ATI RN
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Questions
Question 1 of 5
Of the following, the MOST common cause of death in children above 1 year of age is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Motor vehicle accidents (D) are the leading cause of death in children >1 year, per CDC injury statistics.
Question 2 of 5
A 2-year-old boy brought to emergency department with history of taking many tablets of panadol (acetaminophen) 30 minutes earlier; you were the most senior doctor in the team. Your BEST advice regarding gastric decontamination is to use/do
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Activated charcoal (C) within 1 hour of acetaminophen ingestion is the best decontamination method, per poison control guidelines.
Question 3 of 5
Fever in rheumatic diseases is caused by cytokine release and can take many forms. Regular temperature spikes, once or twice a day is seen in
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (Still’s disease) is characterized by daily (quotidian) fever spikes, typically once or twice a day.
Question 4 of 5
A 3-year-old-boy presented with fever 6 days ago associated with periungual desquamation. Examination showed a strawberry tongue, cervical lymphadenopathy, truncal polymorphous rash. The rash in this patient occurs in
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In Kawasaki disease, as described, a polymorphous rash occurs in nearly 100% of cases as part of diagnostic criteria.
Question 5 of 5
A 9-year-old girl has a raised erythematous rash on the cheeks; effusion and tenderness of the small joints of the hands; with history of recurrent mouth and nasal sores, GUE show proteinuria (>500 mg/24 h). All the following hematologic abnormalities are suspected in this patient EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In systemic lupus erythematosus (as described), both C3 and C4 are typically low due to complement consumption, not just C3 with normal C4.