Pediatric /
NP
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Exam
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Practice Questions With Correct Answers
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The /
/mother /
/of //
a/
/newborn /
/brings /
/the /
/baby /
/to /
/the /
/clinic /
/because /
/she /
/is /
/afraid /
/something //is //wrong //with //her //baby //("his //head //is //so //big"). //The //PNP //responds //that:
a. //"this /
/is //normal. //The //head //of //a //newborn //is //proportionately //large //to //the //rest //of //the //body"
b. //"Yes, /
/this /
/does /
/appear /
/abnormal. //I //will //make //an //appointment //for //the //baby //to //be //seen //by //a //neurologist."
d. //"your //head //appears //large //so //it //is //probably //genetic." //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
,A/
/healthy /
/12yo /
/female //is //at //the //clinic //for //a //well //checkup. //On //physical //examination, //a //marked //elevation
//of /
/the /
/right /
/scapula /
/and /
/right /
/thoracic /
/hump /
/and /
/spinal /
/curve //abnormally //are //noted. //Spinal //films //indicate //20 //degree //curve. //The //PNP //should:
a. //refer //the //patient //to //an //orthopedist
b. //monitor //the //patient //every //3 //mo //until //menarche
c. //refer //the //patient //for //physical //therapy
d. //recommend //bedrest //and //back //brace //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
What /
/is //the //% //of //risk //an //autosomal //dominant //gene //is //being //passed //on //to //each //offspring? //
a. //25
b. //50
c. //100
d. //none //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
A/
/13yo /
/female /
/is /
/at /
,/the /
/clinic /
/for //
a/
/routine /
/check /
/up. /
/What /
/presenting /
/symptoms //might //alert //the //PNP //to //the //presence //of //a //possible //genetic //disorder?
a. //<10% //on //growth //chart, //Tanner //I, //and //learning //difficulties
b. //Precocious //puberty, //developmental //delays, //gifted //piano //player
c. //Lactose //intolerance, //frequent //ear //infections, //speech //delays
d. //Peanut //allergy, //right-
sided //weakness, //and //exhibits //bullying //behavior //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
The /
/parents /
/of //
a/
/son /
/with /
/hemophilia /
/are /
/considering /
/another /
/pregnancy. /
/The /
/mother /
/has /
/been /
/identified /
/as //
a/
/carrier /
, /of /
/the /
/hemophilia //gene. //What //chance //does //each //female //offspring //have //of //having //hemophilia. //
a. //100%
b. //50%
c. //25%
d. //none //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
An /
/adolescent /
/is /
/being /
/seen /
/at //
a/
/community /
/health /
/center /
/because /
/of /
/recurrent /
/respiratory /
/tract /
/infections. /
/The /
/complete /
/blood /
/cell /
/count /
/(CBC) /
/with /
/differential /
/shows //
a/
/white /
NP
/ /
Exam
/ /
Practice Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
The /
/mother /
/of //
a/
/newborn /
/brings /
/the /
/baby /
/to /
/the /
/clinic /
/because /
/she /
/is /
/afraid /
/something //is //wrong //with //her //baby //("his //head //is //so //big"). //The //PNP //responds //that:
a. //"this /
/is //normal. //The //head //of //a //newborn //is //proportionately //large //to //the //rest //of //the //body"
b. //"Yes, /
/this /
/does /
/appear /
/abnormal. //I //will //make //an //appointment //for //the //baby //to //be //seen //by //a //neurologist."
d. //"your //head //appears //large //so //it //is //probably //genetic." //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
,A/
/healthy /
/12yo /
/female //is //at //the //clinic //for //a //well //checkup. //On //physical //examination, //a //marked //elevation
//of /
/the /
/right /
/scapula /
/and /
/right /
/thoracic /
/hump /
/and /
/spinal /
/curve //abnormally //are //noted. //Spinal //films //indicate //20 //degree //curve. //The //PNP //should:
a. //refer //the //patient //to //an //orthopedist
b. //monitor //the //patient //every //3 //mo //until //menarche
c. //refer //the //patient //for //physical //therapy
d. //recommend //bedrest //and //back //brace //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
What /
/is //the //% //of //risk //an //autosomal //dominant //gene //is //being //passed //on //to //each //offspring? //
a. //25
b. //50
c. //100
d. //none //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b
A/
/13yo /
/female /
/is /
/at /
,/the /
/clinic /
/for //
a/
/routine /
/check /
/up. /
/What /
/presenting /
/symptoms //might //alert //the //PNP //to //the //presence //of //a //possible //genetic //disorder?
a. //<10% //on //growth //chart, //Tanner //I, //and //learning //difficulties
b. //Precocious //puberty, //developmental //delays, //gifted //piano //player
c. //Lactose //intolerance, //frequent //ear //infections, //speech //delays
d. //Peanut //allergy, //right-
sided //weakness, //and //exhibits //bullying //behavior //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
The /
/parents /
/of //
a/
/son /
/with /
/hemophilia /
/are /
/considering /
/another /
/pregnancy. /
/The /
/mother /
/has /
/been /
/identified /
/as //
a/
/carrier /
, /of /
/the /
/hemophilia //gene. //What //chance //does //each //female //offspring //have //of //having //hemophilia. //
a. //100%
b. //50%
c. //25%
d. //none //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
An /
/adolescent /
/is /
/being /
/seen /
/at //
a/
/community /
/health /
/center /
/because /
/of /
/recurrent /
/respiratory /
/tract /
/infections. /
/The /
/complete /
/blood /
/cell /
/count /
/(CBC) /
/with /
/differential /
/shows //
a/
/white /
