OSCE in Pediatrics

OSCE in Pediatrics

RG Holla MD DM
Head of the Department, Neonatology
Fortis Hospital
Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India
Vivek Jain MBBS MRCPCH
Consultant, Neonatology
Fortis Hospital
Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India
Manish Mittal DCH DNB
Senior Registrar
Pediatrics and Neonatology
Fortis Hospital
Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India

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To
Our Parents
Mrs Shantha and Mr BV Holla
Mrs Sushila and Mr Suresh Chand Jain
Mrs Usha and Mr Mahesh Chand Mittal

Foreword
The system of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has been
evolved to make the system of assessment in clinical subjects as objective
as possible. While the routine examination system which involves clinical
case presentation cannot be totally replaced, yet it tends to be somewhat
subjective and is usually unable to test the knowledge and skills of the
candidates over the entire syllabus. The OSCE system not only is more
objective, but it also provides opportunity to examine the student over a
much larger area. The system, in fact, is very helpful to the students as his
deficiencies in small areas can get covered in larger areas of the syllabus.
However, as the person, who was associated with the National Board in
introducing the OSCE system in the specialty of pediatrics, I have noticed
great apprehension among the National Board candidates regarding this
system of examination. This has largely been due to non-availability of
suitable texts on the subject and inability of most centers and teachers
imparting training to DNB candidates, to familiarize the students with the
new system in absence of such texts. Dr Holla is a very experienced DNB
examiner, Dr Jain is a Member of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child
Health, London, UK. Dr Mittal has cleared the DNB Pediatrics in the new
format of examination. They have all done well to fill this very important
gap. This book focusing on OSCE system is refreshingly new in concept
in that it is not only a source of imparting information (which most
textbooks tend to be) but also a great help in structured learning of the
subject and imbibing of the knowledge by the student. The teachers
involved in training and assessing the DNB candidates will also benefit
greatly from this book as it will enable them to understand the basic
concepts of OSCE and enable them to develop many more such questions.
Although written primarily for DNB candidates, this book will be useful
for other postgraduate (MD, DCH) students in pediatrics and even for
practicing pediatricians as it provides ready reference tool for various
clinical situations. As the book includes multiple choice, it will also help
students preparing for clinical skill examinations for the US specialty board
and for MRCPCH examinations.
SK Mittal
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital, Ghaziabad (NCR)
Formerly
Director Professor and Head
Department of Pediatrics
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

Preface
The traditional case presentation, still in vogue in most postgraduate
examinations, covers only a part of the examinees medical knowledge.
The direction that the discussion takes during a case presentation and the
level of interrogation depends both upon the examinees and examiners
approach. This leads to a subjective assessment. Certain areas of clinical
pediatrics like interpretation of laboratory and radiological reports,
communication skills, problem solving and knowledge of clinical
procedures are not tested routinely in the traditional examination.
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) attempts to
overcome these drawbacks by providing a broad-based format to assess
the candidate on multiple aspects of the subject. Objectivity brings with it
an element of uniformity. Being structured gives a focus on preparation
and assessment. The wide variety of topics inherent to childhood illness
(from neonatology to adolescent medicine, from intensive care to social
pediatrics, from child development to surgical emergencies and so on)
provides a delightfully wide source for the examiner to draw upon, but is
a nightmare for the candidate. However, there is a silver lining. Being broad
based, OSCE gives the candidate an opportunity to make up from an easy
question, any marks lost in a station in which he has not scored well.
With the introduction of the OSCE system as an integral part of the
DNB Pediatrics examination, there was a felt need amongst students for a
guide which could help them prepare for the examination. Moreover, the
requirement to qualify separately in OSCE in order to receive accreditation
made the necessity for such a volume all the more imperative.
The book OSCE in Pediatrics is neither meant to cover the whole field
of pediatrics nor is it intended to serve as a question bank. It is an effort to
sensitize and introduce the student to the OSCE format so that the student
can prepare accordingly.
The ambit of OSCE extends beyond the examination hall. Preparation
for OSCE trains the student to approach a problem in a systematic manner
and would certainly help in dealing with the real-life patient.
The authors have drawn upon a wide variety of inputs in the
preparation of the questions. No effort has been spared in trying to ensure
accuracy of medical facts, drug dosages and so on. It is, however, possible
in the changing world of medicine for error to creep in. We regret any such
inadvertent shortcoming and welcome suggestions and criticism.
RG Holla
Vivek Jain
Manish Mittal

Contents
1. Connective Tissue .................................................................................... 1
2. Counseling, History and Examination ..............................................10
3. Drugs and Vaccines ...............................................................................24
4. Endocrinology ..........................................................................................36
5. Genetics ....................................................................................................48
6. Gastrointestinal Disorders ...................................................................64
7. Hematology, Oncology ..........................................................................76
8. Infection ...................................................................................................93
9. Neurology ............................................................................................. 109
10. NALS, PALS ......................................................................................... 125
11. Community Medicine ......................................................................... 131
12. Respiratory System ............................................................................. 139
13. Statistics ................................................................................................ 151
14. Miscellaneous ...................................................................................... 162
15. Cardiovascular System ....................................................................... 175
16. Growth, Development and Nutrition .............................................. 185
17. Neonatology .......................................................................................... 196
18. Radiology .............................................................................................. 223
19. Renal System ....................................................................................... 246

Introduction
The OSCE or Objective Structured Clinical Examination is an integral part
of the accreditation examination for the Diplomate of National Board in
Pediatrics. It is conducted as a part of the practical examination, and is
held on one of the three days of the practical examination (depending upon
the number of candidates in a center). The OSCE part of the exam is held
for all candidates on the same day.
The OSCE in Pediatrics conducted by the National Board consists of
25-30 stations that the candidate has to attend by rotation. Each station
has one or more tasks for the candidate to complete in a fixed time, usually
5 minutes. The stations consist of questions or problems and usually cover
the following topics:
1. Case studies.
2. Interpretation of laboratory reports.
3. Interpretation of radiological investigations, which may be
conventional radiographs, ultrasonograms, CT scans or MRIs.
4. Interpretation of ECGs.
5. Clinical photographs.
6. Biostatistics problems.
7. Questions in community medicine related to pediatircs/neonatology.
8. Observed stationsat these stations, an examiner observes the actions
of the candidate while performing a task. The task given may be one
of the following:
a. A situation in neonatal resuscitation.
b. A situation in pediatric advanced life support.
c. Clinical examination of a system.
d. Anthropometry and derivation of indices of growth and nutrition
e. Procedure, e.g. liver biopsy on a dummy, etc.
f. Counselingincludes counseling a patient to use a particular
drug device or of a parent regarding a childs illness.
9. Drug or vaccine.
10. Equipment or instrument.
11. Biomedical waste management.
Each station is usually of five marks. The examiners are given a key
which is their guideline for assessment. As such, there is no scope for an
examiner to delve beyond the key to award or deduct additional marks for
supplementary correct or incorrect information given by the candidate. Most
answers are from standard textbooks in pediatrics.
Observed stations are a challenge but can be easily mastered with a
little practice. Marks are awarded for each point covered by the candidate
including introducing oneself and establishing rapport, taking permission
prior to uncovering and examining a patient, covering a patient after

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having completed the examination and wishing the patient before leaving.
In the history taking and counseling stations, the content rather than the
style is assessed. The examiner expects basic competency and basic steps
in history taking and clinical examination. Questions related to NALS and
PALS stick to the standard guidelines. Thus it is possible to score well in
these stations if one goes prepared.
By and large, the laboratory and radiological investigations given in
OSCE are simple and straightforward and stress on the clinical aspect of
the illness. Diagnostic skill possessed by a trained pathologist or
radiologist is not expected of a student.
Poor performance in OSCE is primarily responsible for a poor outcome
in the DNB practical exam and results from lack of knowledge or
preparation for the same. A candidate would benefit from regularly
practicing mock OSCE drills. This does not have to always take the form
of a formally organized mock OSCE. Informal bedside rounds, group study
sessions, delivery room calls and so on, provide ample opportunity for
students to pose a problem and assess each other and practice for the
observed stations.
The final word for success in OSCE:
Practice, practice, practice.

Connective Tissue
QUESTIONS

Q1. This 8-month-old male infant had deformities of the limbs since
birth due to fractures of multiple bones.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Identify the condition.

How is the condition inherited?
What is the biochemical defect?
What are the medical treatment options available for this condition?
What is the triad of this disease?

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Q2. This 3-year-old male child presented with pain in abdomen for past
7 days (colicky), swelling over dorsum of hands and feet and pain in
both ankles with swelling of right knee. Two days ago, the child
developed a rash over the lower limbs.
a. What is your most probable diagnosis?
b. Which antimicrobial agent is used in the treatment of this condition?
c. What is the specific medical treatment for this condition?

Q3. A 2 -year-old boy is brought with history of high grade, continuous

fever, without chills and rigors, since one week. The parents deny history
of diarrhea, coryza, vomiting or headache. Clinically, the child is
conscious, irritable, febrile, normotensive, with no neck stiffness. There
is conjunctival congestion, crusting of the skin around the lips and two
discrete left sided cervical lymph nodes measuring 2 cm in size. Systemic
examination is normal. The photograph of the child is shown.

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a. What is your diagnosis?
b. Name three laboratory abnormalities found on blood tests in this
condition.
c. What is the most common cause of death in above-mentioned patient?
d. What drug (drug of choice) you would like to give to this patient?
e. Meningitis can be one of complications (state true/false).
Q4. Male child aged 4 years is brought with history of painful swelling
of both wrists, elbows, first metacarpophalangeal joints of both hands
since 5 months, with low grade fever. There is no history of weight loss,
rash, bleeding from any site or progressive pallor. Clinically, other than
the swelling, stiffness and limitation of movement of the affected joints,
there are no other significant findings.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. Name two investigations you would perform.
c. Name three indications of the use of steroid in this disease.

Q5. 2-year-old boy was brought with history of sudden onset of limp
followed by refusal to walk. The child was afebrile and there was no
history of trauma. The child had been treated for an episode of loose
stools with blood and mucus about two weeks back. Clinically, the child
was afebrile, normotensive with no rash, lymphadenopathy, petechiae
or pallor. The left hip was painful and movements were restricted. Other
joints were normal. On investigations, other than a mildly elevated ESR,
all investigations were within normal limits.

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a. What is the most probable diagnosis and what is the most likely
responsible agent?
b. Name the HLA positivity which is associated with this disease.
c. What is the outlook for this disease?
d. Name four viruses which are associated with arthritis.
Q6. A 14-year-old girl has been brought with history of high grade fever
since three weeks with progressive breathlessness and swelling of feet
and abdomen. The fever is not associated with chills or rigors, dysuria,
coryza, jaundice or alteration in bowel habits. The child had a
generalized seizure lasting for 2 minutes today. Clinically, the child is
drowsy but arousable is pale, has oral ulcers, arthritis of both knees and
a left sided pleural effusion. There is no jaundice or neck stiffness. The
cardiac examination reveals distant heart sounds. The liver is palpable
4 cm below the costal margin and free fluid is present. A 2D echo
confirms a pericardial effusion.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What investigation would confirm the diagnosis?
c. What hematological parameters do you expect to find?
d. Name two drugs that can lead to this syndrome.
Q7. Five-year-old girl presented with history of insidious onset of
weakness and fatigue on walking. Parents report that the child is
particularly reluctant to climb stairs and is unable to lift her hands to
comb her hair. The child has also developed a reddish rash around the
eyes, over the dorsum of the hands and on the knees and elbows. There
is history of joint pains of all the joints and the child has progressively
restricted her physical activity. There is history of a upper respiratory
illness a month back. Clinically, the child is afebrile, with no pallor,
jaundice, petechiae. There is a papular non-erythematous rash over the
face and limbs. There is generalized arthralgia, with no evidence of
arthritis. Neurological examination shows proximal muscle weakness.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis in this patient?
b. How would you investigate to reach a diagnosis?
c. What is the treatment for isolated cutaneous lesions?
d. Bed rest should be given to the child (State true or false).
Q8. An infant presents with history of excessive irritability and fever
since 1 week. He has been under treatment for conjunctivitis for the past
3 days with ciprofloxacin eye drops. The child is febrile (temperature
102 F, HR150/min RR-38/min BP100/60 mmHg). He has a fine rash
over his upper chest and his throat and oral mucosa is congested. His
liver is 3 cm and is tender to palpate.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What drugs would you use for therapy? Mention doses.
c. Name one finding on USG abdomen.
d. Name 4 common differentials for this condition.

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Q9. A 26-days-old neonate is brought by the mother with a non-pruritic
rash over the face and body noted since three weeks. The child has a
heart rate of 60/min but is hemodynamically stable.
a. What disease would you look for in the mother?
b. What antibody is responsible for the disease?
c. Name two hematological findings one would expect in this infant.
d. What is the long term outlook for the dermatological manifestations?

Q10.
a. What is the dose of methotrexate in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
b. Name two important side effects of methotrexate.
c. Which micronutrient supplementation is necessary while giving
methotrexate on a long-term basis?
d. Name one skin condition where methotrexate is used.
e. What is the mode of action?
Q11. A 12-year-old female had a 2 year history of chronic sinusitis. She
had one episode of hemoptysis and respiratory distress during the past
2 years. Urine analysis reveals hematuria.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What lab test can help in diagnosing this patient.
c. What is the most important differential diagnosis for this patient?
Q12. Answer the following questions in relation to juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis.
a. Name the monoclonal antibody to TNF alpha, used in refractory cases
of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

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b. What is the drug of choice for long-term treatment of juvenile

rheumatoid arthritis?
c. What is the minimum number of joints involved to be classified as
polyarticular arthritis?
d. MAS in context of JIA refers to minimal access surgery (State true/false).
Q13. This male child, aged 11 years was admitted with history of easy
fatigability and jaundice and high colored urine of three months duration.
Clinically, the child was ambulant, afebrile and normotensive. There was
icterus, but no pallor, lymphadenopathy, cutaneous bleeding or signs of
fulminant or chronic liver disease. The liver and spleen were palpable
as shown in the figure. Finding on eye examination is shown in the
figure. Other systems were normal. The relevant lab results showed
serum bilirubin of 2.5 mg/dL, direct positive, SGOT 243 U/L, SGPT 676
U/L, serum alkaline phosphatase 465 U/L. Other investigations including
hematology, biochemistry, coagulation profile and serology for hepatitis
were normal. The child was born of a consanguineous marriage and had
an elder sibling who had jaundice, was unable to walk properly and was
improving on medications.

a. What is the most probable diagnosis?

b. What is the finding in the eye?
c. How will you proceed to confirm the diagnosis? Name three
confirmatory tests.
d. How will you treat the child?
e. What dietary advice would you give for the child?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Osteogenesis imperfecta.
b. Autosomal dominant.
c. Structural/quantitative defect in type I collagen formation.
d.
i. Growth hormoneimproves bone histology.
ii. Bisphosphonates (iv pamidronate or oral olpadronate)decreases
bone resorption by osteoclasts.
e. Fragile bones, blue sclera and early deafness.
A 2:
a. Hench Schnlein purpura.
b. Dapsone.
c. Steroids.
A 3:
a. Kawasaki disease.
b. Thrombocytosis, raised ESR, elevated CRP, leucocytosis with
neutrophilia, hypoalbuminemia.
c. Coronary artery aneurysm rupture.
d. Intravenous immunoglobulin, aspirin.
e. True.
A 4:
a. Juvenile inflammatory arthritis/juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
(polyarticular type).
b. Rheumatoid factor, antinuclear factor, ESR, CRP.
c. During serious disease flare, bridging medication while changing to
another line of treatment, intraarticular use for persistent limited joint
disease, ocular control of uveitis.
A 5:
a. Reactive arthritis due to Shigella.
b. HLA B27.
c. Good.
d. Chikungunya, Parvovirus B19, Hepatitis B, Adenovirus, CMV, EBV,
Varicella, Mumps, Enteroviruses (Echo, Coxsackie).
A 6:
a. SLE.
b. Anti ds-DNA, Anti-Smith antibody.
c. Hemolytic anemia with reticulocytosis, leucopenia < 4000/cu mm,
lymphopenia < 1500/cumm, thrombocytopenia < 100000/cu mm.
d. Phenytoin, sulfonamides, procainamide, hydralazine.

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A 7:
a. Dermatomyositis.
b. Increased serum creatinine phosphokinase levels, SGOT and LDH
levels and MRI of thigh (focal inflammatory myopathy) and muscle
biopsy (perifascicular atrophy).
c. Hydroxy chloroquine (maximum up to 5 mg/kg/day) with low dose
steroids (1 mg/kg/day).
d. False.
A 8:
a. Kawasaki disease.
b. IVIG 2 gm/kg slowly over 10-12 hours.
Aspirin (initial 80-100 mg/kg/day q 6 hourly until 14th day of illness
and then 3-5 mg/kg/day till 6-8 weeks after onset of illness).
c. Hydrops gallbladder.
d.
i. Measles.
ii. Scarlet fever.
iii. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
iv. Drug reaction/toxic shock syndrome.
A 9:
a. SLE.
b. Anti Ro SSA, anti Ro SSB.
c. Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia.
d. 25% of lesions scar. Remaining resolve in 3-4 months.
A 10:
a. 5 to 15 mg/m2/week.
b. Hepatotoxicity and megaloblastic anemia.
c. Folic acid.
d. Psoriasis.
d. Antimetabolite. Inhibits DNA and purine synthesis.
A 11:
a. Wagener granulomatosis.
b. ANCA and anti-PR3 (Proteinase 3normally PR-3 is restricted to
neutrophils granules but in this disease they are on neutrophil surface.
c. Churg-Strauss syndrome (Vasculitisasthma, circulating eosinophilia
and eosinophils on skin biopsy. There is no destructive upper airway
disease).
A 12:
a. Infleximab.
b. Methotrexate.
c. 5 or more.
d. False: macrophage activation syndrome.

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A 13:
a. Wilson disease.
b. Sunflower cataract.
c. Serum ceruloplasmin, serum copper, urinary copper excretion, hepatic
copper content.
d. Restrict copper to less than 1 mg/day, D-penicillamine 20 mg/kg/day,
zinc 25 mg three times a day.
e. Avoid copper containing foods: avoid storing or cooking in copper or
brass vessels, liver, shellfish, nuts, chocolates.

Counseling, History and

Examination
QUESTIONS

Q1. The breastfeeding mother of a 3-month-old infant has come with

request for advice. She has to report to work next week and will be away
from home from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm. During her absence, the baby will
be looked after by babys grandmother. Counsel her regarding feeding
the child and storage of breast milk.
Q2. You have been called in to counsel the parents of a newborn with
meningomyelocele regarding the recurrence in the next pregnancy. How
would you proceed?
Q3. You are attending to a high risk delivery of a HIV positive mother.
The baby delivers and is haemodynamically stable. How will counsel
regarding breastfeeding the baby.
Q4. You have recently diagnosed a 5-month-old infant to be suffering
from beta thalassemia. He is the only offspring of his parents, who have
both been diagnosed as carriers. Counsel the parents about the further
management.
Q5. A 6-year-old child was brought with fever and hepatomegaly. There
is history of jaundice 2 years back. Lab investigations have shown
elevated SGOT and SGPT (56 and 88 U/L) and positive HBsAg. Counsel
the mother regarding the investigations.
Q6. Examine and assess the patient with renal failure for volume
overload or depletion.
Q7. A 12-year-old girl has been brought with history of recurrent
headache since 6 months. Take a detailed history.
Q8. A female infant aged 14 months has been recently diagnosed as a
case of simple febrile seizures. Counsel the mother on the disease and
its management.
Q9. A 10-year-old girl has been diagnosed to have nephrotic syndrome.
She has been started on steroids and has started showing response and
is about to be discharged from hospital. Counsel the mother about the
management at home.

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Q10. Counsel the mother of a 4-year-old child who has recently been
diagnosed as having acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Q11. Teach an 11-year-old child with bronchial asthma to use a rotahaler
device.
Q12. Teach a 9-year-old asthmatic girl to use a MDI device with a spacer.
Q13. A 6-year-old boy has been diagnosed to have celiac disease. Counsel
his mother regarding the dietary management of the child.
Q14. A male infant aged 14 months has been evaluated for cyanotic
breath holing spells and all investigations are normal. Counsel the
mother in the management of the infant.
Q15. A one-month-old infant is brought to you with the report of a
karyotype that shows that the infant has Non-dysjunctional Downs
Syndrome. Preliminary investigations including echocardiography and
thyroid profile are within normal limits. Counsel the mother.
Q16. A mother has brought her 19-month-old female baby weighing 10
kg with history of watery diarrhea since one day. The infant has some
evidence of dehydration and you decide to give ORS (50 ml/kg over the
next 4 hours). Counsel the mother.
Q17. A 2-year-old child presents to the emergency department with
severe pallor. Take the history of the child from mother.
Q18. A 9-year-old child presents to emergency department with
hematemesis. Take the history of the child from mother.
Q19. A 6-year-old child has been brought with seizures. There is past
history of seizures. Take the history from the attendant.
Q20. Elicit soft neurological signs.
Q21. A 6-year-old girl child is brought to ER with wheezing. She was
diagnosed outside as an asthmatic few months earlier. What relevant
history would you like to ask the mother?
Q22. A male child aged 8 years has complaints of pain abdomen. Examine
the abdomen.
Q23. A 2-year-old child is brought with history of coryza since two days
and is now repeatedly pointing towards his right ear. Examine the right
ear of the child.

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ANSWERS
A 1: Counselling regarding feeding the child and storage of breast milk.
S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Enquires about urination, adequate weight gain. Reassures about
adequacy of breastfeeds.
Asks if mother is familiar with the technique of milk expressionif not, explains technique verbally.
Counsels correctly regarding expression and storing of breast milk:
8 hours in room temperature, 24 hours in refrigerator (non-freezer
compartment).
Advises that milk should not be heated but allowed to come to
room temperature spontaneously.
Advises to feed the milk with a cup and spoon or paladai.
Advises mother to continue with breastfeeding when she is at
home.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
any other queries answered.

A 2: Counselling the parents of a newborn with meningomyelocele

regarding the recurrence in the next pregnancy.
S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
States that based on history, examination and investigations, a
diagnosis of meningomyelocele has been made.
Explains about the possibility of recurrence in the next pregnancy.
Explains that the recurrence can be prevented by use of folic acid.
Advises that folic acid should be started one month preceding
conception in the dose of 4 mg OD and continued thereafter.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
her queries answered.

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A 3: Counselling regarding breastfeeding of baby born to HIV positive
mother.
S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Explains the benefits of breastfeeding for the baby. Also mention
that the virus can be transmitted from the mother to the baby by
breast milk.
Explains the risks of not giving breastfeeding.
Stresses the need for hygiene and exclusive feeding in case mother
decides on either.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
any other queries answered.

A 4: Counselling the parents about the further management of baby with

thalassemia.
S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
States that based on history, examination and investigations, a
diagnosis of thalassemia has been made.
Explains the need for blood transfusions and hepatitis vaccinations
for the infant and need to maintain the Hb above 9 gm/dL.
Explains that cure can be achieved by bone marrow
transplantation from a sibling.
Explains to them that prenatal testing is available in the next
pregnancy.
Suggests the role for cord blood collection from the next child,
which can be used for stem cell transplantation to this infant.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
any other queries answered.

A 5: Counselling the mother regarding Hepatitis B positivity.

S. No Action
1.
2.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Explains that HBsAg positivity means that the hepatitis B virus
has infected the liver.

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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

10.

Explains that Hepatitis B can cause chronic liver disease which

may, at a later stage, lead to cirrhosis and cancer.
Stresses the need to investigate the child further with HBc IgM,
HBeAg, anti HBe and HBVDNA.
States that further treatment will be given only if HBeAg or
HBVDNA is positive.
States the need to screen family members for HBsAg and vaccinate
those negative.
States that there should be no contact of his blood with a cut
surface, nail cutters, combs.
Explains that there is no need to isolate the child, or his utensils,
eating, play or toilet area, etc.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
any other queries answered.

A 6: Examination and assessment of the patient with renal failure for

volume overload or depletion.
a. Introduces himself, asks for a chaperone (if indicated) and asks for
permission to examine.
b. Checks tongue and axilla for moistness.
c. Checks ankles and sacrum for edema.
d. Checks for elevated JVP- in the sitting, semi reclining and lying
positions.
e. Checks pulse and blood pressure. Blood pressure to be checked in lying
and standing positions to check for postural hypotension.
f. Covers the patient and thanks him.
Imp: Do not waste time trying to take a history or doing a thorough general
examination.
A7: History for recurrent headache.
S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for

chaperone if male candidate.
Asks about onset duration, location, severity and progression.
Asks about timing and duration of each episode, any precipitating
events or relieving events, any change in the character of the pain
during the past six months.
Asks about quality of pain, throbbing, increases during straining,
change in characteristics of headache.
Asks about associated neurological features like loss of
consciousness, seizures, weakness of any part of the body, visual,
hearing or other cranial nerve deficits.

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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Asks about any discharge from ears, difficulty in reading,

toothache, features of sinusitis.
Asks about associated systemic symptoms like vomiting and its
pattern, fever, weight loss.
Asks about past history of similar events.
Asks about family history of headache.
Asks about any investigations that were done and about their
results.

A 8: Counselling for febrile seizures.

S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Establishes rapport. Greets the mother, introduces himself/herself.

Asks for chaperone if male candidate.
States that based on history and physical examination, the child
has been diagnosed as having simple febrile seizures.
Explains that this condition occurs in some children, who are
otherwise normal, between the ages of 9 months to 5 years.
States that the seizure has a tendency to recur in case of future
fever in 30-50% of children after a first febrile seizure.
Explains that a doctor should be consulted at the earliest in case
of fever or recurrence of seizures. Explain that other than fever
medications, the child may be given short term oral diazepam
during the febrile illness to prevent the seizure.
Explains that the seizure generally occurs during the height of
fever and that future episodes of fever should be treated by using
antipyretics and tepid sponging as and when they occur.
Explains that in case of a seizure, the child should be kept in the
sidelying position and neck slightly extended. Stresses that no
object or food or drink should be put into the mouth at that time.
Reassures the mother that the condition has an excellent
prognosis for long-term neurodevelopment.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
any further queries answered.

A 9: Counselling of a case of nephrotic syndrome on steroids.

S. No Action
1.
2.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Explains that based on history, examination and investigations,
the child has a kidney disease called nephrotic syndrome in which
the child loses protein in the urine.

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3.

4.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

States that the treatment for the disease has been started and that
in a few days, the swelling over the body will gradually decrease
and disappear. Emphasizes the need to continue treatment as per
instructions from the doctor and that medications should not be
stopped or modified without the doctors instructions.
Explains that the childs urinary protein needs to be checked every
day and result recorded in a notebook, which needs to be shown
to the doctor at each visit. Emphasizes on weight and blood
pressure monitoring on weekly/biweekly basis from nearby
hospital.
Explains method of testing urine for protein using dipstick.
Says that the childs treatment will continue for about six months
and that regime would be changed depending upon the childs
urine protein response.
Explains that the child can eat normal home food and attend
school. Emphasizes that the child should not take added salt for
his diet.
Explains that the child should be brought back immediately if she
has abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, recurrence or increase in
swelling.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
her queries answered.

A 10: Counselling for diagnosis of acute leukemia.

S. No Action
1.
2.

3.
4.

5.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Explains that based on the history, examination and
investigations, the child has been diagnosed as having acute
lymphoblastic leukemia. Explains that this condition is a form of
cancer of the blood. It is not transmitted from any of the parents
and they should not be blamed or made guilty.
States that the condition is potentially curable with treatment and
that the treatment will continue for about three years.
States that the treatment would include intravenous, oral and
intrathecal medications and radiation therapy and that would
cause side effects like loss of hair, nausea vomiting, diarrhea,
bleeding and recurrent infections, which may require repeated
hospitalizations.
Explains that the child must continue the treatment regularly and
report to the hospital whenever instructed.

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6.
7.
8.

Explains that subsidized rail fare is available to children suffering

from cancer and to their families.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
her queries answered.

A 11: Use of rotahaler device.

S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Takes the rotahaler device and dismantles it. Shows the parts to
the child and shows how to reassemble it.
Takes one rotacapsule and places it with the clear end downwards
in the slot provided.
Shows the child how to rotate the upper part of the rotahaler so
that the capsule breaks.
Asks the child to let out his breath and place the mouthpiece of
the rotahaler in his mouth ensuring that the lips are closed around
the mouthpiece.
Asks him to take a deep breath through the mouth and hold the
breath for a count of five.
Asks the child to check that no dry powder remains in the lower
chamber of the rotahaler. Dismantles the rotahaler and removes
the upper and lower parts of the rotacapsule.
Tells the child that he must gargle his mouth and throat with plain
water after having taken the dose.
Asks if child has any doubts and encourages him to ask questions.
Wishes the child and offers a telephone number where she can
have her queries answered.

A 12: Use of MDI device with spacer.

S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Dismantles the MDI device and shows how it functions by
reassembling it and releasing a puff into the air.
Teaches the child how to assemble the spacer and fit the MDI device
to the spacer.
Tells the child to release her breath and place the mouthpiece of
the spacer in her mouth, taking care that lips form an effective seal.
Presses one puff of the MDI into the spacer and asks the child to
breathe in slowly over a count of five and hold her breath till a
count of five. Repeat with second puff if required.

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6.
7.
8.
9.

Tells the child that she must gargle her mouth and throat with
plain water after taking the MDI.
States that the child must continue taking the medications as
prescribed by the doctor.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
her queries answered.

A 13: Dietary advice for celiac disease.

S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself.

Asks for a chaperone if male candidate.
Explains that based on history, clinical examination and
investigation results, the child has celiac disease, a condition in
which the child is unable to digest wheat and wheat products.
Explains that the treatment of this condition is to exclude wheat
and wheat products completely from the diet, in addition to items
made from oats and barley for the rest of his life.
Names a few wheat containing materials not to be taken like atta,
maida, sooji, dalia and foods like chapattis, roti, bread, biscuits,
upma, noodles, halwa, etc.
States that alternative foods in the form of rice, maize (makki),
jowar, bajra and sago can be eaten without any restriction and
stresses that their nutritional value is as good as wheat products.
Suggests to the mother that the best way to control the diet of a
child in the family is if all the family members adhere to the same
diet so that it does not place a psychological stress on the child
Explains to the mother that the diet will have its full effect in about
three months.
States that the child would have to undergo repeated testing after
a period of three months.
Asks if mother has any doubts and encourages her to ask questions
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
her queries answered.

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A 14: Counselling the mother for cyanotic breath holding spell.
S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.

8.
9.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Explains that based on the history and investigations, the child
has breath holding spells.
Explains that breath holding spells are a benign behavioral
disorder that occurs in toddlers are usually predictable and are
usually precipitated by scolding or upsetting the child.
Reassures the mother that the spells are not life threatening and
do not signify an underlying illness.
Advises the mother that if undue attention is paid to the spells,
the spells will persist or increase. Advises the mother that the way
to reduce the frequency of the spells is to pay as little attention to
them as possible so as not to create reinforcement.
States that if the child becomes unconscious during a spell, she
should place him in a safe location in a sidelying position so that
he does not aspirate his secretions.
After the child becomes conscious, the mother and other family
members should leave the child alone for some time and not pay
undue attention by refusing to cuddle, play, or hold the child for
a given period of time until recovery is complete.
Asks the mother if she has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
her queries answered.

A 15: Counselling the mother having a baby with non-dysjunctional

Downs syndrome.
S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Explains that based on the history and investigations, the child
has been diagnosed as having Downs syndrome.
Explains the chromosomal basis of Downs syndrome.
Explains about the developmental outcome of the infant.
States that the infant will have to regularly monitored for
development of leukemia, hypothyroidism and other medical
conditions.
Explains that the disorder can recur in the next offspring and that
the recurrence risk is 1%.
Advises the mother that antenatal genetic testing will permit
diagnosis of the condition in the next offspring. Advises that this
can be done at 10-12 weeks of gestation.

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8.
9.

Asks the mother if she has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
her queries answered.

A 16: Counselling regarding ORS therapy.

S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.

9.
10.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate. Praise the mother for bringing the
baby to hospital.
Explains that based on the history and examination, the child has
lost fluid and salt from the body.
Explains that these need to be replaced by providing salt and sugar
containing fluids like ORS to the baby. No tea juices etc. ORS is
the best medicine for this baby.
Shows the mother how to take a packet of ORS and dissolve the
entire contents in the required amount of water (if the packet is for
one liter, the contents have to be put in a one liter bottle of water.
If the packet is for 200 ml, the amount will be shown on a glass).
Asks the mother to repeat the procedure in front of him.
Tells the mother that the ORS can be stored for 8 hours at room
temperature and for 24 hours in the refrigerator.
Tells the mother that the ORS is to be fed to the child in small sips
with a katori spoon or paladai. Shows the approximate level up to
which the mother has to give ORS in the next four hours (500 ml).
Tells the mother that there may be a transient increase in stools or
vomiting when ORS is started. Tells the mother that she should
continue giving ORS. Asks mother to monitor the stool, urine and
vomit output.
Asks the mother if she has any doubts and encourages her to ask
questions.
Wishes mother and offers a telephone number where she can have
her queries answered.

A 17: History for severe pallor.

S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Asks about onset of pallorsudden or gradual.
Asks about history of any bleeding or bluish spots on the body.
Asks about any history of associated symptomsfever, weight loss.
Takes history of jaundice.
Asks for history of blood transfusions.

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7.
8.
9.
10.

Asks for history suggestive of worm infestation.

Asks history of birth, community/geographical background,
consanguinity.
Asks about family and dietary history.
Asks about history of drug intake.

A 18: History for hematemesis.

S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Explains about the difference between hematemesis and
hemoptysis. Asks for color of blood-altered, fresh and volume.
Asks about duration of symptoms and whether it is the first time.
Asks about history of any bleeding from any other site including
blood in stools or bluish spots on the body.
Takes history of associated symptoms fever/vomiting/jaundice/
edema/abdominal distension/chronic cough.
Asks for history of neurological problems, altered sleep pattern or
mood.
Asks for history of drug intakeNSAIDs, steroids.
Asks for associated symptomsepigastric or retrosternal pain.
Asks about family history of bleeding.
Asks about history of blood transfusion.

A 19: History for seizures.

S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Asks the attendant to recreate the seizure.
Asks how the seizure started and what the child was doing at the
onset of seizure to identify any precipitating factors. Asks for aura
Asks if the convulsion was focal or generalized, its progression
and postictal stage, automatism. If loss of consciousness present
then for how long.
Asks if the seizure was associated with uprolling of eyes, tongue
bite, bladder, bowel incontinence, postictal neurological deficit.
Asks about associated symptomsfever, failure to thrive, ear
discharge, loose stools.
Asks about previous seizures, their type, frequency and treatment.
Any investigations done in past especially neuroimaging and
lumbar puncture.

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8.
9.

10.

Asks about history of anticonvulsant medicationsdosage and

compliance.
Takes developmental history- asks about any regression of
milestones/ personality or intellectual deterioration.
Takes neonatal and perinatal history. Enquire about family history
of seizures.

A 20: Performs the following tests after introducing himself/herself and

taking permission to examine from the patient:
i. Tandem walking.
ii. Disdiadokokinesis.
iii. Synkinesis (mirror image movement).
iv. Hand pats.
v. Repetitive and successive finger movement.
vi. Arm pronationsupination movement.
vii. Foot taps.
viii. Hopping.
ix. Elicit choreoathetosis by extension of arms.
A 21: History for recurrent wheezing.
S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself. Asks for a

chaperone if male candidate.
Asks when the present attack started and what is the progression
of the attack.
Asks for history of rapid breathing and difficulty in talking or
feeding.
Asks for any factors that triggered the present attack and about
medications taken for the attack.
Asks for history of associated fever.
Asks about how long the patient has been wheezing and about
frequency, seasonality, nocturnal symptoms and school absence.
Asks about long-term therapy, drug compliance and about
correctness of use of MDI.
Asks about frequency of acute attacks, frequency of use of reliever
medications/nebulization/hospitalization.
Asks about history of precipitating factors, presence of pets, passive
smoking in the house.
Asks about associated allergies, sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux.
Asks about family history of atopy, skin allergy.

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A 22: Examination of abdomen.
S. No Action
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Establishes rapport. Introduces himself/herself.

Takes permission, undresses the child. Keeps genitalia covered
with a sheet.
Inspects from the foot/head end for movements/peristalsis.
Observes umbilicus. Inspects genitalia by briefly uncovering them.
Gently palpates the abdomen quadrant by quadrant, keeping the
flat of the palm and fingers in contact with the abdominal wall.
Palpates the abdomen for liver, spleen, any masses. Does bimanual
palpation of the kidneys.
Palpates the genitalia and hernia sites.
Percusses the abdomen for presence of free fluid. Percusses for
bladder dullness. Percusses the renal angles.
Auscultates four quadrants of the abdomen.
Covers the child and thanks him.

A 23: Examination of ear.

S. No Action
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

Introduces himself and establishes rapport with patient.

Takes permission to examine.
Asks mother to hold child with one hand and head with other.
Starts careful examination of pinna and surrounding scalp.
Examines external meatus.
Checks otoscope for adequacy of light.
Pulls pinna horizontal and backwards.
Introduces otoscope gently held like pen with ulnar palm touching
head of child.
Examines the ear drum.

Drugs and Vaccines

QUESTIONS

Q1. A mother was worried that her newborn baby did not receive polio
drops along with BCG before discharge from hospital.
a. What is the role of zero dose polio?
b. What is the content of oral polio vaccine per dose?
c. Unlike other live vaccines which are administered as single doses, why
multiple dose of OPV are recommended?
d. What specific instruction has to be given to the mother after OPV
administration?
Q2. DRUG: METHYLENE BLUE.
a. Name two conditions where it can be used.
b. Name two contraindications for its use.
c. What is the color of urine when a patient is given methylene blue?
Q3. DRUG: PARACETAMOL.
a. What are the indications for its usage? Name the different routes and
dose to be given.
b. How frequently can you give this drug and what is the maximum dose
limit?
c. What can be done to prevent toxicity?
d. What is the antidote for paracetamol toxicity? What dose of the antidote
should be given?
Q4. Answer the following questions.
a. What vaccination schedule would you offer to a newborn baby born to
a HbsAg +ve mother and when?
b. Which vaccine would you advise a thalassemic patient who is
undergoing a splenectomy?
c. What is the minimum duration advised between vaccination and
splenectomy?
d. Write the vaccination schedule for a person who has been bitten by a
dog 3 hours back. The patient had been bitten by the same animal 1 year
back and has received a full course of vaccinations at that time.

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Q5. DRUG: ADRENALINE.
a. What is the strength (in terms of mg/ml) of the commercially available
adrenaline ampoule?
b. What are the indications for its usage in NRP?
c. Name the route and dose to be given in NRP.
d. How frequently can it be given?
e. Give 3 noncardiac uses of this drug.
f. Give 3 cardiac and 3 noncardiac side effects of this drug.
g. Give 3 conditions where use of adrenaline is relatively contraindicated.
Q6. DRUG: AMPHOTERICIN B.
a. Mention one indication other than as an antifungal agent.
b. What is the maximum IV dose (mg/kg/day)?
c. Amphotericin B can be gives through oral route. Write true/false.
d. Most common side affect of amphotericin B therapy (name the system
affected).
e. Which of the following is not the side effect of amphotericin B?
i. Hypokalemia
ii. Hyperkalemia
iii. Hypomagnesemia
iv. Hypermagnesemia.
Q7. RABIES VACCINE.
a. A pet vaccinated dog has bitten a child on his left leg. In this incident,
the child got an abrasion of 1.5 cm with slight oozing of blood. What
class of rabies exposure is this?
b. Which of the following is most essential in rabies postexposure
prophylaxis?
1. Local wound irrigation with soap and water.
2. Antirabies vaccination.
3. Rabies immunoglobulin administration.
4. Observation of dog.
c. What is dose and route of equine rabies immunoglobulin
administration?
d. A five-year-old child has received full postexposure prophylaxis for
rabies 3 years back. Now this child has been bitten by stray dog and
got class III bite. Which schedule will you use?
Q8. DRUG: INDOMETHACIN.
a. Write the dose and schedule of indomethacin given for the closure of
PDA in a newborn who is less than 48 hours old.
b. Name another condition which can be prevented by administration of
indomethacin in a preterm newborn.
c. Mention four main contraindications to the use of indomethacin.
Q9. DRUG: SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE.
a. What is the indication for the use of sodium nitroprusside?
b. What is its mechanism of action?
c. What two specific precautions will you take while administering it?

