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A child has an acute infection causing lower airway obstruction. Which initial symptom is expected in this child?  

Which of the following is true of the IUD (intrauterine device)?    

The mother of an 8-year old girl asks you when she should expect her child to begin puberty. You respond that it usually occurs within a standardized age range among boys and girls in the United States. Of the following choices, the best estimation for the age range during which puberty occurs is:

When doing a sports history and physical exam on an adolescent or teen, what is considered a red flag when identifying risk of sudden cardiac death?    

The clinician is seeing a 6-year-old for a routine examination and becomes concerned about possible child abuse. Which element of the examination has raised this concern?  

A coworker who rarely volunteers feelings and asks “why” questions demonstrates characteristics of the________behavioral style.

Anticipatory guidance is an important component of well-child visits. It is recommended that planning the child’s first dental visit is discussed at which well-child visit?  

The skills of kicking a ball and walking up and down stairs are gross motor milestones that occur at which age?    

Which of the following is essential to make a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis?  

Sally brings her 4 month old in for a well-child visit and immunizations.  The child’s grandmother lives at home with Sally and the baby and is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Which of the following vaccines are live attenuated virus vaccines provided at the 4 month visit and should therefore not be given to the child at this visit due to the risk of shedding live virus and causing illness in the grandmother?