MVU NURS 629 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Otitis externa
Answer: Outer ear infection; common causes: Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Staphylococcus Aureus
●● Hearing Test
Answer: Evaluation of hearing; normal range -10 to +15; severe loss 71-
90
●● Viral vs. bacterial pharyngitis
Answer: Pharyngitis causes: viral (common), bacterial (Group A Beta
Hemolytic strep)
●● Mono (Mononucleosis)
Answer: Epstein-Barr Virus infection; classic triad: fever, exudative
pharyngitis, posterior cervical adenopathy
●● Impetigo
Answer: Contagious skin infection; causes: Streptococci, Staphylococci
●● Hand foot and mouth
,Answer: Coxsackievirus A16 infection; affects children <10; spread via
contact with fluids
oral lesions first; should resolve in 7 days
●● Fifth disease
Answer: Human Parovirus B19 infection; common in 5-15-year-olds;
characterized by distinct rash phases
●● Tinea corporis
Answer: Ringworm skin infection; rash: pink, scaly, round with raised
border
●● Pityriasis rosea
Answer: Benign viral skin eruption; common in winter; presents with
herald patch
●● Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
Answer: Inflammatory skin condition; intensely itchy red rash,
lichenification, excoriations
●● Scarlet Fever
Answer: Strep throat complication; multisystem disease; characteristic
rash, strawberry tongue
,●● Kawasaki disease
Answer: Acute febrile illness; signs include rash, injected eyes,
strawberry tongue, coronary aneurysms
●● Kolpik spots
Answer: Small white papules inside cheeks by rear molar in measles
●● Varicella-zoster virus
Answer: Agent causing chickenpox
●● VZV PCR
Answer: Preferred test for chickenpox diagnosis
●● Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Answer: Blood test for inflammation levels
●● Vitamin A dosing for measles
Answer: 50,000 IU for infants <6 months, 100,000 IU for 6-11 months,
200,000 IU for children ≥12 months
●● Corticosteroids in resistant cases
Answer: Used when standard treatment fails in certain diseases
, ●● Pertussis stages
Answer: Catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent stages
●● Tetralogy of Fallot
Answer: Congenital heart defect with four issues: pulmonary stenosis,
VSD, RV hypertrophy, overriding aorta
-cyanosis improved with squatting, hypoxia, metabolic acidosis, exercise
intolerance, murmur
-boot shaped xray findings
-surgical correction
●● High dose aspirin
Answer: Administered when risk factors for complications are present
●● Direct fluorescent antibody (DFA)
Answer: Diagnostic test for chickenpox
●● Croup
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Otitis externa
Answer: Outer ear infection; common causes: Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Staphylococcus Aureus
●● Hearing Test
Answer: Evaluation of hearing; normal range -10 to +15; severe loss 71-
90
●● Viral vs. bacterial pharyngitis
Answer: Pharyngitis causes: viral (common), bacterial (Group A Beta
Hemolytic strep)
●● Mono (Mononucleosis)
Answer: Epstein-Barr Virus infection; classic triad: fever, exudative
pharyngitis, posterior cervical adenopathy
●● Impetigo
Answer: Contagious skin infection; causes: Streptococci, Staphylococci
●● Hand foot and mouth
,Answer: Coxsackievirus A16 infection; affects children <10; spread via
contact with fluids
oral lesions first; should resolve in 7 days
●● Fifth disease
Answer: Human Parovirus B19 infection; common in 5-15-year-olds;
characterized by distinct rash phases
●● Tinea corporis
Answer: Ringworm skin infection; rash: pink, scaly, round with raised
border
●● Pityriasis rosea
Answer: Benign viral skin eruption; common in winter; presents with
herald patch
●● Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
Answer: Inflammatory skin condition; intensely itchy red rash,
lichenification, excoriations
●● Scarlet Fever
Answer: Strep throat complication; multisystem disease; characteristic
rash, strawberry tongue
,●● Kawasaki disease
Answer: Acute febrile illness; signs include rash, injected eyes,
strawberry tongue, coronary aneurysms
●● Kolpik spots
Answer: Small white papules inside cheeks by rear molar in measles
●● Varicella-zoster virus
Answer: Agent causing chickenpox
●● VZV PCR
Answer: Preferred test for chickenpox diagnosis
●● Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Answer: Blood test for inflammation levels
●● Vitamin A dosing for measles
Answer: 50,000 IU for infants <6 months, 100,000 IU for 6-11 months,
200,000 IU for children ≥12 months
●● Corticosteroids in resistant cases
Answer: Used when standard treatment fails in certain diseases
, ●● Pertussis stages
Answer: Catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent stages
●● Tetralogy of Fallot
Answer: Congenital heart defect with four issues: pulmonary stenosis,
VSD, RV hypertrophy, overriding aorta
-cyanosis improved with squatting, hypoxia, metabolic acidosis, exercise
intolerance, murmur
-boot shaped xray findings
-surgical correction
●● High dose aspirin
Answer: Administered when risk factors for complications are present
●● Direct fluorescent antibody (DFA)
Answer: Diagnostic test for chickenpox
●● Croup
