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Question 1

What should you suspect in a child with leukocoria, sensitivity to light, and excessive lacrimation?

Answer 1

congenital glaucoma

Question 2

What is the method of prophylaxis for close contacts of pertussis pts?

Answer 2

14 days of erythromycin (+ immunization if not immunized)

Question 3

How is the presentation of Duchenne muscular dystrophy different from Becker?

Answer 3

presents before 5 and is more severe

Question 4

Colon polyps + brain tumors =

Answer 4

Turcot’s syndrome

Question 5

Colon polyps + extraintestinal lesions =

Answer 5

Gardner’s syndrome

Question 6

What are the characteristic features of neurofibromatosis type II?

Answer 6

bilateral acoustic neuromas and cataracts

Question 7

General tenderness, psuedoparalysis (frog position), bluish-purple and spongy gums over the upper incisors, and depression of the sternum are indicative of what vitamin deficiency in a 6-24 month old infant?

Answer 7

Vit. C

Question 8

Terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase (TdT) is expressed only by [type of cells] and is a marker for _______ leukemia.

Answer 8

pre-B and pre-T cells; lymphoblastic

Question 9

What is the only congential heart disorder that does not develop endocarditis?

Answer 9

ASD