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Comprehensive test bank for Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 19th Edition (ISBN 9781437707557) featuring multiple choice questions with detailed explanations. Covers all major pediatric topics including genetics, neurology, infectious disease, cardiology, endocrinology, and more. Perfect study resource for medical students, pediatric residents, and board exam preparation.

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Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 19th Edi
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tion ISBN-10 1437707556 ISBN-
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13 9781437707557
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TESTBANK h

, Nelson Pediatrics Review(MCQs) 19 Edition
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1. hWhichh ofh theh followingh statementsh regardingh fosterh careh ish true?


□A permanency plan must be made for a child in foster care no later than 12 mo from the child's entry into care
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□A minority of children in foster care have a history of abuse or neglect
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□The mission of foster care is to safely care for children while providing services to families to promote reunification
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□Most (>70%) of children in foster care are reunited with their families
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■ AhandhC


descriptionhThehmissionhofhfosterhcarehishtohprovidehforhthehhealth,hsafety,handhwell-
beinghofhchildrenhwhilehassistinghtheirhfamilieshwithhserviceshtohpromotehreunification.hChildrenhenteringhfosterhcarehhavehfrequ
entlyhexperiencedhearlyhchildhoodhtrauma.hMorehthanh70%hhavehahhistoryhofhabuse,hneglect,horhboth.hOnlyhabouth50%hofhchild
renhachievehreunification.hInhthehUSA,hthehAdoptionhandhSafehFamilieshActh(P.L.h105-
89)hpassedhinh1997hrequireshthathahpermanencyhplanhbehmadehforheachhchildhnohlaterhthanh12hmohafterhentryhtohfosterhcarehandh
thathahpetitionhtohterminatehparentalhrightshtypicallyhmusthbehfiledhwhenhahchildhhashbeenhinhfosterhcarehforhathleasth15hofhthehpr
evioush22hmo.h(SeehChapterh35,hpageh134,handhe35-1.)




2. Ah4hyrholdhgirlhishadmittedhtohthehhospitalhforhherhthirdhevaluationhforhvaginalhbleeding.hThe
motherhnotedhbrighthredhbloodhonhthehchild'shunderwear.hPrevioushexaminationshrevealedhahnor
malh4hyrholdhgirl,hTannerhstageh1,hwithhnormalhexternalhgenitalia.hPelvichultrasoundhresultshwerehn
ormal,hashwashthehserumhestradiolhlevel.hThehhemoglobinhandhplatelethcountshwerehnormal,hashw
erehthehbleedinghtimehandhcoagulationhstudies.hFindingshonhpelvichexaminationhconductedhunde
rhanesthesiahalsohwerehnormal.hThehnexthstephinhthehexaminationhishto:

■ Determinehthehbloodhtypehofhthehbloodhonhthehunderwear


□Interrogate the father
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□Isolate the parents and child
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□Determine von Willebrand factor levels
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, □Measure fibronectin in the vagina
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descriptionhConsiderationhofhfactitioushdisorderhbyhproxyhshouldhbehtriggeredhwhenhthehreportedhsymptomsharehrepeatedlyh
notedhbyhonlyhonehparent,happropriatehtestinghfailshtohconfirmhahdiagnosis,handhseeminglyhappropriatehtreatmenthishineffective.h At
htimes,hthehchild'shsymptoms,h theirhcourse,h orhtheh responsehtohtreatmenth mayh behincompatibleh withhanyhrecognizedh disease.h Preve

rbalhchildrenharehusuallyhinvolved.hBleedinghishahparticularlyhcommonhpresentation.hThishmayhbehcausedhbyhaddinghdyesh tohsamp
les,haddinghbloodh(e.g.,hfromhthehmother)htohthehchild'shsample,horhgivinghthehchildhanhanticoagulanth(e.g.,hwarfarin).h(SeehCha
pterh37,hpageh146.)


