Paediatrics
55 free questions tagged Paediatrics, each with a full explanation of every option.
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A 14-year-old boy is worried that he is the shortest in his class and has no signs of puberty. His height is on the 3rd centile and his weight on the 10th; his…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 9-year-old girl weighing 30 kg presents in diabetic ketoacidosis as the first presentation of type 1 diabetes: pH 7.02, glucose 34 mmol/L, bicarbonate 6 mmol/…
Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist
A 2-year-old girl is brought in by her mother, who felt a lump in the child's abdomen while bathing her. The child is well, eating normally and has not los…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 4-year-old boy develops widespread bruising on his shins and trunk and a crop of pinpoint red spots on his legs over three days, two weeks after a cold. He is…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 3-day-old boy, born at term and discharged well at 24 hours, is brought back because he has become grey, floppy and uninterested in feeding over six hours. Hi…
Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist
A 4-year-old girl is found to have a heart murmur at a routine health check. She is thriving on the 50th centile, runs around the playground without becoming sh…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 12-month-old boy is due for his measles–mumps–rubella, meningococcal ACWY and pneumococcal vaccines. Three months ago he developed hives, facial swelling and…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 16-week-old girl is brought for her first immunisations; the family have recently arrived from overseas and she has had only the birth dose of hepatitis B vac…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · niche
An 18-month-old boy is brought by his parents because he has no words. He walked at 13 months and runs and climbs well. He does not point to show things, does n…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A term boy born by normal vaginal delivery after an uncomplicated pregnancy is noted by the midwife to be visibly jaundiced at 16 hours of age. He is feeding we…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 5-month-old boy is brought to hospital with 2 days of nasal congestion, cough and reduced breastfeeds. He is alert but has subcostal recession and widespread…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 3-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department because he has stopped walking and cries when lifted. He has a temperature of 38.8°C, a heart rate of 13…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 7-year-old boy falls from playground equipment and sustains a displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus. His hand is warm, capillary refill is 1.5 secon…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A mother brings her 16-week-old son for his first vaccinations. The family recently arrived from overseas and he has received no vaccines apart from a hepatitis…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 7-month-old previously well boy is brought to the emergency department after six hours of episodes of sudden inconsolable screaming during which he draws his…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 4-week-old girl born at term is reviewed because she is still visibly jaundiced. The jaundice was first noticed on day three of life; she is fully breastfed,…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
An 8-week-old boy is brought to a general practice for his scheduled immunisations. While preparing the injections the practice nurse notices a 1.5 cm oval brui…
Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist
A 6-day-old boy born at term is brought to the emergency department after vomiting three times over four hours; the most recent vomitus was dark green. He fed n…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 22-month-old boy is brought to his general practitioner because he is not yet talking. He says 'mum' and 'dada' only, but points to things he wants, waves goo…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 3-year-old boy presents with six days of fever above 39°C that has persisted despite regular paracetamol; he is miserable and difficult to console. Both eyes…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common