The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) is performing a well child examination on a school-age child who had complete repair of a tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) defect in infancy. What is important in this child’s health maintenance regime? Cardiology clearance for sports participation Correct Restriction of physical activity to avoid pulmonary complications Sub-acute bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis precautions Teaching about management of hypercyanotic episodes

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner evaluates a child who awoke with a sore throat and high fever after a nap. The child appears anxious and is sitting on the parent’s lap with the neck hyperextended. The physical exam reveals stridor, drooling, nasal flaring, and retractions. What will the nurse practitioner do next? Administer a broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic. Obtain blood and throat cultures and start antibiotic therapy. Send the child to radiology for a lateral neck radiograph. Transport the child to the hospital via emergency medical services. Correct

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

During the Civil War, soldiers routinely injected themselves with morphine to cope with pain and the tragedies of war. 

A 5-year-old child who had a repair for transposition of the great arteries shortly after birth is growing normally and has been asymptomatic since the surgery. The primary care nurse practitioner notes mild shortness of breath with exertion and, upon questioning, learns that the child has recently had a syncopal episode. What will the nurse practitioner do? Order an echocardiogram and chest radiograph. Perform pulmonary function testing. Reassure the parent that these symptoms are common. Refer the child to the cardiologist immediately. Correct

Extra Credit: Up to 2 points.List up to two organs that only receive innervation from one branch of the autonomic nervous system.

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There is a population linear regression as follows:

A newborn with a history of meconium ileus should also be evaluated for congenital heart disease. congenital diaphragmatic hernia. cystic fibrosis. Correct  congenital pulmonary airway malformation

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.