A 6-year-old boy with Gowers’ sign, calf pseudohypertrophy, and proximal weakness. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
58%
Autosomal recessive inheritance
14%
Cardiomyopathy may occur
10%
Very high CPK
18%
Dystrophin deficiency
A newborn with hypocalcemia and absent thymus. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
21%
Parathyroid hypoplasia
28%
Conotruncal defects common
17%
Renal anomalies common
33%
Thyroid hypoplasia
Pregnant woman with active genital herpes at delivery. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
14%
Amniocentesis contraindicated
5%
Neonatal cultures at 48 hours
77%
Cesarean not indicated
5%
Primary infection has higher risk
Newborn with firm, violaceous subcutaneous nodules after hypothermia. Next step?
Anonymous Quiz
9%
Biopsy
8%
Surgical consult
6%
X-ray
77%
Observation
❤3
Newborn with prune-belly syndrome. Most common associated anomaly?
Anonymous Quiz
13%
Cardiac
8%
Pulmonary
48%
Gastrointestinal
31%
Musculoskeletal
❤4
Regarding SIDS, which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
14%
Prone/side increases risk
42%
Supine for all infants
32%
Commonest postneonatal death
13%
No medication prevents SIDS
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A newborn has swelling over the parietal bone after vaginal delivery. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
13%
Limited by suture lines
40%
May calcify later
13%
May cause jaundice
33%
Resolves within 24 hours
Average daily feeding frequency for a healthy 6-month-old infant?
Anonymous Quiz
14%
3 - 4 feeds/day
23%
5 - 6 feeds/day
27%
6 - 8 feeds/day
37%
8 - 10 feeds/day
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A disease appears only among siblings, while parents are carriers. Mode of inheritance?
Anonymous Quiz
58%
Autosomal recessive
14%
Autosomal dominant
20%
X-linked recessive
9%
X-linked dominant
❤2
A child using albuterol for asthma develops tremors and palpitations. Which adverse effect is most likely responsible?
Anonymous Quiz
11%
Oral candidiasis
60%
Tachycardia
26%
Adrenal suppression
2%
Osteoporosis
A healthy 17-year-old athlete suddenly dies during football. Most likely cause?
Anonymous Quiz
21%
Critical aortic stenosis
18%
Mitral valve prolapse
12%
Aortic regurgitation
49%
Long QT syndrome
❤3
A boy with short stature, pulmonic stenosis, cryptorchidism, and hypertelorism likely has Noonan syndrome. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
30%
Autosomal dominant
17%
Pulmonic stenosis common
18%
Associated with neurofibromatosis
35%
90% mentally retarded
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Ideal timing for cleft palate repair?
Anonymous Quiz
4%
7 days
18%
3 months
68%
Before 1 year
11%
5 years
❤2
A child with painless papule after cat exposure develops tender lymphadenopathy. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
9%
Caused by Bartonella henselae
9%
PCR may help diagnosis
33%
Usually self-limited
49%
All patients need antibiotics
❤2
A girl with facial paralysis and vesicles in the ear canal has Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
9%
Caused by herpes zoster
5%
Acyclovir may help
21%
May involve CN VIII
65%
Facial nerve always fully recovers
👍2
Which statement about lead poisoning is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
13%
Microcytic anemia may occur
7%
Remove child from lead source
53%
Symptoms always correlate with lead level
27%
EDTA used for severe poisoning
A child develops acute descending paralysis and diplopia from botulism. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
50%
Botulinum toxin spreads hematogenously
14%
BIG-IV is specific therapy
11%
Avoid aminoglycosides
25%
TPN is preferred over enteral feeding
❤3
An infant with giant hemangioma and thrombocytopenia has Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
15%
Steroids may help
26%
Laser therapy may help
19%
Interferon may help
40%
Bone marrow platelet count is low
Most common clinical manifestation of child abuse?
Anonymous Quiz
15%
Hot water burns
6%
Subdural hematoma
9%
Spiral fracture
70%
Bruises
Important side effect of furosemide in premature infants?
Anonymous Quiz
15%
Apnea
16%
Edema
62%
Deafness
7%
Hypertension
Maternal use of which drug may cause hypoplastic nails in a newborn?
Anonymous Quiz
18%
Lithium
37%
Phenytoin
20%
Phenobarbital
24%
Thalidomide