FREE CPEN Exam MCQ Question and Answers

Question 1

In response to hyperthermia, a term neonate may have vasodilation and sweating, which may lead to:

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hypotension and dehydration

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hypertension and peripheral edema

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hypotension and peripheral edema

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hypertension and dehydration

Question 2

Twelve hours following the commencement of the symptoms, a 4-year-old sickle cell patient with a right-sided stroke and left hemiplegia is taken to the hospital. What medical procedure is recommended to lower the chance of having another stroke?

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Exchange transfusion

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Unfractionated heparin

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Hyaluronidase

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Thrombolytics

Question 3

Despite eating healthily and gaining weight normally, a 6-month-mother old's is concerned since her child frequently and occasionally violently vomits after meals. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is therefore suspected. What type of main treatment is anticipated by the nurse?

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Positioning and feeding modifications

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H2-histamine blocker

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Proton-pump inhibitor

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Metoclopramide

Question 4

When a newborn is treated for hypoglycemia with a glucose bolus, a continuous infusion of:

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glucose

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insulin

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a normal saline

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albumin

Question 5

Which approach is the MOST efficient for addressing the "emotional contagion hypothesis," which postulates that anxious parents might make their children more anxious during invasive procedures?

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Prepare the parents in advance

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Accompany the parents during the procedure

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Keep the parents away from the child during the procedure

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Tell the parents they should stop upsetting their child

Question 6

Children's osteomyelitis most frequently develops because of:

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hematogenous seeding

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infection in an adjacent site

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surgical site infection

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penetrating injury

Question 7

Having hepatomegaly, an enlarged abdomen, and stool that is the color of clay, a newborn parent four weeks after birth. Direct hyperbilirubinemia is indicated by test results. The following is the most likely reason:

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Extrahepatic biliary atresia (EBA)

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Autoimmune hepatitis

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Cystic fibrosis

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Wilson disease