Maternal Child Ch. 47 Exam Questions
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Manifestations of hypoglycemia include:
a. Lethargy.
b. Thirst.
c. Nausea and vomiting.
d. Shaky feeling and dizziness. - ✔✔ANS: D
Test Bank - Maternal Child Nursing Care by Perry (6th Edition, 2017) 802
Some of the clinical manifestations of hypoglycemia include shaky feelings;
dizziness; difficulty
concentrating, speaking, focusing, and coordinating; sweating; and pallor.
Lethargy, thirst, and nausea and
vomiting are manifestations of hyperglycemia
Which symptom is considered a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus?
a. Nausea
b. Seizures
c. Impaired vision
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,d. Frequent urination - ✔✔ANS: D
Hallmarks of diabetes mellitus are glycosuria, polyuria, and polydipsia.
Nausea and seizures are not clinical
manifestations of diabetes mellitus. Impaired vision is a long-term
complication of the disease.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results on a school-age child with
hypoparathyroidism. Which results
are consistent with this condition?
a. Decreased serum phosphorus
b. Decreased serum calcium
c. Increased serum glucose
d. Decreased serum cortisol - ✔✔ANS: B
The diagnosis of hypoparathyroidism is made on the basis of clinical
manifestations associated with decreased
serum calcium and increased serum phosphorus. Decreased serum
phosphorus would be seen in
hyperparathyroidism, elevated glucose in diabetes, and decreased serum
cortisol in adrenocortical insufficiency
(Addisons disease).
Which statement best describes hypopituitarism?
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, a. Growth is normal during the first 3 years of life.
b. Weight is usually more retarded than height.
c. Skeletal proportions are normal for age.
d. Most of these children have subnormal intelligence - ✔✔ANS: C
In children with hypopituitarism, the skeletal proportions are normal. Growth
is within normal limits for the
first year of life. Height is usually more delayed than weight. Intelligence is
not affected by hypopituitarism
A child will start treatment for precocious puberty. This involves injections
of synthetic:
a. Thyrotropin.
b. Gonadotropins.
c. Somatotropic hormone.
d. Luteinizing hormonereleasing hormone. - ✔✔ANS: D
Precocious puberty of central origin is treated with monthly subcutaneous
injections of luteinizing
hormonereleasing hormone. Thyrotropin, gonadotropin, and somatotropic
hormone are not appropriate
therapies for precocious puberty
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Manifestations of hypoglycemia include:
a. Lethargy.
b. Thirst.
c. Nausea and vomiting.
d. Shaky feeling and dizziness. - ✔✔ANS: D
Test Bank - Maternal Child Nursing Care by Perry (6th Edition, 2017) 802
Some of the clinical manifestations of hypoglycemia include shaky feelings;
dizziness; difficulty
concentrating, speaking, focusing, and coordinating; sweating; and pallor.
Lethargy, thirst, and nausea and
vomiting are manifestations of hyperglycemia
Which symptom is considered a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus?
a. Nausea
b. Seizures
c. Impaired vision
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,d. Frequent urination - ✔✔ANS: D
Hallmarks of diabetes mellitus are glycosuria, polyuria, and polydipsia.
Nausea and seizures are not clinical
manifestations of diabetes mellitus. Impaired vision is a long-term
complication of the disease.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results on a school-age child with
hypoparathyroidism. Which results
are consistent with this condition?
a. Decreased serum phosphorus
b. Decreased serum calcium
c. Increased serum glucose
d. Decreased serum cortisol - ✔✔ANS: B
The diagnosis of hypoparathyroidism is made on the basis of clinical
manifestations associated with decreased
serum calcium and increased serum phosphorus. Decreased serum
phosphorus would be seen in
hyperparathyroidism, elevated glucose in diabetes, and decreased serum
cortisol in adrenocortical insufficiency
(Addisons disease).
Which statement best describes hypopituitarism?
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, a. Growth is normal during the first 3 years of life.
b. Weight is usually more retarded than height.
c. Skeletal proportions are normal for age.
d. Most of these children have subnormal intelligence - ✔✔ANS: C
In children with hypopituitarism, the skeletal proportions are normal. Growth
is within normal limits for the
first year of life. Height is usually more delayed than weight. Intelligence is
not affected by hypopituitarism
A child will start treatment for precocious puberty. This involves injections
of synthetic:
a. Thyrotropin.
b. Gonadotropins.
c. Somatotropic hormone.
d. Luteinizing hormonereleasing hormone. - ✔✔ANS: D
Precocious puberty of central origin is treated with monthly subcutaneous
injections of luteinizing
hormonereleasing hormone. Thyrotropin, gonadotropin, and somatotropic
hormone are not appropriate
therapies for precocious puberty
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