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Q10. Match the drug with the organism against which it is most effective.
a. Ceftazidime
1. Mycoplasma
b. Cotrimoxazole
2. Pneumocystis carinii
c. Crystalline penicillin
3. Cl. difficile
d. Vancomycin
4. Pseudomonas
e. Clarithromycin
5. C. diphtheriae
Q11. Answer the following questions with regard to storage of vaccines.
a. What is a cold chain?
b. What is a vaccine carrier?
c. How long can you keep vaccines in a vaccine carrier?
d. What are the other factors which damage vaccines?
Q12. DRUG: IVIG.
a. What is the dose for management of acute idiopathic thrombocytopenia
with intracranial bleed?
b. What are the adverse effects? (Give at least 4)
c. Name 2 other alternative drugs in management of acute ITP with
significant bleeds?
Q13. List two absolute and two relative contraindications to the use of
DTP vaccine.
Q14. Answer the following questions.
a. What is lyophilization?
b. Name 3 lyophilized vaccines.
Q 15. CHICKENPOX VACCINE.
a. What is the dose and strain of the vaccine?
b. Above what age are 2 doses recommended and at what intervals?
c. For postexposure prophylaxis within what period after exposure,
should the vaccine be administered?
d. How long can the vaccine be used after reconstitution?
e. What is the indication for giving varicella zoster immunoglobulin in
newborn?
f. What is the route of administration for the vaccine and
immunoglobulin?
Q16. MANTOUX SKIN TEST.
a. What is the composition of tuberculin used?
b. After what duration does it become reactive following TB infection?
c. Mention 4 host-related factors, which can depress the skin test in a
child infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
d. When can a tuberculin reaction of > 5 mm be taken as positive? (Mention
2 conditions).

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Q17. A baby born to a HBsAg positive mother receives HBIG and HBV
soon after delivery and at 1 and 6 months.
a.
i. When would you recommend postvaccination testing for HBsAg and
anti-HBS?
ii. How would you interpret the results?
1. anti-HBs positive, HBsAg negative.
2. anti-HBs and HBsAg negative.
3. anti-HBs negative, HBsAg positive.
b. What is the strength of the HBV vaccine used at different ages and for
the immune suppressed?
c. What would be the vaccination schedule for a 2-year-old child who
has received only two doses of HBV vaccine at 1 and 2 months of
age?
d. A 15 months old child due for MMR has missed HBV vaccine in
infancy. What would be your advice?
Q18. A 1-years-old child is admitted and treated for HAV infection.
Child has not received any immunization so far as he comes from a tribal
area.
a. What will be the immunizations you would advise for this child and
at what schedule?
b. Is HAV vaccine required for this child?
Q19. STORAGE OF VACCINES.
Vaccines are stored in the refrigerator in your clinic. Mention the correct
place of storage of the following:
a. BCG
b. OPV
c. Measles
d. DPT/DT/TT
e. Varicella
f. Hepatitis-B
g. Hepatitis-A
h. Typhoid
i. Diluent
j. Ice cubes
k. Ice packs
l. Dial thermometer
m. Water bottles
Q20. UIP.
a. What are the objectives of UIP other than the immunization?
b. Name the vaccines used in UIP.
c. What are the immunization targets in the UIP?

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Q21. A 5-year-old boy is brought to pediatric emergency room by his

father after being struck by a car. Examination shows a lethargic but
responsive child with a large frontal hematoma and bilateral
hemotympanum. No other injuries are identified. A computed
tomography (CT) scans of the head without contrast is ordered. The child
becomes very agitated and frightened when taken to the CT scanner.
a. Which one of the following drugs would you prefer to sedate this child
for CT scan of head?
Ketamine.
Midazolam.
Fentanyl.
Triclophos.
b. What is the dose of the drug used for this purpose?
c. What is the dose of midazolam if used intranasally in children
<12 years old?
Q22. An 8-year-old child gets a road side injuries with abrasions on the
left knee with dirt on that. Child has received full vaccination including
DPT/OPV second booster at 5 years of age. Mother wants to know
regarding needs to tetanus toxoid vaccination (TT) at present.
a. What will be the most appropriate advice?
i. No need to give TT at present.
ii. Give TT one dose.
iii. Give TT along with tetanus immunoglobulin.
iv. Give three doses of TT at 0,1 and 6 months.
b. What is the schedule of boosters for TT?
c. What is the content of toxoid in single dose of TT?
Q23. Answer the following questions.
a. Name five drugs/poison which can cause miosis in the child.
b. Which of the following is used as an antidote for acute INH toxicity?
i. N-acetyl cysteine.
ii. Pralidoxime.
iii. Pyridoxine.
iv. Physostigmine.
c. What is the antidote for heparin?
Q24. A 5-years-old boy diagnosed as a case of steroid-resistant nephrotic
syndrome presents to your OPD for further workup and management.
He has already developed some features of steroid toxicity. You want to
start him on cyclosporine.
a. What is the dose of cyclosporine in this scenario?
b. What are the common adverse effects? (At least 4)
c. Name one drug that inhibits hepatic metabolism of cyclosporine leading
to toxicity?

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Q25. DRUG : CALCIUM GLUCONATE.
a. What is the strength of elemental calcium in the commonly available
preparation?
b. Mention any 3 uses of this drug.
c. Mention 3 side effects of this drug.
d. What is the dose in treatment of hypocalcemic crisis?
e. Mention 3 important treatment options for hypercalcemia.
Q26. DRUG : VITAMIN K1 oxide.
a. Give the pharmacological names of vitamin K1, K2, K3.
b. Name vitamin K dependent coagulation factors.
c. Give 2 tests to diagnose deficiency of vitamin K.
d. Define early, classical and late hemorrhagic disease of newborn.
Q27. Match the following:
Type of antigen
Live bacteria, attenuated
Live virus, attenuated
Inactivated bacteria
Inactivated virus
Toxoid
Capsular polysaccharide
Viral subunit
Bacterial subunit

Examples
OPV, MMR, varicella
HBsAg
BCG, Ty 21a
Acellular pertussis
IPV, rabies, HAV
DT, TT, Td
Pertussis, whole cell killed typhoid
Typhoid Vi, Hib, meningococcal,
pneumococcal

Q28. DRUG: KETAMINE.

a. What is the dose for anesthesia for short procedure?
b. What are the adverse effects? (At least 4) .
c. What type of anesthesia does it cause and which part of the brain does
the drug act on?
Q29. Answer the following questions.
a. What is GAIN?
b. For AFP surveillance a rate of >1/100,000 population in children aged
less than 15 years is the best indicator for good surveillance system
(true/false).
c. Palivizumab (monoclonal antibody) is used to treat infection with
which virus?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a.
Uptake is said to be better in neonatal period as there is no gut flora
to interfere.
Transplacental transfer of maternal antibodies against poliomyelitis
does not interfere with the seroconversion.
As it is the first contact period between the baby and the health care
provider, it enables logistic ease of administration.
b. Each dose of OPV contains:
Type 1: 3 lacs TCID50
Type 2: 1 lacs TCID50
Type 3: 3 lacs TCID50
(Parks Textbook of PSM)
c. Multiple doses of OPV are needed for satisfactory seroconversion. The
seroconversion with OPV is affected by poor antigenicity of the vaccine,
thermal lability requiring stringent cold chain maintenance and
interference by enteroviruses in the gut for proper uptake of the oral
vaccine. Each time only one subtype of polio virus can cause
antigenicity, hence more doses are required.
d. The mother need not be given any specific instructions after OPV, except
that she has to report for subsequent immunizations regularly.
A 2:
a. Antidote for cyanide poisoning and for drug-induced methemoglobinemia.
b. Avoid in G6PD deficiency and in renal insufficiency.
c. Urine and feces turn blue-green.
A 3:
a. Analgesic and antipyretic. Oral/rectal; dose 10-15 mg/kg/dose.
Intramuscular dose5 mg/kg/dose.
b. 4-6 hourly; 1 gram/dose or 60-90 mg/kg/day.
c. Toxicity is described with chronic usage in normal range. If chronic
use is required, consider reducing dose to lower end of the range.
d. N-acetyl cysteine. 150 mg/kg IV over 15 min followed by 50 mg/kg IV
over next 4 hours then 100 mg/kg IV over next 16 hours.
A 4:
a. HBIG and Hep B vaccine to be given within 24 hours of birth at different
sites, followed by Hep B vaccination at 6 and 14 weeks or at birth,
6 weeks and 6 months. If HBIG is not available, HB vaccine may be
given at 0, 1, and 2 months with an additional dose between 9-12
months.
b. Hib, pneumococcal, meningococcal, typhoid.
c. 2 weeks.

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d. 2 doses of the vaccine are recommended on day 0 and 3 only. Antirabies
antibody titers > 0.5 IU/ml are considered protective.
A 5:
a. 1 mg/ml (1:1000 preparation).
b. Heart rate below 60 despite 30 sec of effective ventilation and chest
compression.
c. IV (0.1-0.3 ml/kg/dose of 1:10,000 dilution) and intratracheal (0.3-1 ml/
kg/dose of 1:10,000 solution).
d. 3 to 5 minutes.
e. Used in anaphylaxis, bronchial asthma, securing hemostasis and in
some cases of hypoglycemia.
f. Cardiacpalpitations, arrhythmias, hypertension.
Noncardiacpallor, tremors, headache.
g. Hypertension, hyperthyroidism, patients of angina, during anesthesia
with halothane and to patients on beta blockers.
A 6:
a. Leishmaniasis/echinococcus multilocularis.
b. 1.2 mg/kg/day.
c. True.
d. Renal.
e. Hypermagnesemia.
A 7:
a. Class III.
b. Local wound irrigation with soap and water.
c. 40 IU/kg, 100% at wound site if possible.
d. Only 2 doses at day 0 and day 3.
A 8:
a. 200 microgram stat followed by 100 microgram followed by
100 microgram at 12 to 24 hours interval.
b. Intracranial hemorrhage.
c. Poor renal function, thrombocytopenia, NEC, sepsis.
A 9:
a. Hypertensive crisis.
b. Vasodilator.
c. Protect the IV tubing from light and discard if color changes from pale
orange to dark brown or blue.
A 10:
a. Ceftazidime
b. Cotrimoxazole
c. Crystalline penicillin
d. Vancomycin
e. Clarithromycin

Pseudomonas
Pneumocystis carinii
C. diphtheria
Cl. difficile
Mycoplasma

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A 11:
a. It is a system of transporting, distributing and storing vaccines under
refrigeration using any convenient methods, from the manufacturer
right up to the point of use.
b. A vaccine carrier is a thick-walled, insulated box with a tight lid with
removable ice packs, used for carrying small quantities of vaccines to
the peripheral clinics and fields for use.
c. Vaccines can be kept safely in the desired temperature, generally for
1 working day in vaccine carriers.
d. Heat, sunlight and freezing are other factors which damage vaccines.
A 12:
a. 0.8-1 gm/kg/day 2 days.
b. Nausea, vomiting, headache, allergic reaction, renal failure, blood
transmittable disease, anaphylaxis in IgA deficient individuals.
c. Prednisolone, methyl prednisolone, dexamethasone, anti-D, dapsone.
A 13:
a. Absoluteencephalopathy, anaphylaxis.
b. Relative.
i. Temperature of > 40.5 C or more within 48 hours.
ii. Collapse or shock like state present within 48 hours.
iii. Persistent or inconsolable cry lasting 3 hours or more within 48 hours.
iv. Convulsions within 3 days, with or without fever.
A 14:
a. Live vaccines in powder form (freeze-dried) requiring reconstitution
before usage.
b. Measles, BCG, MMR and oral typhoid vaccine.
A 15:
a. 0.5 ml; live attenuated vaccine from Oka strain.
b. After 13 years (at 4-8 weeks interval).
c. Within 72 hours (3-5 days).
d. 30 minutes (should be protected from light and heat).
e. If mother develops varicella 5 days before to 2 days after delivery.
f. Vaccine-subcutaneous ; VZIG-intramuscularly.
A 16:
a. 0.1 ml contains 1 TU of PPD stabilized with tween 80.
b. 3 weeks to 3 months (most often between 4-8 weeks).
c.
i. Malnutrition.
ii. Immune suppression by measles, mumps, varicella, influenza.
iii. Vaccination with live virus vaccine.
iv. Immunosuppression by drugs.
d. i. Disseminated TB/military TB.
ii. Children with immunosuppressive conditionsHIV/organ
transplantation or on corticosteroids > 15 mg/24 hours for
> 1 month.
iii. Malnutrition.

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A 17:
a.
i. 9-15 months of age.
ii.
1. If positive for anti-HBSimmune to HBV.
2. If negative for HBsAg and anti-HBSgive a second complete HBV
series of vaccination followed by retesting.
3. If positive for HBsAg the parent should be counselled.
b. 0-10 years
0.5 ml or 10 microgram
>10 years
1 ml or 20 microgram
Immunosuppressed
2 ml or 40 microgram
c. Give only one dose of HBV to complete the schedule.
d. To start HBV vaccination and administer the 1st dose simultaneously
with MMR at a different site.
A 18:
a. As many vaccines as possible can be administered to this child
simultaneously following the IAP schedule and administering optional
vaccines as per the mothers request
b. No need for HAV vaccine.
A 19:
a. Top shelf.
b. Freezing compartment.
c. Top shelf .
d. Middle shelf.
e. Middle shelf.
f. Middle shelf.
g. Middle shelf.
h. Middle shelf.
i. Lower shelf.
j. Freezer.
k. Freezer.
l. Top shelf.
m. Side door.
A 20:
a. Objectives:
i. Self-sufficiency in vaccine production.
ii. Establishment of a functional cold chain system.
iii. Introduction of district level monitoring.
b. BCG, DTP, OPV and measles for infants and TT for pregnant women.
c. Target:
BCG, OPV, DPT and measles in age < 1st year and TT in pregnant
women.
100% coverage for pregnant women and at least 85% for infants.

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A 21:
a. Midazolam.
b. For sedationIV loading dose of 0.05-0.2 mg/kg, then either same dose
q 1-2 hour or continuous infusion of 1-2 microgram/kg/min.
c. 2.5 mg (0.5 ml) in each naris (total 5 mg) using 5 mg/ml injection.
A 22:
a. No need of TT at present.
b. Boosters may be given at 10 and 16 years and thereafter every 10 years.
c. 5LF.
A 23:
a.
i. Opioids.
ii. Phenothiazines.
iii. Organophosphates.
iv. Carbamates.
v. Pralidoxime.
b. Pyridoxine.
c. Protamine.
A 24:
a. 3-6 mg/kg/day q 12 hourly.
b. Hypertension, hirsutism, tremors, nephrotoxicity, gingival hypertrophy,
seizure, headache, acne, leg cramps, GI discomfort.
c. Erythromycin, ketoconazole, fluconazole, verapamil, metoclopramide.
A 25:
a. 10% calcium gluconate.
1 ml of 10% calcium gluconate = 9 mg (0.45 mEq) of elemental calcium.
b.
i. Hypocalcemia.
ii. Hyperkalemia.
iii. During exchange transfusion in neonates.
iv. Antidote to calcium channel blocker drugs (e.g. verapamil), MgSO4.
c.
i. Subcutaneous extravasation may lead to tissue necrosis.
ii. Rapid administration leads to bradycardia and cardiac arrest.
iii. Administration through improperly placed UVC may lead to liver
damage.
d. Crisis (when serum Ca+2 < 5 mg/dl): 1-2 ml/kg IV over 5 minutes
followed by maintenance: 5-8 ml/kg/day continuous infusion or in
divided doses.
e.
i. Volume expansion with isotonic normal saline.
ii. Furosemide1 mg/kg q 6-8 hourly IV.
iii. Glucorticoids: Hydrocortisone10 mg/kg/day.
Methyl prednisolone2 mg/kg/day.

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A 26:
a. K1Phytonadione.
K2Menaquinone.
K3Synthetic (fat solublemenadione: water solublemenadione
sodium bisulfite).
b. Factor II, VII, IX, X, protein C, protein S.
c. i. Increased PIVKA II levels.
ii. Increased clotting time.
iii. Increased PT and APTT.
d. Early: within 24 hours of life or in utero.
Classical: up to first 7 days (usually day 2, day 3).
Late: after first week (2-16 weeks).
A 27:
Type of antigen

Examples

BCG, Ty 21a
OPV, MMR, varicella
Pertussis, whole cell killed typhoid
IP, Rabies, HAV
DT, TT, Td.
Typhoid Vi, Hib, meningococcal
Pneumococcal
HBsAg
Acellular pertussis

Live bacteria, attenuated

Live virus, attenuated
Inactivated bacteria
Inactivated virus
Toxoid
Capsular polysaccharide

Viral subunit
Bacterial subunit

A 28:
a. 0.5-2 mg/kg.
b. Hypertension.
Tachycardia.
Hypotension.
Bradycardia.
Increased cerebral blood flow and intracranial pressure.
Hallucination, delirium.
Tonic clonic movements.
Increased metabolic rate.
Hypersalivation, nausea, vomiting.
Respiratory depression, apnea increased airway resistance, cough.
c. Dissociative anesthesia and direct action on cortex and limbic system.
A 29:
a. Global alliance for improved nutrition.
b. True.
c. RSV infection in children less than 24 months with chronic lung
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QUESTIONS

Q1. A 6-year-old girl was evaluated for excessive body weight. On

examination she had weight of 35 kg and height of 110 cm. She had
hyperpigmentation of axilla, groin and neck regions.
a. What is the body mass index of the child? If the BMI of the child comes
at the 87th percentile, how would you classify her?
b. What does pigmentation denote? What investigation would you do for
the same.
c. What musculoskeletal problems can this girl suffer?
Q2. A 15-year-old girl with normal breast development was brought with
primary amenorrhea. External genitalia showed the presence of a firm
labial swelling suggestive of a gonad. The vaginal examination revealed
a blind ending vaginal pouch. On ultrasound scanning, uterus and
ovaries were not detected.
a. What is the likely diagnosis?
b. What do you expect the karyotype to be?
c. What hormonal tests would you do and what results do you expect?
d. Should the gonadal mass be removed? If so why?
Q3. A 14-year-old female child complained of continuous abdominal pain
since 10 days with bouts of diarrhea and vomiting for past 3 days. Since
24 hours, she has also developed weakness of both lower limbs and is
unable to walk. Clinically, the child is restless, afebrile with pulse rate
of 126/min, blood pressure 188/102 mmHg, diminished tone, power and
reflexes in both lower limbs. Deep tendon jerks are not elicitable.
a. Give two possible differential diagnosis.
b. Investigations revealed Na112 mEq/L, K 4.2 mEq/L, SGPT 37 IU/L.
The patient is passing high colored urineWhat is the probable
diagnosis?
c. Suggest one investigation for diagnosis.
D. What is the treatment for this condition?
Q4. A 2-year-old boy was brought with history of bowing of lower limbs
and wrist widening. With the clinical diagnosis of rickets and
investigations reports revealing total serum calcium of 7.6 mg/dL, serum
phosphate of 3.1 mg/dL and alkaline phosphatase of 3000 IU/L, the child

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received a doses of vitamin D (6 lac units) along with calcium
supplements. The dose of vitamin D was repeated after six weeks due
to poor response in clinical, radiological and biochemical features.
Further investigations show: 25 OH vitamin D 30 ng/ml (N-10-50), 1, 25
di (OH) Vitamin D: 300 pg/ml (N-20-60).
a. What is the child suffering from?
b. What associated skin findings would you expect?
c. How would you treat this child?
d. What laboratory tests would you perform to monitor this child (Lab
investigations).
Q5. An asymptomatic 11-year-old girl is brought by her mother with the
concern that she is short and not growing. She estimates that the child
has grown less than 2 cm in the past six months. There is no significant
past medical illness or family history of disease. She is scholastically
above average and is psychologically well adjusted to family and school.
Her fathers height is 170 cm and her mother is 160 cm tall. Physical
examination reveals the child to be in B1, PH1, and no clinical
abnormality is detected. Her height is 123 cm (< 5th percentile for age),
and her weight is 28 kg (25th percentile).
a. Calculate the target height for the child.
b. What are the basic investigations you would like to order in this child
to identify the cause of short stature?
c. Is there a role for growth hormone treatment in this child?
d. Had this been growth hormone deficiency, what clinical findings
would you have looked for?
Q6. An otherwise asymptomatic 3 year male child is brought for
evaluation of short stature. His height is 80 cm, the upper segment
measures 50 cm and the head circumference is 51 cm. The proximal part
of the upper and lower limbs are shortened in comparison to the distal
parts. The face is mildly dysmorphic with mid facial hypoplasia.
a. What is the US/LS ratio. What is the expected US: LS ratio at this age?
b. What is the likely diagnosis?
c. What hand abnormality is seen in this condition?
d. What pelvic abnormality is seen on X-ray?
Q7. A 5-year-old girl weighing 13 kg has recently been diagnosed as
having Type I diabetes. She has to be started on insulin at 0.7 U/kg/day.
a. Show calculations of regular and lente insulin therapy she should
receive.
b. What counseling would you give regarding possible complication of
insulin therapy?
c. This child was advised a diet having low glycemic index. What is
glycemic index of a food?
d. What base line investigations would you do at start of treatment?

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Q8. A patient being treated in the ICU has the following arterial blood
gas report:
Arterial blood gas
pH
:
7.199
PCO2 :
38.4 mmHg
HCO3 :
12 mMol/L
PO2 :
86.6 mmHg
Electrolytes
Na
:
136 mEq/L
K
:
4 mEq/L
Cl
:
103 mEq/L
a. Describe the metabolic condition.
b. Calculate the expected CO2 level for the given HCO3 level.
c. Calculate anion gap.
d. Name two conditions with similar anion gap as above.
Q9. A 3-year-old girl presents with h/o vaginal bleeding (2 episodes over
the past 4 months). There are no features of trauma or local inflammation.
On physical examination, breast development is at Tanner stage I. There
is a caf au lait spot measuring 8 cm 3 cm over the abdomen. Similar
spots are seen over the face, chest and abdomen.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. What investigations will you do in this child?
c. What is the cause of the menstrual bleeding?
d. What are some other features you may see in this condition?
Q10. A 3-year-old boy presents with h/o progressive penile enlargement
and pubic hair growth over the last 6 months. The child is otherwise
asymptomatic and of normal intelligence. Physical examination shows:
pubic hair Tanner stage III, stretched penile length is 6.6 cm, testicular
volume is 8 ml bilaterally. Other examination is normal.
a. What is your diagnosis?
b. What is the probable underlying cause?
c. What tests will you do to diagnose this condition?
d. What treatment will you offer?
Q11. A 4-year-old girl is admitted with history of fever, vomiting and
abdominal pain since 2 days. Clinically, the child is sleepy, dehydrated
and tachypneic, with a heart rate of 122/min and blood pressure of 90/
48 mmHg. Her blood sugar is 480 mg%.
a. What is the likely diagnosis?
b. The immediate treatment would be (tick the correct answer):
i. IV normal saline.
ii. 0.2% DNS.
iii. 3 NS.
iv. 1/3 NS with kesol.

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c. What investigations from following list will guide you in immediate
treatment? (you may select more than one answer).
i. Blood gas.
ii. Urine examination for ketones.
iii. Sr insulin.
iv. Sr electrolytes.
v. C-peptide levels.
d. What CNS complication can you encounter during treatment?
Q12. Home monitoring of blood sugar in a diabetic child taking insulin
prebreakfast and predinner, mixed split regimen (regular and NPH)
reveals following:

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6

Pre breakfast

Before lunch

Pre dinner

Before sleeping
11 pm
3 am

266
284
226
258
300
248

164
168
148
204
172
182

294
278
264
274
198
212

110
118
88
146
136
140

58
72
54
76
62
78

a. What is the reason for morning hyperglycemia?

b. What changes would you make in insulin therapy?
c. When should the parents test for urine ketones?
Q13. Match the physical finding with the etiology:
Physical finding

Etiology

1. Disproportionate short stature

2. Round head, small nose,
small genitals, fine scalp hair
3. Round face, short 4th
metacarpal, mental retardation
4. Central obesity, striae,
proximal weakness

a. Growth hormone deficiency

b. Achondroplasia
c. Cushing syndrome
d. Pseudohypoparathyroidism

Q14. A 13-year-old child came to the OPD with complaints of gradual

loss of vision. On examination he had ataxia, intention tremors, loss of
vibration and position sense. He had history of chronic diarrhea with
passage of bulky frothy stools. His plasma cholesterol was 28 mg/dl and
his serum triglycerides were 12 mg/dl.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. What is the characteristic finding on peripheral smear of this patient?
c. What is the visual problem?
d. What is the mode of inheritance of this disease?
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Q15. An infant comes to you for a 6-month well-baby visit. The mother
says that the baby is very well behaved, hardly cries much and sleeps
most of the time. She reports that during his first two weeks after birth,
the baby had difficulty feeding and had many choking spells while
nursing, which has now improved. Clinically, the baby has poor head
control, no babbling, and is not yet reaching for objects. Physical
examination shows a dull, sleepy infant with mild pallor and no teeth.
The skin is dry and the muscles are hypotonic. The rest of the physical
examination is normal.
a. What is your assessment?
b. What is the most common cause for this disease?
c. What is the risk if this condition is overtreated?
Q16. A 7-year-old boy is brought into the OPD because his father noted
the presence of pubic hair. He is otherwise a healthy, active boy and
family history and past medical history is unremarkable. On physical
examination the childs height is at the 90th percentile and his weight is
at the 70th percentile. He has moderate sebaceous activity on his
forehead and nose and axillary hair. His pubic hair and phallus are
Tanner stage III. His testes are 14 cc in volume. The examination is
otherwise normal. Review of his growth curve indicates that his height
has increased from the 50th percentile at age five to its present level.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What points from the history and physical examination are the most
significant?
c. What diagnostic studies are indicated?
Q17. Answer the questions
a. What is the cut off age limit for diagnosis of primary amenorrhoea?
b. Which is the commonest CNS tumour responsible for primary
amenorrhoea?
c. If FSH and LH levels are elevated, what is the etiology for primary
amenorrhoea?
d. At what SMR stage, majority of girls reach menarche?
e. A girl with primary amenorrhoea presents with recurrent abdominal
pain. What is the commonest cause?
f. Name one psychological disorder that can cause primary amenorrhoea?
Q18. A 13-year-old girl is diagnosed to have Graves disease.
a. What are the earliest signs in children with Graves disease?
b. What cardiovascular complications would you anticipate in this child?
c. Name 2 drugs used in the treatment of Graves disease and mention
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Q19. An infant is being evaluated for a suspected inborn error of
metabolism. The infants reports are as follows:
Plasma NH3500 mol/L ABG: pH7.38 , PCO242 mmHg.
a. What is the most likely defect leading to inborn error of metabolism?
b. Give 4 examples of disorders in this group.
c. List 5 drugs used in treatment.
d. Which of these disorders affect males more severely?
e. Which is the most common form of these disorders?
Q 20. One-year-old male child 2nd in birth order brought to emergency
department with chief complaints of vomiting and irritable behavior for
the last 2 days and 3 episodes of focal seizures just before admission.
Patient was given dextrose and calcium gluconate following which
seizures subsided. Mother also says that her baby drinks liquids
(including the breast milk) very frequently and passes urine very
frequently. His weight is 4.5 kg and the a head circumference is 47 cm.
His blood sugar is 78 mg% (sample taken prior to dextrose bolus) and
he has pallor. His urine examination is positive for glucose (by dextrostix
method) amino acids and phosphates. His blood gas is consistent with
metabolic acidosis and ionized Ca++ levels are 1.2 mg%. His serum
phosphorus levels are low and Na is 135.5 mEq/L, K is 4.5 mEq/L, Cl is
105 mEq/L and HCO3 is 25 mEq/L and alkaline phosphate levels are
886 IU/L.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. What is the most probable etiology for this diagnosis?
c. What additional investigations you would ask for?
d. What is the treatment option available?
Q21. An 8-months-old male child is brought to the OPD with complaints
of dry scaly skin around the oral cavity and on palms along with reddish
tint of the hairs for the last 2 months. Lesions are increasing in severity
since then. He was exclusively breast fed up to 6 months of life, now his
is on top feeding (cows milk). His weight is 6 kg (Birth weight was 3.2
kg) and length is 68 cm. On examination he is found to have
conjunctivitis, blepharitis, glossitis and stomatitis.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the mode of inheritance?
c. What lab investigation will clinch the diagnosis?
d. What treatment will you advise to this child?
Q22. Fill the correct figures in the question given below.
Age
Birth
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years

Upper: lower segment

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Q23. Match the table of bone age vs chronological age.

Findings
1. Height age = bone age >
chronological age
2. Height age = bone age <
chronological age
3. Height age < bone age =
chronological age
4. Height age < bone age
< chronological age

Diagnosis
a. Growth hormone deficiency
b. Familial short stature
c. Simple virilizing congenital
adrenal hyperplasia
d. Constitutional delay in growth

Q24. A male neonate aged 17 days was brought to the hospital with
complaints of excessive urination. Clinically, the neonate appeared
dehydrated, with 22% weight loss since birth. Observation and
investigations in hospital revealed the following.
Weight
: 2.8 kg
Urine output
: 479 ml/24 hours ( >7 ml/kg/hour)
Serum Na
: 156 mEq/L
Serum K
: 4.2 mEq/L
BUN
: 14 mg/dL (5 mMol/L)
Serum glucose
: 108 mg/dL (6 mMol/L)
Urine osmolality
: 97 mOsm/L
Administration of a hormonal preparation failed to produce decrease
in the urine output or change in urinary or serum osmolality.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. Give the formula for calculation of serum osmolality. What is the serum
osmolality in this case?
c. What is the treatment for this condition?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. 28.92 kg/sq.m, 85th to 94th percentile: at risk for overweight.
b. Acanthosis nigricans, glucose tolerance test.
c. Tibia vara (Blount disease), slipped capital femoral epiphysis, genu
valgum.
A 2:
a. Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome.
b. 46 XY.
c. Testosterone levels. HCG stimulation test with FSH, LH; High
testosterone with elevated LH.
d. Yes; Gonadal malignancy.
A 3:
a. GBS/Ac intermittent porphyria/hypokalemia.
b. Ac. intermittent porphyria.
c. Urine for porphyrins.
d. Glucose/hemin.
A 4:
a. Vitamin D dependent rickets type II (calcitriol resistance).
b. Alopecia.
c. Calcitriol in high doses (12.5-20 mcg/d).
d. Periodic serum Ca, P, ALP and urinary Ca excretion.
A 5:
a. Target height in girls: Mid parental height6.5 cm.
Father height + Mother height
Mid parental height= ______________________________________
2
b. Hemogram with ESR, blood gas, LFT/RFT, stool and urine R/E, bone
age, thyroid profile, celiac serology, USG abdomen.
c. No growth hormone is required at this time.
d. Fine facial features, truncal obesity, central incisor, midfacial anomalies
(cleft lip, cleft palate).
A 6:
a. 1.66: 1. Expected at three years of age: 1.3:1.
b. Achondroplasia.
c. Trident hand with short fingers.
d. Short and round iliac bones, flat superior acetabular roof.
A 7:
a. Total insulin dose: 13 0.7 = 9 units/day.
A-combination of regular and lente (1:2) insulin subcutaneously in
24 hours.
2/3 before breakfast and 1/3 before lunch.

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2/3 of 10 = 6 U before breakfast, 3U before lunch.

Before breakfast: 2/3, i.e. 4U given as lente and 2 U as regular.
Before lunch 2/3, i.e. 2 U lente and 1 U regular.
b. Counsel for hypoglycemia and its treatment.
c. Glycemic index is a measure of rise of blood sugar after a particular
type of food is eaten in comparison with glucose which is 100.
d. Base line investigations-fundus examination, serum lipid profile,
thyroid function tests, KFT.
A 8:
a. Mixed metabolic and respiratory acidosis.
b. Expected CO2 level for the given HCO3.
= HCO3 1.5 + 8 2 = 12 1.5 + 8 2 = 24-28 mmHg.
c. Anion gap = (Na) (Cl + HCO3) = 136-115 = 21.
d. Lactic acidosis (shock, severe anemia, hypoxemia), diabetic
ketoacidosis, starvation, alcoholic ketoacidosis, renal failure, inborn
errors of metabolism, poisoning with methanol, salicylate.
A 9:
a. McCune-Albright syndrome.
b. Serum levels of estradiol (elevated), luteinizing hormone (low), and
follicle stimulating hormone (low).
c. Autonomous activation of gonads.
d. Autonomous hyperactivity of other glands like anterior pituitary
adrenals, thyroid, parathyroids, phosphaturia, rickets, hepatic and
cardiac involvement, fibrous dysplasia of skeletal system.
A 10:
a. Central precocious puberty.
b. Hypothalamic hamartoma.
c. GnRH stimulation test and MRI brain.
d. GnRH agonists.
A 11:
a. Diabetic ketoacidosis.
b. (i) iv normal saline.
c. ( i, iii, iv)blood gas, serum insulin and serum electrolytes.
d. Cerebral edema.
A 12:
a. Somogyi phenomenon due to production of counter regulatory
hormones in the night due to hypoglycemia.
b. Increase pre-breakfast lente and decrease pre-dinner lente.
c. When the blood sugar is > 300 or during sick days.

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A 13:
Physical finding

Etiology

1. Disproportionate short stature

2. Round head, small nose, small
genitals, fine scalp hair
3. Round face, short 4th
metacarpal, mental retardation
4. Central obesity, striae,
proximal weakness

Achondroplasia
Growth hormone deficiency
Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Cushing syndrome

A 14:
a. Abetalipoproteinemia.
b. Acanthocytes.
c. Retinitis pigmentosa.
d. Autosomal recessive.
e. Friedrichs ataxia.
A 15:
a. Hypothyroidism.
b. Thyroid dysgenesis (aplasia, hypoplasia or ectopic gland).
c. Craniosynostosis and temperament problems.
A 16:
a. Central precocious puberty-most likely with an identifiable CNS lesion.
b. Acceleration in linear growth, increased testicular volume in the patient.
c. Bone age, T4 and TSH, testosterone, LHRH stimulation test, head MRI.
A 17:
a. 16 years.
b. Craniopharyngioma.
c. Primary gonadal failure.
d. SMR 4 (90%) SMR 5(100%).
e. Imperforate hymen/hematocolpos.
f. Anorexia nervosa.
A 18:
a. Emotional disturbances with motor hyperactivity/irritability/emotional
lability.
b. Cardiomegaly and failure, atrial fibrillation, mitral regurgitation due
to papillary muscle dysfunction.
c. Propylthiouracil and methimazole.
Severe reactions: Agranulocytosis, hepatic failure, glomerulonephritis
and vasculitis.

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A 19:
a. Urea cycle defect.
b. i. Carbamyl phosphate synthetase (CPS).
ii. Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC).
iii. Argininosuccinate synthetase (AS).
iv. Argininosuccinate lyase (AL).
v. Arginase.
vi. N-acetylglutamate synthetase.
c
i. Sodium benzoate.
ii. Phenylacetate.
iii. Arginine.
iv. Lactulose.
v. Neomycin.
vi. Citruline.
vii. Carnitine.
d. OTC deficiency.
e. OTC defects.
A 20:
a. Biochemical rickets.
b. Renal tubular acidosis.
c. Urine pH, urine anion gap and X-rays of wrist (left usually) for
radiological evidence.
d. Treatment for RTA (bicarbonate replacement) and vitamin D (~400 IU/
day) along with calcium.
A 21:
a. Acrodermatitis enteropathica.
b. Autosomal recessive.
c. Plasma zinc levelslow levels.
d. 25-50 mg of elemental zinc/day in 2-3 divided doses and Zn rich diet
once the supplementation is stopped.
A 22:
Age

Upper: lower segment

Birth
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years

1.7:1
1.6-1.5:1
1.3:1
1.1:1
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A 23:
Findings
1. Height age = bone age >
chronological age
2. Height age = bone age <
chronological age
3. Height age < bone age =
chronological age
4. Height age < bone age <
chronological age

Diagnosis
Simple virilizing
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Familial short stature
Constitutional delay in growth
Growth hormone deficiency

A 24:
a. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
b. (2 Na) + (BUN mg/dl/2.8) + (glucose mg/dl/18)
= 312 + 5 + 6 = 323 mosmol/L.
c. Hydrochlorthiazide, amiloride, indomethacin, potassium supplementation.

Genetics
QUESTIONS

Q1. Study the pedigree chart and answer the questions.

a. Identify the pattern of inheritance in the given pedigree with

explanation.
b. Explain the mechanism of this inheritance.
c. Give 2 examples of this pattern of inheritance.
Q2. Study the pedigree chart given below and answer the questions.

a. What is the pattern of inheritance?

b. Name three conditions with the similar pattern of inheritance.
c. Draw a pedigree chart showing parents with a pair of identical twins.

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Q3. Given below is a pedigree chart of a male child with mental
retardation.

a. Identify the pattern of inheritance.

b. Name three conditions with similar inheritance.
c. What is the risk of getting affected in each pregnancy?
Q4. Identify the degree of consanguinity in the relationships shown with
dotted lines in the following pedigree charts.

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Q5. Study the pedigree chart shown below and answer the questions.

a. Indentify the pattern of inheritance.

b. Give an example of this type of inheritance.
c. If one child of parents with this disorder is already affected, what
would be the recurrence risk in the next offspring?
d. It two earlier pregnancies are affected by this disease, what is the
recurrence risk in the third offspring?
Q6. A 1-year-old female infant, born of a consanguineous marriage is
brought to you with history of developmental delay. Clinically, there is
dysmorhism consisting of coarse facies, short stature and corneal
clouding. Liver is palpable, 4 cm below costal margin. There is no other
family history of a similarly affected child. You make a clinical diagnosis
of Hurler syndrome.
a. What features suggest that the diagnosis is Hurler and not Hunter
syndrome?
b. How will you evaluate this child to support the diagnosis?
c. Name two modalities of treatment for this child.

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Q7. Study the pedigree chart and answer the questions.

a. What type of inheritance is shown?

b. What is the risk of recurrence in the next pregnancy?
c. Of the following, which is consistent with this type of inheritance?
i. Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
ii. Niemann-Pick disease.
iii. Meningomyelocele.
iv. Tuberous sclerosis.
Q8. What is the pattern of inheritance for each of the following.
a. Achondroplasia.
b. Hemophilia B.
c. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
d. Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
e. Sickle cell disease.
f. Hemophilia A.
g. Phenylketonuria.
h. Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
i. Marfans syndrome.
j. Huntingtons chorea.
k. Neurofibromatosis.

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Q9. What do the following symbols represent in the pedigree chart?

Q10. Study the pedigree chart given below and answer the questions.
a. What is the mode of inheritance?
b. What is the recurrence risk of the disease?
c. Is it possible for the phenotypically normal members of the family to
transmit this disease?
d. Which of the following are transmitted in this fashion?
i. Noonans syndrome.
ii. Galactosemia.
iii. Diabetes mellitus.
iv. Hypophosphatemic rickets.

Q11. Full term male neonate was born by normal vaginal delivery to a
23 year old primigravida mother and was noted to have dysmorphic
features as mentioned below.
Prominent occiput.
Head circumference 29 cm.
Clenched fist with overlapping 3rd and 4th fingers.
Rocker bottom feet.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the likely chromosomal configuration of this neonate?
c. Name two congenital heart diseases commonly associated with this
syndrome.

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Q12. This female child was brought for evaluation of dysmorphic
features.

a. What is the most probable diagnosis?

b. Name one cardiac and one renal malformation associated most
commonly with this condition?
c. What drug therapy can be provided to these patients?
d. Name one easy OPD procedure to reach a diagnosis ?
e. What is the male version of this disease?
Q13. A 32-year-old pregnant lady is at 20 weeks of gestation. She is
referred with a positive triple test result.
a. What are the components of triple test, what constitutes an abnormal
test and which disease do they screen for?
b. Name three radiological findings that suggest the presence of the
disease.
c. How can a definitive diagnosis that can be offered at this stage?

