A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes
... [Show More] it. What explanation by the professional is best?
Selected Answer:
Presence of red blood cells
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Selected Answer:
Excessive mucus production
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
Selected Answer:
Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
Selected Answer:
Lateral spinothalamic
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the child has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and parents for as the priority?
Selected Answer:
Lumbar puncture with CSF cultures
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare professional assess the patient?
Selected Answer:
History of traumatic event
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Selected Answer:
Draw blood to measure total bilirubin.
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what?
Selected Answer:
Pressure and obstruction
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Selected Answer:
Heads of the femur
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional
is most accurate?
Selected Answer:
ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.
A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional advise the parents about?
Selected Answer:
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