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The most common cardiac dysrhythmia in pediatrics is:
- A. Ventricular tachycardia
- B. Sinus bradycardia
- C. Supraventricular tachycardia
- D. First-degree heart block
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: SVT is the most common dysrhythmia in children.
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A client with Addison's disease started taking hydrocortisone in a divided daily dose last week. It is most important for the nurse to monitor which serum laboratory value?
- A. Osmolarity
- B. Glucose
- C. Albumin
- D. Platelets
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hydrocortisone can affect blood glucose levels, making it important to monitor for hyperglycemia.
Following surgical repair of the bladder, a female client is being discharged from the hospital to home with an indwelling urinary catheter. Which instruction is most important for the nurse to provide to this client?
- A. Avoid coiling the tubing and keep if free of kinks
- B. Cleanse the perineal area with soap and water twice daily
- C. Keep the drainage bag lower than the level of the bladder
- D. Drink 1,000 ml of fluids daily to irrigate catheter
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Keeping the drainage bag lower than the bladder prevents backflow of urine, reducing the risk of infection.
The clinical features of subaortic membrane stenosis can include all, except
- A. Ejection systolic murmur
- B. Ejection click
- C. End-diastolic murmur of aortic regurgitation
- D. Low pulse volume
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An ejection click is not typically a feature of subaortic membrane stenosis.
The following causes of short stature respond to growth hormone:
- A. Turner's syndrome
- B. Panhypopituitarism
- C. Achondroplasia
- D. Social deprivation
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Turner's syndrome is a condition that responds to growth hormone therapy. Panhypopituitarism also responds, but Achondroplasia and social deprivation do not.
Vitamin used in the treatment of transient tyrosinemia of newborn?
- A. Vitamin A
- B. Vitamin K
- C. Vitamin E
- D. Vitamin C
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Vitamin C is used to treat transient tyrosinemia due to its role in tyrosine metabolism.