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Q14. Study the karyotype of a male neonate born to a 26-year-old

primigravida mother with an uneventful antenatal history.

a. The recurrence risk of the condition in the next pregnancy is _____%.

b. If the father is a translocation carrier, the recurrence risk in the next
pregnancy is _____%.
c. _____________% of these cases occur due to non-disjunction.
Q15. A 14-year-old boy is brought with history of poor scholastic
performance, poor social interaction with family and peers and
hyperactive behavior. Clinically, he has large ears, a prominent jaw and
testicular volume of 36 cc bilaterally. IQ testing shows his IQ to be 75.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the diagnostic test for the condition?
c. Name the chromosomal site affected in this individual.
Q16. Match the following.
a. Malformation sequence
b. Deformation sequence
c. Disruption sequence
d. Dysplasia sequence
Q17. Match the following:
a. Syndrome
b. Sequence
c. Association

1. Mechanical (uterine) forces that alter

the structure of intrinsically normal tissue
2. Poor organization of cells into tissues or
organs
3. Single, local tissue morphogenesis
abnormality that produces a chain of
subsequent defects
4. In utero tissue destruction after a period
of normal morphogenesis
Pierre Robin
VACTERL
Trisomy 21

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Q18. A 15-year-old male child was brought to pediatric OPD for
evaluation of small testes and underdeveloped secondary sex characters.
On detailed physical examination, he was found to have promiment
breasts bilaterally. He was suspected to have some chromosomal
anomaly and a karyotype was done, as shown below.

a. What is your diagnosis?

b. Give three salient features of this syndrome.
c. What is the effect on stature in this condition?
Q19. A lady has come to the OPD. Her husband has hemophilia A. There
is no history of hemophilia in her family. She is now pregnant and wants
genetic counseling. Answer the following questions.
a. Is her son at a risk for hemophilia?
b. Her daughter marries a normal man. What are the chances of
hemophilia occurring in their children?
c. How will you offer prenatal diagnosis for hemophilia in the first
trimester?
Q20. Answer the questions regarding Turners syndrome.
a. What is the characteristic physical external neonatal manifestation?
b. Name 2 characteristic cardiac anomalies in Turners syndrome.
c. Name 2 endocrine problems in Turners syndrome.
d. Which GI problems can occur?
e. Name 3 hormones used in treatment of Turners syndrome.
f. What are the most common skeletal abnormalities?
Q21. Answer the following questions with regard to a 5 year old male
child with Downs syndrome and mental retardation.
a. Which one joint will you prefer to examine the most and why?
b. What would you like to test as a treatable cause for his mental
retardation?
c. Name two blood test you would like do on periodic follow up and
why?
d. Elaborate- 46, XY, t (4:8) (p21;q22)

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Q22. A 2-year-old girl is brought to the clinic with headache, vomiting,

and pallor. Her blood pressure is 130/80 mm Hg. On physical
examination, she is noted to have aniridia and a large abdominal mass.
Abdominal scanning reveals a poorly vascularized tumor in the upper
pole of the right kidney.
a. What is your most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the chromosomal defect seen in this condition?
c. What other abnormalities are associated with this condition?
d. Name 2 other syndromes associated with Wilms tumour.
Q23. Study the photograph of this child whose X-ray of one hand is given
along with.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is your likely diagnosis?

What inheritance pattern does this disease follows?
What is the average IQ in these children?
What complications of the vertebral column are likely to occur in this
condition?
e. What is this characteristic shortening of limbs called?
f. Where is the abnormal gene in this condition located?
Q24. Match the following.
a. Germline mosaicism
b. Reduced penetrance
c. Variable expression
d. Anticipation
e.

Non paternity

Some individuals manifest the gene

mildly and some severly
Development of more severe expression of
the disease through successive generations
Mutation that affects all or some of the
germ cells of one parent.
Genetic picture is confused because the
apparent father is not the biological father
Some individuals who have inherited the
disease do not manifest it phenotypically

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Q25. Match the following.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Disease

Repeat (abnormal) sequence

Myotonic dystrophy
Friedrichs ataxia
Fragile X syndrome
Huntingtons disease

GAA
CGG
CTG
CAG

Q26. Given below is a karyotype of a 1-month-old child who presented

with characteristic sound produced during crying.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Identify the condition and the sex of the child.

What is the characteristic presentation in a neonate?
What is the life expectancy in this condition?
What is the chromosomal defect in this condition?
What is the origin of the abnormal chromosome in this condition?

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Q27. This male child aged 10 months has been brought with a large
tongue. He was born weighing 4.2 kg and had no perinatal or subsequent
complication.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the most probable diagnosis?

What are the components of this syndrome?
Which chromosome carries the gene responsible for this disorder?
What complications do you expect in such a child?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Mitochondrial inheritance. All affected females have offspring who
suffer from the disease. Affected males do not transmit the disease.
b. Mitochondrial DNA present in the ovum transmits the characteristics
to the offspring. Such DNA is not present in the sperm.
c. Leigh disease and MELAS (Mitochondrial encephalopathy with lactic
acidosis and stroke like syndromes).
A 2:
a. Autosomal dominant.
b. Neurofibromatosis type 1, polycystic kidney disease, tuberous sclerosis,
hereditary spherocytosis, Marfans syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta.
c.

A 3:
a. X-linked recessive.
b. Hemophilia, color blindness, G6PD deficiency, Duchenne muscular
dystrophy, Menkes kinky hair disease, adrenoleukodystrophy.
c. The risk is 50% for male child in each pregnancy.
A 4:
a. First degreesibs from same parents.
b. First degreeparent-child.
c. Second degreeuncle/aunt-niece/nephew.
d. Second degreehalf sibs (from different mothers).
e. Third degree-first cousinschildren of brother and sister.
A 5:
a. Multifactorial inheritance.
b. Neural tube defect, pyloric stenosis, cleft lip/palate.
c. 3-4%.
d. 10%.
A 6:
a. Hunters syndrome affects males, being X-linked recessive. There is no
corneal clouding.
b. X-ray for dysostosis multiplex, urine screening for MPS, enzyme
analysis of alpha iduronidase in blood, mutation analysis.
c. Enzyme replacement therapy with alpha iduronidase, bone marrow
transplant.
A 7:
a. Autosomal recessive.
b. 25%.
c. (ii) Niemann-Pick disease.

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A 8:
a. Autosomal dominant.
b. X-linked recessive.
c. Autosomal recessive.
d. X-linked recessive.
e. Autosomal recessive.
f. X-linked recessive.
g. Autosomal recessive.
h. X-linked recessive.
i. Autosomal dominant.
j. Autosomal dominant.
k. Autosomal dominant.
A 9:
a. Second degree consanguinity.
b. Monozygotic twins.
c. Dizygotic twins.
d. Proband.
e. Stillbirth.
f. Miscarriage.
A 10:
a. Autosomal dominant.
b. 50%
c. No.
d. (i) Noonan syndrome.
A 11:
a. Edward syndrome, trisomy 18.
b. 47 XY + 18.
c. Ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus.
A 12:
a. Turner syndrome.
b. Bicuspid aortic valve, coarctation of aorta/horse shoe kidney.
c. Growth hormone and estrogens.
d. Buccal smear for barr body.
e. Noonan syndrome.
A 13:
a. Maternal serum alpha fetoprotein (low), unconjugated estradiol (high),
free beta HCG (high). They are used to screen for fetal chromosomal
anomalies.
b. Second trimester: Increased nuchal fold thickness, short femur, short
humerus length, duodenal atresia. First trimester: nuchal fold thickness,
nasal bone evaluation.
c. Fetal karyotype by amniocentesis.

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A 14:
a. 1%
b. 4-5%
c. 95%
A 15:
a. Fragile X syndrome.
b. Karyotype, DNA studies for fragile X.
c. Xq27.3.
A 16:
a. Malformation sequence
b. Deformation sequence
c. Disruption sequence
d. Dysplasia sequence

Single, local tissue morphogenesis

abnormality that produces a chain of
subsequent defects
Mechanical (uterine) forces that alter the
structure of intrinsically normal tissue
In utero tissue destruction after a period
of normal morphogenesis
Poor organization of cells into tissues or
organs

A 17:
a. Syndrome
Trisomy 21
b. Sequence
Pierre Robin
c. Association
VACTERL
a. A pattern of multiple abnormalities that are related by pathophysiology
and result from a common, defined etiology. Trisomy 21, fetal
hydantoin syndrome.
b. Multiple malformations that are caused by a single event. Pierre Robin
sequence.
c. Non-random collection of malformations where there is unclear
relationship amongst the malformations so that they do not fit criteria
for a syndrome or sequence VACTERL.
A 18:
a. Klinefelter syndrome.
b. Hypogenitalism, hypogonadism, infertility, tall stature, mental
retardation and behavior concerns.
c. Aggressive behavior, antisocial acts, learning difficulties, anxiety.
d. Tall stature with decreased upper to lower segment ratio.
A 19:
a. No.
b. Her male children have a 50% risk of hemophilia.
c. Chorionic villus sampling and detection of the mutation in the
hemophilia gene present in the affected child.
A 20:
a. Oedema of hands, feets and posterior neck.

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b. Bicuspid aortic valve

Coarctation of aorta
Aortic stenosis
Mitral valve prolapse
Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.
c. Autoimmune thyroid disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
d. Celiac disease; GI bleed and delayed gastric emptying.
e. GH
Estrogen
Progesterone
Thyroxine (if thyroid dysfunction is present).
f. Shortening of 4th metatarsal and metacarpal bone
Epiphyseal dysgenesis in the joints of knees and elbows
Madelung deformity
Scoliosis
Osseous mineralization
Coxa valga.
A 21:
a. Atlantoaxial joint as instable joint (ADI >10 mm) caries a significant
risk of neurological injury.
b. Hypothyroidism (T3, T4 and TSH).
c. CBC with peripheral smear- for possibility of leukemia T3,T4,TSH- for
possibility of hypothyroidism.
d. 46-Total no. of chromosome:
XY-Genetic male
t-Reciprocal translocation
First parenthesisNumbers of chromosomes
Second parenthesisBands of chromosomes
p-short arm and qLong-arm.
A 22:
a. WAGR syndrome.
b. Microdeletion at 11p13.
c. Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary abnormalities (cryptorchidism,
streak ovaries, bicornate uterus, ambiguous genitalia), and mental
retardation.
d. Denys-Drash syndrome and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
A 23:
a. Achondroplasia.
b. Autosomal dominant trait.
c. Normal IQ in these patients.
d. In infancyStenosis at foramen magnum leading to decreased tone,
quadriparesis, apnea and SIDS.
In childhoodStenosis at L1-5 leading to paresthesias, claudication,
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e. The patients have a disproportionate short staturewith a normal
trunk, short arms and short legs. There is proximal shortening of the
limbs (rhizomelic dwarfism).
f. Chromosome 4.
A 24:
a. Germline mosaicism: A mutation that affects all or some of the germ cells
of one parent. Thus a condition that may appear as a one off mutation
recurs in subsequent siblings.
b. Reduced penetrance: Some individuals who have inherited the disease
do not manifest it phenotypically. They can transmit the gene to next
generation, e.g. retinoblastoma.
c. Variable expression: Some individuals manifest the gene mildly and some
severly, e.g. tuberous sclerosis.
d. Anticipation: This is the development of more severe expression of the
disease through successive generations. Seen in diseases having
trinucleotide repeats in their genes. The number of repeats increases
through generations and thus the severity of disease.
e. Non paternity: The genetic picture is confused because the apparent
father is not the biological father.
A 25:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Disease

Repeat sequence

Myotonic dystrophy
Friedrichs ataxia
Fragile X syndrome
Huntingtons disease

CTG
GAA
CGG
CAG

A 26:
a. Cri-du-chat syndrome in a female child
b. Cry like a cat due to abnormal larynx development. Usually have low
birth weight and may have respiratory problems. The main features
are hypotonia, short stature, microcephaly with protruding metopic
suture, moonlike face, hypertelorism, bilateral epicanthic folds, high
arched palate, wide and flat nasal bridge, and mental retardation.
c. Most of them have a normal lifespan.
d. Microdeletion at short arm of chromosome 5.
e. In 80% cases the affected chromosome comes from father.
A 27:
a. Beckwith Weidmann syndrome.
b. Omphalocele, macroglossia, microcephaly, visceromegaly, hemihypertrophy.
c. 11 (11p15.5).
d. Tumors: Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma, gonadoblastoma, adrenal
carcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma.

Gastrointestinal
Disorders
QUESTIONS

Q1. Answer the following questions regarding acute abdomen.

a. What is the age of peak incidence of appendicitis?
b. What is the classic triad for intussusception?
c. What laboratory tests are satisfactory as an initial screen in patients
with abdominal pain?
d. What is the treatment of choice for intussusception?
e. Name three causes of abdominal pain arising from a gonad in a young
girl
f. What is the classic finding on appendicitis?
g. How do you test for peritoneal irritation?
Q2. A 3-year-old infant presented with failure to thrive, recurrent
diarrhea, irritability and pain abdomen. On examination, he was found
to be wasted with edema and finger clubbing. His tTG ELISA for both
IgA and IgG was positive.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is this condition?

Name other serological tests done to diagnose this condition.
What will you do to confirm the diagnosis?
Name three conditions associated with high frequency of this disease.

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Q3. A 15-year-old girl presents to the emergency department with sudden
onset of watery diarrhea tinged with blood. The girl was previously
healthy. She has been on topical benzoyl peroxide and oral clindamycin
for acne vulgaris for past 4 weeks. Physical examination reveals a slightly
distended abdomen that is diffusely tender. Her temperature is 38.1 C
(100.5 F). She has not been exposed to any uncooked meat and has not
eaten any unusual foods.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the other name for such type of diarrhea?
c. What drugs can be given to cure this? Give the doses and duration of
treatment also.
Q4. A mother is being counselled for prevention of allergy. She wants to
know which of the following could be (A) food intolerance (B) food
hypersensitivity.
i. Lactose intolerance.
ii. Urticaria.
iii. Heiner syndrome (cows milk hypereactivity).
iv. Celiac disease.
vi. Irritable Bowel syndrome.
Q5. Match the following.
a. Cows milk
b. Egg
c. Peanut
d. Fish

Paralbumin
Vicilin
Ovomucoid
Casein

Q6. A 15-month-old chubby male child is admitted with regression of

motor milestones since 3 months, rhythmic involuntary movements of
(distal > proximal) the upper limbs, tremulous cry and generalized
hypotonia. He is having loose stools for the last 7-8 days. He has
brownish hair, reticular pigmentation of the skin particularly of the
dorsum of the hands . There is pallor and mild hepatosplenomegaly. The
involuntary movement stops once patient sleeps.
a. What is your most likely diagnosis?
b. What do you expect in peripheral smear and CT head for this patient?
c. What are the changes in liver if you go for liver biopsy?
d. What is the treatment for involuntary movements?
Q7. DRUG-ORS SALT.
a. Write the composition of WHO ORS in gram per liter.
b. Write the composition of WHO ORS in mmol per liter.
c. In which diarrhea is hypo-osmolar ORS used?

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Q8. Study the photograph and answer the following questions.

a. Identify this condition which is caused by zinc deficiency.

b. What is the dose of zinc for this condition?
c. Name two other disease where zinc supplements are indicated.
Q9. A 8-month-old girl has been crying and pulling up her legs as if she
has abdominal pain. She has vomited several times and is not interested
in taking her bottle. She has a fever of 100.5 F. She has not passed stool
today. Her parents think that she looks pale and lethargic.
a. Give 2 most likely differential diagnosis.
b. What additional differential diagnosis will you think if this was a male
child?
Q10. A 8-year-old girl has periumbilical pain that began 8 hours ago; since
then she has vomited once and has had one small, loose, bowel
movement. Her last meal was 12 hours ago, and she is not hungry. She
denies dysuria and urinary frequency. On examination, she is lying
quietly in bed with temperature of 101.5F. Her other vital signs are
normal. Her abdominal examination reveals few bowel sounds, rectus
muscle rigidity, and tenderness to palpation, particularly periumbilically.
There is some abdominal tenderness with gentle bimanual palpation.
She has pain on digital rectal examination. Breath sounds are clear and
she has no rashes.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the single most reliable clinical finding for diagnosing this?
c. What are the sonographic criterias to diagnose this condition?

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Q11. A 5-year-old female with severe abdominal pain feels nauseated
but has not vomited. She has noticed a faint rash on her feet, legs and
buttocks. The temperature is 101 F.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What intestinal complications can occur in this condition?
c. What is the medical management for this?
Q12. An 8-month-old female has recent onset of diarrhea. Further history
reveals recurrent periods of loose stools, frequent otitis media, and upper
respiratory infections. She is being followed for failure to thrive. There
has been no vomiting or fever. Her celiac serology and HIV ELISA are
negative.
a. What is the most likely condition ?
b. What is its mode of inheritance?
c. Which intestinal protozoal infection is commonly associated with this
condition?
Q13. An 18-month-old boy is receiving Augmentin for otitis media. Now
he has diarrhea and a diaper rash. There is no fever or vomiting.
a. What is the most likely cause for the diarrhea?
b. Define persistent diarrhea.
c. How do you differentiate between osmotic and secretory diarrhea?
Q14. A marriage dinner was followed by the majority of attendees
developing vomiting and watery diarrhea with streaks of blood on the
next day. Unaffected attendees did not eat the kheer (milk based sweet).
A few ill family members are mildly febrile.
a. What is the most likely etiology for this condition?
b. What is the incubation period of this causative organism?
c. What antibiotics will you prescribe to the affected members?
d. What advice will you give to family members to prevent person-toperson transmission?
Q15. A 12-year-old female has had diarrhea, abdominal pain and
flatulence. She often notices some abdominal pain in the late mornings
and early afternoon. She has not noticed blood in her stool . The situation
worsens on taking milk.
a. What is the likely cause?
b. How do you make a diagnosis in this case?
c. Name 2 conditions where this condition can occur transiently?
Q16. Match the following.
a. Secretory diarrhea
b. Osmotic diarrhea
c. Increased motility
d. Altered mucosal surface area
e. Invasiveness

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Laxative abuse
Irritable bowel disease
Celiac disease
Cholera
Amebiasis

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Q17. You are managing a case of persistent diarrhea by taking him to

diet plan A (reduced lactose). Three to four days later you are not
satisfied with the response and you want to change over to diet B (lactose
free).
a. What are the indications for changing diet from A to B or B to C?
b. What are the causes for ineffective ORS therapy while managing a case
of acute watery diarrhea ?
Q18. A 2-month-old male, fussy, baby comes with flatulence, diarrhea
and vomiting. He is on breast-feeds. He had viral gastroenteritis 10 days
back. Before the infection, mothers milk was well tolerated. Body weight
is within normal limits. He is moderately dehydrated. Stool shows
presence of reducing sugars with no reaction for glucose. You make a
diagnosis of lactose intolerance and start him on reduced lactose diet.
a. What are the indications for changing diet in case of non or poor
response?
b. What are diet A, B and C?
Q19. A 2-year-old male child presented with diarrhea of 3 weeks duration
with failure to thrive. He was started with nutrition rich feeds (SimylMCT drops, HMF sachet and pediasure powder) and antibiotics at a
peripheral health center 7 days back. Since then diarrhoea has increased
and patient is losing weight. He was moderately dehydrated at
admission. His daily stool output is around 185 ml and his stool Na+ is
42 mEq/L and K+ is 3.8 mEq/L. His stool was not yet examined for pH
and reducing substance.
a. What is the diagnosis based on these investigations?
b. Calculate the osmotic gap.
c. What is the next line of management for this child?
Q20. An 18-month-old male infant manifests failure to thrive, poor
appetite, abdominal distension, diarrhea and irritability. He has been
well till 9 months of age. Thereafter, he was weaned from breast milk
to regular foods. He was diagnosed as a case of celiac disease and started
on gluten free diet and was symptom free since then. 3 days back parents
had gone for a marriage party and there they fed something to the child.
24 hrs later, this child started having protracted vomiting, abdominal
distension and was brought to casualty in very sick general condition in
shock and had to be ventilated.
a. What is the patient suffering from presently?
b. What is the treatment of choice for this patient (Other than symptomatic
support)?
c. Write the conditions in which the celiac disease is more prevalent?
Q21. Answer the following questions.
a. Enlist ingredients, calories/100 ml and protein/100 ml of following
diet:
1. F75
2. F100

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b. What are the time frames for initial treatment, rehabilitation and follow
up for the management of severe malnutrition?
Q22. A 10-years-old girl known to have cystic fibrosis presents with a 4
day history of increasing abdominal pain and vomiting which on the last
two occasions had contained bile. On examination she has a distended
abdomen with palpable loops of bowel. There is also some tenderness
in the left iliac fossa but no guarding. Plain abdominal films show dilated
bowel loops with fluid levels.
a. Give 2 possible diagnosis.
b. Give one investigation which might help to make a diagnosis.
c. Mention 2 neonatal GI complications of cystic fibrosis.
d. How is cystic fibrosis inherited?
Q23. A 11-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis (CF) is found to be pale on
routine general examination. On systemic examination, presence of
enlarged liver and spleen is noted. She is investigated and found to have
Hb-9 g/dl, TLC 2,000/cumm and platelet count of 56,000/cumm. Liver
enzymes are moderately raised.
a. What complication of CF has this girl developed?
b. What is the likely cause for this thrombocytopenia ?
c. What proportion of patients affected with CF develop this complication?
Q24. State TRUE/ FALSE with regards to infant nutrition.
a. Bottle fed infants put weight on a faster rate than breast fed infants.
b. Breast fed infants spend less time in REM sleep than bottle fed infants.
c. Breast and formula milk fed infants have identical amino acid profiles.
d. Breast milk and formula milk contain identical quantities of PUFA.
Q25. An 8-month-old infant is admitted with one day history of persistent
crying and not taking his feeds. Crying is episodic and is associated with
leg and hip flexion. On abdominal examination, a centrally placed
sausage- shaped mass is palpable.
a. Give the most likely diagnosis.
b. What finding is noted on rectal examination of this child?
c. What relevant investigation would you like to do for this child?
d. What would be the diagnosis if, in addition to the above, the infant
was lethargic and pale with abdominal tenderness and absent bowel
sounds?
e. What would be the next two steps in management in order of priority?
Q26. A 4-week-old male baby presents with a history of vomiting for
3 days. Despite this, he is eager to feed. On examination there is
dehydration but no fever. His investigations are shown below.
Na+128 mEq/L ; K+3.0 mEq/L; Cl 86 mEq/L ; HCO336 mmol/L;
pH 7.50.
a. Describe these results.
b. Give 3 differential diagnoses for this condition.
c. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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Q27. A 12-month-old infant presents with bilious vomiting and

abdominal distention for 10 hours. His mother states that the infant has
been constipated since birth and failed to pass meconium during the
first 48 hours of life. On examination, he is very irritable. His length and
weight are both below the 5th percentile according to his age. His
abdomen is moderately distended. After a digital rectal examination, a
fair amount of stool ejects out from the anus.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. Give an alternative name for this condition.
c. What are the common conditions associated with this condition?
d. What is the recent treatment strategy used for this condition?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Teenage and young adult years (12-18 years); males slightly more than
females.
b. Severe episodic pain, currant jelly stool, transverse tubular abdominal
mass.
c. CBC, BUN, creatinine, electrolytes, blood sugar, urine analysis.
Serum amylase, lipase, aminotransferase.
Examination of stool.
Chest X-ray and flat and upright film of abdomen.
d. Hydrostatic reduction. However in patients with prolonged
intussuception with signs of shock, peritoneal irritation, intestinal
perforation or pneumatosis intestinalis, reduction should not be
attempted.
e. Ovarian tumor, torsion of an ovary, ruptured ovarian cyst.
f. Right lower quadrant tenderness.
g. Rebound tenderness.
A 2:
a. Celiac disease.
b. Antigliadin and antiendomyseal antibodies.
c. Small bowel biopsy.
d. Downs syndrome, Turners syndrome, Williams syndrome,
thyroiditis, selective IgA deficiency.
A 3:
a. Pseudomembranous enterocolitis.
(It is caused by the toxins produced by Clostridium difficile. It occurs in
some patients after treatment with antibiotics (especially clindamycin,
cephalosporins, and amoxicillin). Patients develop fever and abdominal
pain with diarrhea containing leukocytes and blood).
b. Antibiotic associated diarrhea.
c. Most essential step is to discontinue the current antibiotic, if possible.
Oral Metronidazole 20-40 mg/kg/day q 6-8 hrly for 7-10 days.
Intravenous Vancomycin 25-40 mg/kg/day q 6 hrly for 7-10 days.
A 4:
i. A
ii. B
iii. B
iv. B
v. A
A 5:
a. Cows milk
Casein
b. Egg
Ovomucoid
c. Peanut
Vicilin
d. Fish
Paralbumin

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A 6:
a. Nutritional tremor syndrome.
b. P/SMegaloblastic anemia; CT headCerebral atrophy.
c. Liver biopsyFatty changes.
d. Carbamazepine and propranolol.
A 7:
a. NaCl
= 3.5 g/L
KCl
= 1.5 g/L
NaHCO3 = 2.5 g/L
Glucose = 20 g/L
b. Na+
= 90 mEq/L
K+
= 20 meq/L
Cl
= 80 mEq/L
Glucose = 111 mmol/L
Citrate
= 10 mEq/L
c. Rotavirus induced diarrhea
A 8:
a. Acrodermatitis enteropathica.
b. 50-150 mg/day.
c. Acute or persistent diarrhea, Wilsons disease.
A 9:
a. Intussuception, gastroenteritis, obstructed hernia.
b. Testicular torsion.
A 10:
a. Acute appendicitis .
b. Localized abdominal tenderness is the single most reliable finding in
the diagnosis.
c. The ultrasound criteria for appendicitis include:
Wall thickness <6 mm
Luminal distention
Lack of compressibility
Complex mass in the right lower quadrant
Fecalith.
Findings suggestive of advanced appendicitis on ultrasound include:
Asymmetric wall thickening.
Abscess formation.
Associated free intraperitoneal fluid.
Surrounding tissue edema.
Decreased local tenderness to compression.
A 11:
a. Anaphylactoid purpura.
b. Hemorrhage, obstruction, intussusception.

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c. Therapy with oral or intravenous corticosteroids (12 mg/kg/day) is
often associated with improvement of both gastrointestinal and CNS
complications.
A 12:
a. IgA deficiency.
b. Autosomal dominant with variable expression.
c. Intestinal giardiasis.
A 13:
a. Antibiotic induced diarrhea due to Augmentin.
b. Diarrhea persisting for 14 days or beyond and associated with
malnutrition.
c. Diarrhea.

Volume of stool
Response to fasting
Stool Na+
Reducing substances
Stool pH

Osmotic

Secretory

< 200 mL/24 hr

Diarrhea stops
<70 mEq/L
Positive
<5

>200 mL/24 hr
Diarrhea continues
>70 mEq/L
Negative
>6

A 14:
a. Salmonella food poisoning.
b. 6-72 hours (mean 24 hours).
c. Antibiotics are not generally recommended for the treatment of
Salmonella gastroenteritis because they may suppress normal intestinal
flora and prolong the excretion of Salmonella and the remote risk for
creating the chronic carrier state.
d. Clean water supply and education in hand washing and food
preparation and storage is critical in reducing person-to-person
transmission.
A 15:
a. Lactose intolerance.
b. Measurement of carbohydrate in the stool, using a clinitest reagent,
which identifies reducing substances, is a simple screening test.
Acidic stool with reducing substance > 2+ suggests carbohydrate
malabsorption. (Sucrose or starch in the stool is not recognized as
a reducing sugar until after hydrolysis with hydrochloric acid,
which converts them to reducing sugars).
Breath hydrogen test.
Small bowel biopsies can give a confirmatory evidence.
c. Celiac disease and after Rota virus infection.

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A 16:
a. Secretory diarrhea
Cholera
b. Osmotic diarrhea
Laxative abuse
c. Increased motility
Irritable bowel disease
d. Altered mucosal surface area Celiac disease
e. Invasiveness
Amebiasis
A 17:
a. Stool frequency > 10/day after 48 hrs of starting particular diet.
Return of signs of dehydration anytime after starting diet.
Failure to establish weight gain by 7th day.
b. High purge rate ( >5 ml/kg/hr).
Persistent vomiting >3 vomiting/hr
Ileus or abdominal distension.
Incorrect preparation.
Glucose malabsorption.
A 18:
a. Indications:
Stool frequency >10 watery stool/day even after 48 hrs of starting
diet.
Return of the signs of dehydration any time after staring diet.
Failure to establish weight, gain by 7th day of dietary management.
b. Types of diet:
Diet A (reduced lactose).
Diet B (lactose free).
Diet C (Monosaccharide based diet).
A 19:
a. Chronic diarrhea (secondary lactose intoleranceOsmotic diarrhea).
b. Osmotic gap: 290 (2 Stool Na+ + K+) = 290 [2 (42 + 3.8)] = 198.4
If Gap >100 its osmotic diarrhoea.
c. Remove the osmotic load from the diet and stop feeding for 24 hrs and
then restart with lactose free diet.
A 20:
a. Celiac crises.
b. Systemic steroids.
c. IgA deficiency, Downs syndrome, Turners syndrome, William
syndrome, thyroiditis.
A 21:
a. F75: Dried skim milk 25 g, sugar 70 g, cereal flour 35 g, vegetable oil
27 g, mineral mix 20 ml,vitamin mix 140 mg, water to make 1000 ml.
Calories 75 kcal, protein 0.9 g.
F 100: Dried skim milk 80 g, sugar 50 g, vegetable oil 60 g, mineral
mix 20 ml, vitamin mix 140 mg, water to make 1000 ml. Calories
100 kcal, protein 2.9 g.
b. Day1-7 for initial treatment; week 2-6 for rehabilitation and week 7 to
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A 22:
a. Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) and intussusception.
b. Abdominal USG or gastrograffin enema.
c. Meconium ileus, meconium plug, meconium peritonitis.
d. Autosomal recessive.
A 23:
a. Hepatic cirrhosis with portal hypertension.
b. Hypersplenism.
c. <10%.
A 24:
a. True b. True
c. False d. False
A 25:
a. Intussusception.
b. Blood or bloody mucus.
c. Plain abdominal X-ray, urine and electrolyte evaluation (as dehydration
and electrolyte imbalances are common).
d. Peritonitis/intestinal perforation.
e. Fluid replacement followed by open reduction via laparotomy.
A 26:
a. Hypochloraemic, hyponatremic, hypokalemic alkalosis.
b. UTI, GER, CHPS.
c. Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (CHPS).
d. TLC/DLC.
Test during feedingpalpate the pyloric tumour.
Urine for microscopy and culture.
A 27:
a. Hirschsprung disease.
b. Congenital aganglionic megacolon.
c. Hirschsprung disease may be associated with other congenital defects,
including:

i. Downs syndrome.
ii. Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome.
iii. Waardenburg syndrome.
iv. Cartilage-hair hypoplasia syndrome.
v. Congenital hypoventilation (Ondine curse) syndromes.
vi. Urogenital or cardiovascular abnormalities.
vii. Microcephaly and abnormal facies.
viii. Mental retardation.
ix. Autism.
x. Cleft palate.
xi. Hydrocephalus.
xii. Micrognathia.
d. Laparoscopic endorectal pull-through procedures, are the treatment of
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Hematology, Oncology

QUESTIONS
Q1. A 5-year-old boy presents with pallor and passing dark-colored
urine. Three days prior the patient had low-grade fever and dry cough.
Initial CBC revealed a hemoglobin level of 4.5 g/dL, a HCT of 14%, a
WBC count of 9,100/mm3, (Normal DLC) and a platelet count of 3,72,000/
mm3. In the past he has received 2 blood transfusions for fever and acute
anemia at 18 months of age. Both parents are thalassemia carriers.
Physical examination: Temperature38.3 C, with marked pallor. CVS
Systolic ejection murmur grade II/VI at left upper sternum. Abdomen
Splenohepatomegaly is present. The Hb electrophoresis report is shown.

a. What is your diagnosis?

b. What may be the trigger for this crisis?

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Q2. A 7-year-old child is admitted for LRTI. This is his 5th episode of
severe pneumonia apart from 4 episodes of severe diarrhea in past. On
transfusing blood in view of anemia (Hb 5.5 gm%), he develops a severe
transfusion reaction. He has never received a transfusion in the past and
clerical errors of a blood group mismatch are excluded.
a. What immunological defect is most likely present?
b. What would you advise the parents of this child to prevent a recurrence
of reaction?
Q3. A 5-year-old male child is recently diagnosed as a case of acute
myeloid leukemia. He is clinically stable with a RR of 20/min, normal
blood pressure and SpO2 of 95% in room air. His blood gas is as follows:
pH7.43; PaCO234 mmHg; PaO247.6 mmHg; HCO3-24 mEq/L.
Further investigations show leucocytosis (TLC60,000/cu mm) and a
normal chest X-ray.
a. Analyze the blood gas report.
b. What step will you take to improve PaO2 in this patient?
Q4. Study the photograph of the peripheral smear provided and answer
the questions.

a. What is your diagnosis?

b. What is the drug used to treat this condition?
c. What is the first clinical evidence of improvement after starting the
therapy?

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Q5. Answer the given questions in relation to methemoglobinemia.

a. At what level of MHg is cyanosis visible?
b. What is the expected pulse oximetry saturation in such a patient?
c. Name the drug used in the treatment of this condition and give its dose
d. In which scenario is this drug contraindicated?
e. Acute methemoglobinemia is characterized by all except:
i. Cyanosis not responding to oxygen.
ii. Normal cardiopulmonary examination.
iii. Chocolate color ABG sample.
iv. Pulse oximetry SpO2 low with low PaO2
Q6. A 1-year-old male child presented with episodes of on and off fast
breathing for the past 5 months, occasionally associated with cough . He
is also having high-grade intermittent fever for last 2 weeks. Empirical
antitubercular treatment for past 3 months has had no benefit. There is
a past history of chronic otitis media with perforation and the child has
been taken to the dentist twice for loose teeth and swollen gums. On
examination, seborrheic dermatitis, pallor and hepatomegaly (5 cm
below costal margin) are the salient positive findings.
a. What is your most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the characteristic lesion found on skeletal survey?
c. What do you expect to find in the bone marrow?
d. What is the characteristic electron microscopy finding?
Q7. Study the photomicrograph and answer the question.

a. Identify the abnormality on peripheral smear.

b. Name 4 conditions where these cells can be seen.

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Q8. A 10-year-old girl, with ITP diagnosed since 6 months of age presents
with ecchymotic patch on her waist (shown in the photograph) and has
uncontrollable epistaxis. Her platelet count is 4000/mm3. Answer the
following questions.

a. Which 3 investigations would you advise in her?

b. What 4 measures either singly or in combination can be used to treat
life-threatening hemorrhage in ITP?
c. What is the indication of doing bone marrow examination in a
suspected case of ITP?
d. When do you call ITP to be chronic?
e. Give 2 drugs that cause thrombocytopenia
Q9. This 3-year-old boy develops easy bruising over the body with
hematoma formation even with minor trauma.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Which one investigation would you advice?
What is the mode of inheritance?
Which type would he be categorized as?

Q10. A 12-year-old boy is tested for sickle cell disease. His father is
known to have sickle cell trait. His lab results are as follows: Hb 10.1 g/
dl, RBC6 lacs/cu mm, MCV 65 fl, MCH21.1 pg, MCHC30 g/dl, sickle
test positive, HbS71%, HbA21.5%, HbA24.5%, HbF3%, Serum
ferritin19 mcg/l.

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a. What hemoglobinopathy does the boy have?

b. What hemoglobinopathy do you expect on testing the mother?
c. Which bacterial infections are more common in such patients?
Q11. Match the clinical diagnosis with the hematological findings.
a. Kawasaki disease
1. Splenomegaly in a 6-year-old
b. Alpha thalassemia major
2. Increased fetal Hb
c. Beta thalassemia major
3. Hyposplenism in a 6-year-old
d. Sickle cell disease
4. Thrombocytosis
e. G6PD deficiency
5. Oxidant induced red cell damage
f. Hereditary spherocytosis
6. Hydrops fetalis
Q12. A 4-year-old boy presents with severe pain in both of his legs. On
physical examination, his temperature is 37.7 C (99.8 F), blood pressure
is 108/68 mm Hg, pulse rate is 96/min, and respirations are 22/min. He
is noted to have marked pallor on his lips and palpebral conjunctiva.
Numerous purpura and petechiae are noted on his skin. There is
bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy. His spleen is palpable 3 cm below
his left costal margin. Laboratory evaluation reveals a white blood cell
count of 1600/mm3; hemoglobin, 6.1 g/dL; and platelets, 36,000/mm3.
a. What is your most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the peak age incidence of this disease and in which sex is it
more common?
c. What is the diagnostic investigation and what do you find?
d. Mention 3 poor prognostic factors for this disease.
Q13. On routine screening of a 12-month-old child, the hemoglobin was
found to be 8 gm/dl.
a. What details in a nutritional history would be important?
b. What nutritional intervention might you suggest, besides or in addition
to iron supplementation?
c. What specific instructions and plans for follow-up would you give the
parents in order to optimize iron supplementation?
Q14. Study the peripheral smear shown below and answer the following
questions.

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a. Comment on this smear on all the 3 cell lines.
b. Mention at least 3 differentials for this smear.
c. What is the diagnostic test for confirmation?
Q15. Answer the following questions.
a. What are the 3 classes of histiocytosis syndrome in children?
b. Name 2 features of each in class I histiocytosis.
i. Dermal manifestations.
ii. Endocrine problems.
iii. X-ray skeletal findings.
c. Name three biochemical abnormalities seen in class II histiocytosis.
Q16. Study the smear shown below and answer the following questions.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

What is your diagnosis based on the smear shown above?

What other test would you like to do to confirm your diagnosis?
What possible differential diagnosis can you think of?
Do you need to screen the family if your suspicion comes out positive?
Can there be skin involvement in this condition? What is it known as?

Q17. Study the smear shown below and answer the following questions.

a. Identify the abnormality shown on the peripheral smear above.

b. Name four causes for this condition?
c. Name one drug which can cause this condition?

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Q18. Study the smear shown below and answer the given questions.

a. Name type of anemia seen on this peripheral smear.

b. Enumerate 4 causes of this type of anemia.
c. What is RDW and RDW is increased in which of these anemias?
Q19. Study the smear below and answer the given questions.

a. What are your findings on this smear?

b. What is the mutational change that leads to this?
c. Which viral infection posseses a unique threat for patients with this
disease?

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Q20. Study the smear below and answer the given questions.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What are your findings on this smear?

What is your most probable diagnosis?
Name four diseases in which this condition can occur.
An increased association with which viral infection has been associated
with this condition?

Q21. Study the smear below and answer the given questions.

a. What are your findings on this smear?

b. What is the average half-life of neutrophil in circulation?
c. Mention 3 drugs that can cause neutropenia.

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Q22. A 3-month-old male child presented with diarrhea and ear discharge
from the both ears for the last 15 days. Child is on exclusive breast milk.
Since diarrhea he has lost 1 kg weight and his current weight is 3.5 kg.
He was given BCG and hepatitis B at birth, BCG left no scar mark. Rest
of the history including birth history is normal. On examination, he has
mucocutaneous candidiasis and multiple pyaemic abscesses all over the
body along with a eczematous rash at abdomen. There is mild
hepatosplenomegaly and there are no other findings. His initial
investigations revealed lymphopenia (<2000) and low IgA levels. His
antibody levels against HBSAg (after 2 doses) are absent. On CT scan
examination, he was found to have a very small thymus (< 1 gm) and
very underdeveloped tonsils and adenoid tissue.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the specific treatment, if any?
c. What special precaution should be taken if the infant requires
transfusion of a blood product and why?
Q23. A 2-month-old previously healthy full term female infant presents
with fever, lethargy and poor feeding for 12 hours. Family history reveals
that a male sibling died suddenly at the age of two months, prior to the
birth of this child. There is h/o delayed cord fall. Physical examination
reveals a lethargic child with RR70/m, HR185/m, BPmean 25 mmHg,
T39.5C and poor peripheral perfusion. Chest reveals retractions.
Abdomen is soft and lab results reveal Hb of 9.8 gm, TLC 65000 (P-90%)
and platelet count 1.4 lacs. P/S is normal and no organomegaly.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What common infections are expected in these cases?
c. What is the treatment of choice?
Q24. Match the following.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Disease

Deficiencies

Lupus-like syndrome
Recurrent neisserial infections
Severe recurrent pneumococcal infection
Fatal meningococcal infections in males
Non-pitting edema

1.
2.
3.
4.
5

C5, 6, 7, 8, 9
C3
C1Q
C1 inhibitor
Properdin

Q25. Answer the following questions on thrombotic thrombocytopenic

purpura (TTP).
a. Give the characteristic pentad of TTP.
b. What is the etiology of familial TTP?
c. What treatment strategy is most suitable for TTP?
d. What cells do you see on peripheral smear in this case?

