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EPIGLOTTITIS EXAM WITH CORRECT
DETAIL ANSWERS A+ ULITAMATE GUIDE
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Blood test
b
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lateral neck x-ray of the soft tissue
d
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encourage oral fluids for hydration
b
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administer IV antibiotic therapy
d
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Obtain a throat culture
b
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have a emergency airway equipment readily available
d
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Runny nose and cough
b
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7 after the HIB vaccine
c
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8
d
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Progressive barking cough
b
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increasing heart rate
d
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Immediate IV placement
b
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Thorough physical assessment
d
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Complete a course of IV antibiotics
b
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10 days of aerosolized ribavirin
d
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Children this age really get epiglottitis you should not blame yourself
b
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epiglottitis is slowly progressive so early intervention may decrease the
extent of your son symptoms
d
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Three-year-old who has a barky cough is afebrile and has mild intercostal
retractions
b
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seven-year-old who has abrupt onset of moderate respiratory distress a
mild fever and a barky cough

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the nurse should first

a
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call the rapid repsonse team
c
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administer oxygen - CorreCt Answers -B (Epiglottis)

nurse is assesing a child recently brough to ED
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excessive crying
b
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low grade fever
d
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refusal to lie down - CorreCt Answers -B, E

The nurse is examining a child with acute epiglottitis what items should the
nurse have available

a
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intubation equipment
c
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viral culture medium - CorreCt Answers -B

A two-year-old child is brought to the ER in respiratory distress a child is
drooling sitting upright in lean forward which interest out mouth open and
tongue protruding which nursing intervention is most appropriate

a
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allow the child to cry to keep the lungs expanded
c
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support the child in an upright position on the parents lap - CorreCt
Answers -D (ease work of breathing and avoid aspiration)



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