The most common suppurative complication of AOM is:
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11%
Labyrinthitis
63%
Acute mastoiditis
7%
Facial palsy
19%
Brain abscess
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Mastoid tenderness with ear displacement suggests:
Anonymous Quiz
10%
Otitis externa
70%
Acute mastoiditis
13%
Cholesteatoma
6%
Viral labyrinthitis
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🖊 Acute Mastoiditis | SOMedEd
🦻 Acute mastoiditis is the most common suppurative complication of acute otitis media.
It presents with fever, postauricular tenderness/swelling, a bulging tympanic membrane, and outward displacement of the ear.
📌 Consider mastoiditis in any child with acute otitis media who develops tenderness behind the ear.
🦻 Acute mastoiditis is the most common suppurative complication of acute otitis media.
It presents with fever, postauricular tenderness/swelling, a bulging tympanic membrane, and outward displacement of the ear.
📌 Consider mastoiditis in any child with acute otitis media who develops tenderness behind the ear.
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Is vitamin toxicity more likely with water-soluble or fat-soluble vitamins?
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31%
Water-soluble vitamins
69%
Fat-soluble vitamins
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Children aged 6–24 months are predisposed to OME due to:
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9%
Immature cochlear development
9%
Increased mastoid air cell formation
79%
Narrow poorly draining eustachian tubes
3%
Reduced middle ear vascular supply
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Initial management of uncomplicated OME is:
Anonymous Quiz
23%
Urgent IV antibiotics
10%
Immediate myringotomy
64%
Observation with follow-up
3%
Systemic corticosteroids
Key differentiating feature of peritonsillar abscess from tonsillitis:
Anonymous Quiz
1%
Cough
63%
Trismus
6%
Rhinorrhea
29%
Bilateral tonsillar swelling
A child with “hot potato voice”, drooling, uvular deviation, and trismus most likely has:
Anonymous Quiz
7%
Acute tonsillitis
40%
Peritonsillar abscess
41%
Epiglottitis
12%
Retropharyngeal abscess
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🧠 Eustachian Tube in Young Children | SOMedEd
In young children, the Eustachian tube is short, narrow, and more horizontal. This causes poor drainage and easy blockage, especially after viral URIs or AOM. Fluid then gets trapped in the middle ear, leading to OME.
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Which of the following best describes sickle cell trait?
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21%
Severe hemolytic anemia with low HbA
8%
Markedly decreased RBC indices and reticulocytosis
13%
Always associated with splenomegaly
58%
Usually asymptomatic with HbA > HbS on electrophoresis
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Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)
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19%
Retrograde flow of urine from bladder to ureter due to urethral obstruction
68%
Retrograde flow of urine from bladder to ureter due to congenital UVJ defect
9%
Antegrade flow of urine from kidney to bladder due to infection
4%
Incomplete bladder emptying due to neurogenic bladder
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Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)
Most specific for diagnosing vesicoureteral reflux?
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4%
Urinalysis
13%
Renal ultrasound
80%
Voiding cystourethrogram
4%
CT abdomen
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Most specific for diagnosing vesicoureteral reflux?
A child with suspected VUR undergoes imaging. Which finding confirms the diagnosis?
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18%
Bilateral renal enlargement on ultrasound
80%
Reflux of contrast into ureters during voiding
2%
Proteinuria on dipstick
0%
Reduced glomerular filtration rate
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Infant with 3 - 5 weeks of age presents with nonbilious projectile vomiting after feeds. Which acid–base disturbance is most likely?
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10%
Hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis
80%
Hypochloremic hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis
5%
Respiratory acidosis
5%
High anion gap metabolic acidosis
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A patient with hematuria after infection and low C3 most likely has which condition?
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8%
IgA nephropathy
9%
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
79%
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
4%
Minimal change disease
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