Question

De and Wall ! Girls What method of evaluation is used to detect microcephaly! a. Culture of infectious material b. Developmental screening tests c. Laryngoscopy d. Measurement of the head circumference 31. Colic in infants is most often characterized by a. diarrhea. b. mild abdominal distress and crying. c. disappearance of the condition by age 6 months. d. allergies to breast milk. 32. Which common medication is not recommended common medication is not recommended for children because it has been linked to sometimes fatal disease? a. Acetaminophen b. Aspirin c. Ibuprofen d. Penicillin 33. A middle ear infection is called a. otitis media. b. otitis externa. c. otalgia. d. meningitis. 34. Routine head circumference measurement is recommended for children until age a. 6 months. b. 12 months. c. 3 years. d. 10 years. 35. Which of the following is a helpful approach to adolescent patients? a. The medical assistant should recognize the importance of personal appearance to adolescents. b. The parents should be present for discussions about health problems. The medical assistant should use distraction if painful procedures are performed. d. The medical assistant should give the adolescent advice on handling personal problems. 36. Failure to thrive may be diagnosed if a. the child has cystic fibrosis. b. a problem exists with the parent-child relationship. c. the child is below the 3rd percentile for weight. d. All of the above 37. Indicators of dehydration in children do not include which of the following? a. Lack of tears b. Fewer wet diapers c. Severe abdominal cramps

Answer 1

30. Laryngoscopy is the method of evaluation of larynx. Developmental screening test are more linked to chromosomal abnormalities in the embryo. Microcephaly is evaluated by measuring head circumference of the infant.

Answer- d

31. Colic can be characterized by GI discomfort in the healthy child. It is associated with long episodes of crying. It can be due to allergy to certain milk proteins. Colic babies can spit out or vomit milk but diarrhea occurs only in severe cases or other health infections.

Answer – b

32. Aspirin is the fatal medication in case of children less than 18 years. It can cause Reye’s syndrome that damages brain and cause serious liver malfunction.

Answer –b

33. Otalgia is the pain in inner or outer ear. Otitis externa is the infection in the outer ear. Meningitis is the inflammation of the meningitis. Otitis media is the infection of the middle ear.

Answer – a

34. c (2-3 years), 35. answer- b, 36. c, 37. a