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Pæds Screening Ques Flashcards

1
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The amount of a single fluid bolus required to treat septic shock:

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10 ml/kg.

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In which case serological testing is not informative in celiac disease.

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In IgA deficiency.

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A patient with typical diabetes symptoms has a 18.2 mmol/l blood sugar level in the afternoon. What is to be done?

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Refer the child to a pediatric diabetic center immediately.

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Define paradoxical breathing!

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The chest moves inward and the abdomen moves outward during inhalation, and vice versa.

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What is the most serious complication of juvenile idiopathic arthritis?

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Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS).

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What to do in case of neutropenic fever?

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Broad spectrum empiric antibiotic therapy after taking blood cultures.

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The most common cause of transfusion-requiring hematochezia, without abdominal pain and without diarrhea:

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Meckel’s diverticulum

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What are the two most frequent chest deformities?

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Pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum.

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What are the typical characteristics of perianal fissures in Crohn’s disease?

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Not in the midline, deep, not painful.

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What is the most common cause of new onset cough?

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Viral infection.

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What is the diagnostic basis of erythema migrans?

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Tick bite and the clinical picture:
growing erythema which is more than 5 cm in diameter.

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How does the mother’s iodine deficiency influence the newborn’s thyroid function?

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It results in temporary primary hypothyroidism.

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Which is the most common adrenocortical enzyme defect?

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The defect of the 21-hydroxylase enzyme.

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Name at least 5 extraintestinal abnormalities in celiac disease:

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  • Hepatitis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Arthritis,
  • Isolated iron deficiency
  • Duhring-disease (dermatitis herpetiformis).
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What are the symptoms and laboratory signs of nephritic syndrome?

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  • Hematuria
  • Edema
  • Hypertension
  • Uraemia
  • Oliguria
    (kidney failure is correct instead of the latter two)
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Which is the contagious disease that causes severe fetal injuries in 80 percent of its cases?

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Rubella.

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What is the radiological sign of duodenal atresia?

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„Double-bubble” sign

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What is the most frequent pathogen in urinary tract infections?

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E. coli.

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What is the most likely diagnosis in the following case: patient with polyuria, polydipsia with positive urine glucose and acetone test?

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Diabetes mellitus.

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20
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What factors are included in the croup score?

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  • Sound of inhalation
  • Stridor
  • Cough
  • Signs of dyspnea (nasal flaring, retractions)
  • Cyanosis.
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21
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What changes can we see in the urine sediment in typical pyelonephritis?

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Leukocytes and bacteria

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22
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Which disease should be suspected in case of bloody stool and vomiting in neonates?

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Volvulus

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23
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In case of pain localized to one point in the bone, when should we order an X-ray if the pain
does not stop?

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1 week

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24
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How often should a baby be breastfed?

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On-demand.

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25
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In which chromosomal abnormality is duodenal atresia common?

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Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)

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What are the typical abnormalities in urine analysis in glomerulonephritis?

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Red blood cells and red blood cell cylinders.
Proteinuria can also appear.

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27
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What radiological examinations can be done to diagnose VUR? (Name three!).

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  • MCU (Micturating cystourethrogram)
  • Sono-cystography
  • Dynamic kidney-scintigraphy.
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What is the recommended empiric treatment of neonates with suspected sepsis?

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Ampicillin + Gentamycin.

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Name of the two most common pathogens of newborn meningitis!

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Streptococcus agalactiae
E. coli.

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30
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What are typical signs of bacterial otitis externa?

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Pain and/or tenderness of the tragus.

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31
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What is the definition of “graft versus leukemia”?

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Immunologic attack of the donor cells against the patient’s leukaemic cells after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

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32
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What is the most frequent cause of hypertension before the adolescent age?

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Kidney disease.

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33
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What are the physical symptoms of anemia?

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  • Fatigue
  • Paleness
  • Tachycardia
  • Systolic heart murmurs
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34
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What is the most common cause of a cough ongoing since birth which always presents during
feeding?

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Tracheoesophageal fistula.

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35
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For how long can we see the shadow of the thymus on the thoracic X-ray?

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Until 3 years of age.

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36
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Standard imaging modality of polytraumatized patients:

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Acute CT.

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37
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What is a haploidentical transplant?

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Half matched HLA antigen stem cell transplant (from usually a family member).

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38
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How does the breast milk’s protein content relate to the cow’s milk protein content?

A

One third.

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39
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What is the sixth disease?

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Exanthema subitum, roseola infantum.

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40
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What is the heart rate and respiratory rate of a healthy newborn?

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Respiratory rate: 50-60/min
Heart rate: 120-160/min.

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41
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How is food allergy diagnosed? What is the reliability of IgE testing?

