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Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
Primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is characterized by severe hypoxemia, without evidence of parenchymal lung or structural heart disease. Of the following, the congenital heart disease that is initially indistinguishable from PPHN is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Total anomalous venous return (D) mimics PPHN with hypoxemia and normal lungs, per differential diagnosis.
Question 2 of 5
The prognosis with cholera is poor if
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Acute tubular necrosis significantly worsens cholera prognosis due to renal failure.
Question 3 of 5
Hemorrhagic cystitis, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, and diarrhea all have been linked to which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Adenovirus is associated with a wide range of symptoms including hemorrhagic cystitis and conjunctivitis.
Question 4 of 5
T. gondii is acquired by all of the following means EXCEPT
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Dogs do not excrete T. gondii oocysts; cats are the definitive host.
Question 5 of 5
The most common clinical manifestation of atypical cat-scratch disease is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Oculoglandular syndrome (Parinaud’s) is a frequent atypical presentation of cat-scratch disease.