While assessing an 8 month old infant who has diarrhea, you noted that the diarrhea has been for 2 days without presence of blood. The child kept playing with her rattle while sitting on her mother's lap. The patient's eyes were not sunken. When offered milk, the baby greedily drank from the feeding bottle. What other symptom will you look into before you classify the patient's diarrhea?

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1. While assessing an 8 month old infant who has diarrhea, you noted that the diarrhea has been for 2 days without presence of blood. The child kept playing with her rattle while sitting on her mother's lap. The patient's eyes were not sunken. When offered milk, the baby greedily drank from the feeding bottle. What other symptom will you look into before you classify the patient's diarrhea?

A. dryness of mouth 

B. capillary refill

C. pallor of palm

D. skin turgor 

2. Who among these infants would not require a feeding assessment?

A. A 4 week old infant who is exclusively bottle fed

B. 7 month old infant who is exclusively breastfed

C. 2 year old child with no problem classification ~

D. An 18 month old infant who has a classification of very low weight

3. Who among the following infants does not need to be given Vitamin A?

A. A 4 month old infant with severe pneumonia D

B. A 9 month old infant classified to have persistent diarrhea who has received Vit. A at six months

C. An 11 month old infant who received vitamin A supplementation 4 months ago ~

D. An 8 month old infant with measles

4. You are assessing a 2 week old newborn. The chief complaint of the mother is that the child has been coughing for 3 days. The baby had no nasal flaring, no grunting and no chest in drawing. You noted that the RR was 55/min. Your next action is:

A. count the RR again

B. proceed with the other assessment parameters not related to the cough ~

C. classify the illness

D. Check for airway obstruction

5. Who among these infants cannot be immunized?

A. A 6 month old infant who is being referred for a severe classification due for OPV, DPT and Hep B immunization

 B. A 6 week old infant with diarrhea needing OPV DPT and Hep B immunization

 C. A 9 month old infant needing antibiotic treatment for sentery needing measles vaccine 

D. A 10 week old infant who has a local skin infection ~

6. Baby Eljay 10 months old, weighs 10kg, came in the health center with persistent diarrhea. HE was classified under Some Dehydration with Persistent Diarrhea but No dysentery. Based on Plan B how much ORS will you administer?

A. 7.5ml/minute

B. 75ml/4minute

C. 7500ml/4hours

D. 750ml/4hours 

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