CPN PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

what site is used for IM injections in kids 3? - Answer- vastus lateralis IM injections in deltoid - Answer- kids 6 only for small amounts of medications IM injections in ventrogluteal - Answer- kids 3 IM injections in dorsogluteal - Answer- kids 6 finding most commonly associated with positional plagiocephaly in infants - Answer- torticollis positional plagiocephaly - Answer- flat spot on baby's head torticollis - Answer- condition in which neck muscles contract, causing the head to twist to one side immunization most important for college bound students planning to live in a dorm - Answer- meningococcal how many days after onset of Kawaski disease must IVIG be administered? - Answer- no later than 10 days symptom associated with initial presentation of cerebellar tumor - Answer- ataxia Meckel diverticulum - Answer- -small bulge in small intestine -congenital - leftover from umbilical cord -most common congenital defect of GI tract -S/S: GI bleeding, abd pain and cramping, tenderness near navel, obstruction of bowels, diverticulitis -most common symptom in young kids is bleeding, which is caused by ulcers in the small intestine when the diverticulum secretes stomach acid -bowel obstruction occurs more often in older kids