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What are the SIX anatomic features associated with AVSD?
- A. AV-valve leaflets at the same level
- B. Absent AV septum
- C. Unwedged aortic valve
- D. Gooseneck elongated LVOT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: AVSD involves multiple anatomic features that lead to a characteristic appearance and functional issues in the heart.
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Management of a patient with an INR of 8.7 from warfarin overdose includes:
- A. Vitamin K
- B. Cryoprecipitate
- C. Fresh frozen plasma
- D. Desmopressin
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A because vitamin K is the primary treatment for reversing warfarin overdose. The other options (b-e) are less commonly used or not indicated for this situation.
Which is the most appropriate nursing action related to the administration of digoxin (Lanoxin) to an infant?
- A. Counting the apical rate for 30 seconds before administering the medication
- B. Withholding a dose if the apical heart rate is less than 100 beats/min
- C. Repeating a dose if the child vomits within 30 minutes of the previous dose
- D. Checking respiratory rate and blood pressure before each dose
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: As a rule, if the pulse rate of an infant is below 100 beats/min, the medication is withheld and the physician is notified.
Rare causes of bloody diarrhoea include:
- A. Campylobacter infection
- B. Peutz-Jegher's syndrome
- C. Enterotoxigenic E. coli
- D. Crohn's disease
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rare causes of bloody diarrhoea include conditions like Peutz-Jegher's syndrome which is a genetic disorder causing polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. Campylobacter Shigella and Enterotoxigenic E. coli are common causes of infectious diarrhoea while Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition.
Factors triggering renin stimulation:
- A. Hyponatraemia
- B. ACTH
- C. Hypovolaemia
- D. ANP
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hypovolaemia
A heart transplant may be indicated for a child with severe heart failure and:
- A. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- B. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
- C. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- D. Pulmonic stenosis (PS)
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is treated by procedures such as the Norwood procedure or heart transplant.