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IgE testing is not reliable.
The diagnosis should be based on double blind oral food challenge.

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42
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Which is the most frequent glomerulonephritis type?

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IgA nephropathy.

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43
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Which are the 4 presenting symptoms of diabetes mellitus?

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  • Polyuria,
  • Polydipsia,
  • Weight loss with good appetite,
  • Fatigue-weakness.
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44
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Which is the most common cause of strangulation ileus?

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Incarcerated hernia.

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45
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What is the choice of imaging modality if acute osteomyelitis is suspected?

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MRI

46
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What is the prognosis of West-syndrome or infantile spasm?

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Usually poor.

47
Q

At what age do the fontanelles close at the latest?

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Posterior fontanelle: by 3 months
Anterior fontanelle: by 18 months.

48
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The final therapy of biliary atresia is liver transplantation. There is a surgical bridging therapy before transplantation. What is the name of this operation?

A

Kasai porto-enterostomy.

49
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In which part of the bone does osteomyelitis start?

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In the metaphysis.

50
Q

Name the condition of infants associated with abdominal pain in which bowel movements are
preceded by tension and crying lasting for about 10 minutes?

A

Infantile dyschezia

51
Q

The most frequent pathogen of sinusitis and otitis media?

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

52
Q

What is the first therapeutic choice in Crohn’s disease?

A

Exclusive enteral nutrition.

53
Q

What is chicken pox (varicella) reactivation called?

A

Herpes zoster.

54
Q

How do we give oxygen to a conscious patient in an emergency situation who is breathing spontaneously?

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Through a face mask with a reservoir, with high flow oxygen (10-15 l/min).

55
Q

Which bacterium is the most frequent cause of childhood pneumonia?

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

56
Q

What glucose levels are diagnostic for diabetes mellitus?

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Fasting blood glucose level higher than 7 mmol/l
Or more than 11.1 mmol/l at any time or at any point during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

57
Q

How can we estimate the body weight between the ages of 2-8 years?

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(2 x years) + 8.

58
Q

List the signs of increased work of breathing!

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  • Use of respiratory accessory muscles
  • Intercostal retraction
  • Jugular retraction
  • Nasal flaring
  • Paradoxical breathing
  • Grunting.
59
Q

Which muscles are affected in juvenile polymyositis?

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Proximal muscles of the limbs.

60
Q

When is it suggested to introduce cow’s milk for children?

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After 12 months of age.

61
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How can you diagnose perforation in a critically ill baby with necrotizing enterocolitis if you cannot move them in the incubator?

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Horizontal X-ray from side position while the baby is lying on the back.

62
Q

What is the ideal age for closing the soft palate defect?

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Between 9 and 18 months.

63
Q

Age limits of puberty?

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Boys: 9-14 years.
Girls: 8-13 years.

64
Q

Which cultured pathogen from throat swabs warrants antibiotic treatment?

A

Streptococcus pyogenes
(Group A strep)

65
Q

What is the most common presentation of cow’s milk protein allergy in infants?

A

Bloody stool

66
Q

What is the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia (first- and second-line treatment.)?

A

IVIG
Corticosteroid

67
Q

What are the 4 most important indications of adenoidectomy?

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  • Recurrent infections of the upper respiratory tract
  • Recurrent otitis media
  • Inhibition of nasal breathing
  • Obstructive sleep apnea.
68
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What kind of diseases are included in atopic march and in which order?

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  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Food allergy
  • Asthma bronchiale
  • Allergic rhinitis.

This order: Atopic dermatitis food allergy - asthma bronchiale - allergic rhinitis

69
Q

What is the most common type of malignancy in childhood?

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ALL.

70
Q

What percentage of the mortality is caused by accidents in Hungary in children older than 1 year?

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36-40%, this is the main cause of death in children older than 1 year.

71
Q

What are the most important diseases which can be easily diagnosed and followed up by cranial ultrasound?

A

Brain hemorrhage and hydrocephalus.

72
Q

What are the B-symptoms in lymphoma?

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Fever
Night sweats
Weight loss.

73
Q

What does precocious puberty mean in the case of girls?

A

If the secondary sexual characteristics appears before the age of 8 years

74
Q

What are the serum electrolyte disturbances in case of tumor lysis syndrome?

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Elevated potassium, phosphate and uric acid
Decreased calcium.

75
Q

What is the most modern therapeutic method of type-one diabetes?

A

Insulin pump with an integrated glucose sensor.

76
Q

In case of maternal GBS positivity, up to what age can this bacteria cause disease in the baby?

A

Up to six months of age.

77
Q

Since the introduction of expanded screening, how many congenital metabolic diseases are screened routinely in Hungary?

