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A mom asks her neighbor, a nurse, why every time she takes her daughter (10 years old) out for ice cream she comes home with a stomachache and then experiences a bout of diarrhea.
 
  The nurse is thinking that this girl is experiencing
  A)
  anxiety about increasing too many calories.
  B)
  a deficiency of lactase.
  C)
  gallbladder disease.
  D)
  premature peptic ulcer formation.

Question 2

A 1-year-old baby boy with renal dysplasia risks end-stage renal disease unless intervention occurs. Which of the following treatment options is his care team most likely to reject?
 
  A)
  Dietary restriction plus erythropoietin
  B)
  Continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis
  C)
  Renal transplantation
  D)
  Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis



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Answer to Question 1

Ans:
B

Feedback:

People with a deficiency of lactase, the enzyme that breaks down lactose, experience diarrhea when they drink milk or eat dairy products. Doubtful the child is anxious about the calories in ice cream. Gallbladder disease s/s usually occur in relation to high saturated fat intake. Peptic ulcer s/s include bloating, vomiting blood, foul coffee ground stools, etc.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
A

Feedback:

Renal transplantation and dialysis are recommended for children; of these, transplantation is the preferred treatment. Conservative measures are inappropriate in this age group because of the importance of fostering proper bone growth, especially in the first 2 years, and appropriate cognitive development, which is at risk due to issues such as uremic encephalopathy and the effect of renal failure upon the central nervous system of the developing child.





 

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