A 6-year-old,recently diagnosed with asthma,also has a peanut ...

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A 6-year-old,recently diagnosed with asthma,also has a peanut allergy.
 
  The nurse instructs the family to not only avoid peanuts but also to carefully check food-label ingredients for peanut products and to make sure dishes and utensils are adequately washed prior to food preparation. The mother asks why this is specific for her child. The nurse should reply that in comparison to other children this child has a higher risk for 1. urticaria.
  2. diarrhea.
  3. anaphylaxis.
  4. headache.

Question 2

While teaching the parents of a newborn about infant care and feeding, the nurse instructs the parents to
 
  1. delay supplemental foods until theinfant is 4 to 6 months old.
  2. delay supplemental foods until theinfant reaches 15 pounds or greater.
  3. begin diluted fruit juice at 2 monthsof age,but wait three to five days before trying a new food.
  4. add rice cereal to the nighttimefeeding if the infant is having difficulty sleeping after 2 months of age.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer:3
Rationale:Children with food allergies may experience all of the above reactions to a particular food,but the child who also has asthma is most at risk for death secondary to anaphylaxis caused by a food allergy.

Answer to Question 2

Answer:1
Rationale:Four to six months is the optimal age to begin supplemental feedings because earlier feeding of nonformula foods is not needed by the infant and does not promote sleep.Earlier feeding of nonformula foods,regardless of the infant's weight,is more likely to cause the development of food allergies. Also,early feeding is not well tolerated by infants because the necessary tongue control is not well developed and they lack the digestive enzymes to take in and metabolize many food products.