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Pediatric Infectious Disease Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
You are treating a 5-month-old baby boy with severe acute bronchiolitis. Mother is concerned about the prognosis of such an illness. Your BEST response to her is to say
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Most infants with severe bronchiolitis recover, with <1% mortality from respiratory failure (B), a balanced and evidence-based response, per pediatric data.
Question 2 of 5
Of the following, the COMMONEST cause of poisoning in childhood is with
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cosmetics (A) are the most common childhood poisoning source due to accessibility, per poison control data.
Question 3 of 5
All the following investigations/laboratory measurers are indicated as screening clue in toxicological diagnosis EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Stool screen (D) is rarely used in acute poisoning screening, unlike ECG (A), ABG (B), urine (C), and blood assays (E), per toxicology protocols.
Question 4 of 5
Of the following the specific antidote for organophosphates poisoning is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pralidoxime (E) reverses organophosphate cholinesterase inhibition, with atropine as adjunct, per toxicology.
Question 5 of 5
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is the MOST common systemic vasculitis of childhood. Arthritis occurs in
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Arthritis occurs in approximately 80% of HSP cases, typically affecting the lower extremities.