LE2 PEDIA Flashcards
(176 cards)
Which of the following vitamins is necessary for supplementation for an exclusively breastfed baby?
C. Vitamin D Deficiency
Which of the following is not a characteristic of underfeeding?
D. Delay of gastric emptying time
WHO recommends as a measure in the prevention of Vitamin A deficiency in a 2-year-old child:
C. 200,000 IU orally every 6 months
Breastfeeding by vegan mothers can place her infant at risk for what vitamin deficiency?
C. Vitamin B12
A 7-year-old girl presents dry and scaly skin, silver-gray plaques on the bulbar conjunctiva (Bitot’s spots), and anemia. What is your most likely diagnosis?
A. Vitamin A Deficiency
The best tool you can use to assess the nutritional status of a 1-year-old boy infant is:
D. Use of growth chart
An infant appears on a scale with peripheral neuropathy and flaccid paralysis. What type of vitamin deficiency does this infant have?
A. Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
A mother with 4 children came to your clinic because she is concerned that she may not be able to feed her children 3x a day. This condition is known as food insecurity. Which of the statements is true of food insecurity?
A. Appropriate dietary advice with nutritional counseling may be helpful
An 8-year-old boy was noted to have episodes of somnolence, cyanosis, hypoventilation, and sleep apnea. BMI is 32. What is the best advice you can give the mother?
D. Tell the mother that weight reduction is extremely important at this time
A severely malnourished 6-year-old boy was brought to the ER because of diarrhea and vomiting. On PE, you noticed that the boy is severely dehydrated. What is the initial plan of management?
A. Stabilize the patient and correct the dehydration appropriately
Prenatal factors associated with increased risk of later childhood obesity include all except:
A. Low birth weight
Toilet training occurs in toddler and preschool years and is usually completed at what age:
B. 4 y/o
Enuresis is repeated voiding of urine in clothes or beds at least 2 times/week for at least 3 consecutive months in a child who is at least:
A. 5 y/o
Children with secondary nocturnal enuresis may have:
D. Psychosocial stressor
Encopresis is the regular, voluntary or involuntary passage of feces into a place other than the toilet after the age of:
D. 5 yrs
If Baby Mary has biliary atresia, he should undergo a procedure called Kasai portoenterostomy to establish bile flow and this should be done before ____ weeks of life to have a higher success rate:
A. 6
A 17-year-old high school student presents with symptoms after being hit in the abdomen during a fraternity initiation rite. If you suspect pancreatitis, which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic test?
C. Serum amylase
Which of the following is the most likely underlying cause that could have led to pancreatitis?
A. Traumatic injury
Crohn’s disease is differentiated from Ulcerative Colitis due to:
C. Extraintestinal manifestations
A term infant was brought to the ER with lethargy, vomiting, hepatomegaly, jaundice, and positive urine dipstick for reducing substance. The most helpful diagnostic test is:
A. Serum galactose-1-phosphate-uridyl transferase
The following causes of primary malnutrition in children include all except:
A. Starvation
Refeeding syndrome can complicate the acute nutritional rehabilitation of children. The hallmark for diagnosis of this syndrome includes all of the following except:
A. Hyperphosphatemia
A 4-year-old boy with edema of both lower extremities, mainly consuming corn, cassava, and rice porridge. The most likely diagnosis is:
A. Kwashiorkor
A 2-year-old girl severely malnourished and treated for pneumonia is ready for discharge. What will you tell the mother?
C. She should give her child a diet that provides up to 150 kcal/kilo/day and proteins of 4g/kilo/day