Which of the following is a red flag for nonorganic failure to thrive in a 12-month-old?
a. Clinging to the primary caregiver during the physical examination.
b. No stranger anxiety.
c. Weight-for-age at the 10th percentile on growth chart
d. Weight-for-length at the 10th percentile on growth chart
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b. No stranger anxiety
,In the infant, which of the following systems is examined last?
a. Genitalia
b. Ears, nose, throat
c. Spine and extremities
d. Chest and heart
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b. Ears, nose, throat
Frida is a toddler who is very uncooperative during the physical examination. Which of
the following can help you to conduct the exam?
a. Ask the mother or primary caregiver to step out of the room; this may be causing
the crying
b. Ask the mother or primary caregiver to feed Frida; this may quiet her down
c. Ask Frida's mother to hold her on her lap and face you as you sit facing the mother,
knee-to-knee, and examine Frida there
d. Give Frida a pacifier
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c. Ask Frida's mother to hold her on her lap and face you as you sit facing
the mother, knee-to-knee, and examine Frida there
A child who exhibits a positive Gower sign likely has a:
a. Fracture
b. Myopathy
c. Hip infection
d. Seizure disorder
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, b. Myopathy
Which of the following characteristics of infants and young children places them at
high risk for abuse?
a. Prolonged weaning time
b. Extended bedtime rituals
c. Crying and toilet training
d. Early achievement of expressive language
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c. Crying and toilet training
The Glasgow Coma Scale includes all of the following assessment areas except:
a. Eye opening
b. Thought processes
c. Motor response
d. Verbal response
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b. Thought processes
An inflicted immersion burn is characterized by:
a. A tapering distribution
b. A clear line of demarcation
c. An inverted triangle shape
d. A splash pattern
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b. A clear line of demarcation
A firm, olive-like mass palpable in the RUQ of a 3-week-old infant is likely a(n):
a. Fecal mass
b. Pyloric stenosis
c. Umbilical hernia
d. Inguinal hernia
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b. Pyloric Stenosis
Which of the following assessments is a function of the sympathetic nervous system?
a. Increased salivation
b. Bronchial muscle constriction
c. Stomach peristalsis
d. Adrenaline secretion
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d. Adrenaline secretion
To elicit the plantar reflex:
a. Ask the child to slide the heel of the foot along the opposite shin
b. Place a vibrating tuning fork on the child's ankle and ask the child when the
vibration stops
a. Clinging to the primary caregiver during the physical examination.
b. No stranger anxiety.
c. Weight-for-age at the 10th percentile on growth chart
d. Weight-for-length at the 10th percentile on growth chart
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b. No stranger anxiety
,In the infant, which of the following systems is examined last?
a. Genitalia
b. Ears, nose, throat
c. Spine and extremities
d. Chest and heart
Give this one a try later!
b. Ears, nose, throat
Frida is a toddler who is very uncooperative during the physical examination. Which of
the following can help you to conduct the exam?
a. Ask the mother or primary caregiver to step out of the room; this may be causing
the crying
b. Ask the mother or primary caregiver to feed Frida; this may quiet her down
c. Ask Frida's mother to hold her on her lap and face you as you sit facing the mother,
knee-to-knee, and examine Frida there
d. Give Frida a pacifier
Give this one a try later!
c. Ask Frida's mother to hold her on her lap and face you as you sit facing
the mother, knee-to-knee, and examine Frida there
A child who exhibits a positive Gower sign likely has a:
a. Fracture
b. Myopathy
c. Hip infection
d. Seizure disorder
Give this one a try later!
, b. Myopathy
Which of the following characteristics of infants and young children places them at
high risk for abuse?
a. Prolonged weaning time
b. Extended bedtime rituals
c. Crying and toilet training
d. Early achievement of expressive language
Give this one a try later!
c. Crying and toilet training
The Glasgow Coma Scale includes all of the following assessment areas except:
a. Eye opening
b. Thought processes
c. Motor response
d. Verbal response
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b. Thought processes
An inflicted immersion burn is characterized by:
a. A tapering distribution
b. A clear line of demarcation
c. An inverted triangle shape
d. A splash pattern
, Give this one a try later!
b. A clear line of demarcation
A firm, olive-like mass palpable in the RUQ of a 3-week-old infant is likely a(n):
a. Fecal mass
b. Pyloric stenosis
c. Umbilical hernia
d. Inguinal hernia
Give this one a try later!
b. Pyloric Stenosis
Which of the following assessments is a function of the sympathetic nervous system?
a. Increased salivation
b. Bronchial muscle constriction
c. Stomach peristalsis
d. Adrenaline secretion
Give this one a try later!
d. Adrenaline secretion
To elicit the plantar reflex:
a. Ask the child to slide the heel of the foot along the opposite shin
b. Place a vibrating tuning fork on the child's ankle and ask the child when the
vibration stops