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Q26. A bone marrow aspirate of a 18-month-old child with features of
delayed milestones, muscle hypertonia, recurrent aspiration pneumonia
and hepatosplenomegaly is shown above.

a. Describe the findings seen on the smear.

b. Give 2 clinical differential diagnoses for this.
c. What management strategy is advised in such a case?
Q27. Study the smear shown below and answer the given questions.

a. Describe platelet satellitism.

b. What is its clinical significance?
c. How do you take care of such a situation?
Q28. Answer the following questions.
a. What is the effect on PT and PTT in hemophilia A?
b. Calculate the dose of factor VIII required, to increase factor VIII levels
by 50%, in a child weighing 10 kg
c. Give the other name for hemophilia C.
d. Give 2 examples of gene therapy being tried for hemophilia.

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Q29. A 5-year-old child presented with pallor and cutaneous markers at

the back with an abnormal skeletal profile. Peripheral smear was
consistent with macrocytic anemia and pancytopenia.

a. What is the most probable diagnosis?

b. Name the cutaneous marker.
c. What malignancies are expected in this patient?
Q30. A previously asymptomatic 5-year-old girl is referred with an
abdominal mass found by her mother as she was undressing her. On
examination, a mass arising from right renal angle is noted which extends
medially almost up to midline and inferiorly 10 cm. Her BP is
160/110 mm Hg. Investigations show normal plasma urea, creatinine and
electrolytes. Urine examination reveals hematuria but culture is sterile.
a. Give the 2 most likely differential diagnoses?
b. What is the mechanism of raised blood pressure?
c. For each diagnosis give one site where metastases might be commonly
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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Hb H/Hb CS disease with hemolytic crisis.
b. Preceding viral infections.
A 2:
a. Selective IgA deficiency.
b. Avoid blood products and immunoglobulin preparations (Use product
that has been depleted of IgA).
A 3:
a. Pseudohypoxemia due to oxygen consumption by high TLC.
b. Analyze sample immediately after drawing or send the sample on ice.
A 4:
a. Iron deficiency anemia.
b. Iron at 4-6 mg/kg/day (elemental).
c. Subjective improvement, decreased irritability and increased apetite
within 12-24 hours.
A 5:
a. Methemoglobin level > 15%.
b. 85%.
c. Injection methylene blue 1-2 mg/kg IV. Daily vitamin C 200-500 mg in
divided doses also used (but not for toxic methemoglobinemia).
d. G6PD deficiency.
e. Oxygen saturation will be low but the arterial blood gas will show a
normal or high PaO2 (if receiving oxygen therapy).
A 6:
a. Histiocytosis.
b. Lytic lesions in bone.
c. Histiocytes.
d. Birbeck granules on electron microscopy.
A 7:
a. Target cell.
b. Thalassemia.
HemoglobinopathiesHb AC or CC, Hb SS, SC, S-thal.
Liver disease.
Postsplenectomy or hyposplenic states.
Severe iron deficiency.
HbE (hetro and homozygous).
LCAT deficiency.
Abetalipoprotenemia.

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A 8:
a. ANA, ds DNA, HIV, serum immunoglobulin.
b. Platelet transfusion.
Methyl prednisolone500 mg/m2 IV /day 3 days.
IV IG 0.8-1.0 gm/kg.
Anti-D therapy for Rh positive patients.
Emergency splenectomy.
c. Indications for bone marrow aspirations include an abnormal WBC
count or differential or unexplained anemia as well as finding
suggestive of bone marrow disease on history and physical examination.
d. When thrombocytopenia persists for more than 6 months.
e. Valproic acid, phenytoin, sulfonamides, cotrimoxazole.
A 9:
a. Hemophilia A or B.
b. PTT increased.
c. X- linked recessive.
d. Moderate:
Severe: <1% activity of specific clotting factor and spontaneous
bleeding
Moderate: 1-5%; require mild trauma to induce bleeding
Mild: >5%; require significant trauma to cause bleeding.
A 10:
a. Sickle cell beta + thalassemia.
b. Beta + thalassemia.
c. Streptococcus pneumoniae, H. inf type B.
A 11:
a. Kawasaki disease
b. Alpha thalassemia major
c. Beta thalassemia major
d. Sickle cell disease
e. G6PD deficiency
f. Hereditary spherocytosis

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Thrombocytosis
Hydrops fetalis
Increased fetal Hb
Hyposplenism in a 6-year-old
Oxidant induced red cell damage
Splenomegaly in a 6-year-old

A 12:
a. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
b. 2-6 years; more common in boys than girls at all ages.
c. ALL is diagnosed by a bone marrow evaluation that demonstrates
>25% of the bone marrow cells as a homogeneous population of
lymphoblasts.
d. Age <1 year or >10 years at diagnosis
Leukocyte count of >100,000/mm3 at diagnosis
Slow response to initial therapy
Chromosomal abnormalities, including hypodiploidy, the
philadelphia chromosome, and MLL gene rearrangements and
translocations [t(1:19) or t(4;11)]
CNS involvement at presentation.

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A 13:
a. This represents an example of iron-deficiency anemia. The history
should include details of birth (prematurity, excessive blood loss from
placenta) and diet (amount of milk intake, food containing iron).
b. Limit the amount of milk in the diet and increase the amount of iron
containing food (cereals).
c. To continue iron supplementation for six months. Repeat Hb levels after
a month.
A 14:
a. Microcytic Hypochromic anemia with few target cells and tear drop
cells. WBC and platelets appear normal.
b. Iron deficiency anemia; thalassemia; sideroblastic anemia, lead
poisoning.
c. Serum iron/TIBC
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
Bone marrow study.
A 15:
a. Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Infection associated hemophagocytic syndrome.
b i. Malignant histiocytosis
Acute monocytic leukemia
Seborrheic dermatitis/petechia:
ii. Hypothalamic involvement/pituitary dysfunctiondiabetes
insipidus/primary hypothyroidism.
iii. Osteolytic lesion in bones with no evidence of reactive new bone
formation/fractures/vertebral collapse/floating teeth.
c. Hyperlipidemia, hypofibrinogenimia, elevated liver enzymes, extremely
elevated circulating interlukin 2 receptors.
A 16:
a. Acute leukemia.
b. Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy.
c. ALL and AML.
d. No.
e. Yes; chloroma.

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Characteristic

Myeloblast

Lymphoblast

Size
Cytoplasm
Auer rods
Nuclear chromatin
Nucleoli

Larger
Moderate
May be present
Fine
Prominent, 1-4

Smaller
Scanty
Absent
Coarse
Indistinct

A 17:
a. Macrocytic anemia.
b. Folic acid deficiency (nutritional).
Vitamin B12 deficiency (nutritional).
Pernicious anemia.
Malabsorption disorders.
Surgical resection of bowel.
c. Anticonvulsantsphenytoin, phenobarbitone
Antifolatemethorexate, pryrimethamine.
A 18:
a. Microcytic hypochromic anemia.
b. Iron-deficiency anemia, thalassemia, lead poisoning, sideroblastic
anemia.
c. RDW is red cell distribution width and RDW is increased in irondeficiency anemia.
A 19:
a. Sickle cell anemia.
b. Hemoglobin S (Hb S) is the result of a single base pair change, thymine
for adenine, at the 6th codon of the -globin gene. This change encodes
valine instead of glutamine in the 6th position in the -globin molecule.
c. Human parvovirus B19.
A 20:
a. Blasts seenmost likely lymphoblasts.
b. ALL.
c. Down syndrome, Bloom syndrome, ataxia-telangiectasia, and Fanconis
syndrome.
d. Epstein-Barr viral infections.
A 21:
a. Band cellImmature neutrophil.
b. 6 hours.
c. Phenothiazines, sulfonamides, anticonvulsants, penicillins,
aminopyrine.

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A 22:
a. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID).
b. Bone marrow transplant before 3 months of life.
c. Give irradiated blood products to prevent GVHD.
A 23:
a. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency.
b. Staphylococcus aureus, E.coli , Candida and Aspergillus.
c. Early allogenic bone marrow transplantation.
A 24:

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Disease

Deficiencies

Lupus-like syndrome
Recurrent neisserial infections
Severe recurrent pneumococcal infection
Fatal meningococcal infections in males
Nonpitting edema

C1 Q
C5, 6, 7, 8, 9 C3
C3
Properdin
C1 inhibitor

A 25:
a. Pentad:
i. Thrombocytopenia
ii. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
iii. Neurological abnormalities
iv. Renal dysfunction
v. Fever.
b. Congenital deficiency of metalloproteinase can result in familial TTP.
c. Plasmapheresis. (Corticosteroids and splenectomy reserved for
refractory cases).
d. Morphologically abnormal RBC with schistocytes, spherocytes, helmet
cells and increased reticulocyte count in association with
thrombocytopenia.
A 26:
a. Two macrophages are shown which have a fibrillar, crumpled
appearing cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei, consistent with Gaucher
cells. The other hematopoietic elements present are normal.
b. Niemann Pick disease, MPS, granulocytic leukemia and myeloma.
c. Enzyme replacement (acid beta glucosidase) 60 units/kg, IV on alternate week and then monthly maintenance, bone marrow transplant.
A 27:
a. Platelet satellitism: Platelet clustering around neutrophils in the
presence of EDTA.
b. Pseudothrombocytopenia.
c. Repeat platelet count in citrate sample.

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A 28:
a. PTnormal ; PTTincreased.
b. 250 units.
c. von Willibrand disease.
d. Adeno associated virus (AAV), plasmid infection in fibroblasts,
retroviruses.
A 29:
a. Fanconi anemia.
b. Caf au lait spot.
c. Acute leukemia.
A 30:
a. Wilms tumour and neuroblastoma.
b. Wilms tumourrenal ischemia.
Neuroblastomaincreased catecholamines secretion.
c. Wilms tumourlungs.
Neuroblastomalong bones.

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QUESTIONS

Q1. Answer the following questions on malaria.

a. Define drug sensitive malaria.
b. What are the grades of resistance?
c. What are the indications for use of primaquine in the treatment of
malaria?
Q2. A 15-year-old female presents with fever for past 24 hours. Fever is
high grade associated with sweating and loose motions (10 large, watery
stools over past 6 hours). For past 2 hours patient is complaining of
giddiness. 5 days back (prior to fever) patient had her menses which were
of normal duration and normal blood loss. On examinationToxic
looking, drowsy with Glasgow coma scale of 10. Blood pressure systolic
70 mm Hg, pulse rate 140/min, capillary fill time 4 seconds, RR30/min.
There is diffuse erythematous macular rash (sun burn like) all over body.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the first step in management other than airway and breathing?
c. What class (targeting particular bacteria) of antibiotic you would like
to give to this patient?
d. Name common predisposing factor which can cause above mentioned
disease.
e. Intravenous immunoglobulin has no role to play in the above
mentioned disease at any level: (Write true/false).
Q3. Study this picture of a 8-month-old infant who developed a rash
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a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the causative organism?
c. Name two situations where infection with this organism may be life
threatening.
Q4. A one-year-old child presented with fever, barking cough and
breathing difficulties. Initially child was having only running nose. O/E:
Tachypnea, stridor, subcostal retractions and intercostal retractions.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. What is the usual etiological agent?
c. Which X-ray sign is diagnostic of this condition?
Q5. This 8-day-old female baby (shown in photograph) was brought to
PHC with complaints of progressive difficulty in feeding, crying
excessively and seizures. Parents of baby were 2nd degree cousins and
laborers by occupation. Mother had not received any antenatal care. Baby
was born at home, had moderate cry, and was well till day-8. On
examination: HR140/min; RR42/min; AFat level; suturesnormal.
ToneIncreased in all 4 limbs with neck retraction, intermittent seizures,
worsening with stimulus.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

What is the diagnosis of this baby?

What is the treatment?
What is the usual cause of death in this condition?
What are the various types of this disease?
Excision of umbilical stump is recommended in this case (state true/
false).

Q6. During a prenatal visit, an HIV seropositive woman asks you about
the advisability of breast-feeding.
a. How would you counsel her if she is from educated, well to do family
from an urban area like Delhi?
b. If she is uneducated and poor from rural India?
c. How your advice would differ, if at all, she was HbsAg +ve positive
instead?

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Q7. A 7-year-old male presents with headache, fever and vomiting for
past 24 hours. Fever is high grade associated with sweating. For past 2
hours patient is complaining of uneasiness, headache and vomiting. On
examinationToxic looking, drowsy with Glasgow coma scale of 8. Blood
pressure systolic50 mm Hg, pulse rate 140/min, capillary fill time
4 seconds, RR30/min. There is rash (petechial) over abdomen and limbs.

a. What is the most probable diagnosis?

b. What is the first step in management other than airway and breathing?
c. What class (targeting particular bacteria) of antibiotic you would like
to give to this patient?
d. What drug you would like to give in dopamine refractory shock?
Q8. When the mother is HIV positive:
a. What is the percentage of transmission of HIV through breast milk?
b. What should the mother be appraised of, if she chooses to breast feed
her baby?
c. What are the methods by which breast milk can be processed to reduce
chances of transmission?
d. What criteria should be taken into account if mother wants to feed the
baby with formula milk?
Q9. Study the two pictures shown below and answer the following
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a. Outline the treatment for this condition.
b. List 4 complications of this condition.
c. Any medications you would advise for his 5 years old elder sister and
his mother who is 2 months pregnant?
Q10. A primigravida mother who had a history of fever with vesiculopustular rash during second trimester of pregnancy gives birth to a IUGR
baby having cicatricial skin lesions and hypoplasia of certain fingers and
toes. Neuroimaging of this baby revealed cortical atrophy with
ventriculomegaly.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. List 3 clinical features of this condition.
c. What percentage of fetus may get infected if a pregnant lady gets this
infection in early pregnancy?
Q11. A 3-year-old female child is a newly diagnosed case of HIV. Write
down the prescription (names only) for this patient with protease
inhibitor based regimens keeping in mind her latest investigations, which
are; CD4 cell count is 70/mm3 and the percentage of this is <15% of total
lymphocytes. Her Hb is 9.2 gm%, platelets are 1.6 lacs/mm3 and normal
LFT.
Q12. A 5-year-old child has sustained a bleeding injury on left leg due
to exposure to the paws of a clinically rabid dog. There was definitely
no bite or saliva contamination of the wound.
a. What class of bite (injury) is this?
b. How would you manage this patient?
Q 13. A 5-year-old male child is brought to ER with fever, edema of left
eyelid, redness and proptosis. There is severe pain on touching the area.
There is a history of penetrating lid trauma 6 hours back while playing.
The child is also diabetic and on regular insulin therapy.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. Mention two most likely causative organisms.
c. Mention three complications of this entity.
Q 14. A 3-year-old boy presented with failure to thrive. The child was
apparently asymptomatic for the first two years of life. He began to have
diarrhea with light colored stools. Although stool examinations were
performed, it was unclear what the report is. The child was placed on a
high protein, high calorie diet with vitamins and supplements. However,
he showed very little improvement over a 4 month period. Barium exam
showed large dilated loops of hypotonic bowel, the child was admitted
with a suspicion of celiac disease. Stool examination shows a flagellated
protozoan parasite, which on staining shows a characteristic smiley
face symbols.
a. Identify the condition.
b. What is the best possible diagnostic test?
c. How do you treat this condition?

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Q15. A 8-year-old child resident of Delhi is admitted with fever for last
5-6 days, loss of appetite for 6 days and hepatosplenomegaly. His
peripheral smear is shown below.

a. Identify the picture (name the form of parasite).

b. Name the culture media used for growth of this parasite.
c. Name the drugs used to treat resistant cases infected with this parasite.
Q16. A pregnant lady found to be HBsAg positive, gives birth to a term
baby.
a. What is the risk of the baby getting hepatitis B infection?
b. How do you protect the baby?
c. Is there a possibility for the baby to be infected in spite of proper
management?
d. What is the prognosis in the infected newborns?
Q17. A 7-year-old boy presented with 4 weeks history of high grade fever,
fatigue, weight loss and was found to have a grossly enlarged relatively
non tender liver 4 cm below costal margin and spleen 6 cm but no
lymphadenopathy. His Hb was 4 gm%, TLC was 3500 cells/mm3 and
platelet counts of 56,000 mm3. A bone marrow aspiration was done and
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a. Describe the findings on smear and give the diagnosis.
b. Name the first line drug for the condition. Write the dose, route of
administration and duration.
c. Name two other drugs for this condition.
Q18. A 7-year-old boy, resident of UP comes home from school daily by
walking through a paddy field. Near his home are found many stray cattle
and other wild animals like pigs. Two days ago he developed high grade
fever, headache and vomiting. Ten hours later he developed multiple
seizures and became unconscious. On examination, there is no pallor,
he is febrile, comatose and has generalized hypertonia and a left
hemiparesis. There are no signs of meningeal irritation. There is no
hepatosplenomegaly. He has received all childhood immunizations
appropriate for his age. There is history of similar cases in the area in
the preceding two weeks.
a. What is the likely clinical diagnosis?
b. How is this disease transmitted?
c. What are the methods to confirm the diagnosis?
d. What is the test of choice?
Q19. A 5-year-old male child presents with fever for past 10 days. Fever
is high grade, continuous in nature without chills and rigor. There are
no associated loose motions, vomiting, headache, photophobia, cough,
cold or rash. On examination child is conscious, febrile, normotensive
with conjunctival congestion but no discharge. Two cervical lymph nodes
(Right sided) are palpable, approximately 2 cm each. There is
desquamation of the skin around the fingers. There is no
hepatosplenomegaly. Rest of systemic examination is normal.
a. What is your most probable diagnosis?
b. Name one characteristic feature that can be found in complete blood
counts.
c. In what percentage of cases does the acute illness tend to recur?
d. What drug (drug of choice ) you would like to give to this patient?
Q 20. A 14-year-old female child complains of pain in abdomen for past
10 days. She has also developed vomiting and loose motions for past 4
days. She also has weakness of both lower limbs and is unable to walk
past 24 hours. On examinationshe is hypertensive, with a HR 142/min.
CNS examination reveals diminished tone in both her lower limbs with
power grade 2. Deep tendon reflexes are not elicitable.
a. Give 2 differential diagnoses for this condition.
b. Investigations revealed serum Na + 110 mEq/L, K + 4 mEq/L,
SGPT37 U/L.
She is passing high colored urine What is the probable diagnosis?
c. Suggest one investigation for diagnosis.
d. Suggest the appropriate treatment.

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Q21. A male child aged 13-month-old presented with loose motions for
5 days. On 2nd day of loose motions, he passed blood along with stools.
On the 4th day of illness loose motions stopped but he also developed
decreased urine output. He became irritable, and had one episode of
abnormal movements with altered sensorium 1 hour back. Parents were
giving ORS for past 3 days. Weaning was started 3 months back. On
examinationthe child is pale, and also has petechiae, hepatomegaly,
tachypnea and edema. His BP is 100/60 mm Hg. There is mild acidosis
on ABG.
a. Name two differential diagnoses.
b. Name 3 electrolyte disturbances that can be associated with the illness.
c. What would be your management plan?
Q22. A 12-year-old male presented with pain in abdomen for past 8 days
(acute intermittent, periumbilical). He also developed swelling over the
scrotum 6 days back which subsided within 24 hours. During the past
2 days, he has developed pain over right wrist and swelling of the right
knee. He also developed rash over both lower legs and gluteal region.
This morning his stools were bright red. Abdominal palpation reveals
generalized tenderness and the right lower quadrant is empty.

a. What is your most probable diagnoses?

b. X-ray abdomen is shown above What complication has the patient

developed?

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c. What is the definitive medical treatment (specific for disease other

than blood/resuscitative fluid)?
Q23. A 4-year-old female child presented with gradually increasing
difficulty in breathing with cough and fever for past 10 hours. She had
one episode of hemoptysis and 1-2 episodes of malena 24 hours back.
On examination, she is pale, HR162/min and RR50/min. Examination
of respiratory system shows bilateral wheezing. Blood investigations
showed microcytic hypochromic anemia with reticulocytosis. Serum iron
was found to be low.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. What is the diagnostic investigation with findings?
c. Which cardiac condition can resemble such symptomatology?
Q24. Match the appropriate antidote to its corresponding drug overdose.
a. Desferoxamine
1. Acetaminophen
b. N-Acetyl cysteine
2. Benzodiazepine
c. Pyridoxine
3. Nitrates/methemoglobinemia
d. Vitamin K
4. Isoniazid
e. BAL
5. Heavy metals (mercury, gold, arsenic)
f. Methylene blue
6. Organophosphate
g. Atropine
7. Iron
h. Flumazenil
8. Coumarin
Q25. Study the given CT scan of head.

Answer questions based on CT head shown above

a. What does this CT scan head reveal?
b. What is the likely diagnosis?
c. Name the drugs used in medical management of this condition.
d. What are the indications for surgical interventions in such a case?

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Q26. Answer the questions based on the picture shown below. This child
was systemically unwell with fever.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. Name two causes for this condition.
c. What sites are commonly affected in this condition?

Q27. A 5-year-old male child residing in an overcrowded slum, presents

with itchy lesions in the groins, male genitalia and between the buttocks.
a. Spot the diagnosis and name the etiological agent.
b. What is the treatment for this condition?
Q28. A 7-year-old male child presented with sudden onset explosive
watery diarrhea with abdominal distension, flatulence and epigastric
cramps without any blood or mucus in the stool. Stool examination of
this child is shown below.

a. What is the diagnosis?

b. What would be the schedule for stool microscopic examination for this
condition?
c. Name two other modalities of diagnosis other than stool microscopy.
d. What are the drugs used in treatment? (At least 3).

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Q 29. A 18-year-old student presents to OPD with 10 days history of

fever, sore throat, malaise, and a rash that developed today. Fever was
initially low grade but rose to 103F (39.4C) 4 days ago. She has
worsening sore throat and difficulty swallowing solid foods but she is
drinking well. She denies emesis, diarrhea, or sick contacts.
On examination, there is a diffuse morbilliform rash over the body. She
appears tired but in no distress. Her temperature is 102.2F (39C). She
has mild supraorbital edema, bilaterally enlarged tonsils that are coated
with a shaggy gray exudate; a few petechiae on the palate and uvula;
bilateral posterior cervical lymphadenopathy; and a spleen that is
palpable 3 cm below the costal margin. Laboratory data include a white
blood cell (WBC) count of 17,000 cells/mm3 with 50% lymphocytes, 15%
atypical lymphocytes, and platelet count of 100,000/mm3.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the best tool to quickly confirm this diagnosis?
c. What is the best management for this condition?
d. What is the expected course of this condition?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Sensitive to drugs if clearance of asexual parasitemia by day 6 from
initiation of treatment without subsequent recrudescence until day 28.
b. Resistance to drugs: R1, R2, R3.
R1Clearance of asexual parasitemia for at least 2 consecutive days,
latest by day 6, after initiation of treatment, followed by recrudescence
within day 28.
R2Marked reduction of asexual parasitemia to less than 25% of
pretreatment counts within 48 hours of initiation of treatment, but with
no subsequent disappearance of asexual parasitemia ( positive on day
6 after initiation of treatment).
R3Modest reduction (not < 25%), no change or increase in asexual
parasitemia during first 48 hours following implementation of treatment
and no subsequent clearance of asexual parasitemia.
c. Primaquine is used as a gametocidal agent for P. falciparum0.75 mg/
kg single dose and in P. vivax to prevent recrudescence at a dose of
0.25 mg/kg/day for 5 days.
A 2:
a. Toxic shock syndrome.
b. Management of shock, fluid boluses.
c. Anti-staphylococcal drugs.
d. Use of tampoons or vaginal device.
e. False.
A 3:
a. Erythema infectiosum/fifth disease.
b. Parvovirus B 19.
c. Life threatening situations:
Aplastic crisis in hemolytic anemia
Non-immune hydrops fetalis in fetal infection.
A 4:
a. Croup.
b. Para influenza A.
c. Steeple sign (on lateral X-ray neck).
A 5:
a. Neonatal tetanus.
b. Penicillin G-1 lakh units/kg/day q 4-6 hourly IV for 10-14 days
Tetanus immunoglobulin, muscle relaxantsDiazepam, baclofen
MgSO4, midazolam
NM blockersPancuronium, vecuronium.
c. Recurrent spasms causing airway obstruction.
d. Neonatal, localized, generalized, cephalic.
e. False.

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A 6:
a. In Delhi she should refrain from breast-feeding, where safe alternatives
to breast-feeding are available. Both free and cell-associated viruses have
been detected in breast milk from HIV-infected mothers. The additional
risk for transmission through breast-feeding in women with HIV
infection before pregnancy is 14% compared with a 29% increase in
breast-feeding women who acquired HIV postnatally. This suggests that
the viremia experienced by the mother during primary infection doubles
the risk for transmission. It therefore seems reasonable for women to
substitute infant formula for breast milk if they are known to be HIVinfected.
b. In rural India, because of infectious disease and malnutrition, breastfeeding would be continued. WHO recommends that in developing
countries where other diseases (diarrhea, pneumonia, malnutrition)
substantially contribute to a high infant mortality rate, the benefit of
breast-feeding outweighs the risk for HIV transmission, and HIVinfected women in developing countries should breast-feed their infants
for the 1st 6 months of life followed by rapid weaning.
c. If HBsAg is positive, infant should receive hepatitis B immunoglobulin
and hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth (no later than 72 hours)
and hepatitis B vaccine at 6 and 14 weeks or 6 weeks and 6 months
and breast feeding should be given.
A 7:
a. Meningococcemia.
b. Management of shock, fluid boluses.
c. Ceftriaxone.
d. Steroids.
A 8:
a.

b. i.
ii.

14 % if mother acquired infection before pregnancy.

29 % increased risk if mother acquired infection during pregnancy.
Benefits of breast feeding.
Risk of transmission while breastfeeding (e.g. through cracked
nipple).
iii. To avoid mixed feeding and to rapidly wean off breast feeds by the
end of 6th month of life.
iv. Mother should be on ART while feeding.
c.
i. Pasteurized breast milk.
ii. Boiled human milk.
iii. Frozen human milk.
iv. Expressed breast milk allowed to stand and remove the lipid layer.
d. Acceptability.
Affordability.
Sustainability.
Safety and feasibility.

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A 9: Varicella
a. Symptomatic treatment with antipyretics/antihistamines/hygiene, etc.
is advised if child is healthy and is suffering from uncomplicated
varicella.
Acyclovir is started within 72 hours if child is immunosuppressed/on
steroids or on salicylates/has chronic cardiac or pulmonary disorder
or is having complicated varicella.
b. Secondary bacterial skin infections.
Encephalitis/cerebellar ataxia.
Pneumonia.
Purpura/HUS.
Nephritic syndrome/nephrotic syndrome.
Arthritis.
Myocarditis/pericarditis.
Pancreatitis/orchitis.
c. Varicella vaccine can be given for 5 years old sister within 3 to 5 days
after exposure if she has not been infected or vaccinated earlier. If
mother has not been infected or vaccinated earlier, VZIG can be given
to the mother to prevent her from getting chicken pox but she has to be
told that it may not prevent the fetus from being infected or prevent
development of total embryopathy.
A 10:
a. Congenital varicella syndrome.
b. Shortened/malformed extremities.
Zigzag scarring of skincicatrix.
Neurological defects including dysfunction of anal and urethral
sphincters.
Developmental defect of eye including Horners syndrome and
cataracts.
c. Around 25% fetus may be infected although clinically apparent disease
may be seen in about 2% of fetuses whose mother had varicella in first
20 weeks of pregnancy.
A 11:
Zidovudine.
Lamivudine.
Ritonavir/Nelfinavir.
For prophylaxis:
Azithromycin (20 mg/kg once a week or 5 mg/kg/day) for MAC
prophylaxis.
Cotrimoxazole (150 to 750 mg/m2/day in 2 divided doses).
A 12:
a. Class III bite.
b. i. Soap and running water for 10 minutes.
ii. Viricidal agent (betadine).

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iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.

Antimicrobial agent.
Tetanus toxoid if indicated.
RIG 20 U/kg locally as much as possible (class III).
Avoid suturing.
Vaccine0,3,7,14,30,90 (optional).

A 13:
a. Orbital cellulitis.
b. H. influenzae, Staph. aureus, group A beta hemolytic streptococci,
Streptococcus pneumonia and anaerobic bacteria.
c. Visual loss due to optic nerve involvement.
Cavernous sinus thrombosis.
Meningitis and brain abscess.
A 14:
a. Intestinal giardiasis.
b. Three stool examinations on alternate days detects around 90% of cases.
c. Metronidazole is the treatment of choice 5 days and others are
albendazole, furazolidine.
A 15:
a. Kala Azar (LD bodies-Amastigote form, nonflagellated form).
b. NNN media (Novy, MacNeil and Nicolle).
c. Amphotericin B, pentamidine, aminosidine, miltefosine, recombinant
INF gamma, allopurinol and adjunct splenectomy.
A 16:
a. Such a baby has a 30% chance of getting the infection. If the mother is
also HBeAg positive, the risk rises to 80-90%.
b. The baby should be given the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine within
24 hours of birth. Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) preferably should
also be given to the baby on the other thigh simultaneously. This is
then followed by 2 more doses of the vaccine at 6 and 14 weeks or at 6
weeks and 6 months of age.
c. Yes, the baby can be found to be infected in spite of proper management
if the baby has already acquired the infection in utero.
d. Once infected, 90% of the newborns become chronic carriers and 30%
of them go on to develop complications like chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis
and hepatocellular carcinoma.
A 17:
a. Leishmania donovani. Amastigote form of Leishmania donovani present
inside macrophages in the bone marrow.
b. Sodium stibogluconate IM/IV 20 mg/kg/day for 30 days.
c. Pentamidine isethionate, amphotericin B, miltefosine.
A 18:
a. Japanese encephalitis.
b. Bites of Culex mosquitoes.

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c.

i. JE IgM in CSF.
ii. 4 fold or greater rise in paired sera (acute and convalescent) through
IgM/IgG ELISA, HI, neutralization test.
iii. Detection of virus antigen or genome in tissue, blood or other body
fluid by immunochemistry, immunofluorescence or PCR.
iv. Isolation- tissue culture, infant mice.
d. IgM ELISA is the method of choice.
A 19:
a. Kawasaki disease.
b. Thrombocytosis.
c. 1-3%.
d. Intravenous immunoglobulin 2 gm/kg over 10-12 hours.
A 20:
a. GBS/Ac intermittent porphyria/hypokalemia.
b. Ac Intermittent porphyria.
c. Urine for porphobilinogen.
d. Intravenous hemin, combined with symptomatic and supportive
measures, is the treatment of choice for most acute attacks of porphyria.
Mild attacks, without severe manifestations such as paresis and
hyponatremia, may be treated initially with intravenous glucose.
A 21:
a. i) HUS ii) AGN iii) Dyselecrolytemia.
b. Hyponatremia/hypernatremia/hyperkalemia.
c. IVF (ARF regime), peritoneal dialysis.
A 22:
a. HS purpura.
b. Intussusception.
c. Steroids.
A 23:
a. Pulmonary hemosiderosis.
b. Bronchoalveolar lavage showing hemosiderin laden macrophages.
c. Mitral stenosis.
A 24:
a. Desferoxamine
b. N-Acetyl cysteine
c. Pyridoxine
d. Vitamin K
e. BAL
f. Methylene blue
g. Atropine
h. Flumazenil

Iron
Acetaminophen
Isoniazid
Coumarin
Heavy metals (mercury, gold, arsenic)
Nitrates/methemoglobinemia
Organophosphate
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A 25:
a. A ring enhancing hypodense lesion seen in left frontal region with
edema in bilateral frontal region.
b. Cerebral abscess.
c. When causative organism is unknown, a combination of vancomycin,
3rd generation cephalosporin and metronidazole is commonly used,
usually for 4-6 weeks.
d. Surgery is indicated when:
Abscess > 2.5 cm in diameter.
Gas present in abscess.
Lesion is multiloculated.
Lesion located in posterior fossa.
Presence of fungus.
A 26:
a. Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
b. Antibiotics (esp. sulfonamides) and viral infection.
c. Eyeconjunctivitis, corneal ulceration, uveitis, stomatitis with
ulceration, urethritis.
A 27:
a. Scabies and Sarcoptes scabei (Mite).
b. Application of permethrin 5% cream or 1% lindane cream or lotion to
the entire body from the neck down, with particular attention to
intensely involved areas, is standard therapy. The medication is left
on the skin for 8-12 hour. If necessary, it may be reapplied in 1 week
for another 8-12 hour period. For infants younger than 2 months,
alternative therapy includes 6% sulfur in petrolatum applied for 3
consecutive 24 hour periods.
A 28:
a. Acute symptomatic giardiasis (Asymptomatic carriage form is the most
common form).
b. At least 3 stool specimen collected on alternate days (Detection rate up
to 90%) because there is intermittent shedding of giardial cyst.
c. Microscopy of duodenal aspirate, duodenal biopsy, fecal ELISA for
antigen detection.
d. Metronidazole, albendazole, tinidazole, furazolidine and quanicrine.
A 29:
a. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection (infectious mononucleosis).
b. Assay for heterophil antibodies (Monospot).
c. Symptomatic care, avoidance of contact sports while the spleen is
enlarged (usually 1-3 months).
d. Acute illness lasts 2 to 4 weeks, with gradual recovery; splenic rupture
is a rare but potentially fatal complication. Rarely, some patients have
persistent fatigue.

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QUESTIONS

Q1. Write eight distinguishing features between gray and white matter
diseases of brain.
Q2. A 4-year-old boy is brought by the parents with history that the school
has complained that he is aggressive, cannot sit in one place, is forgetful,
restless and constantly getting into fights with his friends. At home, the
parents say that he is constantly on the move and even does not watch
the television continuously for more than a few minutes. The child had
a normal birth and developmental milestones.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. Give three cardinal features of this condition.
c. Name two treatment options.
Q3. A three-year-old male child is brought to you by the mother with the
concern that he has been having trouble running and keeping up with
his peers. She also states that he had been slow attaining other major
motor milestones like walking and climbing stairs. The child is in the
exam room sitting on the floor. You ask him to get up and he proceeds
to arise by using his arms to climb up his legs and body.

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Name the sign.

Name three conditions in which this sign can be seen.
Name three investigations in sequence of importance.
What is the mode of inheritance and the locus of abnormal gene in the
most common cause for this condition?

Q4. Parents bring a 1-year-old infant for routine evaluation. He is

thriving well and gross and fine motor milestones are normal for his age.
The parents are concerned that the child has not started speaking as yet.
A previously consulted pediatrician diagnosed the child to be autistic.
On further questioning and examination, the infant is not using
bisyllables like mama and dada. He started cooing, laughing, and
babbling at the appropriate ages, but the babbling is disappearing now.
He responds to a command with gestures. The child interacts with his
parents and asks for objects by pointing to them. He was born at
32 weeks of gestation, and required care in the NICU, during which he
received a course of antibiotics and phototherapy.
a. What is the likely diagnosis?
b. Do you agree with the diagnosis of autism? Justify your answer.
c. What is your assessment? Name two significant points in the history
that could suggest an etiology for your diagnosis.
d. What investigations will you do on the child?
Q5. A 6-year-old boy and his parents come for an evaluation of a
behavioral problem. The childs teacher insists that he needs medical
consultation because he is very disruptive in class. He keeps running
out of class and does not concentrate on his classwork. She also states
that he is careless in his work, has difficulty waiting his turn in group
situations and talks excessively. The parents feel that he is just an active
boy with a lot of curiosity. They state that he can watch TV for a long
period of time without problems and that other children have trouble
playing with him because he likes to be the leader. He is an only child.
a. Is the child normal? If not, what is he suffering from?
b. Name three clinical subtypes of this condition.
c. Name three drugs used in the management of this condition.
Q6. A 4-month-old baby is brought with delayed developmental
milestones. Clinically, the infant is alert, interacting with the examiner
and mother. Neurological examination shows the infant to be floppy with
generalized hypotonia affecting the trunk and limbs. Deep tendon jerks
are not elicited and there is CTEV of the left foot. Fasciculations are noted
on the tongue.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. Name two definitive diagnostic tests for this condition.
c. What is the mode of inheritance in this condition?
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Q7. A 4-month-old male infant, born of a consanguineous marriage to a
primigravida mother, is brought to hospital with delayed milestones and
feeding difficulty since birth. Antenatal period was uneventful, except
that the mother did not perceive strong fetal movements. There was also
history of polyhydramnios. Clinically, there is generalized hypotonia, with
absent deep tendon jerks. The testes are undescended. Rest of the
systemic examination is normal.
a. What would be the probable diagnosis?
b. Name 3 specific types of this disease.
c. What is the basic pathology causing this condition?
d. What would be the line of management for this child?
Q8. An 8-month-old infant is brought to hospital with complaints of
excessive irritability, high-grade fever, vomiting and altered sensorium
since past 18 hours. The infant had a generalized seizure 15 minutes
ago. Clinical and laboratory investigations confirm meningitis. The
microbiology lab returns the report of H. influenza meningitis on CSF.
The childs paternal grandfather, under treatment for multiple myeloma,
resides in the same house.
a. What is the prognostic significance of seizures in bacterial meningitis?
b. The commonest sequalae of bacterial meningitis is_________________.
c. What would be your advice to the childs parents regarding prevention
of spread of this disease to other members in the household?
d. Define household contact.
Q9. A 3-year-old female has been brought with history of low-grade
fever for 2 weeks with headache, lethargy and projectile vomiting. Today
she had a focal tonic-clonic seizure with loss of consciousness. She was
earlier on treatment for a heart condition. Clinically, the child is comatose,
febrile and her blood pressure is normal. A harsh pan systolic murmur
is heard best at left sternal border. Fundus examination reveals bilateral
papilledema. Reflexes are exaggerated on the left side of the body and
the left plantar reflex is extensor.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the etiological agent most likely responsible for the childs
neurological condition? What is the likely cardiac condition?
c. What investigation would confirm the neurological diagnosis?
d. What is the first line treatment?
e. Is surgery required for the neurological disorder? List the indications
for surgical intervention.
Q10. Male infant aged 7-month-old was brought with history of delayed
developmental milestones and increased precordial activity, noted since
3 months of age. Clinically, the infant had tachycardia, bounding pulses,
blood pressure 104/36 mmHg, head circumference of 51 cm, with
evidence of UMN involvement of the lower limbs. Cardiac examination
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in the midclavicular line. Heart sounds were normal and no murmur was
heard. Liver was palpable 4.5 cm below the costal margin. MR
angiography is shown below.

a. What is the most likely cause of the large head?

b. What clinical sign (not mentioned above) would give a clue to the
diagnosis?
c. Name three signs seen on plain radiograph of the skull in
hydrocephalus.
d. Name six causes of a large head.
Q11. Female neonate aged 3 days, born at home following an unbooked
pregnancy to a primigravida mother was brought to the hospital with a
mass on the back. Clinically, a reddish leaking lesion was seen on the
lumbar region. The lower limbs were hypotonic and areflexic and the
anal opening was patulous. There was a constant dribble of urine.
Response to painful stimuli could not be elicited below the level of L1.
Craniospinal MRI ruled out the presence of hydrocephalus.
a. What is the recurrence risk of this lesion in the next child? If a mother
has had two such children in the past, what is the recurrence risk?
b. Name the drug and dosage schedule required to prevent the recurrence
of this lesion in the next pregnancy.
c. The long-term neurological outlook for the neonate, in case of successful
surgery is likely to be:
i. Ambulant.
ii. Ambulant on crutches.
iii. Wheel chair bound.
iv. Bedridden.
d. Name the associated central nervous system defect which may be
present and name its components.
Q12. A two-year-old, previously asymptomatic child is rushed to the
emergency department with history of loss of consciousness and
generalized tonic, clonic seizures lasting for 2 minutes. The child had
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4 hours. Clinically, the child is drowsy, with no neck stiffness, rash, or
neurological deficit. Other than a congested throat, rest of the clinical
examination is normal.
a. What is the indication for doing a lumbar puncture in such a case?
b. For recurrent febrile seizures, which of the following have been proved
to prevent recurrence of febrile seizures: (you may select more than one
answer).
i. Antipyretics at the time of fever.
ii. Long-term phenytoin.
iii. Long-term carbamazepine.
iv. Long-term phenobarbitone.
v. Oral diazepam at the time of fever.
c. What are the diagnostic criteria for complex febrile seizures?
d. Name three factors associated with increased risk of recurrence of febrile
seizures.
Q13. A 7 -year-old girl is brought with history that she has started having
episodes of inattentiveness since 2 weeks. The episodes last 10 to
15 seconds and occur several times a day. There is no history of fall,
convulsive movements, tongue bite or bladder/bowel incontinence during
these periods.
a. What is your diagnosis?
b. Name one biochemical test to differentiate true seizure from a
pseudoseizure.
c. Name one maneuver that is likely to precipitate the episode.
d. What is the characteristic EEG finding in this disorder?
Q14. A 6-year-old boy is brought by his parents with the history that
since the past six months, the child has undergone a marked behavioural
change, with inattention, irritability, poor attention span and loss of
scholastic skills. In addition, the child has stopped talking and is barely
able to communicate his needs with gestures. The child was diagnosed
as having autism by a doctor. Three months back, the child started
having falls, which caused injuries to his face and hands, and in the past
one week, has had two generalized tonic clonic seizures. Clinically, there
is no nutritional or clinical abnormality noted on examination. MRI of
the brain is normal.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the diagnostic test for this condition?
c. What is the drug of choice for this condition?
d. What other medications can be used?
Q15. A 10-year-old girl is brought with history of gradual loss of interest
in studies, psychological withdrawal, irritability, and episodes of
abnormal behaviour starting about 8 months back. Treatment from
various doctors and faith healers failed to provide any relief and the child
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limbs and trunk. These became so frequent over the past three months
and now the child is completely bedridden. Clinically, the child is
afebrile, normotensive, with no pallor, jaundice or cutaneous bleed. She
does not respond to verbal commands. No apparent cranial nerve deficit
is seen. There are involuntary movements in the form of myoclonic jerks
of the trunk. Tone is increased in all four limbs (lead pipe rigidity) and
deep tendon reflexs are poorly elicited.
a. What is the likely diagnosis.
b. Name three diagnostic tests for the condition.
c. What treatment options have been studied in this condition?
Q16. A male infant aged 18-month-old is brought with history of
regression of milestones and generalized seizures since the age of 1 year.
The infant was well till one year of age but is now losing milestones in
all sectors of development. Birth history is normal and there has been
no major illness prior to one year of age. Clinically, the infant is irritable,
resists handling, is pale, with few petechial spots on the abdomen and
limbs. The liver is enlarged 12 cm below the costal margin and the spleen
6 cm below the costal margin. Neurologically, there is no focal deficit.
Hearing, vision, fundus examination are normal. A bone marrow
examination shows the presence of PAS positive staining cells.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. Other than bone marrow examination, what is the diagnostic modality?
c. What is the possible treatment and definitive cure?
Q17. A 4-year-old girl from Gorakhpur (Eastern UP) is brought with
high-grade fever with headache of 5 days duration and altered sensorium
since 2 days. Several other cases have been reported from her
neighborhood recently. Since this morning, the child has had three
generalized tonic clonic seizures. Clinically, the child is febrile,
normotensive and has mild pallor. Neurological examination reveals
bilateral sixth nerve palsy, dystonia and a coarse tremor of both upper
limbs.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. Name the main transmitter of this disease to man.
c. How will you reach a diagnosis of the etiology?
d. What is the preventive measure?
Q18. A 12-year-old boy is brought with history of progressive slurring of
speech and frequent falls and clumsiness since the past 8 months. There
is history of jaundice 2 years ago, that lasted for 2 months. Clinically, the
child is pale, with hepatomegaly (5 cm below the costal margin). There
is no jaundice or cutaneous bleed. Neurological examination shows
presence of dystonia, intention tremor and dysarthria. Other systems are
normal. Examination of his asymptomatic younger sister who is 6 years
old, reveals hepatomegaly of 4 cm, without jaundice.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
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c. What is the test to confirm the diagnosis?
d. Name two ocular findings in this disease.
e. Name the drug and dosage used in this disease.
Q19. A mother brings her 14-month-male infant with history of regression
of all milestones since the past two months, following a diarrheal illness.
The infant is exclusively milk fed, both from the breast and cows milk.
Clinically, the infant is conscious, pale, plump, and has sparse brownish
scalp hair. Cranial nerves are normal. There is a coarse tremor of the
upper and lower limbs, which disappears during sleep and a bleating
cry. There is mild spasticity of all four limbs and plantars are upgoing.
The MRI shows cortical atrophy.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. What is the likely peripheral smear finding?
c. What is the treatment?

