A 10-year-old presents to clinic with new-onset bedwetting….
A 10-year-old presents to clinic with new-onset bedwetting. He denies dysuria, fever, vomiting, headache, change in behavior or new stressors in his life. He is on no medications and is doing well in school. His BMI is above the 97th percentile. He is afebrile. His BP is 120/80, pulse 95, and respiratory rate 18. The examination reveals his nuchal skin is hyperpigmented and velvety in texture. Other physical findings are unremarkable. What is the most probable underlying cause of his bedwetting?
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A 9-year-old child presents to clinic with his second migraine headache in 3 months. The caregiver has been giving the child acetaminophen for pain without improvement. Which medication should be the next step in treating this child’s migraine headache?
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A 30-month-old child presents to clinic with a “rash” which developed 3 weeks after the child had Influenza B. The parent states the rash looks like “little red dots”. Additionally, the parent noted the child’s gums bled this morning when brushing teeth. The child is afebrile and the rash is non-blanching upon exam. What is the most likely diagnosis for this child?
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A mother brings her 6-year-old son in because he is having problems with nocturnal enuresis and reports he has never been totally dry at night. She is concerned that he is just not trying and wants to know what can be done. How should the nurse practitioner respond?
Read DetailsA 13-year-old girl presents for assessment of her short stat…
A 13-year-old girl presents for assessment of her short stature. On exam, the child has height and weight below the 5th percentile, webbed neck, lack of breast bud development, high-arched palate and low-set posterior hair line. What is the most likely diagnosis in this child?
Read DetailsA thirteen-year-old boy presents to the clinic with a histor…
A thirteen-year-old boy presents to the clinic with a history of multiple episodes of “passing out” at church. He states after standing quietly for about 10 minutes, he feels warm and then his vision darkens from the periphery. He feels sweaty, his heart races, he feels dizzy, and then he passes out. When he “comes round”, he returns to normal. His EKG is normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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