PAEDIATRICS: PRACTICE 21

SINGLE BEST OPTION SERIES

         INSTRUCTION: SELECT THE SINGLE BEST OPTION

1.        The constant features of kwashiorkor does not include:
   a.       Growth failure
   b.      Oedema in serous cavities
   c.       Muscle wasting
   d.      Apathy
   e.      None of the above
   2.       Usual complications of typhoid fever include the following except:
   a.       Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
   b.      Intussusceptions with hypertrophied Peyer’s patches serving as the lead point
   c.       Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis
   d.      Acute renal failure
   e.      Cholecystitis
   3.       Causes of nephrotic syndrome does not usually include:
   a.       Plasmodium falciparum malaria
   b.      Sickle cell anaemia
   c.       Use of mercury containing toiletries
   d.      Heavy metal poisoning
   e.      Allergy
   4.       Usually, involvement of the following parts of the body in a patient with Burkitt lymphoma indicates poor prognosis except:
   a.       Testes
   b.      Thyroid
   c.       Maxilla
   d.      Ovaries
   e.      None of the above
   5.       The stigmata of sickle cell anaemia include the following except:
   a.       Frontal and biparietal bossing of the head
   b.      Slender extremities
   c.       Scaphoid abdomen
   d.      Spindle shaped digits
   e.      Gnathopathy
   6.       Patients with sickle cell anaemia are highly susceptible to infection because of the following except:
   a.       Impaired local circulation and hypoxia
   b.      Autosplenectomy
   c.       Decreased serum iron
   d.      Functional asplenia
   e.      Defective alternate pathway of complement system activation
   7.       Treatment options for hydrocephalus does not usually include:
   a.       Acetazolamide
   b.      Repeated ventricular tap
   c.       Furosemide
   d.      Hemispherectomy
   e.      Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
   8.       Complications of neonatal hypoglycaemia does not include:
   a.       Cerebral palsy
   b.      Chorioretinitis
   c.       Seizure disorder
   d.      Mental retardation
   e.      None of the above
   9.       Signs of respiratory distress include the following except:
   a.       Flaring of the alae nasi
   b.      Subcostal, intercostals and supraclavicular recession
   c.       Grunting
   d.      Tachypnoea
   e.      Cullen sign
   10.   Usual presentations of kwashiorkor does not include:
   a.       Intractable diarrhoea
   b.      Moon face
   c.       Mental alertness
   d.      Hepatomegaly
   e.      Skin changes
   
   
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