BURNS PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE SEVENTH
2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED COMPLETE STUDY
PACKAGE
◉ What are some functions of potassium?
Answer: - Helps maintain intracellular homeostasis
- Contributes to muscle contractibility & transmission of nerve
impulses
◉ Severe potassium deficits can lead to _________________ &
___________________.
Answer: cardiac dysrhythmias and death
◉ Excessive potassium can lead to ___________________.
Answer: cardiac arrest
◉ Which systems of the body regulate potassium excretion?
Answer: -Urinary and gastrointestinal
◉ What is the function of chloride?
,Answer: Works with sodium to maintain adequate F/E balance
◉ What can cause a loss of chloride?
Answer: - Vomiting, diarrhea, perspiration
◉ What is the major source of chloride?
Answer: Salt added to foods during processing
◉ Dietary protein is broken down into ________________
Answer: amino acids
◉ What is the body's major source of dietary energy?
Answer: Carbohydrates
◉ ____ % - _____ % of children's body energy requirements should be
supplied by carbohydrates?
Answer: 45-65%
◉ What are the two forms of carbohydrates?
Answer: Simple sugars and complex carbs
◉ Most dietary carbohydrates should be _________________.
,Answer: Complex carbs
◉ What are the functions of fats?
Answer: - Provide energy
- Facilitate absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K)
- Maintain integrity of the cell membranes and myelin
◉ What are the fat-soluble vitamins?
Answer: A, D, E, K
◉ What are the two essential fatty acids that are none produced by
the body and need to be included in the diet?
Answer: Linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linoleic acid (ALA)
◉ Fat intake recommendations for children ages 1-3 years old?
Answer: 30-40% of diet
◉ Fat intake recommendations for children > 3 years old is
_____________
Answer: 25-35% of total caloric intake
, ◉ Daily diets for children should have no more than _________ mg of
Cholesterol
Answer: 300mg
◉ When counseling parents about calories from fat, you should
instruct them that if less than _____% is from total fat the child could
be at nutritional risk.
Answer: 20%
◉ What can cause deficiencies of fat-soluble vitamins?
Answer: low-fat diet, increased GI motility, malabsorption
◉ What is required for the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins?
Answer: Bile
◉ This vitamin plays a significant role in increasing high-density
lipoproteins (HDLs)?
Answer: Niacin (vitamin B3)
◉ What are the three major minerals in the body?
Answer: Calcium, magnesium, phosphorus
2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED COMPLETE STUDY
PACKAGE
◉ What are some functions of potassium?
Answer: - Helps maintain intracellular homeostasis
- Contributes to muscle contractibility & transmission of nerve
impulses
◉ Severe potassium deficits can lead to _________________ &
___________________.
Answer: cardiac dysrhythmias and death
◉ Excessive potassium can lead to ___________________.
Answer: cardiac arrest
◉ Which systems of the body regulate potassium excretion?
Answer: -Urinary and gastrointestinal
◉ What is the function of chloride?
,Answer: Works with sodium to maintain adequate F/E balance
◉ What can cause a loss of chloride?
Answer: - Vomiting, diarrhea, perspiration
◉ What is the major source of chloride?
Answer: Salt added to foods during processing
◉ Dietary protein is broken down into ________________
Answer: amino acids
◉ What is the body's major source of dietary energy?
Answer: Carbohydrates
◉ ____ % - _____ % of children's body energy requirements should be
supplied by carbohydrates?
Answer: 45-65%
◉ What are the two forms of carbohydrates?
Answer: Simple sugars and complex carbs
◉ Most dietary carbohydrates should be _________________.
,Answer: Complex carbs
◉ What are the functions of fats?
Answer: - Provide energy
- Facilitate absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K)
- Maintain integrity of the cell membranes and myelin
◉ What are the fat-soluble vitamins?
Answer: A, D, E, K
◉ What are the two essential fatty acids that are none produced by
the body and need to be included in the diet?
Answer: Linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linoleic acid (ALA)
◉ Fat intake recommendations for children ages 1-3 years old?
Answer: 30-40% of diet
◉ Fat intake recommendations for children > 3 years old is
_____________
Answer: 25-35% of total caloric intake
, ◉ Daily diets for children should have no more than _________ mg of
Cholesterol
Answer: 300mg
◉ When counseling parents about calories from fat, you should
instruct them that if less than _____% is from total fat the child could
be at nutritional risk.
Answer: 20%
◉ What can cause deficiencies of fat-soluble vitamins?
Answer: low-fat diet, increased GI motility, malabsorption
◉ What is required for the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins?
Answer: Bile
◉ This vitamin plays a significant role in increasing high-density
lipoproteins (HDLs)?
Answer: Niacin (vitamin B3)
◉ What are the three major minerals in the body?
Answer: Calcium, magnesium, phosphorus
