The clinic nurse is assessing a child who had a tick bite for tick-borne disease. What assessment finding indicates to the nurse the child may have Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and not Lyme disease?
A.
Abdominal pain
B.
Clear skin
C.
Fever
D.
Headache
ANS: A
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever produces severe abdominal pain. Fever and headache are seen in both diseases, as is a rash.
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