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DyllonKazuo

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Examination of the throat of a child with acute epiglottis by depressing the tongue is:
 
  a. a good idea because there is a characteristic patchy redness that aids in diagnosis
  b. contraindicated due to the possibility of causing complete airway obstruction
  c. impossible because the tongue is too swollen and tender to allow it
  d. to be done carefully because of the possibility of causing additional pain

Question 2

The mother asks the nurse to explain smegma to her. This is a term she heard the doctor mention. The nurse replies that smegma is:
 
  a. the oil used in the nursery to lubricate the baby's skin after birth
  b. a collection of dead cells under the fingernails of the newborn infant
  c. a collection of cells that shed from the outer layer of skin and gathered under the foreskin
  d. the hormonal reaction to withdrawal from the maternal placental support



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Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect. Examination of the throat of a child with acute epiglottis by depressing the tongue is not a good idea, but not because there is a characteristic patchy redness that aids in diagnosis.
B Correct. Acute epiglottis, sometimes classified as a croup syndrome, is a life-threatening bacterial infection that can lead to complete airway obstruction. Examination of the throat of a child with acute epiglottis by depressing the tongue is contraindicated due to the possibility of causing complete airway obstruction.
C Incorrect. Examination of the throat of a child with acute epiglottis by depressing the tongue is not impossible because the tongue is too swollen and tender to allow it, but is contraindicated due to the possibility of causing complete airway obstruction.
D Incorrect. Examination of the throat of a child with acute epiglottis by depressing the tongue is not to be done at all, but not because of the possibility of causing additional pain.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. Smegma is not the oil used in the nursery to lubricate the baby's skin after birth.
B Incorrect. Smegma is not a collection of dead cells under the fingernails of the newborn infant.
C Correct. Smegma is a collection of cells that shed from the outer layer of skin and gather under the foreskin. Odor and infection may develop if the smegma is not removed.
D Incorrect. Smegma is not the hormonal reaction to withdrawal from the maternal placental support.




DyllonKazuo

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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