A.
Administering more insulin.
✓
B.
Administering a rapid-acting carbohydrate (e.g., fruit juice, glucose tablets) and retesting blood glucose in 15 minutes.
✓
C.
Encouraging strenuous exercise.
✓
A.
Using adult dosages.
✓
B.
Relying on weight-based dosing, considering immature organ function (liver/kidneys), and using appropriate formulations.
✓
C.
Administering all medications rectally.
✓
D.
Giving all medications with food.
✓
B.
Perforation of the appendix and peritonitis, requiring urgent surgical intervention.
✓
D.
Urinary tract infection.
✓
A.
Attempting to visualize the throat.
✓
B.
Maintaining a patent airway, avoiding any procedures that could cause laryngospasm (e.g., throat examination), and preparing for emergent intubation.
✓
C.
Offering oral fluids.
✓
D.
Administering oral antibiotics.
✓
A.
Encouraging prolonged bed rest.
✓
B.
Implementing a progressive exercise program and providing assistive devices to maintain mobility and prevent contractures.
✓
C.
Limiting fluid intake.
✓
D.
Avoiding physical therapy.
✓
B.
Furosemide (a loop diuretic).
✓
A.
Allowing the adolescent to choose all their meals.
✓
B.
Monitoring for refeeding syndrome (e.g., electrolyte imbalances, fluid shifts, cardiac arrhythmias).
✓
C.
Encouraging rapid weight gain.
✓
D.
Limiting calorie intake.
✓
A.
Mild redness of the skin.
✓
B.
Inconsolable crying, abdominal distension, vomiting, or a firm, non-reducible lump.
✓
C.
Increased urine output.
✓
A.
Inserting the needle at a 45-degree angle.
✓
B.
Cleaning the site with alcohol, pinching up the skin, inserting the needle at a 90-degree angle (or 45 for thin children), and pressing the plunger slowly.
✓
C.
Massaging the site after injection.
✓
D.
Reusing needles for convenience.
✓
B.
Acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
✓
