, the test that may helps in differentiating septic shock from other types of shock is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: CBC (E) with leukocytosis or left shift helps identify septic shock, unlike other tests (A, B, C, D) less specific to sepsis.
Question 3 of 5
In non-fatal drowning, the outcome of drowning is determined by the success of immediate resuscitation efforts and the severity of the hypoxic-ischemic injury to the brain. All the following are considered as unfavorable prognostic markers EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Seizures (D) alone aren’t a strong unfavorable marker compared to prolonged CPR (A, B), low GCS (C), or prolonged coma (E), per drowning prognosis studies.
Question 4 of 5
Measuring random blood glucose is part of screening clue in toxicological diagnosis. All the following can cause hypoglycemia EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Salicylate (E) causes hyperglycemia, not hypoglycemia, unlike ethanol (A), isoniazid (B), insulin (C), and propranolol (D), per毒性å¦.
Question 5 of 5
The specific antidote for acetaminophen poisoning is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: N-acetylcysteine (E) is the specific antidote for acetaminophen, replenishing glutathione, per standard treatment.