HESI RN
HESI Pediatrics Exam Questions
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Question 1 of 5
An adolescent client reports to the nurse of walking with a limp due to pain localized in the right knee which worsens at night but denies any recent injury or trauma. The nurse observes swelling and tenderness in the right lower thigh and imaging results reveal radial ossification in the soft tissues. What condition should the nurse consider as the probable cause of the findings?
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Rationale: Symptoms and radial ossification suggest osteosarcoma, a common bone tumor in adolescents.
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