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When assessing a pediatric client in an emergency situation, to guide the assessment the nurse should be aware that most pediatric cardio-pulmonary arrests stem from?

• Airway and breathing problems

• Drug induced arrest

• Hypoglycemic events

• Cardiac related defects

The nurse is educating parents of an infant newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. What education would the nurse include?

Select all that apply.

• The child may have frequent respiratory infections.

• The child may go through puberty early

• The child's skin may taste salty

• The child may have foul-smelling stools with white, sticky streaks

• The child will outgrow this with age.

Which of the following heart defects would lead to decrease in pulmonary blood flow?

• Aortic Stenosis

• Ventricular Septal Defect

• Tetralogy of Fallot

• Patent Ductus Arteriosus

What is the primary consequence of a large Ventricular Septal Defect if left untreated?

• Decreased blood flow to the lungs

• Increased risk of infections

• Heart failure

• Hypertension

In a child with a suspected heart defect, which diagnostic test is most commonly used to confirm the diagnosis?

• Electrocardiogram (ECG)

• Chest X-ray

• Echocardiogram

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

The nurse concludes that the teaching about sickle cell anemia has been understood when an adolescent with the disorder makes which statement?

• 
  "I’ll start to have symptoms when I have fewer white blood cells."

• "I’ll start to have symptoms when I drink less fluid."

• 
  "I’ll start to have symptoms when I decrease the iron in my diet."

• "I’ll start to have symptoms when I have fewer platelets."

Which parent education would the nurse provide when teaching an infant’s parents about the major cause of iron-deficiency anemia?

• Overfeeding of milk

• 
  Blood disorders

• Lack of adequate iron reserves from the mother

• 
  Introduction of solid foods too early for adequate absorption

Which complications would the nurse expect in relation to lead toxicity? Select all that apply.

• Anemia

• Proteinuria

• Heart failure

• GI bleeding

• Encephalopathy