Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject: questions from September exam

Extended matching question: List of ages then 3 questions - 1) At what age can a person
legally consent for medical or dental treatment, 2) At what age can a person legally refuse
potentially life-saving treatment, 3) At what age can a person legally buy cigarettes
Extended matching Q: List of infections (eg HSV, varicella, parvovirus, CMV, toxoplasmosis
etc) then 3 questions which the infectious agent must be matched to- 1) A child is born at
term with no antenatal problems but is noted to have hydops fetalis, 2) If the mother
acquires this infection during the last 2 weeks of pregnancy she should be given
immunoglobulin 3) Mother with multiple sexual partners and baby born with vesicular rash
on body True/false question on features of parvovirus infection Best of 5 - question lead
describes a 7 year old-girl with molloscum contagiosum (not named but clasic features
given) who is being bullied by her friends. what is the most appropriate treatment option:
1) Reassure, 2) Cryotherapy, 3) Laser, 4) Topical silver nitrate, 5) Topical salicylate
preparation

1. The drugs which can be given intrathecally- Baclofen, Hydrocortisone, methotrexate,

vincristine, vinblastine-true/ false 2. Cong Diaphramatic hernia- T/F Has to be repaired in
48 hours common site 3. Catch 22 causes transient hypocalcaemia Truncus arteriosus
defect in 1st and 2nd pouch

3 months old boys is presenting with bruses and nose bleeding. He had past history of NAI
by her mum. Choose one investigation to get diagnosis. 1. Blood film 2. Platelet count 3.
Factor 8 4. VonWillibrand Factor 5. Bleeding Time
1/Baby born with short limps, syndromes 2/1 month old vomiting + lythergic, match
electrolytes with syndrome 3/Law questions, a lot 4/Nenonate that needs transfussion,
parents disagree for religion reasons 5/Prolonged requirement of 02 and creputations in
infant followins bronchiolitis, virus? 6/Term baby with abnormal movements + poor
feeding, 1 investigation for definitive diagnosis. 7/self harm attack in 16 years old girl with
pararcetamol, mictuarting , suspicion of pregnancy 8/boy in child protection register
requires argent operation, Mum cant be found, unknown dad, who should agree for the
preocedure 9/smoking permitted after which age in uk 10/fresh bood in stools in a 4 years
old once every month, diagnosis?Merckel , fistures or polyps?

A newborn baby is transferred to NNU from SCBU due to hypotonia, hiccups and abnormal
movements. Which investigation would lead to a definite diagnosis? A. Plasma ammonia B.
Plasma phytanic acid C. CSF glycine D. EEG E. Cranial USS

a baby was had an antenatal u/s scan done at 20 weeks which showed bilaterally dilated
renal pelvices, scan was repeated at 36 wk of life, showing renal pelvic dilatation of 16mm
each baby was born term when should the next investigation be done? 1) renal u/s 2
weeks later 2) renal u/s 2 months later 3) DMSA scan 3 months later 4) MAG-3 scan 2
months later 5) renal u/s 2 days later