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Question 1 of 5

The adequate intake (AI) for the total digestible carbohydrates in a nine-month-old boy is

A. 60 gm/day

B. 95 gm/day

C. 120 gm/day

D. 170 gm/day

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: 95 gm/day

Question 2 of 5

Delayed eruption of teeth may occur in association with

A. hyperthyroidism

B. osteopetrosis

C. Neiman pick disease

D. Turner syndrome

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Turner syndrome

Question 3 of 5

A 3-month-old is being evaluated for possible Hirschsprung disease. His parents call the nurse and show his diaper containing a large amount of mucus and bloody diarrhea. The nurse notes that the infant is irritable and has a very distended abdomen. Which should be the nurse's next action?

A. Reassure the parents that this is an expected finding and not uncommon.

B. Call a code for a potential cardiac arrest, and stay with the infant.

C. Immediately obtain all vital signs with a quick head-to-toe assessment.

D. Obtain a stool sample for occult blood.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Immediately obtain all vital signs with a quick head-to-toe assessment.

Question 4 of 5

All of the following suggest a potentially serious organic etiology of abdominal pain EXCEPT

A. >5 yr age

B. fever

C. flank pain

D. awakening from sleep due to pain

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: flank pain

Question 5 of 5

Which manifestations should the nurse expect to find in a child in the early stages of acute hepatitis?

A. Nausea, vomiting, and generalized malaise.

B. Nausea, vomiting, and pain in the left upper quadrant.

C. Generalized malaise and yellowing of the skin and sclera.

D. Yellowing of the skin and sclera without other generalized complaints.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Nausea, vomiting, and generalized malaise.

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