Q20. 13-year-old girl is brought with history of weakness of both the lower
limbs since 3 days. Initially mild, the weakness has progressed over the
past three days and the child is unable to take even a few steps and is
completely bedridden. There is history of diarrhea about a month back.
Clinically, the child has weakness of the lower limbs and trunk with
areflexia. There is no sensory deficit but the calves and thighs are tender.
Upper limbs and cranial nerves are normal.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the diagnostic test for the disorder? What are the findings (give
criteria).
c. What is the drug of choice and what are the indications for its use?
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Q21. A 14-year-old boy has sustained injury to the neck due to a diving
accident in the swimming pool. He is breathing on his own but cannot
move or feel his arms or legs.
a. What is the recommended maneuver for opening the airway in neck
injuries?
b. X-ray of the cervical spine shows no bony injury. Is it still possible for
the child to have a spinal cord injury? Name the condition, its incidence
and mode of diagnosis.
c. What is the emergency drug treatment that can be offered to this child?
Q22. A nine-month-old boy is taken to the Primary Health Centre for a
checkup and routine immunization. By mistake, the nurse gives the
infant 5 ml (500,000 units) of vitamin A. One week later, the infant is
brought back with features of vomiting and irritability. There is no
history of fever or alteration in level of consciousness. Clinically, the
physician finds a conscious infant with normal vitals, with a bulging
fontanel and widening of sutures. There is no focal neurological deficit
and rest of the examination is essentially normal.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What findings do you expect the CSF to show?
c. Name three drugs that can lead to a similar clinical situation.
d. Name one complication of this disease.
Q23. A previously well, 3-year-old girl comes with history of sudden
onset of unsteadiness while walking since 4 days. Initially, the complaint
was mild but now the child is unable to walk and is reluctant to sit up in
bed. There is history of fever with a rash about 2 weeks back. Clinically,
the child is afebrile, normotensive, and has no neck stiffness or features
of raised intracranial pressure. The cranial nerves are normal. The child
has truncal ataxia. Tone is diminished in all the four limbs and there is
nystagmus with fast component to the right, with past pointing, and
dysarthria.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. Is there a role of CSF examination in this child? What findings do you
expect?
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Q24. This 7-year-old girl was brought with history of delayed
developmental milestones and generalized seizures. As an infant she
had had myoclonic seizures.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the diagnosis? What are the lesions on the face?

Name three other types of skin lesions seen in this condition.
What is the inheritance?
Name three organ systems other than skin and brain that may be
affected.

Q25. Study the image of the 10-year-old child and answer the questions.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Name the lesion and the syndrome that it forms a part of.
What are the neurological morbidities of this syndrome (Name three).
What is the ocular complication that can accompany?
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Q26. A 2-year-old child is brought by the mother with history of poor

development of speech. The child plays with his toys but not with other
children. He also does not respond to her calls. On examination, the motor
system, sensory system, hearing and vision are normal. The child is able
to say a few words. He does not interact with the examiner.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What are the three characteristic features of this condition?
c. Which part of the brain is affected in this condition?
d. What is the scale used to assess this condition?
Q27. Match the following.
1. Chorea
A. Rhythmic, oscillatory movement caused by
simultaneous contractions of antagonistic muscles
2. Athetosis
B. Brief flexion contraction of a muscle group, resulting
in a sudden jerk
3. Dystonia
C. Rapid, unsustained, irregular, purposeless,
nonpatterned movement
4. Tremor
D. Slow, coarse, writhing movement that is more
pronounced in the distal muscles
5. Myoclonus E. Sustained, slow, twisting motion that may progress
to a fixed posture and can be activated by repetitive
movement
Q 28. Study the plain CT scan film of a breastfed 3-month-old infant
who was brought to the hospital with history of left-sided focal seizures.

a. What is the CT scan finding suggestive of and what is the most probable
diagnosis?
b. How would you confirm the etiological diagnosis? Name three tests.
c. What is the preventive measure for this condition?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
Gray matter disease

White matter disease

Dementia: Early
Seizures: Early prominent
Disturbed tone, gait, reflexes : Uncommon late
Basal ganglia signs symptoms: Present
Retinitis pigmentosa: May be present
MRI: Cortical atrophy, basal ganglia disease

Late
Late
Most prominent feature
Absent
Absent
Good yield for white
matter disease
Normal
Abnormal

ERG : May be abnormal

VER/BERA: Normal

A 2:
a. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
b. Inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
c. Medications (methyl phenidate, amphetamines, fluoxitine,
atomoxitine)
Behavior therapy.
A 3:
a. Gowers sign.
b. Duchenne muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy type III, limb
girdle dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy, myopathy.
c. Dystrophin gene study, electromyograph/Nerve conduction velocity,
Creatinine phosphokinase levels.
d. X-linked recessive/Xp 21 ( for DMD).
A 4:
a. Hearing loss.
b. No. The child is interacting with parents, pointing at objects.
c. The infant has hearing loss. The significant points in the history include
the antibiotics received (aminoglycosides), and bilirubin-induced brain
injury. Other factors could be meningitis, prematurity, excessive noise
in NICU (not mentioned in question).
d. Play audiometry, BERA, impedence audiometry.
A 5:
a. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
b. i. Attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder, predominantly
inattentive type.
ii. Attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder, predominantly
hyperactive-impulsive type.
ii. Attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder, combined type.
c. Methyl phenidate, amphetamines, fluoxitine, atomoxitine.

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A 6:
a. Spinal muscular atrophy type I (Werdnig Hoffman disease).
b. Electromyography, muscle biopsy, genetic analysis for SMN gene.
c. Autosomal recessive.
d. Type Isevere infantile form (Werdnig Hoffman disease).
Type IIlate infantile and more slowly progressive.
Type IIIchronic or juvenile form ( Kugelberg Welander disease).
Type 0severe fetal form; usually lethal in utero.
A 7:
a. Congenital myopathy.
b. Myotubular myopathy.
Nemaline rod myopathy.
Central core disease.
c. Maturational arrest of fetal muscle during myotubular stage of
development.
d. i) Confirm the disease, ii) Physiotherapy, iii) NG feeds, iv) Genetic
counseling.
A 8:
a. Prognosis related to generalized seizure depends upon time of onset
and duration. Seizures persisting after 4 days into the course of
meningitis and which are difficult to treat have poor neurological
prognosis.
b. Sensorineural hearing loss.
c. Rifampicin prophylaxis for family members @ 20 mg/kg (max 600 mg)
once daily for 4 days for all household members.
d. Household contact: A household contact is one who lives in the
residence of the index case or who has spent a minimum of 4 hours
with the index case for at least 5 of the 7 days preceding the patients
hospitalization.
A 9:
a. Cerebral abscess (right sided).
b. Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A, B) S. milleri, S. pneumonia, S. fecalis.
Cyanotic heart disease with right to left shunt.
c. Contrast CT scan or MRI head.
d. In the presence of cyanotic congenital heart disease: ampicillin +
sulbactam with or without metronidazole + 3rd generation
cephalosporin.
e. CT guided aspiration if: encapsulated abscess, raised intracranial
pressure, mass effect. Surgical excision if: abscess > 2.5 cm in diameter,
gas in abscess, multiloculated lesion, lesion in posterior fossa, fungus
isolated from abscess.
A 10:
a. Vein of Galen malformation.
b. Cranial bruit on auscultation.

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c. i) Sutural separation ii) Erosion of the posterior clinoid process
iii) Beaten silver appearance (increase in convolutional markings).
d. i) Rickets ii) Osteogenesis imperfect iii) Epiphyseal dysplasia
iv) Chronic subdural hematoma/effusion v) Megalencephaly due to
Tay-Sachs disease, gangliosidosis, mucopolysaccharidosis vi) Aminoacidurias (maple syrup urine disease) vii) Leucodystrophies
(metachromatic leucodystrophy, Alexander disease, Canavan disease)
viii) Cerebral gigantism ix) Familial megalencephaly x) Chronic anemia.
A 11:
a. 3-4%, 10%.
b. Folic acid, 4 mg daily beginning one month prior to planned
conception.
c. (iii) wheel chair bound.
d. Chiari defect type II Herniation of cerebellar inferior vermis, pons
and medulla through foramen magnum, hydrocephalus, elongation of
4th ventricle, kinking of brainstem.
A 12:
a. Lumbar puncture should be performed if:
i. The infant is less than 12 months of age.
ii. Consider LP if the infant is between 12 and 18 months of age and
seizures are complex or sensorium remains clouded.
iii. Meningitis cannot be excluded on clinical grounds.
b. (iv,v) Long-term phenobarbitone and oral diazepam at the time of fever.
c. Complex partial seizures:
i. Duration > 15 minutes.
ii. Repeated convulsions in 24 hours.
iii. Focal seizure activity or focal findings during the postictal stage.
d. Factors associated with increased risk of recurrence.
i. Age < 12 months.
ii. Lower temperature at onset of seizures.
iii. Positive family history of febrile seizures.
iv. Complex febrile seizures.
A 13:
a. Simple absence seizure.
b. Serum prolactin level will be increased in a true seizure but not in a
pseudoseizure.
c. Hyperventilation for 3-4 minutes.
d. 3 per second spike and wave pattern.
A 14:
a. Landau Kleffner syndrome.
b. EEG: shows high amplitude spike and wave discharges, more apparent
during non-REM sleep.
c. Valproate is the drug of choice.
d. Clobazam, steroids.

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A 15:
a. Subcaute scleorsing panencephalitis.
b. i) CSF measles antibody titer > 1: 8, ii) EEG: Burst suppression pattern,
iii) Isolation of virus or viral antigen on brain biopsy.
c. Isoprinosine, interferon 2.
A 16:
a. Gaucher disease.
b. -glucosidase enzyme levels in leucocytes, cultured fibroblasts.
c. Enzyme replacement therapy (60U/alternate week) with recombinant
acid -glucosidase (imiglucerase). Bone marrow transplantation is the
definitive cure.
A 17:
a. Japanese encephalitis.
b. Female culex mosquito (Culex tritaeniorhynchus and C.vishnui).
c. i) JE IgM in CSF, ii) 4 fold or greater rise in IgM/IgG, HI or neutralization
tests in paired sera (acute and convalescent), iii) Detection of virus
antigen or genome in tissue, blood or other body fluid by
immunochemistry, immunofluorescence or PCR, iv) Isolation-tissue
culture, infant mice.
d. Vaccine in the interepidemic stage and fogging with malathion in 3 km
range from the infected case.
A 18:
a. Wislon disease.
b. Autosomal recessive.
c. Hepatic copper content (>250 g/g dry weight of liver).
d. Kayser-Fleischer ring, sunflower cataract.
e. D penicillamine 20 mg/kg/day in two divided doses.
A 19:
a. Infantile tremor syndrome.
b. Macrocytic anemia.
c. Vitamin B12.
A 20:
a. Guillain Barre syndrome, postinfectious polyneuropathy.
b. CSF: Albuminocytological dissociation. CSF protein more than twice
the normal level and cells < 10/cumm.
c. Intravenous immunoglobulin, rapidly progressive paralysis, 400 mg/
kg/day 5 days.
A 21:
a. Jaw thrust without head tilt.
b. Yes, SCIWORA (spinal cord injury without radiographic (bone)
abnormalities), Lucidence (20%), MRI of the spine.
c. High dose methyl prednisolone within 8 hours of injury.

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A 22:
a. Pseudotumor cerebri.
b. Normal.
c. Nalidixic acid, doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline, nitrofurantoin,
isotretinoin.
d. Optic atrophy, blindness.
A 23:
a. Acute cerebellar ataxia.
b. CSF would show mild increase in protein, and pleocytosis, without
abnormalities of sugar or culture.
c. Varicella.
A 24:
a. Tuberous sclerosis, adenoma sebaceum.
b. Hypopigmented macules, shagreen patch, periungual fibromas,
subungual fibromas.
c. Autosomal dominant with variable penetrance.
d. Retinal phakomas, renal cysts, cardiac rhabdomyoma, bone cysts, rectal
polyps, dental enamel pits, gingival fibromas, nonrenal hamartomas,
retinal achromic patches.
A 25:
a. Prot wine stain, Sturge-Weber syndrome.
b. Seizures, hemiparesis, stroke-like episodes, mental retardation.
c. Glaucoma, buphthalmos.
d. Intracranial calcification (Railroad track appearance).
A 26:
a. Autistic disorder.
b. i) Impairment in verbal and nonverbal communication, ii) Impairment
in reciprocal and social interaction, iii) Imaginative repetitive activity.
c. Cerebellum, reticular activating system, hippocampus.
d. CARS (Childhood autism rating scale).
A 27:
Chorea
Athetosis
Dystonia
Tremor
Myoclonus

Rapid, unsustained, irregular, purposeless, nonpatterned

movement
Slow, coarse, writhing movement that is more pronounced
in the distal muscles
Sustained, slow, twisting motion that may progress to a
fixed posture and can be activated by repetitive movement
Rhythmic, oscillatory movement caused by simultaneous
contractions of antagonistic muscles
Brief flexion contraction of a muscle group, resulting in a
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A 28:
a. Intracranial hemorrhage right temporoparietal region with midline
shift. Late onset vitamin K dependant bleeding (late onset hemorrhagic
disease of the newborn).
b. Abnormal PT, abnormal APTT, raised PIVKA.
c. Injection vitamin K 1 mg intramuscular at birth to every baby.

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NALS, PALS
QUESTIONS

Q1. A term baby is born by normal vaginal delivery. Amniotic fluid was
not stained with meconium. The baby is born limp and is not crying.
Resuscitate with the provided dummy and equipment. You are free to
ask vital signs of the baby whenever appropriate.
Q2. You are resuscitating a newborn at birth. The baby has gasping
respiration at 30 seconds after birth. Demonstrate what steps you would
take for the next 30 seconds.
Q3. You are resuscitating a newborn at birth. The baby is limp and blue,
heart rate <100. You have done following steps: Warmed and positioned,
suctioned, dried, stimulated, given bag and mask ventilation (40-60/min).
Heart rate was <60/min and cardiac massage was given (120/min) along
with bag and tube ventilation (due to inadequate bag and mask
ventilation). There was no improvement. Demonstrate what steps you
would take for the resuscitation of this newborn.
Q4. You have been called to attend a call from the operation theatre of
a primi mother with a 35 weeks IUGR baby. Mother has PIH and now
the fetus has developed fetal bradycardia and Doppler studies show
absent flows in MCA. Half an hour ago there was meconium staining of
the amniotic fluid. How will you proceed on reaching the operation
theatre? What are the actions you will take in the first 60 seconds?
Q5. Calculate the size of cuffed and uncuffed tube required for a 4-yearsold child who requires intubation. Also calculate the depth of insertion
of the tube. Give the formulae used.

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Q6. Write the possible routes of administration of the following drugs

(write yes or no in the appropriate box to signify that the drug can
be given by that route).
S No.

Drugs

Intravenous

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Lignocaine
Epinephrine
Atropine
Naloxone
Sodium bicarbonate
Adenosine
Dopamine
Calcium gluconate

Intraosseous Intratracheal

Q7. A 9-year-old boy is brought to the emergency in a pulseless state.

ECG shows electrical activity suggestive of ventricular tachycardia.
a. Name 8 etiologies that can precipitate pulseless electrical activity.
b. What is the dose at which defibrillation is initiated?
c. Name three drugs that can be used if defibrillation and adrenaline fail.
d. What is the ratio of cardiac compression to breathing prior to and after
intubation and initiation of IPPR?
Q8. The following are complications related to hypothermia except:
a. Ventricular fibrillation.
b. ARDS.
c. Hyperglycemia.
d. Thrombocytosis.
Q9. A 14-month-old baby is brought with history of choking while playing
with some beads. On arrival he has an inspiratory stridor, and
suprasternal retractions. Chest rise and air entry are poor. Demonstrate
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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Mention your intention to handwash.
b. Check the equipment: Radiant warmer, oxygen source, suction, ambu
bagif time is available. If not, mention your intention to have done
so prior to babys birth.
c. Perform all basic steps within 30 seconds in correct orderProvide
warmth, suction-clear airway, dry and stimulate, give O2 if required.
d. Evaluate and ask for vitalsExaminer says HR <100/min.
e. Bag and mask ventilationSelf-inflating resuscitation bag, look for
correct assembling of parts, position the baby correctly, select proper
size mask. Position mask and provide appropriate ventilation (rate and
rise40-60/min). Say out loud: squeeze-two-three-squeezef. Evaluate vitalsExaminer says HR < 60/min.
g. Mention your intention to have an assistant to provide bag and mask
ventilation during chest compressions.
h. Chest compressiontwo finger technique, depth 1/3 of AP diameter
of the chest ratio 1:3, check pulses. Say out loud: One-and two-and threeand squeeze-and
i. Evaluate HR decide about medication.
j. Epinephrine is indicated if HR <60 after 30 secconds of assisted
ventilation and 30 seconds of coordinated chest compression and
ventilations.
A 2:
a. Check Ambu bag, mask, reservoir and oxygen source.
b. Attach reservoir, and oxygen source.
c. Correct technique of ambu bagginggood seal, look for chest rise.
d. Correct frequency of ambu bagging40-60 breaths per minute. Say out
loud: squeeze-two-three-squeeze-two-three.
e. Count heart rate at end of 30 secondsby applying stethoscope or
palpating base of umbilical cord for 6 seconds.
A 3:
a. Place IV or umbilical line.
b. Asks if mother has received narcotics.
c. If no, then give epinephrine0.1-0.3 ml/kg 1:10,000 IV or IT.
d. If no improvement soda bicarb 2 mEq/kg IV slowly.
e. If no improvement check that bag delivers 100% O2.
f. Check that head is not overflexed.
g. Check that ET tube is in trachea.
h. Adequate ventilation pressure is being provided.
i. Adequate cardiac massage is being given.

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A 4:
a. Check the equipment.
b. Perform all basic steps within 30 seconds in correct orderProvide
warmth, suction-clear airway, dry and stimulate, give O2 if required.
c. Evaluates and ask for vitals: Examiner says HR <100.
d. Bag and mask ventilation self-inflating resuscitation bag.
Correct assembling of parts.
Position baby correctly.
Select proper sized mask.
Provide ventilation.
Check chest rise.
Rate of ventilation 40-60/min.
Evaluate vitals (HR < 60, HR > 60/min).
A 5:

age in years
a. Uncuffed: _______________ + 4 =
4

___________

age in years
a. Uncuffed: _______________ + 3 =
4

__________

c. Depth of insertion:

4+4
4

4+3

age in years
_______________

= 5.0

= 4.0

+ 12 = 14 cm

A 6:
S No. Drug

Intravenous

Intraosseous

Intratracheal

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No

Lignocaine
Epinephrine
Atropine
Naloxone
Sodium bicarbonate
Adenosine
Dopamine
Calcium gluconate

A 7:
a. Hypothermia, hypoxemia, hypovolemia, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia,
metabolic disorders, cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, toxins,
thromboembolism.
b. 2 J/kg.
c. Amiodarone 5 mg/kg, lignocaine 1 mg/kg, magnesium sulphate
25-50 mg/kg.
d. Before intubation and initiation of IPPR: 15:2, after intubation and
initiation of IPPR: 5:1.

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d. Thrombocytosis.

A 9:
a. Lie the infant flat on his back.
b. Open the airway by head-tilt, chin lift maneuver.
c. Give five chest thrusts.
d. Turn the baby over on your hand and give five back blows.
e. Open the mouth and try to visualize the foreign body.

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Community Medicine
QUESTIONS

Q1. Answer the following questions.

a. National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) was launched in India
in_______ year.
b. National Malaria Eradication Program (NMEP) was launched
in________ year.
c. Name the four phases of NMEP.
d. Modified plan of operation under NMEP came into force from______
year.
e. Endemic areas under modified plan of operation under NMEP is
defined as annual parasite index (API) > ________.
f. Within the modified plan of operation an additional component known
as P. falciparum containment program has been introduced from
October 1977, through the assistance of_________________________
agency.
Q2. Answer the following questions.
a. When was National Tuberculosis Control Program started?
b. When was Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program started?
c. Under RNTCP treatment services will be made most assessable to the
patients with a view to achieve a cure rate of at least ______________%
amongst all newly detected sputum positive cases.
d. In tuberculosis control program DTC stands for _________________.
e. One tuberculosis unit will function as managerial unit for
__________________ lakh population. In tribal area, the population it
caters to, is ______________ lakhs.
Q3. National Programs:
a. Define Problem Village as described under National Water Supply
and Sanitation Program.
b. Name four components of Minimum Needs Program (8 components).
c. Name the technique invented by Environmental Engineering Research
Institute Nagpur for defluoridation of water.

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Q4. Answer the following regarding child survival and safe motherhood
program.
a. When was it initiated?
b. Name five child survival components of CSSM program.
c. Which drug does CSSM drug kit supply and for what purpose?
Q5. Yearly data (for year 2000) pertaining to deliveries and their outcome
in a community is as follows.
No. of total births
:
10,000
No. of still births
:
80
No. of preterm deliveries
:
1500
No. of newborn deaths
In first week of life
:
320
During 2 to 4 weeks of life
:
180
No. of deaths during first year of life
:
500
Calculate perinatal and neonatal mortality rates for this community,
demonstrating the steps taken to arrive at the results.
Q6. Answer the following questions.
a. Name different measures practiced for ensuring enhanced child survival
under the CSSM program.
b. Name prophylactic measures advocated under the National Nutritional
Anemia Control Program to reduce prevalence of anemia in children.
c. What measures are practiced by health care workers to improve nutrition
of children under the ICDS?
Q7. Answer the following questions regarding RNTPC.
a. What constitutes a case of relapse of tuberculosis as defined by the
RNTCP?
b. Define a defaulter of treatment and a failure.
c. What is recommended management for each of these cases?
Q8. What are the goals of the National Health policy (MCH) 2010 in
terms of:
a. Infant mortality rate.
b. Under 5 mortality rate.
c. Immunization of infants.
d. Immunization of pregnant women.
e. Maternal mortality rate.
Q9.
a. Write down the composition of the meal in Mid Day Meal Program in
terms of quantity of grain, calories and protein provided.
b. Give two examples of premixed foods used in this program.
c. According to National Institute of Nutrition minimum number of
feeding days in a year should be _____________ (mention days) to have
desired impact on the children.

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Q10.
a. Match new units for the older units of radiation measurement:
Old units
1.
2.
3.
4.

Curie (C )
Rad
Rem
Roentgen (R)

New units
a.
b.
c.
d.

Coulombs/kg
Becquerel (Bq)
Sievert (Sv)
Gray (Gy)

b. Black bags/bins are meant for what type of waste?

i. Infectious waste.
ii. Noninfectious waste like paper/glass.
iii. Organic waste like discarded food/vegetables, etc.
iv. Both ii and iii.
c. Name 4 syndromes with increased sensitivity to X-rays.
Q11. You are provided with.
bin lined with black plastic bag.
blue puncture proof container.
bin lined with yellow plastic bag.
bin lined with red plastic bag.
a. List which bag will you segregate for the following items:
i. Used wound dressing material.
ii. Syringe wrappers.
iii. Needles.
iv. Used indwelling umbilical catheters.
b. How will you dispose the following hospital waste?
i. Non-infectious waste.
ii. Infected solid waste.
iii. Infected plastics.
iv. Sharps.
c. What do these two symbols stand for?

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Q12. Give the nutritional value (calories and protein) of following cooked
items.
Sr No.
Item (quantity)
Calories
Proteins
a.
One chapatti or one bread
b.
One biscuit
c.
One egg
d.
One tsf meshed potato
e.
One tsf cooked dal
Q13. Answer the following questions.
a. Dextrose content of 1 liter Ringer lactate.
b. Na+ content of one ml of 3% NaCl.
c. Na+ content of 100 ml of 0.9% of NaCl.
d. Elemental Ca in 1 ml of 10% calcium gluconate.
e. K+ content of 1 liter of Isolyte-P.
Q 14. Answer the following questions.
a. Give 4 parameters for malaria surveillance under NMEP.
b. As per National Leprosy Eradication Program (NLEP), the aim is to
reduce case load to less than ______ per 10,000.
c. As per RNTCP, augmentation of case finding activities through quality
sputum microscopy is to detect at least ____ % of estimated cases.
d. As per RNTCP, achievement of least _____% cure rate through
supervised short course chemotherapy is aimed.
Q 15. Answer the following questions.
a. When was ICDS program started?
b. Mention nutritional components of ICDS.
c. Who supervises the work of anganwadi in ICDS?
d. As per vitamin A prophylaxis schedule, what is the dose of vitamin A
given to children < 12 months of age and how often?
Q 16. State true/false.
a. The National School Health Program undertakes examination of school
children by camp approach during 2 days on 3 consecutive months of
a year.
b. National Blindness Control Program is a sponsored program.
c. All children in the age group 9 months to 3 years are administered 2
lac units of vitamin A at 6 monthly intervals as per vitamin A deficiency
control program.
d. The Mid Day Meal Program is a central government sponsored
program.

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. 1953
b. 1958
c. i) Preparatory ii) Attack iii) Consolidation iv) Maintenance.
d. 1977
e. 2
f. Swedish International Development Agency.
A 2:
a. 1962
b. 1992
c. 85%
d. District Tuberculosis Center.
e. 5 lakhs; 2.5 lakhs.
A 3:
a. Problem village is one where:
i. No source of safe water is available within distance of 1.6 km.
ii. Where water is available at depth more than 15 meter.
iii. Water source has excess of salinity, iron, fluorides and other toxic
elements.
iv. Water is exposed to risk of cholera.
b. i. Rural health.
ii. Rural water supply.
iii. Rural electrification.
iv. Elementary education.
v. Adult education.
vi. Nutrition.
vii. Environmental improvement of urban slums.
viii. Houses of landless laborers.
c. Nalgonda technique.
A 4:
a. Initiated in 1992.
b. i. Neonatal care.
ii. Immunization.
iii. Vitamin A deficiency control and prophylaxis.
iv. Diarrhea control and ORT.
v. ARI control and therapy.
c. The program includes training of peripheral level health worker on
recognition of pneumonia and treatment with cotrimoxazole.

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A 5:
Perinatal mortality rate: = 80 + 320/10,000 1000
= 40 per 1000 live births
Neonatal mortality rate: = 320 + 180/10,000 1000
= 50 per 1000 live births
A 6:
a. Immunization, management of diarrhea with ORS, treatment of acute
respiratory infections, vitamin A supplementation, essential newborn
care.
b. Iron Folic Acid supplements for at least 100 days of the year.
Iron20 mg and folic acid 100 micro gram with use of iron rich foods.
c. Supplementary nutrition to provide extra calories and proteins,
vitamin A supplementation and use of iodized salt in the food
prepared.
A 7:
a. Relapse: Patient, who returns smear positive, having previously been
treated for tuberculosis and declared cured after completion of his
treatment.
b. Defaulter: Patient, who returns sputum smear positive after having left
treatment for least 2 months.
Failure: Patient, who was initially smear positive, who began treatment
and who remained or became smear positive again at 5 months or later
during the course of treatment.
c. Category II of RNTCP with 2 SHRZE, 1 HRZE, 5 HRE.
A 8:
a. Reduce to < 30/1000 live birth.
b. < 10/1000 live birth.
c. 100%.
d. 100%.
e. < 1/lakh.
A 9:
a. Cereals and millets
- 75 g/day/child
Pulses
- 30 gm/day/child
Oils and fats
- 8 gm/day/child
Leafy vegetables
- 30 gm/day/child
Non leafy vegetables
- 30 gm/day/child
Food grain component 100 gm per child per day or equivalent precooked
food or through the supply of 5 kg wheat/rice per month per child in
a family for 10 months. Provides 300 calories and 8-12 gm protein per
day.
b. Shakti ahar: Roasted wheat 40 gm/roasted gram 20 gm/roasted peanut
10 gm/jaggery 30 gm.
Hyderabad mix: Whole wheat 40 gm/bengal gram 16 gm/groundnut
10 gm/jaggery 20 gm.
c. 250 days/year. Beneficiary should attend school for 20 days/month.

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A 10:
a.
Old units

New units

1.
2.
3.
4.

Becquerel (Bq)
Gray (Gy)
Sievert (Sv)
Coulombs/kg

Curie (C )
Rad
Rem
Roentgen (R)

b. (iv); Noninfectious waste like paper/glass and organic waste like

discarded food/vegetables, etc.
c. Ataxia telangiectasia, Basal cell nevoid syndrome, Cockayne syndrome,
Down syndrome, Fanconi anemia, Gardner syndrome, Nijmegan
breakage syndrome, Usher syndrome, Bloom syndrome.
A 11:
a. i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
b. i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
c.
i.
ii.

Bin lined with yellow plastic bag.

Bin lined with black plastic bag.
Blue puncture proof container.
Bin lined with red plastic bag.
Landfill.
Incineration.
Disinfected and shred.
Mutilate with heat.
Biohazard.
Cytotoxic.

A 12:
Sr. No.

Item (quantity)

Calories

Proteins (gm)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

One chapatti or one bread

One biscuit
One egg
One tsf meshed potato
One tsf cooked dal

70
20
80
40
10

2
0.5
6
nil
0.5

A 13:
a. Dextrose content of 1 liter Ringer lactate is zero.
b. Na+ content of one ml of 3% NaCl is 0.5 mEq.
c. Na+ content of 100 ml of 0.9% of NaCl is 15.4 mEq.
d. Elemental Ca in 1 ml of 10% calcium gluconate is 9 mg.
e. K+ content of 1 liter of Isolyte-P is 20 mEq/L.

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A 14:
a. i. Annual parasite index.
ii. Annual blood examination rate.
iii. Annual falciparum incidence.
iv. Slide falciparum rate.
b. 1 per 10,000.
c. 70%.
d. 85%.
A 15:
a. 1961.
b. Supplementary nutrition, vitamin A prophylaxis, iron and folic acid
distribution.
c. Mukhyasevikas.
d. <12 months55 mg (1 lac IU) once every 4 to 6 months.
>12 months110 mg (2 lac IU) once every 4 to 6 months.
A 16:
a. False (3 days, 2 consecutive months).
b. True.
c. True.
d. False.

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Respiratory System
QUESTIONS

Q1. Answer the following questions.

a. Name the clinical signs which are recommended for assessment of a
case of suspected respiratory tract infection under ARI programme.
b. A working family has been using a servant maid to care for their
8-month-old child while they go for work. The maid is diagnosed with
smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis. PPD test of the 8-month-old is
negative. What will you do for this baby?
Q2. Study this arterial blood gas report of a 4-year-old child in the PICU
with feeble peripheral pulses.
pH
: 7.28
PaCO2
: 32 mmHg
PaO2
: 87 mmHg
HCO3
: 12 mMol/L
Base excess
: 8 mMol/L
a. Give the complete ABG diagnosis and possible cause of the abnormality.
b. Name the most appropriate corrective measure for this child.
c. Calculate the predicted carbon dioxide level for this level of bicarbonate.
Q3. Study the arterial blood gas report and answer the questions.
pH
: 7.343
PaCO2
: 60
PaO2
: 47.8 mmHg
Bicarbonate
: 32 mMol/L
a. Interpret this blood gas.
b. What is the normal PaO2 level expected if a child is breathing at room
air with normal lungs?
c. Above mentioned ABG was taken when patient was inspiring 60%
FiO2. Calculate the AaDO2 assuming R as 1.
Q4. A baby is admitted to the NICU with persistent pulmonary
hypertension (PPHN). He is on ventilator with FiO2 100%, PIP 35 cm
H2O, PEEP 6 cm H2O, MAP 14 cm H2O and SpO2 85% and he has
following lab values.

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Arterial Blood Gas ( UAC)

pH
: 7.22
PaCO2
: 50 mmHg
PaO2
: 50 mm Hg
HCO3: 14 mMol/L
Na+
: 136 mEq/L
K+
: 4 mEq/L
Cl: 103 mEq/L
a. What is the interpretation of this ABG?
b. Calculate oxygenation index.
c. What are the indications for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
(ECMO) in terms of:
i. AaDO2
ii. Oxygenation index (OI).
Q5. Answer the following questions.
a. What are the differences between safe and unsafe CSOM? Give three
differences.
b. How would you treat safe and unsafe CSOM?
Q6. Study the arterial blood gas report and answer the questions.
pH
: 7.56
PaCO2
: 23.7 mmHg
PaO2
: 157 mm Hg
HCO3
: 24 mMol/L
a. What is your diagnosis?
b. If the babys Hb is 10 g/dl and SpO2 is 100%, calculate CaO2 of the
blood.
c. Name one change in ventilator setting that will normalize the blood
gas.
Q7. Study the arterial blood gas report of a 12 day old neonate on
ventilator and answer the questions.
pH
: 7.30
PaCO2
: 55 mmHg
PaO2
: 85 mm Hg
HCO3
: 31 mMol/L
BE
: +6.7
a. Interpret this blood gas
b. What change in bicarbonate you expect if there is rise in PaCO2 by
10 mm (process is chronic)?
c. What change in bicarbonate you expect if there is rise in PaCO2 by
10 mm (process is acute)?
Q8. A two year old male child is brought to a health care centre with
findings of a respiratory rate of 60/min without any chest indrawing.
a. Classify the severity of the disease according to IMNCI.
b. What is the choice of antibiotics?

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Q9. A 35 week gestation newborn with a birth weight of 2 kg presented
with episodes of coughing, cyanosis and respiratory distress specially
after feeding at 12 hours of age. Clinically, the neonate was tachypneic,
with subcostal and intercostal retractions. The abdomen was scaphoid
and there was difficulty in passing a nasogastric tube.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. Which associated anomalies should be looked for?
Q10. A 6-year-old child after suffering from acute episodes of asthma
suddenly started complaining of stabbing pains in the chest radiating to
neck. On examination, there was decreased cardiac dullness to
percussion and a mediastinal crunch was heard on auscultation.
a. Identify the complication.
b. Name two conditions that can give rise to this complication.
Q11. A child with pneumonia on ventilator has following ABG report.
pH
: 7.29
PCO2
: 60 mmHg
PaO2
: 68 mmHg
HCO3: 30 mMol/L
SpO2
: 92%
a. What is the acid base disorder?
b. Is it a simple disorder or mixed?
c. Is it a compensated disorder?
d. What is most likely intervention that will correct the abnormality?
Q12. A 8-year-old boy presented with breathlessness on lying supine.
He is markedly pale with liver 4 cm, spleen 5 cm below costal margin
and axillary nodes bilaterally 1 1 cm.
Answer the following questions after seeing the given chest X-ray
a. What are your findings on this chest X-ray?
b. What is your likely diagnosis based on chest X-ray and clinical
findings?
c. How would you confirm?

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Q13. A 13-year-old girl weighing 26 kg presents with prolonged fever,

loss of weight of 6 weeks duration. Her chest X-ray is shown below.
a. List the findings.
b. She was investigated and had PPD 18 18 mm. GA for AFB were
negative. The treating pediatrician decided to start ATT in this patient.
Give the following information:
i. Category of the disease (WHO-RNTP).
ii. Drug combination and duration.
c. At the end of treatment, the patient is afebrile, asymptomatic and weighs
33 kg. Her repeat chest X-ray shows 20% residual disease. The repeat
PPD ordered by the doctor is 20 20 mm.
i. What is the relevance of the increase in the PPD?
ii. What is the optimal future course?

Q14. Answer the following questions on asthma.

a. What is the grade of asthma severity in a child having:
Symptoms of airflow obstruction > once a day.
Night time symptoms > once a week.
PEF60-80% of personal best with > 30% of diurnal variation.
b. What would be the pulmonary score/severity of asthma exacerbation
in a 7 year old child with a respiratory rate of 35, terminal expiratory
wheeze and mild increase in work of breathing?
Q15. Answer the following questions.
a. Name the following device.

