Pediatrics - Group 9 | Medical Hub

6. A 25 years old previously healthy male presents with a perianal lesion that causes episodes of pain and purulent discharge. It settles down with antibiotics. He remembers first attack as painful perianal swelling that burst open. Next step?

A) Examination under anaesthesia with probe B) Antibiotics only C) Incision and drainage D) MRI

7. A young child with severe abdominal pain, current jelly stools, palpable mass in right hypochondrium with vomiting. Most likely?

A) Intussusception B) Appendicitis C) Volvulus D) Hirschsprung

8. The most common cause of meningitis in an 18 year old healthy man is:

A) Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae B) H. influenzae C) Listeria D) Staph

9. Which is more characteristic of platelet abnormalities and not coagulation defects?

A) Petechiae B) Hemarthrosis C) Deep muscle hematoma D) Delayed bleeding

10. Regarding typical febrile convulsions:

A) It occurs between the age of 5 months to 5 years B) Lasts >15 minutes C) Focal onset D) Postictal paralysis