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The best growth chart indicator in patients with acute malnutrition is:
- A. Body mass index (BMI)
- B. Body weight
- C. Weight-for-height
- D. Head circumference
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Weight-for-height best detects acute malnutrition (wasting), per WHO. BMI is less specific in kids, and B-D assess other aspects.
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Immediate priority for a 6-year-old with pneumonia is
- A. Nutrition
- B. Medication
- C. Reassurance
- D. Rest
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rest D reduces respiratory demand, per document p18, 4.
A newborn appears with abdominal distension and bilious vomiting. Abdominal x-ray reveals a double bubble sign. Most likely diagnosis is:
- A. Pyloric stenosis
- B. Duodenal atresia
- C. Hirschsprung disease
- D. Meconium ileus
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Duodenal atresia shows a double bubble sign with bilious vomiting, per AAP. A, C-E have different presentations.
In administering vitamin K to the infant shortly after birth, the nurse understands that vitamin K is
- A. Synthesized by the kidneys
- B. Not initially synthesized because of sterile bowel at birth
- C. Given to enhance lung function
- D. Produced by the liver immediately
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Not initially synthesized because of sterile bowel at birth B explains the need for vitamin K to prevent hemorrhagic disease, per document .
An adolescent who is brought to the emergency department (ED) by his parents has the following symptoms: periumbilical pain that peaks at 4-hour intervals followed by right lower quadrant pain, which is followed by vomiting. Based on these data, which condition does the nurse suspect?
- A. Meckel's diverticulum
- B. Omphalitis
- C. Appendicitis
- D. Ulcerative colitis
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Periumbilical pain shifting to the right lower quadrant (McBurney’s point) with vomiting is characteristic of appendicitis . Meckel’s diverticulum may cause bleeding, omphalitis is umbilical infection, and ulcerative colitis involves chronic diarrhea, not acute localized pain.
A 3-year-old girl presents with recurrent ear infections and hearing loss. Tympanometry shows flat curves. Most likely diagnosis is:
- A. Acute otitis media
- B. Otitis media with effusion
- C. Cholesteatoma
- D. Mastoiditis
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: OME causes flat tympanometry, per AAP. A, C-E differ.