MIDTERM MISC AGES AND NON-SPECIFIC
All of the following may predispose a patient to thrush except: Ans: Poor oral hygiene.
All of the following are consistent with peritonsillar abscess except: Ans: Trismus.
When examining a child with abdominal pain, what symptom would lead to a likely
organic etiology? Ans: Night waking.
Abdominal pain and vomiting are troublesome in children with type 1 diabetes
because these symptoms can occur in which of the following dangerous conditions.
Ans: Ketoacidosis.
For adolescent girls, peak height velocity should occur by Tanner Stage (SMR): Ans:
Tanner stage 3.
An adolescent who has tall stature, increased arm span, laxity of joints, pectus
excavatum, and abnormal echocardiogram would be expected to have: Ans: Marfan
syndrome.
The first sign of the onset of female puberty is usually: Ans: Breast buds.
Anthony is a known asthmatic. He has symptoms three times a week but never more
than once a day. Exacerbations affect his normal activities occasionally. He awakens with
cough three to four times a month. You classify his asthma as: Ans: Mild persistent.
The most common trigger for an acute asthma episode in the very young child is: Ans:
Respiratory infections.
John is diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis. What type of discharge do you expect
to see upon exam? Ans: clear, watery, and stringy.
Antibiotic therapy is one of the mainstays of treatment for which of the following
causes of wheezing? Ans: Epiglottitis.
What is the appropriate management of a child with asthma who presents with acute
wheezing and/or coughing? Ans: Administer a short-acting beta agonist.
The diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder include all of the following except:
Ans: Tolerance of flexibility with routines.
Blood pressure should be measured at well-child visits starting at age: Ans: 3 years.
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, In children who have not received antibiotics in the past month, which antibiotic is
recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the management
of acute bacterial respiratory infection? Ans: Amoxicillin.
The appropriate lab tests in assessment of cervical adenitis include all of the following
EXCEPT: Ans: Blood culture.
Chest pain in young children is usually: Ans: Noncardiac in origin.
What is the most traumatic, yet common form and of child abuse seen in pediatric
primary care? Ans: Shaken baby syndrome.
Conductive hearing loss can be caused by? Ans: Serous otitis.
Therapeutic treatment for Coxsackie infections include: Ans: Supportive care.
The organism that causes hand, foot, mouth syndrome is what virus? Ans: Coxsackie.
The classic radiographic finding of CROUP is: Ans: Steeple sign.
Lisa has Cushing's syndrome. You would suspect her to have or to develop? Ans:
Onychomycosis.
The most useful diagnostic test in delayed puberty is: Ans: x-ray of the left wrist and
hand.
The most accurate way to determine the degree of dehydration in a
vomiting child is to assess: Ans: the level of consciousness.
Tommy has bloody diarrhea. His family eats fast-food four to five times each week.
Which organism may have caused the diarrhea? Answer: Coli.
In evaluating Tommy, a child with bloody diarrhea, which of the following would not be
an appropriate first action? Ans: An upper GI.
A differential diagnosis for child abuse would include all of the following EXCEPT:
Ans: Prader-Wlli syndrome.
Which of the following is not a feature of DiGeorge syndrome? Ans: Frontal bossing.
During a domestic health assessment, the CDC recommends screening every
refugee child for which of the following diseases? Ans: tuberculosis.
Early reflexive responses that are NOT related to survival include all but: Ans:
Rooting.
Epiglottitis has decreased due to which immunization? Ans: Hib.
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All of the following may predispose a patient to thrush except: Ans: Poor oral hygiene.
All of the following are consistent with peritonsillar abscess except: Ans: Trismus.
When examining a child with abdominal pain, what symptom would lead to a likely
organic etiology? Ans: Night waking.
Abdominal pain and vomiting are troublesome in children with type 1 diabetes
because these symptoms can occur in which of the following dangerous conditions.
Ans: Ketoacidosis.
For adolescent girls, peak height velocity should occur by Tanner Stage (SMR): Ans:
Tanner stage 3.
An adolescent who has tall stature, increased arm span, laxity of joints, pectus
excavatum, and abnormal echocardiogram would be expected to have: Ans: Marfan
syndrome.
The first sign of the onset of female puberty is usually: Ans: Breast buds.
Anthony is a known asthmatic. He has symptoms three times a week but never more
than once a day. Exacerbations affect his normal activities occasionally. He awakens with
cough three to four times a month. You classify his asthma as: Ans: Mild persistent.
The most common trigger for an acute asthma episode in the very young child is: Ans:
Respiratory infections.
John is diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis. What type of discharge do you expect
to see upon exam? Ans: clear, watery, and stringy.
Antibiotic therapy is one of the mainstays of treatment for which of the following
causes of wheezing? Ans: Epiglottitis.
What is the appropriate management of a child with asthma who presents with acute
wheezing and/or coughing? Ans: Administer a short-acting beta agonist.
The diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder include all of the following except:
Ans: Tolerance of flexibility with routines.
Blood pressure should be measured at well-child visits starting at age: Ans: 3 years.
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, In children who have not received antibiotics in the past month, which antibiotic is
recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the management
of acute bacterial respiratory infection? Ans: Amoxicillin.
The appropriate lab tests in assessment of cervical adenitis include all of the following
EXCEPT: Ans: Blood culture.
Chest pain in young children is usually: Ans: Noncardiac in origin.
What is the most traumatic, yet common form and of child abuse seen in pediatric
primary care? Ans: Shaken baby syndrome.
Conductive hearing loss can be caused by? Ans: Serous otitis.
Therapeutic treatment for Coxsackie infections include: Ans: Supportive care.
The organism that causes hand, foot, mouth syndrome is what virus? Ans: Coxsackie.
The classic radiographic finding of CROUP is: Ans: Steeple sign.
Lisa has Cushing's syndrome. You would suspect her to have or to develop? Ans:
Onychomycosis.
The most useful diagnostic test in delayed puberty is: Ans: x-ray of the left wrist and
hand.
The most accurate way to determine the degree of dehydration in a
vomiting child is to assess: Ans: the level of consciousness.
Tommy has bloody diarrhea. His family eats fast-food four to five times each week.
Which organism may have caused the diarrhea? Answer: Coli.
In evaluating Tommy, a child with bloody diarrhea, which of the following would not be
an appropriate first action? Ans: An upper GI.
A differential diagnosis for child abuse would include all of the following EXCEPT:
Ans: Prader-Wlli syndrome.
Which of the following is not a feature of DiGeorge syndrome? Ans: Frontal bossing.
During a domestic health assessment, the CDC recommends screening every
refugee child for which of the following diseases? Ans: tuberculosis.
Early reflexive responses that are NOT related to survival include all but: Ans:
Rooting.
Epiglottitis has decreased due to which immunization? Ans: Hib.
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