quick fire

Question 1

Give 4 causes of clubbing in children

Answer 1

• Cyanotic heart disease
• cystic fibrosis
• Tb
• IBD

Question 2

Give 3 causes of pan-systolic murmur in children

Answer 2

• ventricular septal defect
• mitral regurg
• tricuspid regurg

Question 3

What is the most common cause of cyanotic congenital heart disease

Answer 3

Tetralogy of fallot

Question 4

What is the most common genetic cause of severe learning difficulties

Answer 4

Down syndrome

Question 5

most common cause of motor impairment in children

Answer 5

cerebral palsy

Question 6

What usually happens to the skin of children with toxic shock syndrome 1-2 weeks after the onset of the illness

Answer 6

desquamation of palms, soles, fingers and toes

Question 7

Which type of cerebral palsy is associated with preterm birth due to periventricular brain damage

Answer 7

Bilateral spastic cerebral palsy

Question 8

What is the most common cause of hip pain in children?

Answer 8

transient synovitis

Question 9

What is the most common cardiac defect in tuner’s syndrome

Answer 9

bicuspid aortic valve

Question 10

Bilious vomiting on the first day is most likely due to what condition

Answer 10

intestinal atresia

Question 11

What is the most common cause of painless massive GI bleeding requiring a transfusion in children between the ages of 1 and 2 years

Answer 11

Meckel’s diverticulum

Question 12

What do stools containing undigested food in a toddler indicate

Answer 12

toddler’s diarrhoea

Question 13

What is the commonest cause of conductive hearing loss and elective surgery in childhood

Answer 13

glue ear

Question 14

What is the most common cause of congenital heart disease

Answer 14

Ventricular septal defect