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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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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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□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?