Paediatrics
55 free questions tagged Paediatrics, each with a full explanation of every option.
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A 24-day-old girl is brought to the emergency department after her mother measured an axillary temperature of 38.3°C at home. She was born at term after an unco…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 15-month-old boy presents with two days of vomiting and frequent watery stools. He is alert but subdued, with dry lips, mildly sunken eyes, heart rate 148/min…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
An 18-month-old boy wakes at 2 am with a harsh, barking cough and noisy breathing and is brought to the emergency department. He has had a runny nose for two da…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 9-month-old girl is brought to the emergency department with three days of runny nose and moist cough, and one day of fast, noisy breathing. She is taking abo…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 14-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after waking at 5 am with sudden severe pain in the left side of his scrotum, and he has vomited twice.…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common
A 2-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department after falling off a bunk bed at home. She was playing unsupervised in her older sibling’s room. She hit…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 3-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after falling from a low-height chair at home. He has swelling and tenderness over his left forearm. X-r…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 5-day-old newborn presents with purulent conjunctivitis, eyelid swelling, and significant eye discharge. What is the most appropriate initial treatment?
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
Which of the following congenital abnormalities is most commonly associated with lithium use during pregnancy?
Year 4 · Mechanisms of disease · common
A 7-month-old baby presents to the clinic for a routine pediatric follow-up. His height, weight, and head circumference correspond to the 50th percentile. His m…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 7-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with his mother, who reports that he developed a sore throat in the morning, which has worsened throughout…
Year 3 · Mechanisms of disease · common
You are conducting a routine developmental assessment on Leo, a healthy 8-week-old infant who was born full-term. His parents are curious about his developmenta…
Year 3 · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist
You are assessing Lucy, a 20-month-old child, in a routine pediatric check-up. Her parents are concerned because Lucy is not yet forming clear words, although s…
Year 3 · Mechanisms of disease · common
A 1 year old child presents with bilateral retinal haemorrhages, confusion, drooling and sedated. He lives at home with his mother (a single parent) and has a d…
Curtin CAT · Clinical rotations · middle twist