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The physician suggests that surgery be performed for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) to prevent
which complication?
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a. Right- workload on the left side of the heart
to-left
shunt d. Pulmonary vascular congestion
of
blood In PDA, blood flows from the higher pressure aorta into the lower pressure pulmonary
vein, resulting in increased pulmonary blood flow. This creates pulmonary vascular
b. Hypoxe congestion.
mia Hypoxemia usually results from defects with mixed blood flow and decreased
pulmonary blood flow. The shunt is from left to right in a PDA. The closure would stop
c. Decreas
this. There is increased workload on the left side of the heart with a PDA.
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Question 2
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A child has been diagnosed with a Wilms tumor. What should preoperative nursing care include?
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,a. Careful nance of strict isolation
bathing
and c. Administration of packed red blood cells
handlin
g d. Monitoring of behavioral status
b. Mainte Careful bathing and handling are important in preventing trauma to the Wilms
tumor site.
Question 3
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points
What childhood cancer may demonstrate patterns of inheritance that suggest a familial basis?
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a. Leukemia
rs
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b. Rhabdomyosarcoma
c. Retinoblastoma
d. Osteogenic sarcoma
Response Retinoblastoma is an example of a pediatric cancer that demonstrates inheritance. The
Feedback: absence of the retinoblastoma gene allows for abnormal cell growth and the development
of retinoblastoma. Chromosome abnormalities are present in many malignancies. They do
not indicate a familial pattern of inheritance. The Philadelphia chromosome is observed in
almost all individuals with chronic myelogenous leukemia. There is no evidence of a
familial pattern of inheritance for rhabdomyosarcoma or osteogenic sarcoma cancers.
, Question 4
2 out of 2
points
A 4-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department. She has a “froglike” croaking sound on
inspiration, is agitated, and is drooling. She insists on sitting upright. The nurse should intervene in
which manner?
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