Question 1

1 out of 1 points

A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored

urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation

by the professional is best?

Selected

Answer:

Presence of red blood

cells

Question 2

1 out of 1 points

Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?

Selected

Answer:

Excessive mucus

production

Question 3

1 out of 1 points

What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?

Selected

Answer:

Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of

the vertebrae

Question 4

1 out of 1 points

Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?

Selected

Answer:

Lateral

spinothalamic

Question 5

1 out of 1 points

Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the

child has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seems

very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare

professional prepare the child and parents for as the priority?

Selected Lumbar puncture with CSF

cultures

Answer:

Question 6

1 out of 1 points

A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare

professional assess the patient?

Selected

Answer:

History of traumatic

event

Question 7

1 out of 1 points

A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare

professional is most appropriate?

Selected

Answer:

Draw blood to measure total

bilirubin.

Question 8

1 out of 1 points

Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of

what?

Selected

Answer:

Pressure and

obstruction

Question 9

1 out of 1 points

Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

Selected

Answer:

Heads of the

femur

Question 10

1 out of 1 points

A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the

healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional

is most accurate?

Selected

Answer:

ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than

30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood