Paedeatrics MCQs (True or False).

 

PAEDEATRICS 001

Comment with either true (T) or false (F)

1. Regarding evaluation of a neonate:

A.  APGAR scores between 8 and 10 indicate the neonate is transiting smooth to extra uterine life
B.  Vitamin K is given in the first few hours
C.  Cyanosis 1 minute after birth is normal
D.  Normal respiratory rate is 30-40 beats per minute
E.   Scaphoid abdomen may indicate diaphragmatic hernia

2. In neonatal jaundice

A.  Breastfeeding jaundice develops in all breastfed infants
B.  Breastfeeding increases enterohepatic circulation of bilirubin
C.  Physiologic jaundice resolves within 1 week
D.  Frequent formula feeding increases severity of hyperbilirubinemia
E.   Kernicterus is a complication

3.  Conditions increasing bilirubin production are:

A.  Gilbert syndrome
B.  Crigler-Najjar syndrome
C.  Hematomas
D.  Polycythemia
E.   Haemolytic anaemia

4.  Perinatal tuberculosis:

A.  Transplacental spread is a mode of transmission
B.  May present with failure to thrive
C.  Skin testing is the investigation of choice
D.  In non-infective mothers receiving therapy, breastfeeding is contraindicated
E.   BCG vaccine is contraindicated in immunosuppressed patients

5. Cerebral palsy:

A.  Syndrome manifests after age 5 years
B.  Spastic quadriparesis is associated with perinatal asphyxia
C.  Children with spastic hemiplegia have normal intelligence
D.  It is a progressive syndrome
E.   Spastic syndrome is the commonest feature