CMN 574 Exam Questions and Answers
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A female patient, currently at 26 weeks gestation, has experienced a slow
rise of her blood pressure over the past 2 weeks. Her urine specimen is
negative for protein. She has reduced her sodium intake and has begun a
walking program. The patient'...
cervical lymphadenopathy, edema and desquamation of extremities,
bilateral, non-exudative conjunctivitis, and polymorphous exanthema. You
correctly diagnose the girl with :
a. Rheumatic fever
b. Kawasaki disease
c. Lyme disease
d. Infective endocarditis - ✔✔*b. Kawasaki disease
Rationale: The diagnostic criteria for Kawasaki disease are fever that lasts
for greater than 5 days and at least 4 of the following other manifestations:
(1) cervical lymphadenopathy, usually unilateral and great than or equal to
1.5 cm in diameter, (2) extremity changes (redness and swelling of the
hands and feet with subsequent desquamation), (3) polymorphous
exanthema, (4) oral cavity or lip changes, (such as strawberry tongues,
fissuring and cracking, and inflammation of the oral mucosa), and (5)
painless, bilateral, non-exudative conjunctivitis. Rheumatic fever consists of
2 major criteria such as carditis, erythema marginatum, Sydenham chorea,
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