EXAM 2 - PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE,
EXAM 2 - PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE
QUESTIONS & COMPLETE CORRECT
ANSWERS
When explaining to the parents of a child with hydrocele about the possible
cause of the condition, the nurse bases this explanation on the interpretation
that hydrocele is most likely the result of which of the following:
a. blockage in the inguinal canal
b. failure of the upper part of the processus vaginalis to atrophy
c. a patent processus vaginalis that results in the collection of fluid among
the spermatic cord
d. an obliterated processus vaginalis that allows fluid to accumulate in the
scrotal sac. - correct answer ✔✔c
which of the following applies to the defect emerging from residual
peritoneal fluid confined with the lower segment of the processes vaginalis?
A. INGUINAL HERNIA
B. INCARCERATED HERNIA
C. COMMUNICATIG HYDROCELE
D. NONCOMMUNICATING HYDROCELE - correct answer ✔✔D
An 18yo male comes to see you with a painless mass in the right side of his
scrotum. The most likely diagnosis is:
a. epididymitis
b. testicular torsion
c. incarcerated hernia
