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Infectious Disease Pediatric Questions
Question 1 of 5
In neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, bilirubin is produced by the catabolism of hemoglobin in the reticuloendothelial system, one gram of hemoglobin produces
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: 1 g of hemoglobin yields ~35 mg bilirubin (D), per biochemical conversion rates.
Question 2 of 5
The MOST important therapy for primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Inhaled nitric oxide (C) is the key PPHN treatment, relaxing pulmonary vessels, per neonatal protocols.
Question 3 of 5
Polycythemia is an excessively high hematocrit, which may lead to blood hyperviscosity; it is defined as central hematocrit of
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Polycythemia is defined as hematocrit ≥65% (D), causing hyperviscosity, per neonatal standards.
Question 4 of 5
Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN) is prevented by administration of single dose of vitamin K (1 mg)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: IM vitamin K (D) at 1 mg prevents HDN effectively, per AAP recommendations.
Question 5 of 5
During intrauterine life, hemoglobin concentration increases from 8 to 10 g/dL at 12 weeks to 16.5 to 18 g/dL at
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hemoglobin reaches 16.5-18 g/dL at term (40 weeks, D), per fetal hematology.