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A 10-year-old child has a 1-week history of fever of 104°C that is unresponsive to antipyretics. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner examines the child and notes bilateral conjunctival injection and a polymorphous exanthema, with no other symptoms. Lab tests show elevated ESR, CRP, and platelets. Cultures are all negative. What will the nurse practitioner do?

An essential test in the evaluation of a 2 year old with suspected Kawasaki disease is:

An apparently healthy child, who is enrolled in Head Start, is supected of having developmental delays based on results of screenings done at two separate clinic visits.  The most appropriate next step would be to:

What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner elicit when obtaining a positive Barlow maneuver when screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip?

The most common rheumatoid condition of childhood is:

A school-age child who uses a short-acting beta2-agonist (SABA) and an inhaled corticosteroid medication is seen in the clinic for an acute asthma exacerbation. After 4 puffs of an inhaled short-acting B2-agonist (SABA) every 20 minutes for three treatments, spirometry testing shows an FEV1 of 60% of the child’s personal best. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner do next?

A school-age child with asthma is seen for a well child checkup and, in spite of “feeling fine,” has pronounced expiratory wheezes, decreased breath sounds, and an FEV1 less than 70% of personal best. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner learns that the child’s parent administers the daily medium-dose ICS but that the child is responsible for using the short-acting beta2-agonist (SABA). A treatment of 4 puffs of a SABA in clinic results in marked improvement in the child’s status. What will the nurse practitioner do?

A school-age child has a fractured wrist with a Salter-Harris Type II fracture on x-ray. What is true about this type of fracture?

An adolescent who has asthma and severe perennial allergies has poor asthma control in spite of appropriate use of a short-acting beta2-agonist (SABA) and a daily high-dose inhaled corticosteroid. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner do next to manage this child’s asthma?

What physical findings is most indicative of a Kawaski viral infection?