PAEDIATRICS CLINICALS: PRACTICE 7

SINGLE BEST OPTION SERIES

         INSTRUCTION: SELECT THE SINGLE BEST OPTION



            

1.       Nasogastric tube is used for the following except:

a.       Drug administration

b.      Administration of maintenance fluid in conscious patients

c.       Umbilical and urethral catheterisation

d.      Venous cut-down

e.      None of the above

2.       The parts of endotracheal tube does not include:

a.       Murphy’s eye

b.      Pilot

c.       Flow metre

d.      Tube

e.      Cuff

3.       Concerning nebulizer compressor unit, which of the following is incorrect?

a.       The compressor is an electric/battery or manually powered device that is the driving force behind aerosol delivery

b.      It produces mist for inhalation

c.       When using it, younger children should sit on their mother’s lap

d.      To care for this equipment, it is necessary to wash the nebulizer, face mask and mouth piece in warm soapy water and then rise under warm running water

e.      None of the above

4.       Which of the following is incorrect about examination of the ear?

a.       Mobility of the tympanic membrane is best assessed using pneumatic otoscope

b.      The normal tympanic membrane is slightly concave outwards

c.       In acute otitis media, the tympanic membrane is hyperaemic and perforated

d.      It is necessary to pull the pinna downwards and backwards during the examination

e.      Children may need to be restrained using a papoose board

5.       Concerning the radiant warmer, which of the following is incorrect?

a.       The heating filament or coil is placed at 75 centimetres from the baby

b.      It has a transparent perpex material that prevents heat loss by convection

c.       It has a couch which provides comfort for the baby

d.      It maintains a thermoneutral environment

e.      Its light source allows for proper examination of patients

6.       Usual complications of phototherapy include the following except:

a.       Bronze baby syndrome

b.      Dehydration

c.       Mild reduction of platelet count

d.      Hypercalcaemia

e.      Diarrhoea

7.       Causes of increased insensible water loss from the body include the following except:

a.       Radiotherapy

b.      Phototherapy

c.       Burns

d.      Being large for gestational age

e.      Prematurity

8.       A cylinder with white shoulder and black body in the accident and emergency room of a private hospital is most likely for giving:

a.       Oxygen  

b.      Nitrous

c.       Carbon dioxide

d.      Salbutamol

e.      Omalizumab

9.       A child weighing 12 kilograms with moderate dehydration require....................amount of fluid to replace the deficit volume

a.       900 mL

b.      600 mL

c.       1300 mL

d.      2000 mL

e.      None of the above

10.   Which of the following is not a manifestation of hypokalaemia?

a.       Muscle cramps

b.      Weakness

c.       Diarrhoea

d.      Urinary retention

e.      Paralysis 

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