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b. What would be the approximate normal value of PEFR of a subject
standing 120 cm tall?
c. What does spirometer measures?
Q16. Answer the following questions on pneumonia.
a. Resistance to penicillin in streptococcal pneumonia is mediated
by________.
b. The most important indirect marker of PCP (P. carinii) pneumonia is _.
c. Chest radiograph findings typical of PCP pneumonia is __________.
Q17. A 4-year-old girl presents with fever and a cough. She had
developed a temperature at the day care center earlier in the day and
her mother was asked to collect her. On arrival in the emergency
department she looks toxic, has a temperature of 39.8oC and a slight
cough. Mother reports she is refusing fluids. On examination she is sitting
on mothers knees quietly, she looks flushed and anxious. You notice a
soft inspiratory stridor, tracheal tug and intercostal recessions. Her
respiratory rate is 40 breaths per minute and heart rate 140 beats per
min. Arterial oxygen saturations are 92% in room air.
a. What is your most likely diagnosis?
b. What characteristic posture does a child usually adopt to find some
relief in such a case?
c. How do you confirm the diagnosis in this case and what precautions
will you take?
d. What characteristic sign is seen on X-ray?
e. What immediate management is warranted if such a child collapses
suddenly?
Q18. During the winter season a 7-month-old child is referred to the
emergency department with worsening cough. He was born at term and
has been well and thriving up until now. On examination his
temperature is 37.6oC. Respiratory rate 70 bpm, heart rate 130 bpm. He
has moderate intercostal recessions and his arterial oxygen saturations
are 88% on room air. Auscultation of his chest reveals bilateral scattered
fine crepts.
a. What is your likely diagnosis?
b. What is the main causative organism for this ? Give 2 other causative
organisms.
c. What is the mainstay of treatment?
d. Which babies are prone to this disease and how do you prevent disease
in them?
Q19. A 7-month-old boy is referred to the pediatric emergency
department in January with a fever of 38.1oC and a cough. He also has
had diarrhoea on and off for three months. His birth weight at term was
plotted on the 75th centile and has dropped to the 25th centile. Mother
reports that he usually has a very good appetite but has taken only 75%
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respiratory rate of 50 bpm, mild intercostal recessions and bilateral

crepitations. Abdominal examination is unremarkable.
a. What is your likely diagnosis?
b. Mention 3 other respiratory manifestations of this disease.
c. Mention 2 endocrine manifestations of this disease.
d. Give common organisms that colonise the airways in this disease.
e. What is the standard diagnostic test for this condition?
Q20. A 12-year-old patient with homozygous sickle-cell disease presents
to the emergency department during the winter months with a fever of
39.5oC and increasing pain in both legs over the last 6 hours. Over the
last hour he has complained of right-sided chest pain. Further
examination reveals a respiratory rate of 44 breaths per min and a heart
rate of 140 beats per min. His arterial oxygen saturation is 85% in air.
a. What is your most likely diagnosis?
b. What do you expect in chest X-ray of this patient?
c. What is the most common preceding event for this condition?
d. Give 2 ways that help to reduce the frequency of such episodes.
Q21. A 5-month-old infant presents to the emergency department with
paroxysms of coughing. She has had one episode of going blue while
feeding and coughing that morning. She has not received her routine
immunizations, as mother has been concerned with all the problems of
MMR, so has not given any vaccines. You decide to admit the child to
the ward for further observation.
a. What possibility do you suspect in this baby?
b. What two most relevant investigations will you send?
c. The child was discharged from the ward 4 days later. She was reviewed
in clinic 4 weeks after discharge. Her mother is very concerned that
she is still coughing. How do you convince the mother?
d. What complications are expected in untreated cases?
Q22. A 6-year-old boy is seen in the emergency department with
breathlessness and fever. His mother reports that he had a cough and
fever 10 days ago, which settled with supportive treatment alone. He had
developed a high fever again over the last 12 hours and become
increasingly breathless. He has a slight cough, is tachypneic and
complains of right-sided chest pain. He requires 5 L of facemask oxygen
to maintain arterial oxygen saturations at 94%. On clinical examination
of the chest there is reduced expansion on the right, dullness on
percussion of the right lower zone and no audible air entry over this area.
a. What is your most likely diagnosis?
b. Pleural effusion is said to be purulent when leukocytes are
c. Give 4 diagnostic features on pleural fluid examination to call it as
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Q23. A 28-month-old child presents to ER with fever of 102 F and a
cough. Physical examination reveals right sided rales and a chest X-ray
confirms a right middle lobe infiltrate. You note that the patient has been
seen twice in last month with diagnosis of RML infiltrates both confirmed
by chest X-ray. This child is otherwise healthy with no medical concerns.
A Mantoux test was done which was negative.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis causing this secondary
pneumonia?
b. What other presentations could a child with this diagnosis have?
c. What bronchus is most likely to be affected?
d. How do you make the diagnosis and how do you confirm it?
e. What is the most common age of presentation for this?
Q24. Answer the following questions on ventilation.
a. A child is getting ventilated by pressure limited ventilator whose ABG
shows PaCO2 value of 70 mm of Hg with normal oxygenation. Which
of the following is the best change in the ventilator settings to achieve
normocapnea?
b. A patient is breathing spontaneously on a ventilator, which delivers a
pressure of 5 cm of H2O throughout his respiration. What is this mode
of ventilation called?
c. What is the expiratory time in a ventilatory setting of pressure control
ventilation with I : E ratio of 1 : 2 with 10% pause at the rate of 20
breaths per minute?
d. In a volume flow curve, a child of age 4 years is intubated with an ET
tube of 4 mm size. The inspiratory tidal volume is 12 ml but expiratory
tidal volume is only 4 ml. What does this indicate?
e. What should be the ventilator strategy in a child with acute severe
asthma?
Q25. A newborn infant is in respiratory distress and requires several
attempts at resuscitation in the delivery room because of difficulty in
breathing and frequent cyanosis. The neonatologist notes that during
crying, her breathing improves and breath and heart sounds are normal.
Direct laryngoscopy is unremarkable as well. Deep inspirations by the
neonate are ineffective.
a. What is your likely diagnosis?
b. What will be your immediate and most effective intervention?
c. Give 2 conditions commonly associated with this entity.
Q26. A 4-year-old child complains of ear pain. He has a temperature of
102.1F (38.9C) and has had a cold for several days, but he has been
eating well and his activity has been essentially normal.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the best therapy?
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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. i. Tachypnoea.
ii. Retractions.
iii. Central cyanosis.
iv. Grunting.
v. Fever.
b. For infants, if the mother or any other household member is smear
positive, then INH chemoprophylaxis @ 5 mg/kg is given for 3 months,
followed by a Mantoux test. If Mantoux test is negative (< 6 mm
induration) then stop chemoprophylaxis and give BCG, if not given
previously. If Mantoux test is positive (> 6 mm induration) then continue
chemoprophylaxis for 3 more months (total duration of 6 months).
A 2:
a. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis; shock.
b. Fluid bolus.
c. 12 1.5 + 8 + 2 = 24-28 mmHg.
A 3:
a. Uncompensated respiratory acidosis.
b. 80-100 mmHg.
c. AaDO2
= PAO2 PaO2
PAO2
= (760-47) FiO2 PCO2/RQ
= 713 0.6-60 = 367.8
So AaDO2 = 367.8 47.8 = 320
A 4:
a. Mixed acidosis with hypoxemia.
b. OI =
c.

MAP FiO2
_________________________

Postductal PO2

100 =

14 1

____________

50

100 = 28

i. Oxygen gradient > 600 mmHg for 12 hour or > 610 mmHg at 8 hour
or 605 mmHg for 4 hours
ii. OI > 40.

A 5:
a. Safetubotympanic disease, residual of ASOM, central perforation,
copious discharge, granulation absent, conductive loss, sclerotic
changes on X-ray.
Unsafeatticoantral, perforation in attic, granulation common,
cholesteatoma formed with destruction of mastoid bone, scanty
discharge, mixed hearing loss.
b. Tympanoplasty (safe), mastoidectomy (unsafe).

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A 6:
a. Respiratory alkalosis.
b. CaO2: Hb% (10) 1.34 ml 100/(100 + 0.003 157) = 14.77 ml.
c. Decrease PIP.
A 7:
a. Respiratory acidosis with partial metabolic compensation.
b. 3.5 mmol/L; HCO3 increases by 3.5 for each 10 mm Hg rise in PCO2.
c. 1 mmol/L; HCO3 increases by 1 for each 10 mm Hg rise in PCO2.
A 8:
a. Pneumonia.
b. Amoxycillin and septran.
A 9:
a. Esophageal atresia.
b. Vater/vactrel.
A 10:
a. Pneumomediastinum.
b. Trauma, dental extraction, esophageal perforation.
A 11:
a. Respiratory acidosis.
b. Simple.
c. Uncompensated.
d. Increase ventilator rate.
Decrease tube length.
Clear tube of secretions, if present.
A 12:
a. Left sided opacity with trachea shifted to right with chest tube in situ
on left.
b. Mediastinal mass with left sided pleural effusion cause? Lymphoma
T cell.
c. Bone marrow.
Pleural fluid analysis for immunophenotyping and malignant cells.
A 13:
a. Paratracheal LN and right hilar LN.
b. i. Category 3
ii. 2 RHZ/4 RH.
c.
i. No relevance in clinical decisions in this case now
ii. No further treatment. Only follow up required now.
A 14:
a. Moderate persistent.
b. 3 (mild).

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A 15:
a. Peak flow meter.
b. 200 liters/min.
Formula for approximate normal PEFR for a given height:
PEFR ( L/min) = [ ht. ( in cm) 80] 5.
c. Vital capacity and its subdivisions and expiratory (or inspiratory) flow
rate.
A 16:
a. Penicillin binding proteins with altered affinity for penicillin.
b. Hypoxemia (i.e., PaO2 < 80 mm of Hg in room air).
c. Interstitial infiltrates beginning in the perihilar region and spreading
to the periphery. Apices spared until later in the disease.
A 17:
a. Acute epiglottitis.
b. Tripod positionsitting upright and leaning forwards with chin up
and mouth open while bracing on the arms.
c. Direct visualization of large, cherry red swollen epiglottis. Ensure
availability of resuscitation or tracheostomy equipments.
d. Lateral neck X-ray shows thumb sign.
e. Establishing an airway by nasotracheal intubation or less often by
tracheostomy, regardless of the degree of apparent respiratory distress.
A 18:
a. Acute bronchiolitis.
b. RSV is responsible for > 50% cases. Other viruses include parainfluenza, adenovirus, mycoplasma and human meta pneumovirus.
c. Cool humidified oxygen to prevent hypoxemia.
d. Premature babies, CLD, congenital heart disease, immunodeficient
babies.
Administration of pooled hyperimmune RSV IVIG; and Palivizumab,
intramuscular monoclonal antibody to RSV F protein before and during
RSV season in infants < 2 years.
A 19:
a. Cystic fibrosis. The presenting history might at first suggest
bronchiolitis (age, season, clinical presentation but the weight loss is
out of proportion with the short history of reduced feeds). Ongoing
diarrhoea, weight loss and chest signs/symptoms should alert you to
a possible diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.
b. Bronchiectasis, sinusitis, nasal polyps, hemoptysis, pneumothorax, cor
pulmonale, mucoid impaction of bronchi.
c. Delayed puberty, infertility, diabetes mellitus, gynecomastia.
d. Staph aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia.
e. Quantitative sweat test using pilocarpine electrophoresis (Cl
< 60 mEq/L) in conjunction with 1 or more of the following: typical
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, documented exocrine
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A 20:
a. Acute chest syndrome.
b. Radiographs may show single lobe involvement, most often left lower
lobe, and when multiple lobes are involved, usually both lower lobes
are affected. New radiodensities appear during each episode.
c. Painful episodes requiring opioids.
d. Incentive spirometry, avoidance of overhydration, early ambulation in
patients admitted with vaso-occlusive crisis.
A 21:
a. Pertussis.
b. Full blood count to look for absolute lymphocytosis and pernasal swab
for direct fluorescent antibody testing for pertussis.
c. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a respiratory tract infection
characterized by paroxysms of coughing followed by a whoop
(sudden massive inspiratory effort with a narrowed glottis). It is caused
by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, which has an incubation period
of 7 to 10 days usually, but this can occasionally be as long as 21 days.
Cough episodes in pertussis is slow to resolve even after adequate
antibiotic treatment.
d. Pre-term infants and those with underlying cardiac, pulmonary or
neuromuscular problems are at high risk of complications of pertussis.
These include pneumonia, seizures, encephalopathy and death.
A 22:
a. Right pleural effusion.
b. >5000/mm3.
c. Purulent appearance
Cell count >5000; cell type PMN
Pleural fluid/serum LDH > 0.6
Pleural fluid/serum protein > 0.5
Pleural fluid LDH > 1000 U/L
Pleural fluid glucose very low (<40 mg/dl)
85% positive for gram stain unless patient received prior antibiotics.
A 23:
a. Foreign body aspiration.
b. Respiratory distress, choking, lung collapse, hyperinflation on one side
(ball valve mechanism).
c. Right main bronchus.
d. Bronchoscopy.
e. 1-3 years.
A 24:
a. Increase rate, decrease tube size, clear obstructed tube.
b. CPAP.
c. 2 seconds.
d. Peritubal leak.
e. Low PEEP with long expiratory time.

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A 25:
a. Choanal atresia.
b. Inserting an oropharyngeal airway.
c. CHARGE syndrome
Coloboma.
Heart disease
Atresia choanae
Retarded growth and development or CNS anomalies or both
Genital anomalies or hypogonadism or both
Ear anomalies or deafness or both.
A 26:
a. Acute otitis media.
b. Oral antibiotics (Amoxicillin at higher dose of 80-100 mg/kg/day for
10 days).
c. Streptococcus pneumoniae followed by H. influenzae.

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QUESTIONS

Q1. Answer the following.

a. Define median, 1st quartile and 3rd quartile.
b. What is the difference between rate and ratio?
c. What is the basic difference between a case control and cohort study
design?
d. What is the difference between incidence and prevalence?
Q2. Interpret the following statement.
In a RCT, the odds of developing HMD were 0.55 (95% CI 0.3 2.1) in
infants whose mothers were given antenatal steroids.
Q3. In a small government hospital, 60% of early neonatal deaths have
low birth weight. It is also seen that nearly 5% births in this hospital die
within a week and about 30% births have low birth weight. Calculate
the probability that a low birth weight baby would die in early neonatal
period.
Q4. The height of 10 children of the same age group is given: (all in cm).
101, 98, 98, 99, 102, 101,100, 98, 101, 101
Calculate:
a. Mean
b. Mode
c. Median.
Q5. At a camp, a new model of mass miniature radiography was used to
screen for tuberculosis. Subsequently, the subjects were also subjected
to CT scan of the chest to confirm whether the results were reliable or
not. The results were as follows.
Screening test

Diseased

Not diseased

Positive
Negative

a (TP)
c (FN)

b (FP)
d (TN)

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Calculate (give formulae)

a. Specificity.
b. Sensitivity.
c. Positive predictive value.
d. Negative predictive value.
Q6. Out of 50 babies delivered in a hospital, 10 were still births. Out of
this, 5 were less than 1000 gm. Out of the survivors, 5 died in first month
of life.
a. Calculate:
1. Still birth rate.
2. Neonatal mortality rate.
b. Define perinatal mortality rate.
Q7. Out of a population of 5000 children in a village, 500 cases of
malnutrition already exist. There are 100 newly diagnosed cases in a year.
20 children died of malnutrition. Calculate.
a. Prevalence rate.
b. Incidence rate.
c. Case fatality rate.
d. What is advantage of calculating prevalence rate?
Q8. Answer the following questions.
a. Define p-value.
b. In a study of 30 patients of liver cirrhosis, enzyme level was evaluated
before and after treatment. What statistical test would you apply in this
case?
c. When do you apply non-parametric test?
Q9.
a. Calculate the odds ratio in the given case control study design:
Exposure (risk factor)

Disease present

Disease absent

Yes
No

a
c

b
d

Total

a+c

b+d

b. What is the significance of the term odds ratio in statistical terms?

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Q10.

a. What is this plot known as? And where are they primarily used?
b. What is the arrowed figure known as?
c. In this plot which study has the best association regarding the outcome?
Q11. You are doing a study Is zinc better than racecadotril for diarrhea
and the results are like this.
Zinc
Improvement
12

Racecadotril
Nil
27

Improvement
6

Nil
20

a. Calculate the relative risk.

b. What does it signify?
Q12.
a. In an area the under 5 mortality is 5/1000 live births. Calculate the
child survival index in that area.
b. What is the appropriate statistical test to compare two means?
c. What is the appropriate statistical test to compare two proportions?

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Q13.

a. What is this plot known as?

b. What is this used for?
c. Describe the plot.
Q14. In an international clinical trial, two chemotherapy treatments are
being compared (Choose the correct answer for each of the following
questions).
a. How are systematic differences between treatment groups best
minimized?
i. Analyze results by country separately.
ii. Multivariate analysis.
iii. Patient stratification.
iv. Prognostic factor analysis.
v. Randomization.
b. What is the rationale for conducting a clinical trial in a double blind
manner?
i. It effectively increases the size of the trial by using each patient
as their own control.
ii. It increases comparability of patient characteristics in the
treatment and control groups.
iii. It increases the precision of the estimated effect.
iv. It reduces systematic bias between the treatment and the control
groups.
v. It reduces the effects of sampling variations.
c. In a normal distribution the mean of the data will be similar to the:
i. Maximum.
ii. Median.
iii. Range.
iv. Standard deviation.
v. Standard error.

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d. The table below shows the number of adverse effects reported in a
randomized trial comparing two treatmentsA and B.
Treatment group

Adverse events

A
B
Total

Yes

No

Total

4
16
20

28
12
40

32
28
60

The odds ratio of having an adverse event in group A is:

i. 4/16
ii. 4/20
iii. 4/28
iv. 4/32
v. 4/60
Q15. Calculate sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive
value of ECG test for myocardial infarction (MI) from the data given
below.
ECG

MI

Total

Present

Absent

Positive
Negative

300
25

100
75

400
100

Total

325

175

500

Q16. Consider the following reterospective data on the parity of mothers

of 210 normal and 140 IUGR babies.
IUGR

Parity < 3

Parity > 3

Total

Present
Absent

98
92

112
48

210
140

a. What are the odds for mothers with parity < 3 giving birth to IUGR
baby as compared to mother with parity > 3?
b. What is the difference between odds ratio and relative risk?
Q17. Which of the following statements are true regarding power of a
study?
a. Power is the probability of rightly rejecting a null hypothesis when it
is false.
b. Power is directly related to the magnitude of the difference to be
detected.
c. Power increases as the sample size increases.
d. An increase in the level of significance is a negative feature whereas
an increase in power is a positive feature of a statistical test. These
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e. Power increases if a higher probability of type I error can be tolerated.

Q18. State true/false regarding case control study design.
a. A case control study is done to generate a hypothesis.
b. A case control study requires a large number of subjects and large
number of controls.
c. A case control study cannot be retrospective.
d. A case control study is an analytical study.
e. A case control study is an observational study.
Q19. Match the items with appropriate scale of measurement.
a. Number of cigarettes smoked
i. Ordinal
b. Body temperature
ii. Ratio
c. Age in completed years
iii. Interval
d. Age in categories, e.g. child,
iv. Metric
adolescent, adult
e. Stage of a cancer
v. Continous variable
f. Blood sugar levels
vi. Discrete variable
Q20.
a. You use a histological test for cancer that has sensitivity, specificity,
positive predictivity and negative predictivity in excess of 90%. Which
of the four indicators would you use to reassure a patient that the
positive test could still be an error?
b. Which test would you use for ruling out a disease in a patient?
c. Which test would you use for confirming a disease in a patient?
Q21. Consider the following data.
Total population of children in an area
Protected against measles by vaccination
Total cases of measles in one year
Primary cases
Number of susceptible children coming in contact
of primary cases
Secondary cases that received infection from primary
cases within the infective period
a. Calculate attack rate of measles.
b. Calculate secondary attack rate of measles.

1300
800
10
2
15

Q22. In a hospital data, fetal deaths during the late gestation period
(> 28 weeks) was found to be only 2%. Out of all the remaining live births,
3% died within 1 week. What is the perinatal mortality rate in this
hospital?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. If the observations are arranged in ascending or descending order:
Median: 50% observations are below and 50% are above this value.
1st Quartile: 25% observations are below and 75% are above this value.
3rd Quartile: 75% observations are below and 25% are above this value.
b. Rate: Numerator is part of denominator
Ratio: Numerator is not part of denominator.
c. Case control study is retrospective and cohort study is prospective.
d. Incidence: The number of new cases occurring in defined population
during a specified period of time.
Prevalence: Number of all cases old and new at a given point of time or
over a period of time in a given population.
A 2:
In infants of mothers who had received antenatal steroids the chances of
developing HMD are 45% less as compared to those whose mother had
not received antenatal steroids. However, the 95% confidence intervals are
not significant.
A 3: 10%
P(complaint/disease)
P(disease)
Hint Apply Bayes rule : P(disease/complaint) = ______________________
P (complaint)
P (LBW/early neonatal death) = 0.60
P (early neonatal death) = 0.05 and P (LBW) = 0.30
P (LBW/early neonatal death)
P (early neonatal death)
P (early neonatal death/LBW) = __________________________________
P (LBW)
=
A 4:

0.60 0.05

________________

0.30

= 0.10 = 10%

First arrange all values in ascending or descending order

98, 98, 98, 99, 100, 101, 101, 101, 101, 102
a. Mean
= Sum of all/total no = 1000/10 = 100
b. Median = Middle value in ascending or descending order
(100 + 101)/2 = 100.5
c. Mode
= that value which is the most frequent
(comes for most times) = 101

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A 5:
a. Specificity = True negative = d/(b + d) 100
b. Sensitivity = True positive = a/(a + c) 100
c. Positive predictive value = True positive/all positive =
a/(a + b) 100
d. Negative predictive value = True negative/All negatives =
d/(c + d) 100
A 6:
a.
1.

Still birth rate =

5

_______________

40 + 5
2.

No of fetal deaths (with weight > 1000 gm)

___________________________________________________________________

Total live + still births (with weight > 1000 gm)

1000 =

1000

___________

Neonatal mortality rate =

5

______

40

1000

= 111.1

No of deaths in first month

________________________________________

Total live births

1000

1000 = 125

b. Perinatal mortality rate is total number of late fetal deaths (> 28 weeks
of gestation or fetus > 1000 grams) +
neonatal deaths in the first seven days of life
total live births
A 7:
a. Prevalence rate:
No of existing + new cases
______________________________________

(500 + 100) 100

100 =

__________________________

Population at risk

600 100
=

________________

5000

= 12

5000

b. Incidence rate:
No of new cases of specific disease
during a given period of time
____________________________________________

100 1000
1000 =

_______________________

Population at risk

= 20

5000

c. Case fatality rate:

Total no of deaths due to a particular disease
____________________________________________________________

Total no of cases due to the same disease

20 100
=

_______________

600

= 3.33

20
100 =

___________________

(500 + 100)

100

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d. Advantage:
i. To estimate magnitude of health disease problem in country.
ii. To identify potential risk population.
iii. For administrative and planning purposes.
A 8:
a. It is the probability of type 1 error, i.e. the chance that a difference or
association is concluded when actually there is none.
b. Paired t test.
c. Non-parametric test is applied when distribution is non-Gaussian and
sample size is small.
A 9:
a. For case control studies, ratio of odds
a/c
= ____________ = ad/bc
b/d
b. Odds ratio is a measure of strength of association between outcome
and antecedent
OR = 1 means that the risk factor has no association with the disease
OR>1 suggests risk factor associated with increased disease
OR<1 suggests risk factor protective against disease.
A 10:
a. Forest plot are used in meta-analysis.
b. Diamond.
c. Study done by Kay.
A 11:
a. RR (Treatment) is =
=

12/39

n (Exposed)
__________________________

n (Non exposed)

= 1.52
6/26
b. Outcome variable is 1.52 times more in the zinc group than in the
racecadotril group.
_____________

A 12.
a. Child survival index
b. Student t test
c. Chi-square test

1000 - under 5 mortality

____________________________________________

10
= 1000-5/10 = 99.5

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A 13:
a. Box-and-whisker plot.
b. They display a statistical summary of a variables : median, quartiles,
range and extreme values.
c. The central box represents the values from the lower to upper quartile
(25 to 75 percentile).
The middle line represents the median.
The horizontal line extends from the minimum to the maximum value,
excluding outside and far out values which are displayed as separate points.
A 14:
a. v (Randomisation).
b. iv (Reduces systematic bias between the treatment and control groups).
c. ii (Median).
d. iii (4/28).
A 15:
Sensitivity
Specificity
PPV
NPV

=
=
=
=

300/325
75/175
300/400
75/100

=
=
=
=

92.3%
42.9%
75%
75%

A 16:
a. Ods ratio = ad/bc
= 98 48/92 112 = 0.45
b. Relative risk is applicable only to prospective studies while odds ratio
is used only in retrospective studies.
A 17:
All the given statements are correct.
A 18:
a. False: It tests already set up hypothesis.
b. False: It can be done on relatively small number of cases and controls
because status of disease in the subjects is already known.
c. False: It is always retrospective.
d. True: Involves comparison of presence of an antecedent in cases and
controls.
e. True: It does not involve any human interventions. Only natural
occurrence is observed.
A 19:
a. Number of cigarettes smoked
b. Body temperature
c. Age in completed years
d. Age in categories, e.g. child,
adolescent, adult
e. Stage of a cancer
f. Blood sugar levels

Ratio
Interval
Metric
Ordinal

Discrete variable
Continous variable

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A 20:
a. Positive predictive value is the chance of presence of the disease when
the test is positive. If this is 90%, there is still a chance of 10% that the
disease is not present. Thus PPV can be used to reassure the patient
that there is still some chance of absence of disease despite positive
test.
b. Test with high negative predictive value (NPV).
c. Test with high positive predictive value (PPV).
A 21:

No. of cases/spells in a year

a. Attack rate of measles = _____________________________________________
No. at risk for measles
= 10/(1300 800) = 10/500 = 2%
b. Secondary attack rate =

secondary cases

____________________________________________________________________

no. of susceptible children coming in contact

= 8/15 = 53%
A 22: 49/1000.
Fetal deaths = 2%
So live births out of 100 pregnancies (> 28 weeks gestation) = 98
So death within first week = 3% of 98 = 2.94
Still birth + death within one week
2 + 2.94
PMR = _______________________________________________________ = ______________
Still birth + live birth
2 + 98
= 4.94% = 49/1000 (as it is a rate and not ratio)

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QUESTIONS

Q1. Study the photograph shown below and answer the following
questions.

a. Identify the spot with its grade.

b. Give the grading of this condition.
Q2. A 2-month-old girl is admitted with acute viral myocarditis. She is
on dopamine, amrinone, ranitidine and cefotaxime. Her platelet count
has reduced from 200,000 to 50000/cu mm over past 5 days.
a. This thrombocytopenia is most likely due to:
i. Ranitidine.
ii. Amrinone.
iii. Viral suppression of bone marrow.
iv Heparin in her central venous catheter.
v. Vascular congestion of spleen from right heart failure.

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b. On what two factors does the severity of thrombocytopenia depend upon
in this case?
c. What class of drug is this?
d. What is the mechanism of action of this drug?
Q3. Give the best possible answer to the following questions.
a. A 7-month-old male baby has just returned from operating room after
complete repair of tetralogy of fallot. Patient is mottled and has cool
extremities. He has good chest rise with ventilator breaths. CVP is 6 cm,
blood pressure is 64/40 mmHg and heart rate is 165/min. He is on
dobutamine at 10 micrograms/kg/min and nitroglycerine at
1 microgram/kg/min. His Hb is 12 gm/dl. Oxygen saturation is 95%
on 60% oxygen. Most appropriate first step would be:
i. Give 10 ml/kg fluid.
ii. Begin epinephrine at 0.05 mic/kg/min.
iii. Decrease the nitroglycerine to 0.5 mic/kg/min.
iv. Increase dobutamine to 20 mic/kg/min.
v. Hyperventilate the patient.
b. What is the commonest ingredient in mosquito repellants?
i. Pyrethroids.
ii. Organochlorines.
iii. Organophosphorus.
iv. None of the above.
c. Which of the following is not useful in acute methemoglobinemia?
i. Oxygen therapy.
ii. Exchange transfusion.
iii. Methylene blue.
iv. Vitamin C.
d. Activated charcoal is effective for all of the following except:
i. Phenobarbitones.
ii. Hydrocarbons.
iii. Theophylline.
iv. Organophosphates.
Q4.
a. A 4-year-old child is brought to ER 15 minutes after he has accidentally
ingested around one teaspoon of kerosene oil. Which of the following
will you do?
i. Gastric lavage and start antibiotics + steroids.
ii. Get an X-ray of chest done immediately.
iii. Observe the child for at least 6 hours.
iv. All of the above.
b. When do you order for X-ray chest in this case?
c. What is the role of prophylactic antibiotics in a case of kerosene
poisoning?
d. What is the most important complication of this condition?

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Q5. Organophosphate poisoning.

a. Organophosphate poisoning is characterized by all of the following
except:
i. Miosis.
ii. Urinary retention.
iii. Emesis.
iv. Lacrimation.
b. Name two antidotes for treatment of this poisoning.
c. What is the mechanism of organophosphate poisoning?
d. Enlist four symptoms of cholinergic excess.
Q6. A 7-year-old child has come to pediatric emergency room with bizarre
behavior, vomiting and respiratory distress. On examination, child has
lots of oral secretions, HR60/min, BP90/62 mm Hg and pupils are small.
a. Which toxicity does this child probably has?
b. Write two most common causes of this.
c. What are the four most important steps in the management of this child?
d. What is the commonest delayed complication?
Q7. A 5-year-old child is caught in a house fire and brought to ER with
60% burns. His weight is around 16 kg.
a. What most likely immediate complication is expected in this case and
how will you identify this complication?
b. What are the 4 most important steps in the management of this child?
c. Write fluid therapy for first 24 hours for this child.
Q8. A 2-year-old child is evaluated by a neurologist because of
difficulty in walking. Neurological examination documents ataxia and
mental retardation. The neurologist notes the presence of multiple
telangiectasias involving the conjunctiva, ears and antecubital fossae.
The child also has a history of multiple respiratory tract infections.
a. What is the likely diagnosis?
b. What is the mode of inheritance for this disease?
c. Give 3 other clinical features of this disease.
d. Immunoglobulin studies on the child would most likely demonstrate
an absence of which immunoglobulin?
Q9. A child weighing 12 kg is admitted with 25% burns.
a. What is the total volume of fluid and what fluid is required for
resuscitation?
b. What is the duration for replacement of this fluid?
c. How is it spaced?
d. Is colloid indicated in this child?
e. When is colloid indicated?
Q10. Match the following.
a. Physostigmine
b. Pyridoxine
c. Diphenylhydramine

i.
ii.
iii.

Mushroom, INH, ethylene glycol

Diazepam
Clonidine

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d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Dimercaptosuccinic acid iv.

Flumazenil
v.
Naloxone
vi.
EDTA
vii.
Glycogen
viii.

Dystonia
Beta blocker
Arsenic
Lead
Anticholinergic agent

Q11. Answer the following questions on drowning.

a. Define:
i. Drowning
ii. Near drowning.
b. List 2 electrolyte disturbances and 1 hematological complication of near
drowning.
c. What is the commonest radiological finding?
Q12. Answer the following questions.
a. What is pulse oximetry?
b. What is the principle behind it?
c. Mention three limitations of its use.
d. How does it corelate with PO2?
Q13. A 6-year-old male child is rushed to casualty at night with chief
complaint of altered sensorium and cold peripheries since evening (for
last 5 hours). According to the parents, he was playing in the garden and
suddenly complained of severe pain at the left dorsum of foot. His
condition deteriorated over the next 4 hours. Clinically, child had to be
intubated and was found to have tachycardia with frothy secretions in
the endotracheal tube and shock. Liver was palpable 3.5 cm below the
RCM in midclavicular line and B/L crepts were present in the lungs.
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What management will you give for pain relief?
c. What is the life-saving measure you will take in this patient (other than
airway, breathing and circulation)?
d. What is contraindicated as a treatment modality in this patient?
e. What would be the pressor agent of choice to start with?
Q14. You are sitting in a PHC and a child presents to you with alleged
history of snake bite. Local examination seems consistent with snake
bite. As per the national protocol for snake bite in children.
a. What is Do it RIGHT?
b. What is the standard test for coagulopathy?
c. What is the indication for ASV administration?
d. What will be the initial dose of ASV in a child with severe systemic
envenomation?

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Q15. Study the photo shown below and answer the given questions.

a. What is the best description of this lesion?

b. How do you classify these lesions?
c. Name the immunohistochemical marker that separates hemangiomas
from other vascular tumours of infancy.
d. Give two complications of this condition.
Q16. Answer the following questions.
a. Define and elaborate the nerve involved in:
i. External ophthalmoplegia.
ii. Internal ophthalmoplegia.
b. Define internuclear ophthalmoplegia and name the tract involved.
Q17. A 2-year-old boy swallowed a hearing aid battery 4 hours back.
Chest X-ray done after 4 hours showed battery located in the upper third
of the esophagus. Child is playful and stable hemodynamically with no
clinical symptomatology. What will be next step in your management
and why?
Q18. Answer the following questions.
a. What is dermatoglyphics?
b. What are ulnar loops and what is its significance?
c. What is a triradius and where is it formed?
d. What is the normal atd angle? What happens to the angle in Downs
syndrome?
e. What is Sydney line and Kennedy crease?

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Q19. Answer the following questions on Horner syndrome.
a. What are its components? (Name four).
b. What is the cause for this diagnosis?
c. How do you confirm your diagnosis?
Q20. Study the smear shown below and answer the following questions.

a. Identify the abnormality shown in the smear.

b. Give 2 differential diagnosis for this condition.
c. Describe Porter Index.
Q21. A 4-year-old male child is brought with a history of developmental
delay, lethargy and constipation. He is found to have mild mental
retardation and sensory neuropathy. He is from low socioeconomic group
and his father is a laborer.
a. What is your most probable diagnosis?
b. What test in urine will confirm the diagnosis?
c. What treatment options are available for this condition?
d. What is the indication for treatment for this?
Q22. A 13-year-old, obese boy has been complaining of persistent knee
pain and has developed a limp for several weeks. Physical examination
of the knee is normal, but shows limited hip motion on the left. As the
hip is flexed, the leg goes into external rotation and cannot be rotated
internally.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What characteristic sign is seen on X-ray of pelvis?
c. Mention two most serious complications of this condition.

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Q23. Study the photo below and answer the questions.

a. What is this instrument?

b. Name the procedure for which this instrument is used
c. What is the minimum platelet count to be kept prior to this procedure?
Q24. You are working in the emergency department and a 4-year-old
child is brought in with severe abdominal pain and back pain with
vomiting. On examination, he has generalized tenderness over the
abdomen with guarding. You learn he was recently diagnosed with acute
lymphoblastic leukemia. His lab investigations showed serum Ca+2
10.8 mEq/L, glucose 420 mg/dl and 3+ ketones in the urine. This child
has received vincristine, L-asparaginase, and high dose prednisone.
a. What is your differential diagnosis for the acute problem?
b. How would you manage this?
Q 25. This 7-year-old boy, born of a consanguineous marriage was
brought with history of progressive darkening of the skin, nails and teeth,
noted by the parents since infancy. The child was unable to tolerate
exposure to sunlight due to pain on exposure. Clinically, he was pale,
with brownish discoloration of the skin, sclera, teeth, and nails. Liver
and spleen were palpable 6 cm and 5 cm below the costal margin.
Investigations revealed a hemoglobin of 6 g/dL, with a serum bilirubin
(indirect) of 1.8 mg/dL.

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a. What is the most probable diagnosis?

b. What is the screening investigation that you will perform?
c. Name three other causes of generalized skin darkening other than
excessive sun exposure.
d. Name three drugs that can cause an acute life-threatening crisis in this
child.
Q26. A 10-year-old presents to pediatric OPD with these painful, hot
lesions on both shins.

a. What is the diagnosis?

b. List 5 conditions which may be associated with this diagnosis.

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Grade 4
b. Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4

Clubbing
Fluctuation and softening of the nail bed
Obliteration of normal angle between nail and nail bed
Accentuated convexity of the nail; drumstick appearance
Broadened terminal pulp of the digit; pulmonary
osteoarthropathy

A 2:
a. Amrinone.
b. Rate of infusion of the drug (amrinone) and duration of therapy.
c. Phosphodiesterase inhibitor.
d. Increases cellular levels of cAMP.
A 3:
a. Give 10 ml/kg fluid.
b. Pyrethroids.
c. Exchange transfusion.
d. Hydrocarbon and organophosphates.
A 4:
a. Observe the child for at least 6 hours.
b. Preferably after 6 hours.
c. Prophylactic antibiotics should not be given as bacterial pneumonia
occurs in very small percentage of cases.
d. Aspiration pneumonitis.
A 5:
a. Urinary retention (In fact urinary incontinence occurs).
b. Atropine and pralidoxime.
c. Accumulation of acetyl choline at peripheral nicotinic and muscarinic
synapses in CNS.
d. D diarrhea/defecation
U urination
M miosis
B bronchorrhea
B bradycardia
E emesis
L lacrymation
S salivation.
A 6:
a. Cholinergic (organophosphorus) toxicity.
b. Organophosphates and carbamates.

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c.

Air way, breathing, circulation.

Gastric lavage/activated charcoal.
Atropine.
PAM.
d. Peripheral neuropathy.
A 7:
a. Airway obstruction and inhalational injury (Singed nasal hairs,
carbonaceous material in throat, hoarseness of voice, persistent cough,
stridor).
b. Air way, breathing, circulation
I/V access and fluids
Pain management
Management of hypothermia.
c. Parkland formula: Ringer lactate (4 ml/kg/% burn) + Maintenance
fluids.
A 8:
a. Ataxia telangiectasia.
b. Autosomal recessive.
c. Choreoathetoid movements, slurred speech, ophthalmoplegia,
sinopulmonary infections, cutaneous anergy, endocrine disorders,
leukemias, gastric cancers, brain tumors.
d. IgA and IgE.
A 9:
a. 3300 ml of ringer lactate.
b. 24 hours.
c. 50% in the first 8 hours.
50% in the next 16 hours.
d. No
e. Burns more than 85% BSA; started after 8-24 hours of injury.
A 10:
a. Physostigmine
b. Pyridoxine
c. Diphenylhydramine
d. Dimercaptosuccinic acid
e. Flumazenil
f. Naloxone
g. EDTA
h. Glycogen

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

Lead
Mushroom, INH, ethylene glycol
Dystonia
Arsenic
Diazepam
Clonidine
Anticholinergic agent
Beta blocker

A 11:
a. i. Process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion
or immersion in liquid. The outcome may be death, survival with morbidity
or survival without morbidity.
ii. Any survival from an immersion event.

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b. Electrolyte:
Hypernatremia
Hyperkalemia
Hypercalcemia
Hypermagnesemia.
Hematological:
Hemolysis
Pulmonary edema
A 12:
a. Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive method of measuring the oxygen
saturation of hemoglobin in arterial blood.
b. Red and infrared light of different wavelengths when transmitted
through the capillary have differential absorption by oxyhemoglobin
and reduced hemoglobin. This ratio is then detected by a transducer
and displayed as oxygen saturation.
c. False values occur in:
i. Poor perfusion
ii. Ambient light
iii. Presence of carboxy hemoglobin/methemoglobin
iv. Movement
d. As per the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve.
A 13:
a. Scorpion sting with autonomic dysfunction.
b. Xylocaine for local infiltration (if wound identified) and ice application.
c. Prazocin (30 microgram/kg at 0, 6, 12 and 24 hours irrespective of blood
pressure).
d. Digoxin for CHF.
e. Dobutamine infusion.
A 14:
a. R
=
Reassurance.
I
=
Immobilize the limb (as in fracture, do not put tourniquet).
GH =
Get hospitalized.
T
=
Tell the doctor regarding any symptoms (e.g. ptosis).
b. The 20 minute whole blood clotting test (20 WBCT) is adopted as the
standard test for coagulopathy in snake bites.
c. The only indication is systemic envenomation (altered 20 WBCT, or
spontaneous bleeding or any neurological impairment).
d. 8-10 vials in any case of systemic envenomation.
A 15:
a. Hemangioma.
b. Superficial, deep and mixed.
c. GLUT-1.
d. Ulceration, secondary infection, hemorrhage.

