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Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
Mrs. Hall, the school nurse, noticed a second grader scratching and pulling at the back of her pants. She complained that her bottom itched, mostly in the early morning hours. Since another child in the student’s class had recently been diagnosed with Enterobius vermicularis, or pinworm infection, Mrs. Hall contacted the girl’s mother. She immediately agreed to follow up with her pediatrician.
-Pinworm is which type of helminth?

Definitions:

Intermittent Claudication

A condition characterized by muscle pain or cramping in the legs or buttocks during exercise, caused by inadequate blood flow, commonly associated with peripheral artery disease.

Bulge Sign

A clinical test for knee effusion involving the application of pressure on the knee to detect fluid movement, indicating the presence of excess fluid in the knee joint.

Suprapatellar Pouch

An extension of the knee joint's synovial membrane above the patella, involved in knee movement and fluid distribution.

Epicondyle

A projection on a bone above a condyle (a round prominence at the end of a bone), often serving as a site for ligament or tendon attachment.