A school-age child has had nasal discharge and daytime cough…

A school-age child has had nasal discharge and daytime cough but no fever for 12 days without improvement in symptoms. The child has not had antibiotics recently and there is no significant antibiotic resistance in the local community. What is the appropriate treatment for this child? Amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day Correct Amoxicillin 80-90 mg/kg/day Amoxicillin-clavulanate 80-90 mg/kg/day Saline irrigation for symptomatic relief

We want to measure the effect of job types on wages. The job…

We want to measure the effect of job types on wages. The job variable contains four possible answers as follows: Job = 1 means a student; Job = 2 means a staff; Job = 3 means a professor; job =4 means a police officer. For this job type variable, we need to put _______ binary dummy variable(s) in a linear regression model.

A 12-year-old child is brought to the clinic with joint pain…

A 12-year-old child is brought to the clinic with joint pain, a 3-week history of low-grade fever, and a facial rash. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner palpates an enlarged liver 2 cm below the subcostal margin along with diffuse lymphadenopathy. An antinuclear antibody (ANA) test is positive. Which follow up tests should be ordered? (Select all that apply.) Double stranded DNA Correct C reactive protein procalcitonin Extractable nuclear antigen panel Correct

An 18-month-old child has a 1-day history of intermittent, c…

An 18-month-old child has a 1-day history of intermittent, cramping abdominal pain with non-bilious vomiting. The child is observed to scream and draw up his legs during pain episodes and becomes lethargic in between. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner notes a small amount of bloody, mucous stool in the diaper. What is the most likely diagnosis? Appendicitis Gastroenteritis Intussusception Correct Testicular torsion