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ESTUDYENPC 6TH EDITION COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2024 UPDATE
A 4-year-old presents with vomiting, lethargy, frequent urination, weight loss, and dry mucous
membranes. Vital signs reveal deep respirations at 44 breaths per minute, BP of 70/44 mm Hg, and HR
of 144 beats per minute. Which of the following laboratory values would be most expected in this child?
- ANSWER Hypoglycemia (wrong)
Remediation feedback:
Children can present with new onset diabetes in diabetic ketoacidosis. Manifestations include signs of
dehydration ( dry mucous membranes, hypotension, tachycardia), incontinence (polyuria), vomiting,
abdominal pain, Kussmaul respirations (to counter the acidosis), polydipsia, anorexia, and weight loss.
Expected laboratory values would reveal an acidotic state with a pH level below 7.3, an elevated serum
bIcarbonate level, and an elevated blood glucose level > 200 mg.dL.
An 18-month-old is seen for fever, slight circumoral cyanosis, and wheezing noted on auscultation in the
right upper lobe of the lung field after a choking event 4 days ago. The white blood cell count is elevated
and the patient noted to be tachypneic, tachycardic, agitated, and has an increased respiratory effort. At
the time of the event, the patient was started on antibiotics with subsequent increasing manifestations
instead of improvement. Which of the following would be considered to be definitive treatment for the
suspected diagnosis?
- ANSWER Computed tomography (wrong)
Remediation feedback:
Manifestations of a lower airway foreign body include a choking incident with subsequent failure to
improve on antibiotics. Wheezing or decreased lung sounds in one area of the pulmonary system is a
high indicator for a foreign body along with signs of hypoxia such as cyanosis, tachypnea, tachycardia,
increased respiratory effort, agitation or lethargy, and elevated white blood cell counts indicating an
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infectious process. The definitive treatment would be a bronchoscopy in order to retrieve the suspected
foreign body instead of diagnostic tests to locate the foreign body itself.
A child in cardiopulmonary arrest is receiving chest compressions and manual ventilations with a bag-
mask device. Once return of spontaneous circulation has been confirmed, which of the following would
be the priority intervention?
- ANSWER Establishing a secure airway
Parents report their 3-year-old child has developed noisy breathing. On assessment, high-pitched
wheezes are audible and auscultated on inspiration and expiration. What medication would be
appropriate to administer first?
- ANSWER Humidified oxygen (wrong)
Remediation feedback:
Wheezing is most often identified with asthma in the pediatric population. Initial medication
intervention includes an inhaled short-acting beta agonist.
A 6-week-old is brought to the emergency department by the caregivers for poor feeding, listlessness,
and fever. Assessment reveals a crying infant, HR 160 beats/minute, RR 52 breaths/minute, rectal
temperature of 96.0 F (35.5 C), and a bulging anterior fontanel. Capillary refill is 4 seconds. Based on
these findings what is the most likely diagnostic test the nurse should anticipate?
- ANSWER Lumbar puncture
A 12-year-old is being prepped for surgical intervention of acute appendicitis. Which of the following
intravenous medication orders should the nurse question?
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