Pediatric Nursing (abnormal) Exam Questions with Latest Update

this is an abnormality involving more than 10 fingers - ANSWER-polydactyly this is an abnormality involving fusion or webbing of fingers - ANSWER-syndactyly neural tube defects happens during what month/week of embryonic development? - ANSWER-1st month or 4 weeks what is the primary cause for NTDs? - ANSWER-no folic acid intake (vitamin B9) foods high in folic acid - ANSWER-broccoli, beans, bread, breakfast cereals confirmatory test for NTDs - ANSWER-amniocentesis screening test for NTDs - ANSWER-UTZ absence of the brain - ANSWER-anencephaly this means "split spine" - ANSWER-spina bifida common site of spina bifida occulta - ANSWER-L5-S1 (lower back) cardinal sign of spina bifida occulta - ANSWER-dimpling of the back or tuft of hair which is more severe: myelomeningocele or meningocele? - ANSWER-myelomeningocele earliest symptom of ICP in children - ANSWER-high-pitched cry and bulging fontanels best position in a child suffering from NTDs - ANSWER-prone or side-lying but supported with pillows foods high in latex - ANSWER-bananas, berries, avocados, chestnuts, kiwi a maneuver that is involving manual downward pressure to the bladder - ANSWER-crede's maneuver normal CSF fluid produced in the brain - ANSWER-50-150 ml Normal ICP ranges from - ANSWER-0-15 mmHg how many spinal nerves do we have? - ANSWER-31 pairs