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urbanoutfitters · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The school nurse is talking with a group of parents about the growth and development of their school-aged children. A parent asks the nurse, Just what are growing pains? Which of the following is the best response?

a. The bones hurt when calcium builds up and the bones are stretching out in length.
b. When the long bones are growing faster than the attached muscle, pain can occur.
c. The nerves are chemically irritated when the bones are elongating in growth.
d. As the bones get longer, the skin has to grow and stretch and this hurts.

Question 2

Children in the toddler or preschool years who have congenital adrenal hyperplasia will have which of the following symptoms or signs?

a. depression, loss of energy, and bruising easily
b. enlarged adrenal glands, hypertension, profuse amounts of dilute urine, and edema of extremities
c. premature pubic hair development, accelerated growth velocity, acne, hirsutism, and advanced bone age
d. excretion of abnormally large amount of urine, and excessive thirst

okolip · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect: Growing pains are not the result of calcium building up or the bones are stretching out in length.
B Correct: Growing pains are the result of the long bones growing faster than the attached muscles.
C Incorrect: Growing pains are not the result of the nerves being irritated
D Incorrect: Growing pains are not related to the stretching of skin.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. Children in the toddler or preschool years who have congenital adrenal hyperplasia will not have symptoms of depression, loss of energy, and bruising easily.
B Incorrect. Children in the toddler or preschool years who have congenital adrenal hyperplasia will not have symptoms of enlarged adrenal glands, hypertension, profuse amounts of dilute urine, and edema of extremities.
C Correct. Children in the toddler or preschool years who have congenital adrenal hyperplasia will have symptoms of premature pubic hair development, accelerated growth velocity, acne, hirsutism, and advanced bone age.
D Incorrect. Children in the toddler or preschool years who have congenital adrenal hyperplasia will not have symptoms of excessive thirst and the excretion of an abnormally large amount of urine.