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HCHenry

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on: Jun 28, 2018
What assessment does the school nurse recognize as the cardinal sign of a hyphema?
 
  a. Opacity of the lens
  b. A yellow-white reflex on the pupil
  c. A dark-red spot in front of the iris
  d. Inflamed mucous membranes of the eyelids

Question 2

What does the nurse explains to parents of a child with febrile seizures?
 
  a. They occur when the body temperature exceeds 38.3  C (101  F).
  b. They can be prevented by anticonvulsant medication.
  c. They usually lead to the development of epilepsy.
  d. They occur when the temperature rises quickly.


soda0602

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
A dark red spot in front of the iris is blood that has drained into the anterior chamber as the result of an injury.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Febrile seizures occur in response to a rapid rise in temperature, often above 38.8  C (102  F).


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