NCC Exam Practice Questions and Correct Answers With Complete Verified Solution, Over 500 Q&A
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NCC Exam Practice Questions and Correct Answers With Complete Verified Solution, Over 500 Q&A
Which of the following is a gram negative rod?
E. Coli
Which if the following could have a tentative identification of "cocci in chains"?
Streptococcus
Which antibiotic best treats Chlamydia?
Eryth...
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NCC Exam Practice Questions and Correct
Answers With Complete Verified Solution, Over
500 Q&A
Which of the following is a gram negative rod?
E. Coli
Which if the following could have a tentative identification of "cocci in chains"?
Streptococcus
Which antibiotic best treats Chlamydia?
Erythromycin
Dark blue or magenta colored papules or nodules (blue berry muffin sign)
sometimes seen with congenital CMV are a result of what?
Extramedullary dermal erythropoiesis
Fetal hemoglobin shifts the oxy-hemoglobin dissociated curve to the?
Left
Alkalosis shifts the oxy-hemoglobin dissociation curve to the?
Left
Which of the following is NOT a problem that can occur with chronic lasix
therapy?
Metabolic acidosis
When performing a needle aspiration for a pneumothorax, the needle should be
places where?
Above the rib
Which of the following is NOT a reason to use flucytosine in conjunction with
amphotericin B?
The incidence of adverse effects is decreased
A 33 week gestation infant displays the following characteristics at one minute of
age:
HR 90
No respiratory effort
Some flexion of extremities
Weak reflex irritability
Blue and pale
3
A 900 gram infant is receiving NS flushes of 1mL every 4 hours. How many
meq/kg/day of Na+ is the infant receiving from flushes?
1 meq/kg/day
An IV of D12W is running at 6mL/hr. How many mg/kg/minute of glucose if a 1500
gram infant receving?
8 mg/kg/minutes
When doing an LP, what is the most appropriate interspace?
L4-5
Low umbilical artery catheters should be places where?
L3-4
,Soft tissue on an overpenetrated CXR will look?
dark
In utero blood going through the patent ductus arteriosus travels which
direction?
right to left
A 27 week gestation infant presents with bounding pulses, tachypnea, increased
O2 requirement, and a Grade II holosystolic murmur on day 2 of life. Blood
shunting through the PDA is most likely being shunted which direction?
left to right
A full term infant presents with cyanosis that does not respond to O2 in the
delivery room and a single S2 is also noted. Which of the following defects does
the infant most likely have?
Pulmonary atresia
S1 is best heard where?
apex
The CXR of an infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome will most likely have?
increased pulmonary vascular markings
When does the fastest myelination occur?
2nd trimester
Evidence suggests that maternal valproic acid may be related to?
Fetal neural tube defects
What % of infants with congenital CMV are asymptomatic at birth?
90%
The best time to obtain a herpes culture in the neonate with suspected herpes is?
24-48 hours of age
Which of the following is most likely to present with congenital cataracts?
Rubella
Periventricular calcifications are most often seen in the which of the following
congenital infections?
CMV
Digestion of which of the following is LEAST dependent on bile salts?
medium chain triglycerides (MCT)
An infant has several nodules that are diagnosed as subcutaneous fat necrosis.
Which of the following should the infant be monitored for?
Hypercalcemia
Which is the correct I:T ratio of the following CBC:
WBC 3200
Segs 40%
Bands 21%
Lymphs 35%
metas 2%
Eos 2%
0.36
What is the cause of pneumotosis in NEC?
gas forming bacteria within submucosa
Testing the biceps reflex best tests?
,Phasic tone
Which of the following drugs may cause improvement in the infant with transient
neonatal myasthenia gravis?
Neostigmine methylsulfate
The best definition of beneficence is:
The moral obligation to "do good".
When evaluating for early digitalis toxicity on an EKG the most reliable sign is:
Prolongation of the PR interval
Which type of brachial plexus injury typically presents with the "waiter's tip
position".
Erb's Palsy
A defect affecting the lower motor neuron will generally present with:
Absent deep tendon reflex
Which of the following syndromes will most likely be associated with
macrocephaly?
Achondroplasia
An infant has craniosynostosis of the sagittal suture. His head shape would most
likely be described as:
Scaphocephaly
How does surfactant work?
By decreasing surface tension
Low alpha-fetoprotein may be associated with what?
Trisomy disorders
Eisenmenger's complex is typically seen with what?
Left-to-right shunt defects
Cor pulmonale is most often associated with what?
Right ventricular hypertrophy
Which of the following labs most represents an infant with congenital
hypothyroidism?
Low T4 & elevated TSH
Diabetes insipidus is most often associated with what?
Increased plasma osmolality
What will be increased in rickets of prematurity?
Alkaline phosphatase levels
Scalded skin syndrome is seen with:
Staphylococcus aureus infection
The Ladd procedure is done for infants with what?
Malrotation
Two homozygous parents will pass on a trait to what % of their offspring?
100% of the offspring
ROP in which of the following Zones is most severe?
Zone 1
Which of the following is the best definition on Plus Disease in ROP?
A significant level of vascular dilatation & tortuosity observed at the posterior retinal
vessels
Treponema pallidum is most frequently transferred how?
, transplacentally
The drug of choice for an infant with congenital syphilis is what?
aqueous crystalline penicillin G
Which of the following infants should definitely be treated for congenital
syphilis?
a reactive result on VDRL of CSF
The most common route of HIV transmission postnatally is
Breastfeeding
The best method for diagnosing HIV postnatally is?
HIV DNA PCR
Where is the apical impulse on the first few hours of life?
5th intercostals space at the lower left sternal border
Which of the following cells are responsible for the production and secretion of
surfactant?
Type II pneumocytes
Which of the following surfactant proteins functions as the major innate host
defense protein?
SP-A
Which of the following newborn infants should receive Varicella-Zoster Immune
Globulin?
Mother with varicella 5 days or less prior to delivery
Giving Vitamin D to a premature infant with osteopenia assists how?
Increases Calcium absorption by intestines & kidneys
Aminoglycoside elimination in newborns occurs primarily how?
unaltered by glomerular filtration
A baby presents with thrombocytopenia related to maternal isoimmune
thrombocytopenia. Which of the following is true about the thrombocytopenia
found in these infants?
the treatment of choice is washed irradiated maternal platelets
The best antibiotic treatment for an infant with with a Klebsiella infection would
be what?
an aminoglycoside
The best antibiotic to treat a staphylococcus aureus infection would be what?
oxacillin
The initiation of protein digestion in the neonate is dependent on what?
enteropeptidase
Aspiration of the vesicles in pustular melanosis will yield what?
numerous neutrophils
The anterior vascular capsule of the lens will usually be gone by what gestation?
34 weeks
Where does a cephlahematoma occur?
between the periosteum and skull bone
Most cerebral myelinization occurs when?
after birth
Which of the following IV fluids will deliver 8 mg/kg/minutes of glucose at 80
mL/kg/day?
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