Free NPS Patient Assessment Questions and Answers

Question 1

A 28-week gestational age neonate presents with grunting, nasal flaring, and intercostal retractions. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)

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Transient tachypnea of the newborn

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Meconium aspiration syndrome

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of performing a Silverman-Anderson score on a neonate?

Accepted Answer

To evaluate the severity of respiratory distress

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To assess gestational age

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To determine the need for surfactant therapy

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To monitor oxygen saturation levels

Question 3

Which of the following is a common clinical finding in a neonate with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)?

Accepted Answer

Bounding peripheral pulses

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Cyanosis

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Bradycardia

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Decreased breath sounds

Question 4

A term neonate has a capillary blood gas drawn from the heel. The results are as follows: pH 7.28, PCO2 52 mm Hg, HCO3 24 mEq/L. How should these results be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory acidosis

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Normal

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Metabolic acidosis

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Mixed acidosis

Question 5

Which of the following is a sign of increased work of breathing in a pediatric patient?

Accepted Answer

Subcostal retractions

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Eupnea

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Regular respiratory rate

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Clear breath sounds