Regarding SIDS, which is FALSE?
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15%
Prone/side increases risk
41%
Supine for all infants
32%
Commonest postneonatal death
12%
No medication prevents SIDS
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A newborn has swelling over the parietal bone after vaginal delivery. Which is FALSE?
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14%
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?
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15%
3 - 4 feeds/day
23%
5 - 6 feeds/day
27%
6 - 8 feeds/day
35%
8 - 10 feeds/day
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A disease appears only among siblings, while parents are carriers. Mode of inheritance?
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58%
Autosomal recessive
15%
Autosomal dominant
19%
X-linked recessive
8%
X-linked dominant
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A child using albuterol for asthma develops tremors and palpitations. Which adverse effect is most likely responsible?
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10%
Oral candidiasis
61%
Tachycardia
26%
Adrenal suppression
2%
Osteoporosis
A healthy 17-year-old athlete suddenly dies during football. Most likely cause?
Anonymous Quiz
20%
Critical aortic stenosis
19%
Mitral valve prolapse
11%
Aortic regurgitation
50%
Long QT syndrome
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A boy with short stature, pulmonic stenosis, cryptorchidism, and hypertelorism likely has Noonan syndrome. Which is FALSE?
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32%
Autosomal dominant
16%
Pulmonic stenosis common
18%
Associated with neurofibromatosis
34%
90% mentally retarded
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Ideal timing for cleft palate repair?
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4%
7 days
18%
3 months
67%
Before 1 year
11%
5 years
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A child with painless papule after cat exposure develops tender lymphadenopathy. Which is FALSE?
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10%
Caused by Bartonella henselae
10%
PCR may help diagnosis
34%
Usually self-limited
46%
All patients need antibiotics
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A girl with facial paralysis and vesicles in the ear canal has Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Which is FALSE?
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10%
Caused by herpes zoster
5%
Acyclovir may help
22%
May involve CN VIII
63%
Facial nerve always fully recovers
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Which statement about lead poisoning is FALSE?
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14%
Microcytic anemia may occur
5%
Remove child from lead source
56%
Symptoms always correlate with lead level
26%
EDTA used for severe poisoning
A child develops acute descending paralysis and diplopia from botulism. Which is FALSE?
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53%
Botulinum toxin spreads hematogenously
12%
BIG-IV is specific therapy
9%
Avoid aminoglycosides
26%
TPN is preferred over enteral feeding
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An infant with giant hemangioma and thrombocytopenia has Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. Which is FALSE?
Anonymous Quiz
16%
Steroids may help
24%
Laser therapy may help
18%
Interferon may help
42%
Bone marrow platelet count is low
Most common clinical manifestation of child abuse?
Anonymous Quiz
15%
Hot water burns
7%
Subdural hematoma
9%
Spiral fracture
69%
Bruises
Important side effect of furosemide in premature infants?
Anonymous Quiz
14%
Apnea
18%
Edema
61%
Deafness
8%
Hypertension
Maternal use of which drug may cause hypoplastic nails in a newborn?
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20%
Lithium
39%
Phenytoin
20%
Phenobarbital
22%
Thalidomide
Diagnosis of scleroderma is mainly based on:
Anonymous Quiz
6%
ESR
28%
Anti-DNA antibodies
60%
Clinical features
6%
IgM level
Most common type of cerebral palsy?
Anonymous Quiz
4%
Spastic monoplegia
38%
Spastic diplegia
28%
Spastic hemiplegia
30%
Spastic quadriplegia