Pediatrics - Group 10

6. A 6-year-old boy with fever 39.5°C, sore throat, alert but anxious, toxic, inspiratory stridor, drooling. You should immediately:

A) Prepare to establish an airway B) Start antibiotics C) Chest X-ray D) Laboratory tests

7. In comparison to Hb A, Hb S has:

A) Less solubility B) Same solubility C) More solubility D) Variable solubility

8. A 5-year-old boy with abrupt-onset petechiae and ecchymoses over trunk and lower limbs, no anemia, no organomegaly, platelet 25,000, recent flu-like illness. Most likely?

A) Autoimmune (Idiopathic) Thrombocytopenic Purpura B) HUS C) Leukemia D) Aplastic anemia

9. A child can climb stairs with one foot on each step, build tower of 9 cubes, name 2 colors, cannot skip rope or tell age. Developmental age?

A) 3 Years B) 2 Years C) 4 Years D) 5 Years

10. A newborn with bilious emesis, scaphoid abdomen, absent bowel sounds, air in proximal small bowel only. Most likely?

A) Volvulus (malrotation) B) Duodenal atresia C) Meconium ileus D) Hirschsprung