MVU NURS 629 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● + Ant/ Post Drawer sign
Answer: assess for injury of ant/post cruciate ligament
●● Osgood- Schlatter disease
Answer: most common in later childhood and early adolescence. Painful
swelling and tenderness of tibial tuberosity. Most common in children in
sports. *initial TX is stretching.
●● TX for sprained ankle
Answer: apply cold for 20 min, off for 20-45 min. Repeat 1st 24-48hrs.
Rest, elevate, compress (RICE)
●● Legg-calve perthes
Answer: idiopathic osteonecrosis of femoral head. 4x more common in
males. Hip pain, knee pain, painless limp that is worse at end of day.
Frog leg xray best to diagnose.
●● Viral gastroenteritis
Answer: Most common complication is dehydration.Tx is small,
frequent amounts of oral rehydration solution.
, ●● BG for 4y/o
Answer: goal of 90-130
●● Suspected growth hormone deficiency
Answer: short, slow growth. Childlike faces with prominent forehead.
*Initial eval include TSH, BG (hypoglycemia), GI illness, CBC, sed
rate, UA, growth factor.
●● Initial eval in cases of isolated menarche
Answer: *sexual abuse should be ruled out first
●● essentials for childs mental health
Answer: predictable home, childcare, school routines
●● Migraine
Answer: unilateral, pulsating, occasional photophobia.
●● Iron deficiency anemia
Answer: *Microcytic, hypochromic. Most common cause is poor dietary
intake/ breastfeeding risk. Prevalence is 25% of children between ages
10-15 mos.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● + Ant/ Post Drawer sign
Answer: assess for injury of ant/post cruciate ligament
●● Osgood- Schlatter disease
Answer: most common in later childhood and early adolescence. Painful
swelling and tenderness of tibial tuberosity. Most common in children in
sports. *initial TX is stretching.
●● TX for sprained ankle
Answer: apply cold for 20 min, off for 20-45 min. Repeat 1st 24-48hrs.
Rest, elevate, compress (RICE)
●● Legg-calve perthes
Answer: idiopathic osteonecrosis of femoral head. 4x more common in
males. Hip pain, knee pain, painless limp that is worse at end of day.
Frog leg xray best to diagnose.
●● Viral gastroenteritis
Answer: Most common complication is dehydration.Tx is small,
frequent amounts of oral rehydration solution.
, ●● BG for 4y/o
Answer: goal of 90-130
●● Suspected growth hormone deficiency
Answer: short, slow growth. Childlike faces with prominent forehead.
*Initial eval include TSH, BG (hypoglycemia), GI illness, CBC, sed
rate, UA, growth factor.
●● Initial eval in cases of isolated menarche
Answer: *sexual abuse should be ruled out first
●● essentials for childs mental health
Answer: predictable home, childcare, school routines
●● Migraine
Answer: unilateral, pulsating, occasional photophobia.
●● Iron deficiency anemia
Answer: *Microcytic, hypochromic. Most common cause is poor dietary
intake/ breastfeeding risk. Prevalence is 25% of children between ages
10-15 mos.
