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krzymel

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A pediatric nurse performs a physical examination on a neonate and notes the diagnosis: spina bifida with the meninges protruding through the defect and containing spinal cord elements. The nurse knows the term for this type of spinal defect is:
 
  A) meningitis.
  B) meningocele.
  C) myelomeningocele.
  D) spina bifida occulta.

Question 2

A pediatrician orders a voiding cystourethrogram for a child to confirm a diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux. After examining the results, the nurse finds that urine is backing up into the ureter and collecting system.
 
  The ureter and pelvis also appear mildly dilated with mildly blunted calyces. The nurse is aware that this type of reflux is graded as:
  A) grade I.
  B) grade II.
  C) grade III.
  D) grade IV.



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Answer to Question 1

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