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A 16:
a. i. External = Extraocular muscle palsy due to 3rd, 4th or 6th nerve
palsy.
ii. Internal = 3rd nerve palsy (sphincter pupillae and ciliaris muscle
palsy); Pupil fixed and dilated (no light, consensual or accommodation
reflex).
b. Internuclear = Lesion between midbrain and pons, so there will be
lesion in the medial longitudinal bundle leading to palsy of conjugate
movement.
A 17: Immediate esophagoscopy to retrieve the battery. Hearing aid
batteries are highly corrosive and must be removed as early as possible.
A 18:
a. Dermatoglyphics are the configuration formed by fine ridges, on the
palmar surface of the hands and fingers.
b. Ulnar loop is formed by ridges entering and leaving the skin surface
over the finger tip on the ulnar side.
c. Tri radius is formed at the junction of three sets of converging epidermal
ridges, normally tri radii are formed on the palm beneath each finger
and in axial plane of palm.
d. Atd angle Normally = 40o; In Downs syndrome ~ 75o or more.
e. Sydney line Two transverse crease in palm, proximal extends from
radial to ulnar border.
Kennedy crease Deep sole crease between the first and second toe.
A 19:
a.

Partial ptosis.
Miosis.
Anhidrosis.
Enophthalmos.
If paralysis of ocular sympathetic fibres occurs before 2 years of age,
heterchromia iridis with hypopigmentation of iris may occur on the
affected side.
b. Sympathetic denervation of eyes (lesions of superior cervical ganglion
or sympathetic trunk).
c. Cocaine testNormal pupil dilates within 20-45 min after instillation
of 1-2 drops of 4% cocaine whereas the miotic pupil of an
oculosympathetic paresis dialates poorly, if at all with cocaine.
A 20:
a. Basophilic stippling.
b. Thalassemia
Lead poisoning.
c. The desferal therapeutic index or porter index is defined as mean daily
dose of desferrioxamine in mg/kg, divided by serum ferritin.

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This is calculated every 6 months in patients receiving
desferroxamine
Porter index should not exceed 0.025 in order to minimize
sensorineural hearing loss

A 21:
a. Lead poisoning.
b. Coproporphyrin in urine (CPU) > 150 microgram/L.
Aminolevulinic acid in urine (ALAU) > 5 mg/L.
c. CaNa2 EDTA (calcium versanate) and BAL in symptomatic child.
d. If lead levels > 45 gm% (Normally < 10 gm%).
A 22:
a. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
b. Blanch sign of Steel on AP view of pelvis (double density created from
anteriorly displaced femoral neck overlying the femoral head).
c. Osteonecrosis (avascular necrosis) and chondrolysis.
A 23:
a. Jamshedi bone marrow biopsy needle.
b. Bone marrow biopsy.
c. No cut off for platelets needed prior to bone marrow study.
A 24:
a. Acute pancreatitis with diabetic ketoacidosis.
b. Pain relief, send lipase/amylase and USG abdomen to confirm, start
treatment for DKAIV fluids, insulin, etc. watch for shock. Stop
offending drugs asparginase and prednisolone.
A 25:
a. Porphyria (congenital erythropoietic porphyria).
b. Urine for porphobilinogen.
c. Generalized darkening of skin: Addisons disease, hemochromatosis,
pregnancy (facial), phototherapy in a case of obstructive jaundice, oral
contraceptive.
d. Phenobarbitone, sulphomides, phenytoin, carbamazepine, metoclopramide, rifampicin.
A 26:
a. Erythema nodosum
b. Infections:
Bacterial
Viral
Fungal
Inflammatory bowel disease
Autoimmune
Drugs

Streptococcus, TB, Salmonella

EBV, HBV
Histoplasma
Crohns, ulcerative colitis
SLE, Behet, sarcoidosis
Sulphonamides.

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QUESTIONS

Q1. A 8-year-old male is brought with history of sudden onset giddiness

and fall, from which he recovered in a few seconds. His clinical
examination was noted to be normal and his ECG is attached below.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Identify this ECG.

What is the complication associated with this condition?
What is the drug of choice for this diagnosis?
Enlist 2 non-pharmacological treatments for the same.

Q2. Match the following.

Inherited condition

Heart abnormality

a. Down syndrome

i. Supravalvular aortic stenosis

b. Turner syndrome

ii. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

c. DiGeorge syndrome

iii. Cardiac rhabdomyoma

d. Marfan syndrome

iv. AVSD

e. William syndrome

v. Coarctation of aorta

f. Tuberous sclerosis

vi. Dissecting aortic aneurysm

g. Pompe disease

vii. Aortic arch abnormality

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Q3. ECG diagnosis.

a. What is the ECG diagnosis?

Patients pulse cannot be palpated
b. What is the immediate management after initial stabilization?
c. List four etiological causes of pulseless electrical activity (electricalmechanical-dissociation).
Q4. Please write the ECG event (waves and intervals) related to following
cardiac event.
For example, p waveatrial depolarization:
a. Ventricular depolarization.
b. Ventricular repolarization.
c. Start of atrial depolarization to start of ventricular depolarization.
d. Pause in ventricular activity before repolarization.
e. Total time taken by ventricular depolarization and repolarization.
Q5. You examine a 4-month-old infant in your OPD. Baby was born at
term to a primigravida mother with no antenatal concerns. The
pediatrician hears a continuous murmur at the upper left sternal border.
The peripheral pulses in all extremities are full and show widened pulse
pressure.
a. Which is the most likely diagnosis?
b. Name a congenital infection which may be associated with this problem.
c. What is the treatment for this infant?
d. List two other causes of continuous murmur.

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Q6. Match the following.

Associated disease
Cardiac abnormality

Heart sounds
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Loud S1
Soft S1
Loud P2
Soft P2
Reverse splitting of S2
S3

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.

Pulmonary valve stenosis

Aortic regurgitation
Aortic stenosis
Thyrotoxicosis
Pulmonary hypertension
Mitral stenosis

Q7. A 6-week-old male infant is seen in pediatric emergency with an

episode of cyanosis. Mother complains of similar episodes when the child
wakes up in the morning or while crying. On examination the child is
still cyanosed and has an ejection murmur heard over upper left sternal
border and a single second heart sound.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. List three common syndrome/associations which can be associated
with this condition.
c. What is the characteristic ECG finding of this condition?
The child has been stabilized in the emergency room.
d. What is the surgical treatment for this abnormality?
Q8. Study the ECG and answer the questions.

a. What is the diagnosis?

b. What is the treatment?
Q9. A 10-year-old female child presents to pediatric OPD with decreased
exercise tolerance. She is noted to have a grade three ejection systolic
murmur best heard at the left upper sternal border and a grade three
mid diastolic murmur at the lower left sternal border. The second heart
sound is widely split and fixed. A right ventricular impulse is palpated.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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c.
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List 3 ECG finding of the commonest type of this abnormality.

What is the definitive treatment of this abnormality?
Is prophylaxis for infective endocarditis indicated?
Name the syndrome associated with this heart condition caused by
abnormality of the chromosomal 12.

Q10. An 8-year-old child is seen by a pediatrician for a murmur. The

pediatrician hears a loud systolic ejection murmur with a prominent
systolic ejection click. The murmur decreases with the Valsalva
maneuver. Both murmurs are heard best at the upper right sternal border.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the ECG finding of this condition?
c. What is the treatment for this abnormality?
d. Name two conditions in which the murmur increases with the Valsalva
maneuver.
Q11. A sick 4-year-old is admitted in PICU for bilateral pneumonia. He
is nil by mouth and is on ringer lactate. His electrolytes reveal Na 132
and K 8.5. An ECG is ordered.
a. Enlist 4 ECG findings you would expect in this child.
b. Enlist 3 steps in managing this patient.
c. Outline the importance of interpretation of trans tubular potassium
gradient (TTKG).
Q12. An 8-month-old female infant presents to pediatric OPD with
complaint of poor weight gain. She had 3 episodes of LRTI in past
3 months. On examination, there is a pansystolic murmur heard over the
left lower sternal border accompanied by a thrill.
a. What is the most likely cardiac diagnosis?
b. Enlist two differential diagnosis of pansystolic murmur.
c. What is the most common type based on location of the defect?
d. If this baby develops an associated early diastolic murmur with
bounding pulses, what is the most likely location of the lesion?
e. Is a loud harsh, holosystolic murmur with thrill along the left lower
sternal border suggestive of a large lesion in the diagnosis given above?
f. Lack of cardiac enlargement in a left to right shunt signifies the shunt
is:
i. <2:1
ii. <1.75:1
iii. <1.5:1
iv. <1.2:1
g. A mid diastolic murmur at the mitral area suggests a shunt of:
i. >1.2:1
ii. >1.5:1
iii. >1.75:1
iv. >2:1

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Q13. Match the following:

Cardiac abnormality
a.
b.
c.
d.

Pulmonary stenosis
Complete heart block
Tricuspid regurgitation
Constrictive pericarditis

JVP abnormality

Cannon a wave
Giant a wave
Steep y descent
Large v wave

Q14. Given below is the chest X-ray of a neonate.

a. What is the most likely radiological diagnosis?

b. List two ECG findings associated with this diagnosis.
c. What should be the placement of pads while defibrillating this patient?
Q15. True false
Physiological (innocent) murmurs.
a. Are heard in a small minority of children.
b. Characteristically change in intensity with the position of the patient.
c. Are more common in infants, who are small for their gestational age.
d. May be associated with a thrill.

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Q16. Cardiac device.

a. Identify the procedure, where the device shown in this X-ray is used.
b. List two indications of this procedure.
c. What is the long-term non-cardiac complication, which may occur, if
the device is not placed in asymptomatic children?
Q17. Cardiac device.

a. Identify the procedure, where the device shown in this X-ray is used.
b. List five complications, which may occur, if the device is not placed in
children with the above diagnosis.

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Prolonged QT syndrome.
b. Torsades de pointes (polymorphic ventricular tachycardia).
c. blocker-propranolol:
d. Pace maker
Implanted defibrillator.
A 2:
Inherited Condition

Heart abnormality

a. Down syndrome

AVSD

b. Turner syndrome

Coarctation of aorta

c. Di George syndrome

Aortic arch abnormality

d. Marfan syndrome

Dissecting aortic aneurysm

e. William syndrome

Supravalvular aortic stenosis

f. Tuberous sclerosis

Cardiac rhabdomyoma

g. Pompe disease

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

A 3:
a. Ventricular tachycardia, immediate treatment.
b. Defibrillation.
c. Hyperkalemia, hypothermia, hypovolemia, tension pneumothorax,
hypoxia, pericardial tamponade, toxins, pulmonary thromboembolism.
A 4:
a. QRS complex
b. T wave
c. PR interval
d. ST segment
e. QT interval.
A 5:
a. Patent ductus arteriosus
b. Congenital rubella infection
c. Surgical/coil ligation
d. Aortico pulmonary window defect:
Cervical venous hum
Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm
Coronary AV fistula
Truncus arteriosus with increased pulmonary flow.

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A 6:
Associated disease
Cardiac abnormality

Heart sounds
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Loud S1
Soft S1
Loud P2
Soft P2
Reverse splitting of S2
S3

Thyrotoxicosis
Mitral stenosis
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Aortic stenosis
Aortic regurgitation

A 7:
a. Tetralogy of Fallot (cyanotic spells).
b. Down syndrome:
DiGeorge syndrome
CHARGE
VACTERL
c. RAD
RVH
d. Palliative BT shunt within few months of life
Corrective surgery at 4 to 12 months age.
A 8:
a. Torsades de pointes
b. -blocker-propranolol
Pace maker
Implanted defibrillator
A 9:
a. ASD
b. RAD
RSR pattern in right precordial leads or RBBB
RVH.
c. Device closure/surgical closure.
d. Not indicated.
e. Holt Oram syndrome.
A 10:
a. Aortic valve stenosis.
b. LVH with strain pattern (inverted T wave in left precordial leads).
c. Balloon valutoplasty or aortic valve replacement.
d. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and mitral valve prolapse.
A 11:
a. Peaking of the T waves.
Increased P-R interval.
Flattening of the P wave.
Widening of the QRS complex.

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b. Stop all sources of additional potassium.

Calcium
Combination of insulin and glucose
Bicarbonate (most efficacious in a patient with a metabolic acidosis)
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (K exchange resin)
Dialysis
c. _______________________________________
(K) Urine
Plasma osmolality
(K) Plasma Urine osmolality

If TTKG in Hyperkalemic patient is < 8 then likely cause is renal.

A 12:
a. VSD
b. MR TR
c. Membranous
d. Supracristal region
e. No
f. <1.75:1
g. >2:1
A 13:
Cardiac abnormality
a.
b.
c.
d.

Pulmonary stenosis
Complete heart block
Tricuspid regurgitation
Constrictive pericarditis

JVP abnormality

Giant a wave
Cannon a wave
Large v wave
Steep y descent

A 14:
a. Dextrocardia with situs solitus.
b. Inverted P wave.
Inverted T wave.
QRS Complex is negative in lead I
Lead II and III are reversed from normal appearance
Lead II resembles a normal lead III
Lead III resembles a normal lead II.
c. Instead of upper right and lower left, pads should be placed upper left
and lower right.
A 15:
a. False
b. True
c. False
d. False.

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A 16:
a. ASD device closure
b. All symptomatic patients:
Asymptomatic patients with a Qp : Qs ratio of at least 2 : 1
c. Paradoxical (right to left) systemic embolization.
A 17:
a. PDA coil closure
b. Cardiac failure:
Infective endarteritis
Aneurysmal dilatation of the pulmonary artery or the ductus
Calcification of the ductus
Non-infective thrombosis of the ductus with embolization
Paradoxical emboli
Pulmonary hypertension.

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Growth, Development and

Nutrition
QUESTIONS

Q1. A 6-year-old girl comes in OPD with complain of difficulty in vision.

The child has a history of recurrent episodes of loose stools and
pneumonias. Her weight is 8 kg and height is 82 cm. Her eye examination
findings are shown below.
Study the photograph and answer the questions:

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

What is the positive finding seen in the photograph?

What is the most likely diagnosis?
Enumerate the WHO staging.
What is the staging of the disease in this child?
How can you treat this problem at early stages?

Q2. Answer the following questions.

a. What are WHO-MGRS charts?
b. List 2 exclusion criteria used in these charts.
c. List 2 advantages of these charts over the CDC/NCHS charts.

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Q3. Waterlow classification of malnutrition.
An 8-year-old boy is noted to have weight of 67% of expected and height
of 83% of expected.
a. What is the degree of malnutrition according to Waterlow
Classification?
b. Give details of Waterlow classification of malnutrition.
Q4. The IQ of a 7-year-old child is 40.
a. What is his degree of severity of mental retardation?
b. How do you classify MR on basis of degree of severity?
Q5. Gomez classification of malnutrition.
A 6-year-old boy is noted to have a weight of 61% of expected and height
of 90% of expected.
a. What is the degree of malnutrition according to Gomez classification?
b. Give details of Gomez classification of malnutrition.
c. How do you define mild, moderate and severe malnutrition according
to Gomez classification?
Q6. At what age does child copy following figures.
a. Square

b. Circle

c. Diamond

d. Vertical stroke
Q7. A 9-month-old girl is seen in paediatric OPD for routine measles
immunization. She is noted to have a large head with head circumference
plotting above 91st centile. During her previous visit her head
circumference has been between 75th to 91st centile. Her weight and
height is plotted on 50th centile. She is standing with support with no
obvious developmental concerns. There are no parental concerns. Her
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a. Is there reason to be concerned about this childs head growth?
b. What physical findings not present in this case might suggest serious
pathology?
c. What is the next step in the evaluation of this baby?
d. What is the most likely diagnosis?
e. What are some additional differential consideration?
Q8. A 10-year-old boy is seen in pediatric OPD with parental concerns
of being under weight. He has a weight of 39.2 kg and a height of 140 cm.
a. What is the formula for calculating BMI?
b. Calculate the BMI of this child.
c. What is your impression about this childs BMI?
Q9. Given below is the BMI centile chart for boys.
Based on the chart below define:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Underweight
Normal weight
At risk for overweight
Overweight.

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Q10. Wellcome classification of malnutrition.
A 5-year-old boy is noted to have a weight of 70% of expected and height
of 93% of expected. There is no edema.
a. What is the degree of malnutrition according to Wellcome classification?
b. Give details of Wellcome classification of malnutrition.
Q11. A 14-year-old boy is brought to pediatric OPD with concerns of
delayed puberty. On examination, he has preadolescent male genitalia
with scanty axillary hairs, and few fine pubic hairs.
a. What is the tanner staging of this child?
i. Stage 1-2
ii. Stage 2-3
iii. Stage 3-4
iv. Stage 4-5
b. What is the first visible sign of puberty in males?
c. At what tanner stage does a male child achieve peak growth velocity?
i. Stage 1-2
ii. Stage 2-3
iii. Stage 3-4
iv. Stage 4-5
Q12. A 11-year-old girl is brought to pediatric OPD with concerns of early
signs of puberty. On examination, she has well formed breasts with
areola and papilla forming a secondary mound and projecting nipples.
She has adult distribution pubic hairs.
a. What is the tanner staging of this child?
b. What is the first visible sign of puberty in females?
c. At what tanner stage does the female attain menarche?
d. Define precocious puberty in girls and boys.
Q13. A 14-month-old male toddler is brought to a pediatrician with
parental concerns of delayed eruption of tooth.
a. What is delayed tooth eruption?
b. List 2 common causes.
c. Which is commonly the first tooth to appear?
d. At what age are the following deciduous teeth shed:
i. First molar.
ii. Maxillary central incisors.
Q14. Match the following micronutrient with their effects of deficiency.
Micronutrient
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Selenium
Manganese
Fluoride
Chromium
Molybdenum

Effects of deficiency
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.

Hypercholesterolemia
Impaired glucose tolerance
Night blindness
Dental caries
Cardiomyopathy

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Q15. IAP Classification of malnutrition.
A 3-year-old girl is noted have a weight of 55% of expected and height
of 91% of expected.
a. What is the degree of malnutrition according to IAP classification?
b. Give details of IAP classification of malnutrition.
c. How do you define severe malnutrition according to IAP classification?
Q16. Fill in the following table regarding developmental reflexes in
normal children.
Reflex

Age of appearance

Age of disappearance

Rooting
Moro
Landau
Parachute
Q17. A 14-year-old girl presents in pediatric OPD clinic with complaint
of short stature. Her height is 154 cm. Her mothers height is 156 cm and
fathers height is 167 cm.
a. What is the formula for calculating the mid parental height for girls?
b. What is the mid parental height for this girl?
Q18. A 2-month-old infant born at 32 weeks gestation is suspected to
have vitamin E deficiency.
a. Name two manifestations which will make you think of vitamin E
deficiency in this baby.
b. What is the role of vitamin E in humans?
c. How will you diagnose vitamin E deficiency?
d. Give the content of vitamin E in evion drops
Q19. An 8-month-old boy is reviewed in paediatric OPD for acute
gastroenteritis. On detailed history he was noted to have mild
developmental delay. No other significant factor was noted in history.
On examination, he was noted to have microcephaly. His remaining
general and systemic examination was noted to be normal.
a. How do you define microcephaly?
b. List 2 most important investigations for this child.
c. List 4 non-genetic causes of microcephaly.

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Q20. A 10-year-old girl presents in pediatric OPD with short stature.

a. List 3 positive findings seen in the photographs.

b. What is the most likely diagnosis?
c. How would you manage her short stature?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Bitots spot.
b. Vitamin A deficiency.
c. WHO staging:
Primary signs
X 1 A : Conjunctival xerosis
X 1 B : Bitots spots
X2
: Corneal xerosis
X3A
: Corneal ulceration (<1/3rd)
X3B
: Keratomalacia
Secondary signs
XN
: Night blindness
XF
: Xerophthalmia fundus
XS
: Corneal scars
d. Stage X1B
e. Xerophthalmia is treated by giving 1,500 g/kg body weight orally for
5 days followed by intramuscular injection of 7,500 g of vitamin A in
oil, until recovery.
A 2:
a. WHOMulticentric growth reference study charts, developed in 2006.
b. Exclusion criteria:
Formula fed infants
Children of mothers who smoked during or after the pregnancy
Morbidities that affect growth (repeated bouts of diarrhea).
c. Advantages:
The growth charts show how children should grow in all countries.
MGRS are a standard rather than a reference.
Any deviation from suggested pattern is evidence of abnormal
growth.
MGRS provide a solid foundation for development of a standard
because they are based on healthy children living under condition
likely to favor achievement of their full genetic potential.
A 3:
a. Severe wasting and severe stunting.
b. Waterlow classification.

Normal
Mild
Moderate
Severe

Weight for height (wasting)

Height for age (stunting)

> 90
80-90
70-80
< 70

> 95
90-95
85-90
< 85

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A 4:
a. Moderate mental retardation
b. Mild mental retardation
Moderate mental retardation
Severe mental retardation
Profound mental retardation
Mental retardation, severity unspecified

A 5:
a. Grade 2 malnutrition
b. Gomez
Normal
I degree malnutrition
II degree malnutrition
III degree malnutrition
c. I degree malnutrition
II degree malnutrition
III degree malnutrition

:
:
:
:
:

IQ level 5055 to > 70

IQ level 3540 to 5055
IQ level 2025 to 3540
IQ level below 2025
When there is a strong
presumption of mental
retardation but; this is
untestable by standard
tests.

Weight for age (WHO)

>90 %
75-90 %
60-75 %
< 60 %
Mild malnutrition
Moderate malnutrition
Severe malnutrition

A 6:
a. 4 years
b. 3 years
c. 5 years
d. 2 years (imitates at 18 months)
A 7:
a. Yes. The fact that the head size is showing a progressive increase is
more concerning than the size alone.
b. 1. Bulging fontanelle
2. Spread sutures
3. Lethargy
4. Neurologic abnormalities: sun-setting of eye, abnormal tone, delayed
development
c. Measure head sizes of parents and siblings
d. Familial macrocephaly
e. 1. Hydrocephalus
2. Mucopolysaccharide storage disease
3. Syndromic, i.e. Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism).

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A 8:
a.

Weight
in kg
___________________
(Height in meter)2

b. 20 kg/m2
c. Normal BMI
A 9:
a. Underweight: < 5th percentile.
b. Normal weight: 5th to 84th percentile.
c. At risk for overweight: 85th to 94th percentile.
d. Overweight: > 95th percentile.
A 10:
a. Undernutrition
b. Wellcome classification: evaluates the child for edema and with the
Gomez classification system.
Weight for age (Gomez)

With edema

Without edema

60-80%
< 60%

Kwashiorkor
Marasmic-kwashiorkor

Undernutrition
Marasmus

A 11:
a. Stage 1-2.
b. Testicular enlargement.
c. Stage 3-4.
A 12:
a. Stage 5.
b. Appearance of breast buds.
c. Stage 3-4.
d. Precocious puberty is defined as the onset of secondary sexual
characteristics before 8 years of age in girls and 9 years in boys.
A 13:
a. Delayed eruption is usually considered when there are no teeth by
approximately 13 month of age (mean + 3 standard deviations).
b. Hypothyroidism.
Hypoparathyroidism
Familial
Idiopathic (the most common).
c. Central incisors.
d. i. 10-12 years
ii. 7-8 years

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A 14:
Micronutrient
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Effects of deficiency

Selenium
Manganese
Fluoride
Chromium
Molybdenum

Cardiomyopathy
Hypercholesterolemia
Dental caries
Impaired glucose tolerance
Night blindness

A 15:
a. Grade 3 malnutrition
b. Grade
Weight for age
Normal
>80%
Grade 1
71-80%
Grade 2
61-70%
Grade 3
51-60%
Grade 4
<50%
c. Grade 3-4
A 16:
Reflex

Age of appearance

Age of disappearance

Rooting
Moro
Landau
Parachute

Birth
Birth
10 months
8-9 months

3 months
5-6 months
24 months
Persists

A 17:
Father Ht + Mother Ht 13
a. __________________________________
2
b. 155 cm
A 18:
a. Thrombocytosis, edema, hemolysis or anemia.
b. Antioxidant.
c. Vitamin E to serum lipids ratio; a ratio <0.8 mg/g is abnormal.
d. 50 mg/ml.
A 19:
a. Microcephaly is defined as a head circumference that measures more
than three standard deviations below the mean for age and sex.
b. CT/MRI.
TORCH screening.
Metabolic screening.
Chromosomal analysis.

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c. Congenital infectionsCMV, Rubella, Toxoplasmosis.
Meningitis/encephalitis.
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Metabolic.
Drugs, e.g. fetal alcohol.
Radiation exposure.
A 20:
a. Low hair line/trident hairline.
Web neck.
Widely spaced nipples.
b. Turner syndrome.
c. GH supplementation.

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Neonatology
QUESTIONS

Q1. Study the photograph and answer the questions.

This female neonate was born with a large mass in relation to the umbilical
cord:
a. Identify the condition.
b. Give three important aspects that you will take care of in the transport
of such a neonate.
c. List 3 anomalies associated with this condition.
d. What is the definitive treatment for this condition?
Q2. A term male baby weighing 3.6 kg presents on day 2 of life with
seizures. Mother is gravida 4 with history of 2 neonatal deaths with one
live child aged 3 years. He was born at home and mother had a history
of greenish vaginal discharge just prior to delivery.
a. Enlist 3 most likely causes of seizures in this baby.
b. Write first 5 steps of management of the current episode of seizure in
sequential order.

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Q3. You are attending pediatrician of a 31 week preterm whose birth
weight was 1400 gm. He had an uneventful NICU stay except for 1 day
of phototherapy for jaundice.
a. List 3 criteria for discharge?
b. Is this neonate a candidate for:
i. ROP screening
ii. Cranial USG
iii. Hearing screening.
Q4. A HBsAg +ve woman is 20 weeks pregnant.
a. What are the other relevant investigations you would request?
b. The risk of perinatal transmission is maximum if mother is HBe Ag +
and ___________.
c. What is the advice to be given to the partner/husband?
d. What is the ideal management of a preterm newborn after birth?
Q5. A term baby is born to a mother via elective caesarian section. The
mother is diagnosed to have HIV infection. The babys test for HIV DNA
PCR is positive within 48 hours.
a. What does this positive PCR imply?
b. How would you confirm the diagnosis?
c. What are the drugs used to control? ( Name 3 subgroups with 1 example
in each group).
Q6. A 5-day-old girl who was delivered at home has presented in
emergency for bruising and gastrointestinal bleeding. There is no history
of maternal drug or alcohol abuse during pregnancy. There is no family
history of similar problems. Laboratory findings are given below.
Haemoglobin
: 15.2 g/dL
Platelet count
: 290,000/mm3
INR
: >2
APTT
: >100 seconds
Serum bilirubin : 3.5 mg/dL
SGPT
: 41 mg/dL
SGOT
: 28 mg/dL
a. What is the most likely diagnosis of this bleeding neonate?
b. Enlist 2 risk factors in a neonate admitted to NICU which can
potentially lead into this problem.
c. How can you prevent the same?
d. How would you treat once the diagnosis is confirmed?
Q7. A term male infant is born via normal vaginal delivery. He is found
to have choanal atresia, bilateral colobomas, ear anomalies, and
cryptorchidism.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What are the 2 problems which are likely to exist in this neonate on
further evaluation or later on in the childhood?

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c. What is the most appropriate initial test to exclude any associated

abnormalities?
d. What is the treatment of choanal atresia in an otherwise stable child?
Q8. A term male newborn delivered at home is seen in the pediatric OPD
on day 2 of life.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What are abnormalities detected in the left arm of this baby?

What is the likely diagnosis?
What is the etiology?
What is the most common associated complication?

Q9. Match the following.

In Monozygotic twins what is the relationship between chronicity,
amnionicity and timing of division of egg:
Type of chorion and amnion
Timing of division of egg
a. Monochorionic, monoamniotic
(i)
0-3 days
b. Monochorionic, diamniotic
(ii) 3-7 days
c. Dichorionic, diamniotic
(iii) 7-14 days
d. Conjoint twins
(iv) >14 days
Q10. Given below is CT of an 1800 g term male neonate born to an
unbooked primigravida mother.

a. List 2 positive findings on the CT.

b. What is the most likely etiological diagnosis?
c. List 2 possible clinical findings in the neonatal period which may
accompany the likely diagnosis.

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Q11. A 26 week male infant is born via emergency LSCS in view of
absent end diastolic flow on umbilical arterial Doppler. The baby is now
3 hours old and has been intubated and ventilated. He has received 1
dose of surfactant. His ventilator settings are:
Mode
CMV
PIP
22 cm H2O
PEEP
5 cm H2O
Rate
40/min
FiO2
30%
Saturation
95%
His arterial blood gas shows
pH
7.18
pCO2
62 mmHg
78 mmHg
pO2
HCO3
24 mmHg
a. What are the blood gas findings?
b. What change will you make in the ventilator settings to improve the
blood gas?
c. What is the optimal size of ETT for this neonate?
Q12. Given below is the blood gas of a 2 day old 28 week preterm
neonate.
Her ventilator settings are:
Mode
PIP
PEEP
Rate
FiO2
Saturation

SIMV
21
5
30
21%
98%

Her arterial blood gas shows:

pH
pCO2
pO2
HCO3

7.48
22
99
29

a. What are the blood gas findings?

b. What changes will you make in the ventilator settings to improve the
blood gas?
c. List 2 most important risks/complications which can occur if you leave
this baby on current ventilator settings?

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Q13. You are an attending resident of a level 3 NICU and are asked to
perform a partial exchange transfusion of a preterm female neonate. She
is now 12 hours old and weighs 2 kg. Her hematocrit is 80 and desired
is 50.
a. What is the formula for calculating volume of partial exchange
transfusion?
b. What is the volume required for this neonate?
c. List 3 complications of polycythemia
Q14. You are an attending resident of a level 3 NICU and are asked to
review blood gas of a term female infant. She is now 2 hours old and is
diagnosed to have meconium aspiration syndrome.
Her ventilator settings are
Mode
CMV
PIP
26
PEEP
3.5
Rate
60
FiO2
100%
IT
0.5
Saturation
81%
Her arterial blood gas shows
pH
7.41
pCO2
32
pO2
51
HCO323
a. What is the blood gas finding?
b. What changes will you make in the ventilator settings to improve the
blood gas?
c. What is alternate mode of ventilation you can use for this baby?
Q15. A term female infant is born via a difficult instrumental delivery.
On examination she is noted to have a wrist drop and paralysis of small
muscles of right hand. Her rest of the general and systemic examination
is unremarkable.
a. What is the likely diagnosis?
b. What is the etiology?
c. What is the most common associated complication?

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Q16. A 26-week-old male infant is born via emergency LSCS. Mother is
a primigravida and had no risk factors for sepsis. The baby has been
intubated, ventilated and has received 1 dose of surfactant. UAC, UVC
and a peripheral cannula have been placed. He is started on IV fluids
and IV antibiotics. His Hb is 18, platelet is 250,000. His HR is 170/min,
mean BP 23 mm Hg, saturation 92%.
His ventilator settings are:
Mode
CMV
PIP
20
PEEP
5
Rate
40
FiO2
30%
His arterial blood gas shows:
pH
7.18
pCO2
39
pO2
78
HCO3
14
a. What are the blood gas findings?
b. What is the diagnosis?
c. What is the next step in treatment of this neonate?
Q17. Management of cardiogenic shock.
A 12-hour-old 28 weeker is admitted in NICU. She is diagnosed to have
respiratory distress syndrome. Her ventilator parameters are currently
stable but the staff nurse is concerned about the blood pressure. Her
CFT is 3 second, mean BP is 22 mm Hg and CVP is 8 mm Hg. You have
already given a fluid bolus of normal saline 30 minute back.
Her arterial blood gas shows
pH
7.20
pCO2
40
pO2
68
HCO3 17
a. Enlist the 2 most important drugs you could use in treating hypotension
in this patient.
b. What precaution will you take whilst measuring CVP of a baby on
ventilator?
c. What is the normal range of CVP?
d. Where should be the tip of UVC to measure CVP?
e. What is the relationship of CVP and volume replacement in managing
hypotension?
Q18. A 32-weeks-old male infant is born via normal vaginal delivery.
He soon started having moderate respiratory distress with increasing
oxygen requirement. A decision is made to start him on nasal CPAP.
a. What is the ideal pressure to start CPAP in this neonate?
b. Enlist three complications associated with nasal CPAP.
c. Enlist two absolute contraindications of nasal CPAP.

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Q19. A Sick term male infant is admitted in NICU. He is born to a

primigravida mother with no significant antenatal concerns and no risk
factors for sepsis. He was born via normal vaginal delivery and did not
require any resuscitation. He developed significant respiratory distress
soon after birth. He was intubated and ventilated at 2 hours age. He is
persistently cyanosed at 4 hours of age. His blood report (including CBC,
CRP), chest X-ray have been reported normal. He is currently on high
frequency ventilator. His saturation in right lower limb is 76% and right
upper limb is 92%. His mean BP is 42 mm Hg and HR is 180/min.
An ECHO has been performed and does not show any structural cardiac
abnormality or cyanotic heart disease.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the drug of choice?
c. What is the best treatment modality if medical management fails?
d. List 4 drugs which can be used in treating this condition.
Q20. A 34 week male infant is born via normal vaginal delivery. He is
noted to be jittery and lethargic at 24 hours age. On examination, he is
noted to be plethoric.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. How do you confirm the diagnosis? Give the age related values to
confirm the diagnosis at 2 hours and thereafter.
c. What is the treatment if the diagnosis is confirmed in this neonate?
Q21. Given below is the picture of a 2 day old term newborn.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the diagnosis?

List any 2 common risk factors for this problem.
List 3 components of this abnormality.
What are the treatment options?

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Q22. A term male infant was born via elective LSCS to a primigravida
mother. He was shifted to NICU in view of hypoglycemia on day 1 of
life. His examination revealed a microphallus. On further investigation
his free T 4 and TSH level were found to be 0.5 g/dL (normal =
6.5-16.3 g/dL) and 1.6 mU/L (normal = 1.7-9.1 mU/mL) respectively.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. List 2 investigations you would perform on this baby.
Q23. A term neonate is diagnosed to have hypothyroidism based on initial
routine neonatal screening. He is investigated further and his BERA
reveals bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the mode of inheritance?
c. What is the cause of hypothyroidism associated with this diagnosis?
d. What is the finding on thyroid scan and thyroid ultrasound?
Q24. A term neonate was born in poor condition needing prolonged
resuscitation. He was born via emergency LSCS for a non reactive NST.
At birth he was cyanosed, limp, with HR< 60/min. His condition
improved with IPPV. At 1 hour age he is lethargic with diminished
spontaneous movements. On examination, he is noted to have mild
hypotonia with a weak suck.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the staging of the disease in this neonate?
c. After what gestation can you use this staging?
d. What is the likely outcome?
e. In neonatal resuscitationwhat is the order of recovery in the heart
rate, color and tone in most neonates after the initial depression of vital
signs?
Q25. Disorder of sexual development (DSD)
Match the following signs occurring in association with DSD with the
diagnosis.
Signs and symptoms
Diagnosis
a. Hypotonia, obesity
i. Fetal hydantoin
b. Anosmia
ii. Cornelia De lange
c. Retinitis pigmentosa
iii. Prader-Willi
d. Synophrys
iv. Bardet-Biedl
e. Hypoplasia of distal
v. Kallman syndrome
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Q26. Newborn rash

Parents are anxious about this generalized rash on a 2-day-old neonate.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. What is the treatment and prognosis?
c. What does the microscopic examination from the lesion reveal?
Q27. Given below is the X-ray of a 5-day-old male neonate who presented
with abdominal distension.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the diagnosis?

What are the predisposing factors?
What is the diagnostic triad of this condition?
Give details of classification used in accordance with severity of this
disease.

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Q28. Umbilical arterial line
After putting in a UA line, the right lower limb appears bluish-black.
a. What is the next step in management?
b. What is the level of the renal artery and celiac plexus in terms of vertebral
levels?
c. How do you maintain a UA line?
Q29. A full term, male child develops jaundice on day 3 of life, (serum
bilirubin 34 mg/dL) and is planned to undergo an exchange transfusion.
Answer the following questions.
a. What is the complication likely to occur if left untreated?
b. Where is the anatomical location of the feared complication?
c. What are the long-term complications in this patient?
d. List 2 investigations you would perform prior to or soon after discharge.
Q30. A 15-days-old male newborn is noticed to have sweating and poor
feeding of sudden onset. On examination, his HR is >240/min with signs
of poor perfusion. There is no history maternal drug or alcohol abuse
during pregnancy. There is no family history of similar problems.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the immediate management?
c. Is DC shock the treatment of choice?
Q31. Given below is the photograph of scalp of a well term neonate.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. What is the most common differential diagnosis of this condition?
c. List 3 conditions which can be associated with this condition

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Q32. Given below is the image of a 30-week-old male neonate. He is

diagnosed to have sepsis. He also has bleeding from the base of
umbilical stump.

a. What is most likely diagnosis?

He has had frequent episode of apnea and desaturation in past 2 hours.
b. List 2 most important investigations you will request in this neonate.
c. What is the most likely cause of his deterioration?
Q33. A 29-week-old neonate has had sudden increase in ventilatory
requirement.

a. What is the test being performed?

b. What are the findings in a positive test performed above?
c. What is the diagnosis if the test is positive?

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Q34. Given below is a picture of a 2-day-old term neonate.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the diagnosis?

What is the definitive treatment?
What can be the long-term problem after the treatment?
List 4 associated malformations.

Q35. This is a term female infant was born via normal vaginal delivery.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Describe the rash seen in picture above.

What is the most likely diagnosis?
What is the most common etiology/causative organism?
What is the treatment in this infant?

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Q36. Given below is a term male neonate born via elective LSCS. Baby
was born in poor condition and did not respond to any resuscitation.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. List 1 pulmonary and 1 abdominal complication associated with this
condition.
c. List 5 causes of the diagnosis including 2 where anemia is not an
associated finding.
Q37. Given below is a photograph of a term male infant.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. What is the definitive treatment?
c. What is the most common complication seen later in childhood?

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Q38. This term neonate is noted to have premature closure of sutures.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. List 2 clinical findings seen in this diagnosis.
c. What is the long-term problem?
Q39. This is photograph of a 1-month-old term infant.

a. What is the equipment used on this infant?

b. What is the most likely problem with this infant?
c. What is the ideal age of the infant when this procedure is most
successful?
d. What is the ideal duration of the total procedure?

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Q40. This term neonate was born via normal vaginal delivery. He was
initially covered with a tight glistening membrane.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. List 2 possible immediate complications.
c. What is the immediate treatment?
Q41. Given below is the picture of a term female neonate.

a. What is the diagnosis?

b. List 2 condition associated with this diagnosis.
c. List 2 neonatal complication of this diagnosis.

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Q42. A term newborn was noted to have audible cranial bruit. Given
below is the MRA of this neonate.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. List 2 most common complication associated with this condition.
c. Name 1 treatment option.
Q43. Given below is a picture of a 20-day-old term neonate.

a. What is the sign seen in this photo?

b. What is the pathophysiology of this sign?
c. What is the most likely cause of this sign?

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Q44. An 8-month-old infant presented in paediatric OPD with severe

seborrhoeic dermatitis and bilateral otitis media. There is history of
recurrent fever and weight loss over past 2 months. On examination, he
is noted to have axillary lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly.
Given below is the X-ray of this infant.

a. What is the finding seen on the chest X-ray?

b. What is the most likely diagnosis?
c. What is the treatment in this patient?
Q45. Given below is the X-ray of term neonate who was born via elective
LSCS.

a. List 3 findings seen on X-ray.

b. What is the most likely diagnosis?
c. What are the clinical findings likely to be seen in this neonate?

