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Pediatric Infectious Disease Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Giardiasis should be considered in children who have the following presentations EXCEPT
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Acute dysenteric diarrhea is not typical of giardiasis.
Question 2 of 5
The major cause of neonatal mortality in fullterm infant is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Birth asphyxia (A) is the primary cause of neonatal mortality in term infants, reflecting delivery complications, unlike chronic lung disease (B), NEC (C), IVH (D), or RDS (E), which are more preterm-related.
Question 3 of 5
In the delivery room and after prolonged labor you received a newborn baby with central and peripheral cyanosis, heart rate 90/min, weak cry, arms and legs well flexed, and withdrawal motion. The Apgar score is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Apgar: cyanosis (color=0), HR 90 (heart rate=1), weak cry (respiration=1), flexed (tone=2), withdrawal (reflex=2) totals 6 (C), reflecting moderate distress.
Question 4 of 5
Late neonatal hypocalcemia (after 3 days of life) is often the result of
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Late hypocalcemia (>3 days) often stems from high phosphate milk (E), binding calcium, common in formula-fed infants, unlike other causes (A, B, C, D) which are less frequent.
Question 5 of 5
Congenital toxoplasmosis occurs through vertical transmission of Toxoplasma gondii by transplacental transfer of the organism from the mother to the fetus. All the following statements are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Toxoplasmosis treatment (A), transmission increase with gestation (B), acute infection (C), and severity decrease with gestation (E) are true. Reactivation (D) rarely causes fetal infection, making it false.