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Question 1

neonatal hypoglycaemia BG level?

Answer 1

less than 2.6mmol/L

Question 2

when is jaundice always patcholgical?

Answer 2

before 24 hours

physiological can be 2-14 days (longer of breastfeeding)

Question 3

overweight centile?

Answer 3

≥ 91st centile

Question 4

clinical obesity centile?

Answer 4

≥ 98th centile

Question 5

red currant jelly stool?

Answer 5

intussusception

Question 6

target sign on US?

Answer 6

intussusception

Question 7

how long is exclusive breast feeding recommended?

Answer 7

first 6 months

Question 8

inheritance of Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

Answer 8

X linked recessive (only males affected)

Question 9

what must be done in 18mo males who cannot walk?

Answer 9

test CK (could be Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy)

Question 10

what can absent femoral pulse indicate?

Answer 10

coarction of the aorta

Question 11

steeple sign?

Answer 11

croup

Question 12

barking cough?

Answer 12

croup

Question 13

trouble with bumps in carpark?

Answer 13

peritonitis
/appendicitis

Question 14

milk coloured, projectile vomit?

Answer 14

pyloric stenosis

Question 15

red currant jelly stool?

Answer 15

intussusception

Question 16

sandpaper rash?

Answer 16

scarlet fever

Question 17

FMR1 gene?

Answer 17

Fragile X Syndrome

Question 18

Investigation for intussuception?

Answer 18

USS

Question 19

investigation for malrotation?

Answer 19

abdominal XR

Question 20

red currant stool?

Answer 20

intussusception

Question 21

milky projectile vomit ?

Answer 21

pyloric stenosis

Question 22

developmental failure of the parasympathetic Auerbach and Meissner plexuses?

Answer 22

Hirschsprung’s disease

Question 23

what can be used for strawberry naevi?

Answer 23

propranolol

Question 24

lumbar puncture?

Answer 24

suspected meningitis

Question 25

suspected bacterial meningitis primary care management?

Answer 25

IM benzylpenicillin

Question 26

15% have bicuspid aortic valve?

Answer 26

Turner’ syndrome

(ejection systolic murmur)

Question 27

elfin like facies?

Answer 27

William’s Syndrome

(chromosome 7)

Question 28

standardised assessment tool for autism spectrum disorder?

Answer 28

ADOS

Question 29

supravalvular aortic stenosis?

Answer 29

William’s syndrome

Question 30

loss of anterior horn cells?

Answer 30

spinal muscular atrophy

Question 31

modified Finnegan score?

Answer 31

neonatal abstinence syndrome

Question 32

management for neonatal abstinence syndrome?

Answer 32

oral morphine

Question 33

Tetralogy of Fallot?

Answer 33

ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, overriding aorta and right ventricular hypertrophy

Question 34

management for meningitis in infants?

Answer 34

There should be a low threshold for treating suspected meningitis, particularly in babies and younger children. Always follow the local guidelines. Typical antibiotics are:

• Under 3 months: cefotaxime plusamoxicillin(amoxicillin is to cover listeria)
• Above 3 months –ceftriaxone

Question 35

thumbprint sign?

Answer 35

epiglottitis

Question 36

drooling?

Answer 36

epiglottitis

Question 37

barking cough?

Answer 37

croup

use dexamethasone

Question 38

FGFR3 gene?

Answer 38

achondroplasia common gene

Question 39

pyloric stenosis investigation?

Answer 39

upper abdomen US

Question 40

double bubble sign?

Answer 40

duodenal atresia