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- What stage of Reye syndrome would you suspect if the patient lost consciousness?
a. Stage 2
b. Stage 3
c. Stage 4
d. Stage 5 - How would you care for the sac in a patient who has spinal bifida occulta?
a. Keep the patient on his side to remove pressure from the sac.
b. Place a sterile dress soaked in warm saline solution to prevent the sac from dehydration.
c. Place a strip of plastic below the sac to prevent contamination from urine and stool.
d. None of the above. - You notice a child having a scissor-like gait. What disorder would you suspect?
a. Cerebral palsy spastic
b. Cerebral palsy athetoid
c. Cerebral palsy ataxic
d. Duchenne muscular dystrophy - A patient diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome has difficulty swallowing.
What would you expect the health-care provider to order?
a. Peg tube feeding
b. Nasogastric tube feeding
c. Nothing by mouth (NPO)
d. Only fluids by mouth - The parent of a 3-year-old who has been treated for hydrocephalus at birth calls
saying that the child has severe headaches and is irritable and vomiting. What
would you tell the parent?
a. Bring the child to the health-care provider’s office immediately.
b. Give the child an aspirin.
c. Give the child acetaminophen.
d. This is a reaction to the medication administered for hydrocephalus. - What would you do if the health-care provider diagnosed a newborn with
anencephaly?
a. Teach the family how to care for infant’s sac.
b. Make an appointment with the social worker to explain services that are available
to parents of a child who is paralyzed.
c. Explain to the family that the child will likely develop hydrocephalus.
d. Prepare the family for the child’s death. - Increased intracranial pressure can cause which of the following?
a. Seizure
b. Nausea
c. Vomiting
d. All of the above