MCN EXAM 3 2026 PEDIATRIC GROWTH
DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY CENTERED
CARE CLINICAL GUIDE
◉ When should we do the pulmonary function test + why?
Answer: at least 5 years old to test for asthma
not done sooner because there is less cooperation
◉ Nasopharyngitis
What is it caused by + what s/s will the patient have?
How long does it last?
Answer: a cold
from a virus
7-10 days with clear/yellow nose secretions
hoarseness with sore throat
dry cough
fatigue
fever
decreased appetite
,◉ Nasopharyngitis Treatment
Answer: hot shower
Tylenol
suctioning
vapor rub
fluids
cool mist humidifiers
no antibiotics
◉ When should you call the HCP with Nasopharyngitis?
Answer: call HCP with:
new fevers and prolonged fevers
increased throat pain
worsening cough/chest pain after 10 days
ear or headache
irritability
◉ What age should patients have decongestants?
Answer: not before 2-11 years old
, ◉ How can you tell a patient has sinusitis instead of a cold?
Answer: ***symptoms not improved after 7-10
***new fever or cough
halitosis
eyelid edema
face pain
◉ How do we treat sinusitis?
Answer: patient would then be on antibiotics to treat
◉ Pharyngitis
What is it + what symptoms come abruptly?
Answer: inflammation of the pharynx or back of throat
caused usually by a virus
dyphagia= hurts to swallow
+/- fever
headache
abdominal pain
◉ What secondary symptoms should we inspect for in a patient with
Pharyngitis?
DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY CENTERED
CARE CLINICAL GUIDE
◉ When should we do the pulmonary function test + why?
Answer: at least 5 years old to test for asthma
not done sooner because there is less cooperation
◉ Nasopharyngitis
What is it caused by + what s/s will the patient have?
How long does it last?
Answer: a cold
from a virus
7-10 days with clear/yellow nose secretions
hoarseness with sore throat
dry cough
fatigue
fever
decreased appetite
,◉ Nasopharyngitis Treatment
Answer: hot shower
Tylenol
suctioning
vapor rub
fluids
cool mist humidifiers
no antibiotics
◉ When should you call the HCP with Nasopharyngitis?
Answer: call HCP with:
new fevers and prolonged fevers
increased throat pain
worsening cough/chest pain after 10 days
ear or headache
irritability
◉ What age should patients have decongestants?
Answer: not before 2-11 years old
, ◉ How can you tell a patient has sinusitis instead of a cold?
Answer: ***symptoms not improved after 7-10
***new fever or cough
halitosis
eyelid edema
face pain
◉ How do we treat sinusitis?
Answer: patient would then be on antibiotics to treat
◉ Pharyngitis
What is it + what symptoms come abruptly?
Answer: inflammation of the pharynx or back of throat
caused usually by a virus
dyphagia= hurts to swallow
+/- fever
headache
abdominal pain
◉ What secondary symptoms should we inspect for in a patient with
Pharyngitis?