3. Munchausenh syndromeh byh proxyh ish characterizedh byh allh ofh theh followingh EXCEPT:


□Mother who appears devoted and wins over members of care team
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□Multiple hospitalizations and investigations without diagnosis
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□Symptoms on history but not witnessed by medical team
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■ Symptomshoccurringhinhpresencehofhdifferenthcaregiversh(e.g.,hwhilehmotherhishouthofhtown)


□Use of medications or toxins
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descriptionhSymptomshinhyounghchildrenharehmostlyhassociatedhwithhproximityhofhthehoffendinghcaregiverhtohthehchild.hThehm
otherhmayhpresenthashahdevotedhorhevenhmodelhparenthwhohformshclosehrelationshipshwithhmembershofhthehhealthhcarehtea
m.hWhilehappearinghveryhinterestedhinhherhchild'shcondition,hshehmayhbehrelativelyhdistanthemotionally.h(SeehChapterh37,hpageh
146.)



4. Whichh statementh ish false?


■ MalnutritionhishthehsecondhleadinghcausehofhacquiredhimmunehdeficiencyhworldwidehbehindhHIVhinfection


□Zinc is important in immune function and linear growth
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□Kwashiorkor and marasmus are rare in developed countries
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□The Western diet is associated with increased noncommunicable disease
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descriptionhThehsignificanthglobalhburdenhofhmalnutritionhandhundernutritionhishthehleadinghworldwidehcausehofhacquiredhimmun
odeficiencyhandhthehmajorhunderlyinghfactorhforhmorbidityhandhmortalityhgloballyhforhchildrenh<5hyrhofhage.hZinchishahmicronutrie
nththathsupportshmultiplehmetabolichfunctionshinhthehbody,hishessentialhforhnormalhimmunehfunctioning,handhishrequiredhtohsupporth
linearhgrowth;hzinchdeficiencyhishassociatedhwithhimpairedhimmunehfunctioninghandhpoorhlinearhgrowth.hInhparallelhtohthehriskhforh
nutrienthandhenergyhdeficiencies,hissueshrelatinghtohexcesseshposehimportanthchallengeshbecausehofhtheirhnegativehhealthheffects,h
suchhashobesityhorhcardiovascularhdiseasehriskhfactors.hThehnutritionhtransitionhunderhwayhinhthe

, developinghworldhfromhtraditionalhdietshtohthehWesternhdiethhashbeenhassociatedhwithhincreaseshinhnoncommunicablehdiseases,
hoftenhcoexistingh withh undernutritionhandh malnutrition,hobservedhsometimeshinhthehsamehcommunitiesh orhevenhthehsamehfamilie

s.h(Seehe41-1.)


5. Componentsh ofh energyh expenditureh inh childrenh include:


□Thermal effect of food
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□Basal metabolic rate
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□Energy for physical activity
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□Energy to support growth
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■ Allhofhthehabove

descriptionhTheh3hcomponentshofhenergyhexpenditurehinhadultsharehthehbasalhmetabolichrate,hthehthermalheffecthofhfoodh(
energyhrequiredhforhdigestionhandhabsorption),handhenergyhforhphysicalhactivity.hAdditionalhenergyhintakehandhexpenditurehareh
requiredhtohsupporthgrowthhandhdevelopmenthforhchildren.h(Seehe41-4.)



6. WhichhofhthehfollowinghclinicalhscenarioshincreaseshthehriskhofhvitaminhAhdeficiency?


□Vegetarian diet h




□Chronic intestinal disorders
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□Zinc deficiency
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■ BhandhC


□All of the above
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descriptionhVitaminhAhishanhessentialhmicronutrienthbecausehithcannothbehbiogeneratedhdehnovohbyhanimals.hIthmusthbeho
btainedhfromhplantshinhthehformhofhprovitamin-
Ahcarotenoids.hInhthehUSA,hgrainshandhvegetableshsupplyhapproximatelyh55%handhdairyhandhmeathproductshsupplyhapproxi
matelyh30%hofhvitaminhAhintakehfromhfood.hVitaminhAhandhthehprovitamins-
Aharehfathsoluble,handhtheirhabsorptionhdependshonhthehpresencehofhadequatehlipidhandhproteinhwithinhthehmeal.h Chronichintestin
alhdisordershorhlipidhmalabsorptionhsyndromeshcanhresulthinhvitaminhAhdeficiency.hInhdevelopinghcountries,hsubclinicalhorhclinic
alhzinchdeficiencyhcanhincreasehthehriskhofhvitaminhAhdeficiency.hTherehishalsohsomehevidencehofhmarginalhzinchintakeshinhchil
drenhinhthehUSA.h(SeehChapterh45,hpageh188.)


7. Whichh statementh abouth vitaminh Ah toxicityh ish NOTh true?

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