Evaluation and Management of the Adult
Patient Chapter 1-239 Complete Guide with
correct answers.
Infant mortality rate - answersThe highest infant mortality rate globally is found in
SubSaharan Africa.
Effective intervention for child mortality - answersVaccinations are the most effective
intervention to achieve the greatest worldwide reduction in child mortality from
pneumonia and diarrhea.
Health status of children in the U.S. - answersObesity rates among 2to5yearolds have
shown a recent significant decrease.
Child health outcome associated with climate change - answersNutrition is a major child
health outcome associated with worldwide climate change.
Well child care guidelines - answersScheduling wellbaby visits to coincide with key
developmental milestones adheres to the most recent American Academy of Pediatrics
Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care guidelines.
Therapeutic milieu - answersThe best explanation of therapeutic milieu is that it is the
place where the child is receiving care.
Inpatient psychiatric treatment considerations - answersA child expressing thoughts of
self-harm should be placed in an area where he can be watched one-on-one.
Learning disabilities in children - answersLearning disabilities in children have
scientifically been linked to genetics.
Behavioral challenges in children - answersThe child may be defiant or have tantrums.
Reversion to enuresis - answersA child may revert back to enuresis due to stress.
Crisis intervention needs - answersDiscussing the individual's everyday activities is not
a necessary intervention for crisis needs.
Seclusion room release criteria - answersA patient must be taken out of the seclusion
room when he starts headbutting the window.
,MacDonald Triad - answersBehaviors including enuresis, pushing others, and
pyromania.
Discharge planning for borderline personality disorder - answersInstructions include a
consistent caregiver, monitoring of media, obtaining support from family and friends,
and seeking medical attention when feeling good.
Executive functioning interventions - answersInterventions include placing visual aids on
the bathroom mirror, giving the child a choice in foods, allowing the child to ask for help,
and reminding the child to be nice to others.
Attachment issues in adopted children - answersChildren may exhibit anger,
manipulative behavior, and lack of seeking positive attention due to previous neglect.
Infant depression indicators - answersIndicators include crying more than average and
looking away when an adult attempts to play.
Adolescent depression screening - answersShould be performed at every physician
visit.
SAD FACES depression screen - answersImportant to assess anhedonia, suicidal
ideations, and sleep patterns.
Bullycide awareness for teachers - answersTeachers should be aware that suicides can
happen due to bullying.
Manic phase in bipolar disorder - answersCharacterized by talking fast and acting
inappropriately, requiring professional treatment.
Haploid cells - answersEach contains 23 chromosomes.
Genetic notation 47,XX,6q - answersIndicates a female with deletion on the long arm of
chromosome 6.
Enuresis - answersInvoluntary urination, especially by children.
Pyromania - answersImpulse control disorder characterized by the repeated urge to set
fires.
Executive functioning - answersCognitive processes that include working memory,
flexible thinking, and self-control.
Attachment issues - answersDifficulties in forming emotional bonds due to early neglect
or trauma.
Anhedonia - answersInability to feel pleasure in normally pleasurable activities.
,Suicidal ideations - answersThoughts about or an unusual preoccupation with suicide.
Bullycide - answersSuicide that occurs in response to bullying.
Manic episode - answersA period of abnormally elevated mood and high energy.
Mental health screening - answersA process to identify individuals who may have
mental health issues.
Visual aids for children - answersTools used to help children understand and follow
routines.
Support from family and friends - answersCrucial for adolescents dealing with mental
health issues.
Monitoring of media - answersImportant for teenagers to reduce exposure to harmful
content.
Crying in infants - answersCan indicate distress or depression in young children.
Behavioral interventions - answersStrategies used to modify specific behaviors in
children.
Recessive genetic disorder - answersA disorder that requires two copies of a mutated
gene for the disease to manifest.
Cystic fibrosis - answersA recessive disease requiring the presence of a gene mutation
on both alleles inherited from the parents.
Neurofibromatosis - answersAn autosomal dominant disorder where one affected
parent has a 50% risk of passing the disorder to each child.
Hemophilia A - answersAn X-linked recessive disorder present in males in previous
generations, with a 50% chance for daughters to be carriers.
Chromosomal microarray - answersA diagnostic study ordered to detect the presence of
additional genetic material on a chromosome.
FISH - answersA diagnostic test used to detect specific DNA sequences on
chromosomes.
Carrier testing - answersA type of testing recommended for couples concerned about
the potential for having children with cystic fibrosis.
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 - answersLegislation that mandates
corporations to disclose known toxic chemicals and requires testing of some chemicals.
, Precautionary principle - answersA principle stating that chemicals must be proven safe
before being introduced into the environment.
Lead level of 11 mcg/dL - answersA result from a child's rapid capillary screening test
indicating the need for further testing.
Venous sample for lead levels - answersThe next step after a rapid capillary screening
test reveals elevated lead levels in a child.
Monogenetic disorder - answersA genetic disorder caused by a mutation in a single
gene.
Point mutations - answersA type of mutation responsible for many single-gene genetic
disorders.
Autosomal dominant disorder - answersA genetic disorder that requires only one copy
of a mutated gene from one parent for the disease to manifest.
X-linked recessive disorder - answersA genetic disorder where the gene causing the
disorder is located on the X chromosome.
Three-generation pedigree - answersA tool used to assess genetic risk factors in
families.
Genetic screening tests - answersTests performed to identify individuals at risk for
genetic disorders.
Toxic chemicals reporting - answersA requirement established by the TSCA for
corporations to disclose known toxic chemicals.
Toxicity testing - answersA requirement under TSCA that all manufactured chemicals
undergo testing for toxicity.
EPA authorization - answersThe power granted to the Environmental Protection Agency
to require testing and reporting of certain chemicals.
Lead abatement measures - answersActions taken to reduce lead exposure in a child's
environment.
Monthly lead monitoring - follow-up procedure for children with elevated lead levels.
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Genetic risk factors - answersFactors that increase the likelihood of a genetic disorder
occurring in a family.