During a routine well child exam on a 5-year-old child, a grade II/VI, harsh, late systolic ejection murmur at the upper left sternal border that transmits to both lung fields is auscultated. The child has normal growth and development. What will the nurse practitioner suspect?
- A. Aortic stenosis (AS)
- B. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- C. Pulmonic stenosis
- D. Tricuspid atresia
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pulmonic stenosis may be asymptomatic with a murmur as described above.
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Which high level labs should the nurse explain can prevent cardiovascular disease?
- A. Cholesterol
- B. Triglycerides
- C. Low-density lipoproteins (LDLs)
- D. High-density lipoproteins (HDLs)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: HDLs contain very low concentrations of triglycerides, relatively little cholesterol, and high levels of proteins. It is thought that HDLs protect against cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDLs are not protective against cardiovascular disease.
Congenital complete heart block
- A. Corrected TGA
- B. SLE mother's child
- C. Plonged QT
- D. MgSO4 therapy to mother
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Congenital complete heart block is often associated with mothers who have systemic lupus erythematosus.
What FOUR other features may you find on her physical examination if you suspect infective endocarditis?
- A. Intracranial hemorrhage
- B. Conjunctival hemorrhages
- C. Glomerulonephritis
- D. Roth spots
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: These physical signs are common in infective endocarditis and help with clinical diagnosis.
The following syndromes are due to chromosomal abnormalities:
- A. Cri-du-chat syndrome
- B. Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- C. Marfan's syndrome
- D. Turner's syndrome
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Turner's syndrome: Turner's syndrome is caused by a monosomy of the X chromosome (45,X), leading to characteristic features such as short stature and ovarian insufficiency.
Possible causes of isosexual precocious puberty in a 6-year-old girl are:
- A. McCune-Albright syndrome
- B. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
- C. Ovarian tumour
- D. Hypothalamic hamartomas
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hypothalamic hamartomas can cause precocious puberty by secreting gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) prematurely.