Duchenne Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. The nurse is planning care for a 5 - month-old with gastroesophageal reflux disease whose weight has decreased by 3 ounces since the last clinic visit one month ago. To increase caloric intake and decrease vomiting, what instruction should the nurse provide this mother? ANS •Thicken formula with cereal for each feeding 2. A 4-years-old boy was recently diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dys- trophy (DMD). Which characteristic of the disease is most important for the nurse to focus on during...

MCCQE – Paediatrics Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved What are the components of APGAR? ️️activity (0 = absent, 1 = flexed limbs, 2 = active), pulse (0 = absent, 1 = < 100 bpm, 2 = > 100 bpm), grimace (0 = floppy, 1 = slight response, 2 = prompt response), appearance (0 = blue/pale, 1 = pink body/blue extremities, 2 = pink), respiration (0 = absent, 1 = slow/irregular, 2 = vigorous cry) What does APGAR tell you? ️️At 1 min - how baby tolerated labour At 5 min - re...

 Question 2 1 out of 1 points Central obesity, “moon” face, and dorsocervical fat pad are associated with: A . Metabolic syndrome B . Unilateral pheochromocytoma C . Cushing’s syndrome D . None of the above  Question 3 1 out of 1 points An elderly man is started on lisinopril and hydrochlorhiazide for hypertension. Three days later, he returns to the office complaining of left great toe pain. On exam, the nurse practitioner notes an edematous, erythematous tender ...

1. The nurse is planning care for a 5 - month-old with gastroesophageal reflux disease whose weight has decreased by 3 ounces since the last clinic visit one month ago. To increase caloric intake and decrease vomiting, what instruction should the nurse provide this mother? •Dilute the child's formula with equal parts of water •Offer 10% dextrose in water between most feeding •Give small amounts of baby food with each feeding •Thicken formula with cereal for each feeding 2. A 4-ye...

NURS 232 PEDS EXAM 4 REAL EXAM 2024 LATEST UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY HIGHLIGHTED ANSWERS WITH 100% QUALIFIED RATIONALES ALREADY RANKED A+… In addition to presenting symptoms, what laboratory finding indicates Nephrotic Syndome? a) Hypoalbuminemia b) Low specific gravity c) Decreased hematocrit and hemoglobin d) hypolipidemia - ANSWER- a) Hypoalbuminemia *Hypoalbuminemia is a result of the large amounts of protein (albumin and immunoglobulins) that leak through the glomeru...

What is the gold standard for the suspected diagnosis of Celiac Disease? (Ans- Endoscopy with small intestine biopsy A 44-year-old woman has recently been diagnosed with advanced metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer. Genetic testing is ordered to determine if the patient's tumor has any genomic alterations and to guide treatment decisions. A few weeks later, the patient's test results come back positive for a genetic mutation. The APN starts osimertinib (Tagrisso). Based on this informatio...

Following resection of a medulloblastoma, a school aged child is noted as having irritability, a weight gain of 1.5kg in the absence of edema, UOP of .4ml/kg/hour and the following laboratory results. The most likely diagnosis is: A) adrenal insufficiency B) Cerebral salt wasting C) Diabetes insipidus D) syndrome if inappropriate antidiuretic hormone Sodium 128 mEg/L Potassium 4.0 mEq/L Chloride 103 mEq/L Bicarbonate 26 mEq/L BUN 10mg/dL Creatinine 0.2mg/dL Glucose 102 mg/dL Calc...

ESSAY/ASSIGNMENT Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

HOSA Pathophysiology Question and answer rated A+ 2024 HOSA Pathophysiology Question and answer rated A+ 2023 Angelman syndrome - correct answer Deletion of normally active maternal allele. Mental retardation, seizures, ataxia, inappropriate laughter ("happy puppet") Canavan disease - correct answer autosomal recessive, chromosome 17 enzyme aspartoacylase hypotonia, poor head control, GE reflux of poor weight gain, demyelination, progressive leukodstrophy, and death in 1st de...