NSG 6435 Final Exam Study Guide 1 (NSG 6435)

1. A congenital heart abnormality often discovered during the newborn period is coarctation of the aorta. How is this assessed? By comparing right and left femoral pulses By comparing right and left pedal pulses By comparing upper and lower extremity blood pressures By auscultating an audible bruit in the carotid arteries 2. A child who can stack a maximum of 5 blocks is probably: 1 yr of age 15 months of age 2 years of age 3 years of age 3. A 6 yr old child who has moderate persi...

A congenital heart abnormality often discovered during the newborn period is coarctation of the aorta. How is this assessed? 2. A child who can stack a maximum of 5 blocks is probably: 3. A 6 yr old child who has moderate persistent asthma is diagnosed with pneumonia after chest x-ray and lab studies. He developed a sudden onset of fever with chills. He is in no distress. What is the preferred treatment for him? 4.A healthy appearing 3-yr old female presents with non-blanchable redness ...