EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL SOLVED
QUESTIONS ANSWERS PEDIATRIC
ASSESSMENT REVIEW SHEET
◉ Minimum caloric intake of BF mom?
Answer: 1800
◉ If mom wondering about ETOH intake what is the amount
considered safe?
Answer: <0.5/kg
◉ Malaise, breast tenderness; red, warm lumps/streaking; flu-like
sys (fever, chill, aches) in a breastfeeding mom can indicate?
Answer: mastitis
◉ Mgmt mastitis:
Answer: empty breast, frequent nursing, analgesics, abx if needed,
rest, warm showers, increase fluids
◉ Red flag progression of mastitis?
Answer: abscess/septicemia
,◉ When does elevated bili peak in breast milk jaundice?
Answer: occurs 7-10 day and peaks on 10-15th
◉ How much water loss can be life threatening to a child?
Answer: 10%
◉ What does sodium regulate in the body?
Answer: ECF volume, osmolarity, acid-base balance, membrane
potential of cells
◉ How is sodium lost out of body?
Answer: vomiting, diarrhea, perspiration
◉ Role of potassium in the body?
Answer: helps maintain intracellular homeostasis, muscle
contractility, transmission of nerve impulses
◉ Severe deficit of potassium can cause?
Answer: cardiac dysrhythmias/death
◉ What is the role of chloride in the body?
,Answer: function with sodium to maintain fluid/electrolyte balance
◉ Proteins, enzymes, and hormones are synthesized from?
Answer: amino acids
◉ Monosaccharides are simple or complex carbs?
Answer: simple
◉ Disaccharides are simple or complex carbs?
Answer: complex
◉ Role of fat in diet?
Answer: energy, vitamin absorption, maintain cell membrane and
myelin
◉ Two essential fatty acids are?
Answer: Linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid (LA and ALA)
◉ fat soluble vitamins
Answer: DAKE, absorbed in intestines, require bile, store for a long
time in tissue
, ◉ Water soluble vits
Answer: Cs and Bs, only store small amts, if intake too high
absorption decreases, require daily intake
◉ How much vit d should a breastfed babe have?
Answer: 400 IU daily
◉ When should fluoride be given to a babe?
Answer: at 6 months if not in water
◉ What is an important consideration when adding food to a
breastfed babe's diet?
Answer: iron-fortified
◉ What is advice regarding comfort feeding?
Answer: avoid
◉ Nutritional risk with teen pregnancies?
Answer: adolescent growth spurt competes with fetus for nutrients
◉ Teen pregnancy risks?
Answer: prematurity, LBW, chronic illness/disability, death