Preferred TB screening in patients older than 5 years:
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13%
Only chest X-ray
59%
Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA/IFN-γ)
4%
Bronchoscopy
24%
Acid-fast stain only
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Preferred TB screening test in children younger than 5 years:
Anonymous Quiz
20%
Interferon-gamma release assay
59%
Tuberculin skin test (TST/PPD)
17%
Sputum culture
5%
Chest CT
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A PPD result of 11 mm is considered positive in:
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18%
Low-risk healthy adult only
38%
Healthcare workers
20%
Everyone regardless of risk
24%
Only HIV-positive patients
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A PPD induration of 6 mm is considered positive in which patient?
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9%
Healthy child with no risk factors
10%
Healthcare worker
75%
Recent close contact of active TB case
5%
Person with no exposures
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CN III, IV, V1, V2, VI pass through:
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49%
Superior orbital fissure
19%
Foramen magnum
22%
Cavernous sinus
10%
Jugular foramen
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The most common primary liver tumor in children is:
Anonymous Quiz
17%
Hepatocellular carcinoma
56%
Hepatoblastoma
22%
Hemangioma
6%
Cholangiocarcinoma
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A child presenting with leukocoria should be urgently evaluated for:
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2%
Strabismus
87%
Retinoblastoma
6%
Conjunctivitis
5%
Glaucoma
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The best next step in a child with leukocoria is:
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10%
Reassurance and follow-up in 6 months
71%
Prompt funduscopic examination
5%
Topical antibiotics
14%
Visual acuity testing
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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
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The major feared complication of ceftriaxone in neonates is:
Anonymous Quiz
11%
Hearing loss
79%
Kernicterus
5%
Hydrocephalus
5%
Sepsis
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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
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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
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Babinski sign suggests:
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12%
LMN lesion
70%
UMN lesion
8%
Cerebellar lesion
9%
Peripheral neuropathy
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What is the treatment for testicular torsion?
Anonymous Quiz
7%
Antibiotics
86%
Bilateral orchiopexy
4%
Observation
4%
Needle aspiration
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Potter sequence results from:
Anonymous Quiz
18%
Polyhydramnios
59%
Oligohydramnios
6%
Macrosomia
17%
Hydrops fetalis
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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
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Which tract carries pain and temperature?
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11%
Dorsal column
65%
Spinothalamic tract
20%
Corticospinal tract
4%
Corticobulbar tract
A neonate with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is at increased risk for:
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10%
Hyperglycemia
52%
Hypoglycemia
18%
Hypercalcemia
19%
Hypothyroidism
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Negri bodies are seen in:
Anonymous Quiz
18%
Alzheimer disease
46%
Rabies
23%
Parkinson disease
14%
Multiple sclerosis
A patient with sickle cell disease presents with fever and suspected sepsis. What is the appropriate empiric antibiotic?
Anonymous Quiz
35%
Vancomycin
45%
Ceftriaxone
10%
Amoxicillin
10%
Metronidazole
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