A Toddler Swallowed a Coin Several Days Prior

question 10

Multiple Choice

A toddler swallowed a coin several days prior. The child's parent has not found the coin in the child's stool. Which imaging test will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner employ to evaluate this ingestion?

• A) Abdominal ultrasound
• B) Computed tomography
• C) Conventional radiograph
• D) Magnetic resonance imaging

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Definitions:

Pelvic Girdle

Portion of the vertebrate skeleton to which the lower (hind) limbs are attached; consists of the coxal bones.

Coxal

Pertaining to the hip or hip joint, often used in the context of bone anatomy to describe the region or aspects of the pelvis.

Fontanel

Soft spots on an infant's skull where the bones have not yet fused, allowing for growth of the brain and skull.

Diaphysis

The shaft or central part of a long bone, which is typically cylindrical in shape and provides leverage and major weight support.