A 15-year-old female reports fainting at school in class on two occasions. The adolescent’s orthostatic blood pressures are normal. The nurse practitioner suspects a cardiac cause for these episodes and will order which tests before referring her to a pediatric cardiologist

Regarding the horizontal structure of the neocortex: (a) (1) Which layer receives specific inputs from the thalamus? (b) (1) Where do the cells in (a) project to? (c) (1) Which layer contains the apical dendritic tufts of pyramidal cells? (d) (4) Which layers are referred to as associational, and why? What are their connections? (e) (1) From which layer do pyramidal cells project axons to the brainstem or spinal cord?      

A medical laboratory scientist is working in the hematology department.  The Sysmex provides the following results.  What is the best next step in the diagnostic work-up?

A newborn presents for the first visit with you the FNP. You observe the patient to have low set ears and abnormal facial features. You understand you should evaluate the child for what associated conditions:

The nurse practitioner is performing an examination on a 5-year-old child who exhibits ritualistic behaviors, avoids contact with other children, and has limited speech. The parent reports having had concerns more than 2 years ago about autism but was told that it was too early to diagnose. What will the nurse practitioner do first?

According to the American Acadamy of Pediatrics (AAP), the first hearing screen should be completed by what age?

One criteria of ADHD contends that the child:

A 13-year-old with anxiety is prescribed sertraline. What important information should the nurse practitioner include?

The parent of a 4-month-old infant is concerned that the infant cannot hear. Which test will the nurse practitioner order to evaluate potential hearing loss in this infant?

A toddler exhibits exotropia of the right eye during a cover-uncover screen. The nurse practitioner will refer to a pediatric ophthalmologist to initiate which treatment?