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When a child is first diagnoses with fragile X syndrome (FXS), the MOST IMPORTANT discussion with the child’s parents should be related to?

A 6 year old female is brought to the ER after involved in a motor vehicle collision. She was in the rear seat and not in a booster seat.  She has a faint linear bruise over her umbilicus.  Her risk of abdominal injury:

The main purpose of using isotonic solution for resuscitation fluids is:

A 3 month old patient is tachycardic to 260 beats/min and when placed on telemetry is found to be in this rhythm They are comfortably breathing in the 30’s with a blood pressure of 72/39. What is your first treatment action?

Calculate the Anion Gap: Na+ :148 Cl: 117 HC03 :16

By definition, euthanasia is defined as the practice of ending life for reasons of 

Interpret the below blood gas: pH: 7.18 C02: 54 HC03: 31 

Calculate the hourly fluid needs for a 7kg patient

 A 2 month old infant presents to the ED as a sepsis alert, you are preparing to order broad spectrum antibiotics and review the chemistry panel  that was sent. The serum creatinine is 0.6mg/dL. What is your next best intervention?

Crystallized intelligence is