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WorksheetsMA Ch 26- Pediatrics Part 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How can a blood pressure reading be taken on a child if one cannot be obtained in the usual manner?
Auscultation
Palpation
Percussion
Olfaction
How do newborns respond to light when measuring their visual acuity?
Newborns do not respond to light.
Newborns follow an object visually.
Newborns shut their eyes tight.
Newborns respond only when bright colors are used.
Which of the following is generally treated by getting plenty of rest, increasing fluids, and eating a well-balanced diet?
Otitis media
Tonsillitis
Chickenpox
Asthma
Common colds
Which of the following is most often caused by Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus?
Otitis media
Tonsillitis
Chickenpox
Asthma
Frequent colds
Which of the following is a serious chronic respiratory disease of children?
Otitis media
Tonsillitis
Chickenpox
Asthma
Frequent colds
Which of the following is the most appropriate action of the medical assistant when a patient is suspected of being a victim of child abuse?
Leave it out of documentation.
Notify the local child protective agency
Alert the parents’ clergy of your suspicions
Ask the parents about it.
Which of the following is your best initial approach to Clyde?
Say, “ Hi Clyde, I am May, and I take care of little children all day. It is nice to meet you.”
Approach him at his level of understanding.
Ask Mrs. Lee to sit Clyde on the examining table and hold him there.
Ask Mrs. Lee to undress Clyde down to his underwear.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a self-limiting viral illness that requires no treatment and usually resolves in:
1 week
2-4 weeks
7-10 days
21 days
How will you position Carol to take her apical pulse?
Sitting upright on the exam table
Sitting prone on the exam table
Sitting prone on her parent’s lap
Sitting on her parent’s lap
Which of the following illnesses have the common symptom of inflammation of the middle ear?
Eustachian tube blockage
Otitis externa
Otitis media
Otitis interna
Which of the following is a term for a procedure to place special tubes in the ears if the symptoms become chronic?
Myringotomy
Tympanotomy
Tympanostomy
Myringostomy
What vaccine is given for the prevention of Kawasaki disease?
HAV
ROTA
HIB
IPV
Which muscle is the preferred site for injections on infants to 2 years of age?
Dorsal gluteal
Deltoid
Vastus lateralis
Ventrogluteal
What is the appropriate protocol for administering multiple vaccines?
inject 1–2 inches apart on the same limb
inject 2-3 inches apart on the same limb
inject 3–4 inches apart on the same limb
separate limbs should be used for each vaccine
What is the appropriate needle gauge used when administering pediatric immunizations?
18–20 gauge
20–21 gauge
21–22 gauge
22–25 gauge
When administering an IM injection in the gluteal muscle, it should be administered lateral and superior to a line between the posterior superior iliac spine and what other area?
Greater trochanter
Femur
Tailbone
Lumbar spine
IM injections are inserted at what angle?
10 degree
45 degree
75 degree
90 degree
Asthma triggers typically include:
pollen
medications
stress
all of the above
The oral route for checking a child’s temperature should be used on children of what age?
Birth to 2 years
2–5 years
> 5 years
> 10 years
What disease is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacterium?
Croup
RSV
Pneumonia
Pertussis
