PEDS- NURSING EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What criteria do you need to diagnose Kawasaki Disease? - ANS Fever for more than 5 days
with the following:
- changed color of extremities
- eye infection/ red eyes
- changed oral mucosa (strawberry tongue)
- polymorphism rash
- swelling of lymph nodes ***
What are the types of shock? What are the stages of shock? - ANS TYPES STAGES
Hypovolemic Compensated
Distributive Decompensated
Cardiogenic Irreversible shock
What are the most common tests performed for cardiac heart disease? -
ANS Electrocardiogram, echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization
What is cerebral palsy? - ANS Group of permanent disorders that involve decreased
movement and posture
What characterizes cerebral palsy? - ANS Abnormal muscle tone:
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, Poor head control @ 3 months
Clenched fists after 3 months
No smiling @ 3 months
Unable to sit w/o support @ 8 months
Arching back/pushing away, stiff/rigid limbs
Is there a relationship between cerebral palsy and epilepsy? - ANS Yes, 15-60% of CP patients
have epilepsy
What can cause cerebral palsy? - ANS 80% are UNKNOWN causes
12% are premature infants
other: preventricular leukemia, chorio, result of shaken baby syndrome
What are the types of cerebral palsy? - ANS Spastic, Dyskinetic, Ataxic, other
How is cerebral palsy diagnosed? - ANS Neurological exam and history
Neuroimaging
Metabolic and genetic testing
Are cerebral palsy patients cognitively impaired? - ANS 30-50% of CP patients are cognitively
impaired
Rigid, atonic, and quadraparetic CP are most commonly related to cognitive impairment
What therapeutic interventions can be done for patients with cerebral palsy? - ANS They can
wear ankle.foot braces
Orthopedic surgery
Meds for pain and spastic movement
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AND ANSWERS
What criteria do you need to diagnose Kawasaki Disease? - ANS Fever for more than 5 days
with the following:
- changed color of extremities
- eye infection/ red eyes
- changed oral mucosa (strawberry tongue)
- polymorphism rash
- swelling of lymph nodes ***
What are the types of shock? What are the stages of shock? - ANS TYPES STAGES
Hypovolemic Compensated
Distributive Decompensated
Cardiogenic Irreversible shock
What are the most common tests performed for cardiac heart disease? -
ANS Electrocardiogram, echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization
What is cerebral palsy? - ANS Group of permanent disorders that involve decreased
movement and posture
What characterizes cerebral palsy? - ANS Abnormal muscle tone:
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, Poor head control @ 3 months
Clenched fists after 3 months
No smiling @ 3 months
Unable to sit w/o support @ 8 months
Arching back/pushing away, stiff/rigid limbs
Is there a relationship between cerebral palsy and epilepsy? - ANS Yes, 15-60% of CP patients
have epilepsy
What can cause cerebral palsy? - ANS 80% are UNKNOWN causes
12% are premature infants
other: preventricular leukemia, chorio, result of shaken baby syndrome
What are the types of cerebral palsy? - ANS Spastic, Dyskinetic, Ataxic, other
How is cerebral palsy diagnosed? - ANS Neurological exam and history
Neuroimaging
Metabolic and genetic testing
Are cerebral palsy patients cognitively impaired? - ANS 30-50% of CP patients are cognitively
impaired
Rigid, atonic, and quadraparetic CP are most commonly related to cognitive impairment
What therapeutic interventions can be done for patients with cerebral palsy? - ANS They can
wear ankle.foot braces
Orthopedic surgery
Meds for pain and spastic movement
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