NELSON ESSENTIALS OF PEDIATRICS 8TH
EDITION TEST BANK 2026 QUESTIONS AND
EXPLANATIONS WITH RATIONALS
⩥ What are the 3 most common breastfeeding problems? Answer: breast
tenderness
engorgement
cracked nipples
⩥ simple interventions for engorgement? (3) Answer: warm or cold
compress
manual expression of milk
pumping
⩥ What s/s reported by mother indicates mastitis (3)? Answer: fever
chills
malaise
⩥ What can mastitis result in if not treated? Answer: Breast abscess
⩥ What therapeutic drugs are contraindicated in breastfeeding? (4)
Answer: radioactive compounds
,antimetabolites
lithium
certain antithyroid drugs
⩥ True/False: a woman in a methadone program should not breastfeed.
Answer: FALSE
⩥ What feeding habits put a child at risk for low iron intake(3)? Answer:
excessive milk intake (32 oz)
little meat consumption
little green leaf consumption
⩥ At what age are children at highest risk for under nutrition? Answer:
In utero through age 2
⩥ What causes primary PEM Answer: social or economic factors
⩥ What causes secondary PEM (3)? Answer: states that require
increased caloric intake
increased caloric loss
reduced caloric intake
⩥ Physical findings of Kwashiorkor (5)? Answer: rales
, enlarged soft liver with indefinite edges
atrophic lymph nodes and tonsils
distended abdomen
hypoactive bowel sounds
⩥ What are complications of malnutrition? (3) Answer: infection,
especially sepsis, pneumonia, and gastroenteritis
⩥ 2 common micro-nutrient deficiencies in malnutrition? Answer:
Vitamin A
Zinc
⩥ B vitamins (3) Answer: Thiamine
Riboflavin
Niacin
⩥ What is pellagra? Answer: Niacin deficiency disease
⩥ What metabolic processes are affected by niacin deficiency? Answer:
fat synthesis
intracellular respiratory metabolism
glycolysis
EDITION TEST BANK 2026 QUESTIONS AND
EXPLANATIONS WITH RATIONALS
⩥ What are the 3 most common breastfeeding problems? Answer: breast
tenderness
engorgement
cracked nipples
⩥ simple interventions for engorgement? (3) Answer: warm or cold
compress
manual expression of milk
pumping
⩥ What s/s reported by mother indicates mastitis (3)? Answer: fever
chills
malaise
⩥ What can mastitis result in if not treated? Answer: Breast abscess
⩥ What therapeutic drugs are contraindicated in breastfeeding? (4)
Answer: radioactive compounds
,antimetabolites
lithium
certain antithyroid drugs
⩥ True/False: a woman in a methadone program should not breastfeed.
Answer: FALSE
⩥ What feeding habits put a child at risk for low iron intake(3)? Answer:
excessive milk intake (32 oz)
little meat consumption
little green leaf consumption
⩥ At what age are children at highest risk for under nutrition? Answer:
In utero through age 2
⩥ What causes primary PEM Answer: social or economic factors
⩥ What causes secondary PEM (3)? Answer: states that require
increased caloric intake
increased caloric loss
reduced caloric intake
⩥ Physical findings of Kwashiorkor (5)? Answer: rales
, enlarged soft liver with indefinite edges
atrophic lymph nodes and tonsils
distended abdomen
hypoactive bowel sounds
⩥ What are complications of malnutrition? (3) Answer: infection,
especially sepsis, pneumonia, and gastroenteritis
⩥ 2 common micro-nutrient deficiencies in malnutrition? Answer:
Vitamin A
Zinc
⩥ B vitamins (3) Answer: Thiamine
Riboflavin
Niacin
⩥ What is pellagra? Answer: Niacin deficiency disease
⩥ What metabolic processes are affected by niacin deficiency? Answer:
fat synthesis
intracellular respiratory metabolism
glycolysis
