Assessment points

Question 1

the RNI for a vitamin/mineral meets the requirements for what percentage of the population?

Answer 1

97%

Question 2

what age is a girl considered to have precocious puberty

Answer 2

before the age of 8

Question 3

precocious puberty should be investigated to rule out what?

Answer 3

pituitary/adrenal pathologies

Question 4

precocious puberty is considered in boys of what age?

Answer 4

before the age of 9

Question 5

testicular volume is measured using what

Answer 5

orchidometer

Question 6

what is the testicular volume at onset of puberty?

Answer 6

> 4ml

Question 7

what is the principle aim of occipitofrontal circumference measurement?

Answer 7

to detect abnormal brain/skull growth

Question 8

diphtheria vaccine contains

Answer 8

inactivated toxin

Question 9

polio vaccine contains

Answer 9

inactivated virus

Question 10

pertussis vaccine contains

Answer 10

inactivated bacteria

Question 11

what type of vaccine are measles and rubella?

Answer 11

live attenuated

Question 12

what are the three phases of puberty in girls?

Answer 12

adrenarche, thelarche and menarche

Question 13

Healthy start vitamins, given to low income families contain what vitamins to reduce what disease?

Answer 13

A C and D, Rickets

Question 14

what is beri-beri caused by?

Answer 14

thiamine deficiency (vitamin B1)

Question 15

iron deficiency and Pellagra are caused by a deficiency in what?

Answer 15

niacin (vitamin B3)

Question 16

what is the current vaccination schedule for children of 2 months old?

Answer 16

Men B, rotavirus, pneumococcal and 5 in 1 vaccine

Question 17

what does 5 in 1 vaccine protect against?

Answer 17

diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib