ATI PEDIATRIC CMS PROCTORED EXAM
TERMINAL CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION ALREADY PASSED
⩥ Increased irritability
Headache
Nausea/vomiting
Diplopia (double vision)
Seizures
Bradycardia
Respiratory changes.
Answer: What are signs of increased ICP in children?
⩥ Liver and brain.
Answer: What two areas of the body does Reye syndrome primarily
effect?
⩥ Recent vital illness or use of aspirin.
Answer: What is shown to happen before a diagnosis of Reye syndrome
is made?
,⩥ Liver enzymes such as ALT/AST will be elevated
Serum ammonia level is elevated
Serum electrolytes altered
Coagulation times may be extended.
Answer: What would the laboratory values of a child diagnosed with
reye syndrome look like?
⩥ Liver biopsy.
Answer: What is a diagnostic procedure used to diagnose Reye
syndrome?
⩥ Nose bleed.
Answer: What is epitaxis?
⩥ Trauma to nose (rubbing, picking)
Low humidity
Allergic rhinitis
Upper respiratory infection
Medications
Underlying disease.
Answer: What can cause epitaxis (nose bleed)?
, ⩥ Maintain calm demeanor
Have child sit up with head tilted slightly forward to prevent aspiration
of blood
Apply pressure to lower nose with thumb/forefinger for 10 minutes
Encourage child to breathe through the mouth.
Answer: What are nursing responsibilities when caring for a patient with
nose bleeds?
⩥ Iron deficiency anemia.
Answer: What is the most common form of anemia in the US?
⩥ Poor diets
Menses
Obesity.
Answer: Why are adolescents at higher risk for iron deficiency anemia?
⩥ Decreased hemoglobin.
Answer: What will iron deficiency result in (think lab values)?
⩥ Shortness of breath (due to decreased Hbg)
Pallor
Brittle finger nails
TERMINAL CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION ALREADY PASSED
⩥ Increased irritability
Headache
Nausea/vomiting
Diplopia (double vision)
Seizures
Bradycardia
Respiratory changes.
Answer: What are signs of increased ICP in children?
⩥ Liver and brain.
Answer: What two areas of the body does Reye syndrome primarily
effect?
⩥ Recent vital illness or use of aspirin.
Answer: What is shown to happen before a diagnosis of Reye syndrome
is made?
,⩥ Liver enzymes such as ALT/AST will be elevated
Serum ammonia level is elevated
Serum electrolytes altered
Coagulation times may be extended.
Answer: What would the laboratory values of a child diagnosed with
reye syndrome look like?
⩥ Liver biopsy.
Answer: What is a diagnostic procedure used to diagnose Reye
syndrome?
⩥ Nose bleed.
Answer: What is epitaxis?
⩥ Trauma to nose (rubbing, picking)
Low humidity
Allergic rhinitis
Upper respiratory infection
Medications
Underlying disease.
Answer: What can cause epitaxis (nose bleed)?
, ⩥ Maintain calm demeanor
Have child sit up with head tilted slightly forward to prevent aspiration
of blood
Apply pressure to lower nose with thumb/forefinger for 10 minutes
Encourage child to breathe through the mouth.
Answer: What are nursing responsibilities when caring for a patient with
nose bleeds?
⩥ Iron deficiency anemia.
Answer: What is the most common form of anemia in the US?
⩥ Poor diets
Menses
Obesity.
Answer: Why are adolescents at higher risk for iron deficiency anemia?
⩥ Decreased hemoglobin.
Answer: What will iron deficiency result in (think lab values)?
⩥ Shortness of breath (due to decreased Hbg)
Pallor
Brittle finger nails