A

27 and SMA screening is also available.

SMA - spinal muscular atrophy

78
Q

How does the concentration of protein and glucose of CSF change in bacterial meningitis?

A

Protein concentration is increased
Glucose concentration is decreased.

79
Q

What are the direct and indirect signs of appendicitis?

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Direct sign:
- tenderness at the McBurney point.

Indirect signs:
- Blumberg sign
- Rovsing sign
- Obturator sign
- Psoas sign

80
Q

How does the total iron binding capacity change in case of anemia and inflammation?

A

Increased in anemia, decreased in inflammation.

81
Q

The pathogen causing neonatal infection that can be identified by maternal vaginal secretion
screening.

A

Streptococcus agalactiae
(group B Streptococcus, GBS)

82
Q

Which disease should be suspected in case of neonates with distended abdomen and severe
constipation?

A

Hirschsprung-disease

83
Q

What is the typical feature of stool in biliary atresia?

A

Clay-colored (acholic) stool.

84
Q

How long to wait after surgery before bathing?

A

7-8 days.

85
Q

Imaging modality of choice when evaluating a child for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis:

A

ultrasonography

86
Q

In which cases of middle-ear inflammatory disease should we suggest tympanostomy tubes
(Grommet)?

A

Chronic serous otitis media
and/or chronic dysfunction of the Eustachian tube.

87
Q

What are the alarming signs of retinoblastoma?
What examinations are required?

A

Alarming Signs:
Strabism
Leukocoria

  • ophthalmoscopic examination.
88
Q

At what platelet count is there major risk of bleeding?

A

Below 10-20 G/l

89
Q

What are the diseases most commonly associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus?

A

Celiac disease
Hashimoto thyroiditis.

90
Q

What are the most typical histologic findings in ulcerative colitis?

A

Crypt abscesses.

91
Q

What does allogeneic stem cell transplant mean?

A

The patient (recipient) gets hematopoietic stem cells from another person (donor).

92
Q

You find a high GGT in a patient with ulcerative colitis, what should you think about?

A

Sclerosing cholangitis.

93
Q

What are the two main components of the treatment of pseudocroup?

A

Rectal steroid
Inhalation of adrenaline.

94
Q

What are the two typical anamnestic features of acute appendicitis?

A

First, epigastric and periumbilical pain

Later, the pain is localized in the right lower abdominal quadrant.

95
Q

What does autologous stem cell transplantation mean?

A

A procedure in which a patient’s healthy stem cells are collected from the blood or bone marrow before high dose chemotherapy, stored, and then given back to the patient after treatment.

96
Q

What are the upper airway infections that should be treated with antibiotics?

A
  • Streptococcus angina
  • Acute otitis media
  • Acute bacterial sinusitis.
97
Q

The most common endocrine disorder causing growth retardation:

A

Thyroid dysfunction – hypothyroidism.

98
Q

Most common cause of acute abdomen in children:

A

appendicitis.

99
Q

Name at least five examples when pulse oximetry is not informative!

A
  • Carbon-dioxide intoxication
  • Methemoglobinemia
  • Severe anemia
  • Cardiac failure
  • Cold extremities.
100
Q

What affects the sensitivity of blood culture?

A

The amount of blood drawn within 24 hours after
the fever.

101
Q

What is the Holzknecht sign characteristic for?

A

Airway foreign body aspiration.

102
Q

What are the symptoms of increased intracranial pressure?

A
  • Headache
  • Vomiting in the morning
  • Nuchal rigidity
  • Setting-sun sign
  • Focal neurological signs
  • Bradycardia
  • High blood pressure
  • Irritability
  • Bulging fontanelle.
103
Q

Typical age of intussusception in infants:

A

3 months - 3 years

104
Q

What can prevent coronary artery disease (aneurysm) in Kawasaki syndrome?

A

IVIG.

105
Q

What kind of hormonal changes are seen in the salt wasting form of congenital adrenal
hyperplasia due to deficiency of 21-hydroxylase?

A

Insufficient glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid secretion
Excessive androgen secretion.

106
Q

What factors are included in the APGAR score?

A

Heart rate
Respiratory rate
Skin color
Reflex irritability
Muscle tone

107
Q

What is the diagnostic basis of endocarditis?

A

Blood culture
Echocardiography.

108
Q

What is the prognosis of juvenile absence epilepsy?

A

Usually favorable.

109
Q

What are the symptoms and laboratory signs of nephrotic syndrome?

A
  • Proteinuria
  • Hypoalbuminemia
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Oedema.
110
Q

How much insulin should be given in diabetic ketoacidosis?

A

0.05-0.1 U/kg/h

ÅJJ 6th year (5 decks)

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