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Preferred TB screening test in children younger than 5 years:
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20%
Interferon-gamma release assay
59%
Tuberculin skin test (TST/PPD)
17%
Sputum culture
5%
Chest CT
1
The most common primary liver tumor in children is:
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17%
Hepatocellular carcinoma
56%
Hepatoblastoma
22%
Hemangioma
6%
Cholangiocarcinoma
2🤯1
A child presenting with leukocoria should be urgently evaluated for:
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2%
Strabismus
87%
Retinoblastoma
6%
Conjunctivitis
5%
Glaucoma
2🔥1
Why is ceftriaxone contraindicated in premature neonates or neonates with hyperbilirubinemia?
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5%
Causes hemolysis
57%
Displaces bilirubin from albumin
16%
Causes cholestasis
22%
Inhibits bilirubin conjugation
2👍1
The major feared complication of ceftriaxone in neonates is:
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11%
Hearing loss
79%
Kernicterus
5%
Hydrocephalus
5%
Sepsis
4🤔1
A child with acute otitis media and a history of immediate penicillin anaphylaxis should receive:
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19%
Amoxicillin
9%
Ampicillin
67%
Macrolide
5%
Penicillin V
2🔥1
Iron supplementation is especially important after:
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15%
2 weeks of age
70%
6 months of age
10%
2 years of age
4%
5 years of age
3👍1🔥1
What is the treatment for testicular torsion?
Anonymous Quiz
7%
Antibiotics
86%
Bilateral orchiopexy
4%
Observation
4%
Needle aspiration
3🔥1
The primary defect in hereditary spherocytosis involves:
Anonymous Quiz
16%
Hemoglobin synthesis
73%
RBC membrane proteins
6%
Iron metabolism
5%
Coagulation factors
3
A newborn with hirsutism, nail hypoplasia, and cleft palate most likely has:
Anonymous Quiz
28%
Fetal alcohol syndrome
46%
Fetal hydantoin syndrome
16%
Congenital rubella syndrome
10%
Turner syndrome
2
A neonate with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is at increased risk for:
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10%
Hyperglycemia
52%
Hypoglycemia
18%
Hypercalcemia
19%
Hypothyroidism
A patient with sickle cell disease presents with fever and suspected sepsis. What is the appropriate empiric antibiotic?
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35%
Vancomycin
45%
Ceftriaxone
10%
Amoxicillin
10%
Metronidazole
1