FNP APEA QBANK PEDIATRICS QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+|VERIFIED

FNP APEA QBANK PEDIATRICS QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS |LATEST
2025/2026|GRADED A+|VERIFIED

TANNER STAGE B




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STAGE 2: BREAST BUDDING
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STAGE 3: CONTINUED ENLARGEMENT
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STAGE 4: AREOLA & PAPILLA FORM SECONDARY MOUND
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STAGE 5: MATURE BREASTS
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Encopresis - ANSWER- B B



condition where a child (usually over the age of 4) involuntarily passes stool into their cl
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othing. This often happens due to chronic constipation, where stool becomes impacted in the
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colon and rectum, leading to leakage of liquid stool around the retained stool
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Head circumference should be measured until a child is how old? - ANSWER-
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36 MONTHS (3 YEARS)
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At what age would it be unusual to see thrush? - ANSWER-
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Thrush is an infection in the oral cavity caused by yeast. Yeast grow in a warm, dark, moist envi
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ronment. It is not unusual to see thrush in young infants who are breast or bottle fed. It would
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be unusual to see thrush in a newborn. In fact, this should cause concern regarding an immun
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ocompromised state in the infant or hyperglycemia in the mother.
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, Six week old infant is found to have positive Barlow and Orto Lani maneuvers. What test shoul
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d the NP order to assess and confirm developmental dysplasia of the hip? Frog leg x-
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rays, plain hip x-rays, ultrasound of the hip, or CT of the hip? - ANSWER-
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ULTRASOUND OF THE HIP B B B




Barlow and Ortolani maneuvers are physical exam techniques used to assess hip stability in ne
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wborns and infants. It should be examined at every visit until the child is walking normally, usu
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ally two years of age. The combination of these maneuvers has approximately 98 to 99% speci
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ficity for detection of hip instability. The primary imaging technique for assessing DHH in the fi
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rst 3- B



4 months of life is ultrasound. The biggest limitation is the experience of the ultrasonographer.
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BX-
rays are of little benefit in the first few months of life because the femoral head is mostly cartil
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aginous and unossified. After 3-4 months of age, AP X-
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rays of the hip are more valuable. The frog leg view of the pelvis provides the lateral view of th
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e femoral heads. During treatment or to confirm reduction postoperatively, a CT may be valua
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A 6-month-
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old male has a palpable cystic mass in his scrotum. His mother states that sometimes the size
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of his scrotum varies. Which should the nurse practitioner do next?
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-Referral to urology as soon as possible. B B B B B B B




-Referral to urology if this has not resolved in six or more months.
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-Scrotal ultrasound should be ordered B B B B B




-order a urine specimen to rule out infection. - ANSWER-
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Referral to urology if this has not resolved in six or more months.
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This is the clinical description of a hydrocele. It is very common in young males and usually res
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olves by a year of age. If it has not resolved by 12 months of age, the patient should be referre
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d to urology. A cystic mass in the scrotum with a description of changing in size of the scrotum
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supports the finding of a communicating hydrocele. Scrotal ultrasound is not indicated at this t
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ime.




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