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Q46. A male newborn was born at 28 week gestation. He is now 4 weeks
old and has needed 4 packed red cell transfusions. His current Hb is 6.8
mg/dL with low reticulocyte count. He is on full enteral feeds and iron
(4 mg/kg/day) for past 10 days.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What medication could have decreased the need for frequent blood
transfusions in this neonate?
c. Give one non-hematological advantage of this medication.
Q47. A term neonate is noted to have petechiae and purpura all over the
body on day 2 of life. His platelet counts are noted to be 60,000/mm3.
Mother is a primigravida and known case of SLE. Her platelet counts
are 70,000/mm3.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis in this newborn?
b. Enlist 2 generally accepted criteria for platelet transfusion in case of
neonatal thrombocytopenia.
c. How do you define neonatal thrombocytopenia?
d. What is the treatment?
Q48. A 3 kg term ventilated neonate is nil by mouth. He is on 10%
dextrose at rate of 9 ml/hr.
a. What is formula for calculating glucose infusion rate (GIR)?
b. Calculate the GIR for this baby.
c. What is the minimum GIR requirement of a neonate?
Q49. A 30-week female infant is about to be delivered via emergency
LSCS in view of severe oilgohydramnios. The serial scans since 20 weeks
have shown oligohydramnios.
a. Enlist 2 most common causes of oilgohydramnios.
b. Give 1 serious complication which might be seen on delivery of this
neonate.

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Exomphalos major/omphalocele.
b. i. Transport supine with the hernia suspended by a string
ii. Cover the omphalocele with a waterproof covering
iii. Provide additional fluids
iv. Maintain body temperature
v. Place an orogastric tube.
c. Beckwith Weidemann syndrome, cardiac anomalies e.g. TOF and ASD,
chromosomal abnormalities e.g. various trisomies, genitourinary
anomalies, diaphragmatic hernia.
d. Surgical correction (usually non-urgent, staged closure).
A 2:
a. HIE/perinatal asphyxia:
Sepsis/meningitis.
Inborn error of metabolism/pyridoxine deficiency.
Birth trauma.
b. i. Management of the airway, breathing and circulation.
ii. Do the blood sugar; if < 40 mg%, give a bolus of 2 ml/kg of D 10%;
If > 40 mg% proceed to next step.
iii. Take sample for S. calcium; give IV calcium gluconate 2 ml/kg 1:1
diluted.
iv. Give IV Phenobarbitone in a dose of 20 mg/kg as a slow iv injection.
v. Repeat IV Phenobarbitone in a dose of 5-10 mg/kg up to maximum
total dose of 40 mg/kg.
vi. Phenytoin the usual second-line agent, is given as an initial loading
dose of 20 mg/kg.
vii. Benzodiazepines (e.g. Lorazepam, diazepam, and midazolam). For
neonatal seizures that remain refractory to these measures,
benzodiazepines may add further benefit.
A 3:
a. i. Ability to maintain temperature in an open crib.
ii. Ability to take all feedings by bottle or breast without respiratory
compromise.
iii. No apnea or bradycardia for 5 days.
iv. Steady weight gain.
b. i. Yes
ii. Yes
iii. Yes

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A 4:
a. HBeAg and anti HBe Ag.
b. Anti HBs Ag +ve.
c. Husband to get his HBs Ag status checked and to use barrier
contraception during sexual intercourse.
d. Give first dose of hepatitis B vaccine and HBIG concurrently at different
sites within 12 hours of birth followed by hepatitis B vaccine at 1 and
6 months.
A 5:
a. It implies in utero infection and possibly a rapidly progressive disease.
b. By repeating the sample. A diagnosis of HIV infection can be made with
2 positive virologic test results obtained from different blood samples.
c.
i. Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIS).
Zidovudine, Didanosine, Tenofovir, Stavudine, Abacavir.
ii. Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIS).
Nevirapine, Efavirenz.
iii. Protease inhibitors: Nelfinavir, Amprenavir, Atazanavir,
Darunavir, Fosamprenavir, Indinavir, Lopinavir/Ritonavir, Saquinavir.
A 6:
a. Vitamin K deficiency (classical).
b. Administration of total parentral alimentation.
Administration of parenteral antibiotics.
Prematurity.
c. Parentral administration of vitamin K to all newborns at the time of
birth.
d. 1 mg IV or IM vitamin K.
A 7:
a. CHARGE:
C - Coloboma of the eye, central nervous system anomalies
H - Heart defects
A - Atresia of the choanae
R - Retardation of growth and/or development
G - Genital and/or urinary defects (hypogonadism)
E - Ear anomalies and/or deafness.
b. Heart defects
Retardation of growth and/or development.
c. ECHO
d. Transnasal repair.
A 8:
a. Arm is held in adduction, elbow extended, internally rotated, forearm
pronated and wrist flexed (Waiters tip position).
b. Erb palsy.
c. Injury to upper nerve roots of brachial plexus C5 + C6 C7.
d. Phrenic nerve involvementIpsilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.

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A 9:
Type of chorion and amnion

Timing of division of egg

a.
b.
c.
d.

7-14 days
3-7 days
0-3 days
>14 days

Monochorionic, monoamniotic
Monochorionic, diamniotic
Dichorionic, diamniotic
Conjoint twins

A 10:
a. Periventricular calcifications.
Ventricular dilatation.
b. Congenital CMV infection.
c. Hepatosplenomegaly.
Sensorineural hearing loss.
Chorioretinitis.
Thrombocytopenia.
Encephalopathy.
A 11:
a. Uncompensated respiratory acidosis.
b. Increase the rate.
c. Size 2.5.
A 12:
a. Partially compensated respiratory alkalosis with hyperoxia.
b. Decrease PIP.
c. Periventricular leucomalacia/intraventricular hemorrhage.
A 13:
(Blood volume/kg weight in kg) (Observed-desired hematocrit)
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
Observed hematocrit
80 2 (80-50)
b. = _______________ = 60 ml
80
c. Hypoglycemia
Thrombotic episode
Congestive cardiac failure
NEC
Thrombocytopenia
DIC.
A 14:
a. Hypoxemia.
b. Increase PEEP.
c. HFOV.

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A 15:
a. Klumpke palsy.
b. Injury to lower nerve roots of brachial plexus C7 + C8 + T1.
c. Horner syndrome.
A 16:
a. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis.
b. Shock.
c. IV Bolus of normal saline 10 ml/kg over 20-30 min.
A 17:
a. Dopamine.
Dobutamine.
b. Disconnect from ventilator transiently at the time of measurement.
c. 5 to 8 mm Hg.
d. Intrathoracic inferior vena cava.
e. Maintaining CVP at 5 to 8 mm Hg with volume infusions is associated
with improved cardiac output. If CVP exceeds 5 to 8 mm Hg, additional
volume will usually not be helpful.
A 18:
a. 4-6 cm H2O.
b. Pneumothorax.
Nasal septum injury.
Gastric distention.
Decrease venous return secondary to increased intrathoracic pressure.
c. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Upper airway malformations likeChoanal atresia, cleft palate.
A 19:
a. Persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn.
b. Nitric oxide.
c. ECMO.
d. Sildenafil, adenosine, magnesium sulfate, calcium channel blockers,
inhaled prostacyclin, inhaled ethyl nitrite, and inhaled or intravenous
tolazoline.
A 20:
a. Polycythemia.
b. Venous hematocrit of over 65%
Venous hematocrit of over 64% or more at 2 hours of age
An umbilical venous or arterial hematocrit of over 63% or more.
c. Partial exchange transfusion.
A 21:
a. Congenital clubfoot or talipes equinocavovarus with metatarsal
adduction.
b. First-degree relative suffering from the same condition:
Oligohydramnios
Neurologic dysfunction of the feet, e.g. spina bifida.

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c. Components:
Equinus position of foot
Cavus position of foot
Varus position of foot
Forefoot adduction (occasionally).
d. Physical therapy and splinting. Manipulation and application of tapes,
plaster or fiberglass casts.
Serial casting followed by heel cord tenotomy (Ponseti method of
management).
A 22:
a. Pan-hypopituitarism.
b. Cortisol and growth hormone
Magnetic resonance imaging to visualize the hypothalamus and
pituitary.
A 23:
a. Pendred syndrome.
b. Autosomal recessive.
c. Thyroid hormone synthetic defects.
d. Normal thyroid seen.
A 24:
a. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
b. Stage 2 (moderate)Sarnat and sarnat staging.
c. 36 weeks.
d. 80% normal; abnormal if symptoms more than 5 to 7 days.
e. Improvement in heart rate followed by improvement in color followed
by improvement in tone.
A 25:
Signs and symptoms
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Hypotonia, obesity
Anosmia
Retinitis pigmentosa
Synophrys
Hypoplasia of distal
phalanges, growth failure

Diagnosis

Prader-Willi
Kallman syndrome
Bardet-Biedl
Cornelia De lange
Fetal hydantoin

A 26:
a. Erythema toxicum neonatorum.
b. Self limitingno treatment required.
c. Inflammatory cells with >90% eosinophils.
A 27:
a. The diagnosis is NEC.
b. Sepsis, prematurity, hypoxic or hemodynamic insult, etc.
c. Acidosis, hyponatremia, thrombocytopenia.
d. Bell staging criteria.

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Stage I (suspect): Clinical signs and symptoms, nondiagnostic
radiographs.
Stage II (definite) : Clinical signs and symptoms, pneumatosis
intestinalis on radiograph:
a Mildly ill
b. Moderately ill with systemic toxicity.
Stage III (Advanced): Clinical signs and symptoms, pneumatosis
intestinalis on radiograph, and critically ill:
a. Impending intestinal perforation
b. Proven intestinal perforation.
A 28:
a. Remove the UAC.
b. L1 and T12.
c. Continuous heparinised saline infusion.
A 29:
a. Kernicterus/bilirubin encephalopathy.
b. Globus pallidus, dentate nucleus, cerebellar vermis, cochlear nuclei.
c. Choreoathetoid cerebral palsy, dystonic/dyskinetic CP, sensorineural
deafness.
d. Audiometry testing.
MRI
A 30:
a. Supraventricular tachycardia.
b. Vagal stimulation followed by IV adenosine.
c. No.
A 31:
a. Aplasia cutis congenita
Multiple, small, non-inflammatory, well-demarcated, oval ulcers.
b. Traumatic skin injury from monitoring devices, e.g. scalp electrodes.
c. Opitz syndrome:
Adams-Oliver syndrome
Oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome
Johanson-Blizzard syndrome
4p(-) microdeletion syndromes
X-p22 microdeletion syndromes
trisomy 13-15
Chromosome 16-18 defects.
A 32:
a. DIC.
b. Clotting profile, cranial ultrasound.
c. IVH.
A 33:
a. Transillumination.
b. Hyperlucency in the affected area.
c. Pneumothorax.

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A 34:
a. Imperforate anus.
b. LowSurgical dilatation.
HighInitial colostomy with a definitive repair at a later stage.
c. Rectal inertia/constipation.
d. Genitourinary: Vesicoureteric reflux, renal agenesis, renal dysplasia,
ureteral duplication, cryptorchidism, hypospadias, bicornuate uterus,
vaginal septums.
Vertebral: Spinal dysraphism, tethered chord, presacral masses,
meningocele, lipoma, dermoid, teratoma.
Cardiovascular: Tetralogy of fallot, ventricular septal defect, transposition
of the great vessels, hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Gastrointestinal: Tracheoesophageal fistula, duodenal atresia,
malrotation, Hirschsprung disease.
A 35:
a. Widespread honey coloured bullae.
b. Impetigo.
c. Staph. aureus.
d. Cloxacillin (antistaphylococcal antibiotics).
A 36:
a. Hydrops fetalis.
b. Pleural effusion and ascites.
c. Associated with anemia:
i. Haemolytic disease of newborn
ii. Chronic twin to twin transfusion
iii. Feto maternal haemorrhage
iv. Parvo virus B19.
Anemia is not an associated finding:
i. Cardiac failure, e.g. in SVT
ii. Congenital nephrotic syndrome
iii. Chromosomal abnormalities, e.g. Turners.
A 37:
a. Gastroschisis.
b. Surgery: Staged or primary closure.
c. Short bowel syndrome.
A 38:
a. Apert syndrome.
b. Asymmetry of head shapePremature fusion of multiple sutures.
Syndactyly of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers.
Congenital cataract.
c. Progressive calcification and fusion of the bones of the hands, feet, and
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A 39:
a. Pavlik harness.
b. Developmental dysplasia of the hip.
c. 1-6 monthssuccess rate >95%.
d. 6 weeks.
A 40:
a. Collodion baby.
b. Skin infection/sepsis
Dehydration
Hypothermia.
c. Intensive care in a humidified environment
Regular application of oil
High fluid intake with careful electrolyte monitoring
Early recognition and treatment of sepsis.
A 41:
a. Natal teeth.
b. Cleft palate
Pierre-Robin syndrome
Ellis-van creveld syndrome
Hallermann-Streiff syndrome
Pachyonychia congenita.
c. Pain and refusal to feed
Maternal discomfort because of nipple abrasion
Detachment and aspiration of the tooth
Antenatal laceration or amputation of tongue (Riga-Fede disease).
A 42:
a. Vein of Galen malformation.
b. Hydrocephalous
High output cardiac failure.
c. Coil embolisation.
A 43:
a. Sun setting signthe eyes deviate downward.
b. Impingement of the dilated suprapineal recess on the tectum.
c. Hydrocephalous.
A 44:
a. Multiple osteolytic bone lesions.
b. Langerhans cell histiocytosis type 1.
c. Chemotherapy in view of multisystem involvement.
A 45:
a. Multiple fractures.
Relative large head.
Flaring of thoracic cage.
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b. Osteogenesis imperfecta.
c. Blue sclera
Hearing loss
Orthopedic abnormalities
CVS abnormalities (mitral valve prolapse).
A 46:
a. Late anemia of prematurity.
b. Erythropoietin.
c. Decrease incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
A 47:
a. Autoimmune thrombocytopenia (automaternal ITP).
b. Platelet count < 20,000
Bleeding neonate.
c. Platelet count <150,000.
d. Platelet transfusion
IVIG
SteroidPrednisolone 2 mg/kg/day.
A 48:
a. GIR in mg/kg/min =
b.

10
72
_________
144

Dextrose
concentration ml/kg/day
_______________________________________________

= 5 mg/kg/min

c. 4 mg/kg/min.
A 49:
a. Amniotic fluid leak, e.g. ROM
Renal dysgenesis or agenesis.
b. Pulmonary hypoplasia
Arthrogryposis/joint deformity.

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QUESTIONS

Q1. A 12-year-old boy presented with first episode of nonfebrile left focal
seizures.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. What is the etiology?
c. What is the treatment?
Q2. A 12-year-old boy presented with history of fever, headache and
generalized tonic clonic seizures. His MRI shows hypertense lesion in
the right temporal lobe.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. How can you confirm the diagnosis?
c. What is the drug of choice?

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Q3. Answer following questions based on X-ray seen.

a. What are A, B, C and D?

b. What is the ideal position of placement of A, B, C and D on X-ray?
c. Which of the above is incorrectly placed?

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Q4. A 10-year-old girl was admitted in PICU for Acute gastroenteritis
with severe dehydration. 24 hours after the admission she had an episode
of generalized seizures. On examination, her Glasgow coma scale score
is 7, heart rate 60/min, respirations are irregular and blood pressure is
normal. Review the CT given below and answer the questions.

a. What are your findings on the CT scan?

b. What is the immediate management after the ABC?
c. What is the most common electrolyte disturbance which can be the
cause of above problem in this patient?
Q5. Given below is the chest X-ray of a 6-week-old male infant. The
infant has been having persistent tachypnea since birth. He has been
treated with multiple courses of antibiotics for presumed pneumonia.
Study the X-ray and answer the questions.

a. List 3 positive findings on chest X-ray.

b. What is the diagnosis in this X-ray?
c. What is the most common site of involvement in the above diagnosis?

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Q6. Given below is the X-ray of a term male infant who presented with
abdominal distention.

a. Name the abnormality seen.

b. What is the likely diagnosis?
c. What is the commonest chromosomal aberration associated with this
abnormality?
d. What is the commonest upper gastrointestinal abnormality associated
with this abnormality?
Q7. A term female newborn was noted to have significant respiratory
distress soon after birth. Study the X-ray and answer the questions.

a. Describe the X-ray findings.

b. What is the diagnosis?
c. List 2 precautions to be taken during resuscitation to avoid any further
deterioration in the clinical condition.
d. What other anomalies can be associated with this condition?

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Q8. Given below is an X-ray of a 24-hour-old neonate.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. Which is the most common subtype?
c. Give one common association with this condition.
Q9. Given below is X-ray of a 12-year-old seen by dentist with multiple
dental abnormalities. This child has a history of delayed closure of
fontanel and droopy shoulders.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the abnormality on the X-ray?

What is the likely diagnosis?
List 3 abnormalities which are commonly seen with this diagnosis.
What is the clinical sign supporting the pathology seen in the X-ray
above?

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Q10. Given below is the HIDA scan of a 2 months old 6 hours post dye
injection.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What are the findings on the scan?

What is the most likely diagnosis?
Which dye is used in this scan?
List any 6 supplementary medications required for this infant
(including the dosing of any 4).

Q11. A 15-month-old child was brought to pediatric emergency room with

history of sudden onset of cough and choking. While coming to the
Hospital he became asymptomatic. A chest X-ray performed is given
below.

a. What is the diagnosis?

b. List 2 possible complications.
c. What is the definitive treatment for this child?
This child has a sudden cardiorespiratory deterioration while in
emergency.
d. What is the next step in management?

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Q12. This 12-year-old was intubated on arrival at emergency room
following a road accident. Her intubation was difficult needing multiple
attempts. The X-ray provided below was performed soon after admission.

a. What is foreign body pointed in the X-ray?

b. Where is the location of this foreign body?
c. How would you remove the foreign body?
Q13. A 11-month-old male infant presented to pediatric OPD with highgrade fever and labored breathing. On auscultation, breath sounds are
barely audible on right side. The X-ray performed is shown below.

a. List 3 positive findings on chest X-ray.

b. What is the likely diagnosis?

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Q14. This is an X-ray of the abdomen in a 12-year-old girl who was
brought to the pediatric OPD with chief complaint of recurrent abdominal
pain. She has been bedridden since age of 7 years due to paraplegia
following transverse myelitis.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What abnormality can be seen on the plain abdominal film?

What is the diagnosis?
What are the definitive treatment options? (List any 2)
List 4 causes of this radiological finding.

Q15. A 3-year-old presented with an abdominal mass and hypertension.

On investigation, she was noted to have microscopic haematuria. The
CT scan performed show a large nonoccupying more than 70% of the
abdomen.
a. What is the likely diagnosis?
b. List 2 syndromes associated with this condition.
Q16. A 5-year-old is diagnosed to have unilateral Wilms tumour. As a
part of further investigation and staging of the disease, a CT scan of chest
was performed.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the finding on the CT scan?

What is the staging of his disease?
What other investigation will guide the treatment?
What is the treatment?

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Q17. Given below is the CT scan of a 2-month-old. This child was born
at term and had a stormy neonatal course. He was diagnosed to have
neonatal sepsis and seizures on day 3 of life and was treated with
antibiotics for 7 days.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the radiological diagnosis?

What is the most likely cause in this infant?
How do you calculate VP ratio?
What is the medical management of the condition?

Q18. A 8-year-old child presents to pediatric OPD with history of drooling

of saliva and high-grade fever.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. What is the commonest organism causing this problem?
c. What is the treatment after stabilization of the child?

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Q19. An incidental finding was noted on reviewing the abdominal CT
of a 12-year-old male for abdominal pain. The finding was later
confirmed on history and physical examination.
a. What is the radiological finding in the inguinal section of abdominal
CT given below?

b. What is the diagnosis?

c. What is the treatment?
Q20. Given below is an X-ray of a 3-year-old female child with frontal
bossing, bowing of legs and a large abdomen.

a. What are the findings seen on the X-ray?

b. What is the most likely diagnosis?
c. Enlist 3 common skeletal deformities seen in association with this
disease.
d. What is the biochemical abnormality seen in this disease?

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Q21. Identify the structures shown in cranial USG shown below.

Q22. A 28-week-old male infant is admitted to NICU. Given below is

the cranial USG of this neonate at 48 hour age.

a. What are the cranial ultrasound findings?

b. What is the complete diagnosis?
c. How do you stage the disease based on cranial USG?

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Q23. Given below is the cranial USG of a 27-week-old female neonate.

a. What are the cranial ultrasound findings?

b. What is the diagnosis?
c. What is the most likely cause of the diagnosis?
Q24. Given below is the X-ray of 14-year-old male following a road traffic
accident.

a. What is the abnormality seen on the X-ray above?

b. List 1 possible complication.

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Q25. A 32-week-old male infant is born via spontaneous vaginal delivery.
He was born in good condition and did not require any resuscitation.
Mother had no antenatal concerns and did not receive any medications
prior to delivery. Baby developed respiratory distress soon after birth
and was intubated and ventilated.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis on chest X-ray?

b. List two most important findings suggesting the diagnosis on chest Xray.
c. What maternal intervention could have decreased the incidence of the
likely diagnosis?
Q26. A 35-week-old female is born via elective LSCS. She cried soon
after birth and did not require any resuscitation. She is born to a
primigravida mother, who had no risk factors for sepsis. She developed
tachypnea soon after birth with mild to moderate subcostal recessions.

a.
b.
c.
d.

List two positive findings on chest X-ray.

What is the likely diagnosis?
What is prognosis?
Is there a role of diuretics in this condition?

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Q27. A 4 kg 42-week-old male infant was born at home. The pregnancy
was unbooked. No other antenatal details are available. The newborn is
admitted to NICU with severe respiratory distress. His saturation is 72%
in free flow oxygen. An IV cannula is sited and his blood sugar is 28 mg.
His capillary blood gas shows.
pH
7.01
pCO2
78
pO2
30
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a. List the positive findings on chest X-ray.

b. What is the likely diagnosis?
c. List 3 most important steps in management of this neonate.
Q28. A preterm ventilated baby had a hemodynamic compromise of
sudden onset. The chest X-ray is given below.

a. What is the diagnosis?

b. List two bedside procedures, which could have helped in confirming
the diagnosis before performing the X-ray.
c. What is the definitive treatment in this neonate?
d. What is the treatment option if the infant was asymptomatic?

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Q29. This term neonate was born via normal vaginal delivery. He was
noted to have significant respiratory distress soon after birth.

a. What are the findings on the chest X-ray?

b. What is the most likely diagnosis?
c. Give one congenital abnormality, which can be associated with this
condition.
Q30. This 12-year-old presents in pediatric OPD with respiratory distress
of one day duration. He was reviewed in the OPD two days back with
complaint of cough and cold and was diagnosed to have viral URI.

a. What is the most likely diagnosis?

b. How would you confirm the diagnosis?

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Q31. Given below is the X-ray of a 12-year-old female who presented to
pediatric OPD with complaint of back pain.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the diagnosis?

What extent of above disease causes cardiopulmonary compromise?
What is the definitive indication of surgery in this diagnosis?
List four conditions which can be associated with this diagnosis.

Q32. Identify the cardiac disease on the basis of the chest X-ray in this
neonate.

a. What is the diagnosis?

b. What is the name given to this typical chest X-ray presentation?
c. Name the drug used in this neonate soon after birth
The infants condition fails to improve despite of above drug.
d. Name the procedure which can be performed prior to the definitive
surgery.
e. Name the surgical procedures used to correct this anomaly and what
age is this procedure performed?

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Q33. Identify the cardiac disease on the basis of the chest X-ray.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the diagnosis?

What is the name given to this typical chest X-ray presentation?
What are findings on cardiac examination?
List two most common neurological complications associated with the
above diagnosis.

Q34. Identify the cardiac disease on the basis of the chest X-ray.

a. What is the diagnosis?

b. What is the name given to this typical chest X-ray presentation?
c. What is the clinical presentation of the infant with this diagnosis?

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Neurocysticercosis (with mild ventricular dilatation).
b. Taenia solium or pork tape worm.
c. Albendazole (15 mg/kg/day, BID) for 28 days with steroids for 2-3 days
before and immediately after initiating therapy.
Anticonvulsantcarbamazepine or phenytoin.
A 2:
a. HSV encephalitis.
b. CSF viral studies for HSV-PCR.
c. IV Acyclovir (5-10 mg/kg or 250 mg/m2 every 8 hour).
A 3:
a. A-Endotracheal tube.
B and C-Umbilical venous cannula and umbilical arterial cannula.
D-Nasogastric tube.
b. A-Endotracheal tube: T2-T3.
B and C-Umbilical venous cannulaJust above the diaphragm and
umbilical arterial cannula, high:T7-T10; low: L2-L3.
D-Nasogastric tubeIn the stomach.
c. All of the above.
A 4:
a. Cerebral edema in view of loss distinctness of the sulci and gyri. Due
to increased ICP, the cortex is compressed up against the skull. The
space between the cortex and the skull is obliterated.
b. Hyperventilation, mannitol.
c. Hyponatremia.
A 5:
a. Hyperinflation of the left upper lobe.
Paucity of vascular markings of the left upper lobe.
Mediastinal shift to the right.
Atelectasis of the left lower lobe.
Flattening of the left hemidiaphragm.
b. Congenital lobar emphysema.
c. Left upper lobe.
A 6:
a. Double bubble appearance.
b. Duodenal atresia.
c. Downs syndrome.
d. Annular pancreas.

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A 7:
a. There is a cystic mass (bowel loops) on the left side displacing the heart
to the opposite side.
b. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
c. Place an OG/NG tube.
Not to give IPPV via bag and mask.
d. Pulmonary hypoplasia/aplasia with congenital heart disease,
Cantrells pentalogy.
A 8:
a. Esophageal atresia.
b. Esophageal atresia with distal TEF (85%).
c. VATER/VACTREL.
A 9:
a. Absent clavicles.
b. Cleidocranial dysplasia.
c.
i. Drooping shoulders.
ii. Open fontanelles, prominent forehead, mild short staturebecause
of delayed ossification of the cranial bones with multiple ossification
centers (wormian bones), and delayed ossification of pelvic bones.
iii. Dental anomalies (numerous teeth abnormalities including delayed
eruption of teeth).
d. Both shoulders can be approximated together anteriorly.
A 10:
a. No dye reaching the intestine.
b. Biliary atresia.
c. Iminodiacetic acid (Tc iminodiacetic) compound.
d. Aquasol A10,000-15,000 IU/day.
Oral -tocopherol or TPGS 50-400 IU/day.
25-hydroxycholecalciferol 3-5 g/kg/day or D2 5,0008,000 IU/day.
Water-soluble derivative of menadione 2.5-5.0 mg every other day.
Calcium, phosphate, or zinc supplementation.
Choleretic bile acids and ursodeoxycholic acid, 15-20 mg/kg/day.
Dietary formula or supplements containing medium-chain triglycerides.
A 11:
a. Oesophageal foreign body.
b. Oesophageal perforation.
Oesophageal obstruction.
Tracheal compression.
c. Endoscopydiagnostic and therapeutic.
d. 5 abdominal thrust (Hemlich manouver) with the child sitting or lying
down.
A 12:
a. Broken tooth.
b. Right main bronchus.
c. Rigid bronchoscopy.

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A 13:
a. Diffuse homogenous opacity in entire right lung field.
Mediastinal shift to left side.
Obliterated right CP angle.
b. Right pleural effusion.
A 14:
a. Bilateral radiopacities seen in the X-rayscalcification of kidneys.
b. Nephrocalcinosis.
c. Shock wave lithotripsy
Ureteroscopy.
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
d. DrugFrusemide therapy
Medullary sponge kidney
Hyperoxalemia
Renal tubular acidosis
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypophosphatemic rickets
Sarcoidosis
Prolonged immobilisation.
A 15:
a. Wilms tumour.
b. WAGR syndrome is a contiguous gene deletion syndrome that consists
of Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary abnormalities
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Denys-DrashEarly onset renal failure with renal mesangial sclerosis,
male pseudohermaphrodism, increased risk of Wilms tumor.
A 16:
a. Bilateral pulmonary metastases.
b. Stage IV.
c. HistopathologyFavourable/anaplastic.
d. Surgical extirpation, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
For stage IV tumors with favorable histology, vincristine,
actinomycin D, and doxorubicin are administered, and radiation
therapy is also administered to all the sites of known disease,
particularly the lungs.
For tumors with unfavorable histology, vincristine, actinomycin D,
doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide are administered, and radiation
therapy is also administered to all the known sites of disease.
A 17:
a. Hydrocephalous.
b. Neonatal meningitis.
c. Divide the maximum ventricular measurement by maximum
parenchymal measurement at the level of third ventricle.
d. Acetazolamide and furosemide to decrease secretion by choroid plexus.

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A 18:
a. Epiglottitis.
b. H. influenzae.
c. IV antibioticsCeftriaxone, cefotaxime, or a combination of ampicillin
and sulbactam.
A 19:
a. Gascontaining bowel loops as well as mesenteric fat and vessels in
the left inguinal canal.
b. Inguinal hernia.
c. Surgical repair.
A 20:
a. Fraying of metaphysis
Cupping of distal end of radius and ulna
Widening of distal end of metaphysis
Generalised rarefaction.
b. Rickets
c. Head: Craniotabes, frontal bossing, delayed fontanelle closure,
craniosynostosis
Back: Scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis
Chest: Rachitic rosary, harrison groove
Extremities: Enlargement of wrists and ankles
Valgus or varus deformities
Windswept deformity (combination of valgus deformity of 1 leg with
varus deformity of the other leg)
Anterior bowing of the tibia and femur
Coxa vara.
d. Serum calciumnormal or decreased
Serum phosphorusdecreased (except in CRF)
Serum alkaline phosphataseincreased.
A 21:
a. Corpus callosum.
b. Lateral ventricle.
c. Third ventricle.
A 22:
a. Right intraventricular opacity
Right periventricular echogenicity.
b. Right sided grade IV intraventricular hemorrhage.
c. Grade IConfined to germinal matrix
Grade IIIntraventricular without ventricular dilatation
Grade IIIIntraventricular with ventricular dilatation
Grade IVPeriventricular hemorrhagic infarction.
A 23:
a. Bilateral parenchymal cysts.
b. Cystic PVL.
c. Intraventricular hemorrhage/ischemia.

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A 24:
a. Right clavicular fracture.
b. Brachial plexus injury.
A 25:
a. Respiratory distress syndrome.
b. Fine reticulogranular opacities
Air bronchogram.
c. Antenatal steroids.
A 26:
a. Hyperinflated lung fields
Fluid in horizontal fissure.
b. Transient tachypnea of newborn
c. Good
d. No.
A 27:
a. Bilateral coarse opacities.
b. Meconium aspiration syndrome.
c. Intubation
Ventilation
IV Dextrose bolus
IV Normal saline bolus.
A 28:
a. Pneumopericardium.
b. ECGlow voltage, positive transillumination.
c. Needle aspiration.
d. Conservative management.
A 29:
a. No pulmonary tissue or bronchial markings seen on right side
Mediastinal shift to the right
Crowding of ribs on right side.
b. Agenesis of right lung.
c. VACTERL sequence
Ipsilateral facial and skeletal malformations
Central nervous system malformations
Cardiac malformations.
A 30:
a. Eventration of the diaphragm.
b. CT Chest.
A 31:
a. Scoliosis.
b. Idiopathic thoracic curvatures may not create significant alterations in
cardiopulmonary function until they have reached 80-90.

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c. Cardiopulmonary compromise
Difficulty in walking
(Most common indication is cosmetic deformity).
d. Congenital, e.g. Failure of formationWedge vertebrae, hemivertebrae
Neuromuscular Neuropathic diseases
Poliomyelitis
Spinocerebellar degeneration (Friedreich ataxia, Charcot Marie
Tooth disease)
Syringomyelia
Spinal cord tumor
Spinal cord trauma
Spinal muscular atrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Arthrogryposis.
Syndromes e.g. Neurofibromatosis, Marfan syndrome.
Idiopathic.
A 32:
a. Transposition of great arteries.
b. Egg on side appearance.
c. Prostaglandin E1.
d. Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy.
e. Jantene: Arterial switch procedureusually within first 2 to 4 weeks
of life
Mustard procedure.
A 33:
a. Tetrology of Fallot.
b. Coeur en sabot- boot shaped heart.
c. Ejection systolic murmur heard best in left upper sternal edge.
Single second heart sound.
d. Cerebral thrombosis
Brain abscess.
A 34:
a. Supracardiac TAPVD.
b. Snowman sign.
c. Mild cyanosis
Cardiac failure
Recurrent chest infection
Pulmonary hypertension.

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QUESTIONS

Q1. A 9-month-old male infant is admitted in PICU with bacterial

meningitis. His mean BP is 38 mmHg. His laboratory reports are as
follows.
Serum sodium
: 126 meq/l
Serum potassium
: 4.2 meq/l
Urine output
: 4.7 ml/kg/hr
Urinary sodium
: 151 meq/l
a. What is the cause of hyponatremia in this child?
b. List 2 investigations which will help in confirming the diagnosis.
c. How will you correct the electrolyte imbalance?
d. List two symptoms of hyponatremia.
Q2. Given below are the reports of a 4-year-old male child admitted with
a diagnosis of severe pneumonia. He is neurologically normal and has a
urine output of 1.2 ml/kg/hr. His laboratory reports are as follows.
Serum sodium
: 129 meq/l
Serum potassium
: 4.1 meq/l
Urinary sodium
: 31 meq/l
Urinary potassium
: 12 meq/l
a. What is most likely condition causing this electrolyte abnormality?
b. List 4 causes other than pneumonia which can lead into this condition.
c. How will you treat this condition?
Q3. 3-year-old male child presented in pediatric OPD with a history of
1 episode of abnormal movement 2 hours back. Parents also give history
of oliguria and irritability for past 36 hours. He also has a 3-day history
of bloody stools which stopped 3 days back. Parents were giving ORS
for past 3 days. On examination, he is pale, edematous, hepatomegaly,
and has petchiae all over the body. His HR is 140/min, BP is 100/
60 mmHg. His arterial blood gas shows mild metabolic acidosis.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the most likely etiology/pathogen involved in the above
diagnosis?
c. List two differential diagnoses.
d. List 2 electrolyte abnormalities which can be associated with this
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Q4. Study the DTPA scan shown below and answer the questions.

a. What is the diagnosis on this DTPA scan?

b. What do the DTPA and DMSA stand for?
Q5. A 12-year-old boy is brought to the clinic with recurrent cramps. On
examination, his growth is normal. He is normotensive and has no
evidence of rickets. His systemic examination is normal. His laboratory
reports are as follows.
Hb
:
12.1 g/dL
BUN
:
8 mg/dL
Serum creatinine
:
0.4 mg/dL
Serum sodium
:
141 meq/l
Serum potassium
:
2.5 meq/l
Serum chloride
:
90 meq/l
Serum magnesium
:
0.5 mmol/l (low)
Urinary chloride
:
35 meq/l
Blood gas
pH
:
7.52
HCO3
:
30 meq/l
a. What is the most probable diagnosis?
b. What is the mode of inheritance?
c. What is the treatment?

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Q6. Match the following.

Histology
a. Diffuse mesangial proliferative
b. Focal segmental
c. With crescents
d. Foam cells

Glomerular pathology
1. Alport syndrome
2. IGA nephropathy
3. RPGN
4. Poststreptococcal

Q7. A 16-year-old female, known case of SLE presents to pediatric OPD

with intermittent hemoptysis and hematuria. On examination, she is
noted to be pale and hypertensive. On investigation, her complement
levels were normal. Further investigation revealed antibodies to lung and
glomerular basement membrane.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis?
b. What is the most likely cause of hemoptysis in this patient?
c. List 2 treatment options.
Q8. A 3-year-old female child is reviewed in pediatric OPD for failing to
thrive and abdominal pain. Her investigation revealed Hb 10 g/dl, serum
sodium of 136 meq/l, serum potassium of 2.9 meq/l and metabolic
acidosis. Her urinary pH was 6.1. On further evaluation, she is diagnosed
to have renal stones.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis including the subtype of the
pathology?
b. What is the underlying pathogenesis?
c. What is the treatment?
Q9. A 2-year-old female child is reviewed in pediatric OPD for short
stature. She also complains of polyuria and polydipsia. Her examination
revealed signs of rickets. Her investigation showed serum sodium of
137 meq/l, serum potassium of 2.8 meq/l and metabolic acidosis. Her
urinary pH was 4.9. On further evaluation, she is diagnosed to have renal
stones.
a. What is the most likely diagnosis including the subtype of the
pathology?
b. What is the underlying pathogenesis?
c. What is the treatment?

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Q10. Given below is the photograph of an 8-day-old male neonate. He is

also diagnosed to have undescended testis and urinary tract abnormality.

a. What is the diagnosis?

b. What are the associated urinary tract abnormalities with this condition?
c. Give 1 pulmonary complication associated with this condition.
Q11. 4-year-old child with nephrotic syndrome presents with fever,
vomiting, severe abdominal pain and abdominal distension. On
examination, his HR is 160/min along with shallow and rapid breathing.
His blood tests reveal peripheral leucocytosis with a marked
predominance of polymorphonuclear cells.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. How would you confirm the diagnosis?
c. What is the most likely cause/pathogen/organism for the same?
d. What is the immediate treatment?
Q12. A 1-years-old child presents with failure to thrive muscle
weakness, constipation and polyuria. His arterial blood gas shows:
pH
: 7.57
pCO2
: 36
pO2
: 78
HCO3: 38
Saturation : 98%
a. What is your interpretation of the ABG?
b. List 4 clinical conditions in which this ABG finding can be seen.
On further investigation, he was noted to have hypokalemia.
c. List 2 possible diagnoses.
His urine shows hypercalciuria.
d. What is the diagnosis?
e. How do you treat this patient?

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Q13. A 3-year-old female presented to pediatric OPD with complaint of

irritability and lethargy. On examination, she appears pale. On further
questioning mother gave history of URTI 1 week back for which she
consulted a local physician who conservatively treated it as viral URI.
She also gave history of decreased urine output. After a week of the
above illness, she became irritable and lethargic. Childs blood
investigations revealed a BUN of 81 mg/dL and S. creatinine of
4.2 mg/dL. Her blood gas shows pH of 7.18 and serum K of 5.6 mmol/dL
with tall T waves in the ECG. Her platelet count is 85,000/mm.
a. What is the diagnosis?
b. What are the possible findings on the peripheral smear of this child?
c. What is the most common organism associated with this disease?
d. List 2 indications of dialysis in this child.
Q14. Given below is the picture of a 6-year-old boy presenting in OPD
with complaint of severe abdominal pain of 1 day duration. On
examination, he is noted to have similar rash over buttocks and thighs.
His CBC and clotting profile is normal.

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

What is the prognosis?
What are the factors associated with worst prognosis?
List 2 possible long-term complications.

Q15. What is the dietary requirement for a child with acute renal failure
in terms of:
a. Calorie requirement.
b. Protein requirement.
c. Sodium requirement.
d. Potassium intake.
e. Phosphorus.

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ANSWERS
A 1:
a. Cerebral salt wasting.
b. Serum uric acid, serum vasopressin level.
c. 3% NaCl .
Treatment of patients with cerebral salt wasting consists of restoring
intravascular volume with sodium chloride and water, as for the
treatment of other causes of systemic dehydration. The underlying cause
of the disorder, which is usually due to acute brain injury, should also
be treated if possible. Treatment involves the ongoing replacement of
urine sodium losses (volume for volume).
d. Convulsion, irritability, alteration of sensorium.
A 2:
a. SIADH.
b. 1. Excessive administration of vasopressin in the treatment of central
diabetes insipidus
2. Encephalitis
3. Brain tumors
4. Head trauma
5. Psychiatric disease
6. Postictal period after generalized seizures
7. After prolonged nausea
8. Tuberculous meningitis, and with
9. AIDS
10. Hypothalamic-pituitary surgery
11. Drugsoxcarbazepine, carbamazepine, chlorpropamide,
vinblastine, vincristine, and tricyclic antidepressants.
c. Fluid restriction
SIADH is characterized by hyponatremia, an inappropriately
concentrated urine (>100 mOsm/kg), normal or slightly elevated plasma
volume, normal-to-high urine sodium, and low serum uric acid.
A 3:
a. Hemolytic uremic syndrome.
b. E. coli0157: H7.
c. 1. Acute glomerulonephritis
2. Dyselectrolytemia
3. Intussusception.
d. Hyponatremia/hypernatremia/hyperkalemia.
A 4:
a. Absent left sided kidney perfusion.
b. DTPA
: 99Tc labeled diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid scan
DMSA
: Dimercaptosuccinic acid scan

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A 5:
a. Gitelmans syndrome.
b. Autosomal recessive.
c. Potassium and magnesium supplements.
A 6:
Histology

Glomerular pathology

a.
b.
c.
d.

Post streptococcal
IGA nephropathy
RPGN
Alport syndrome

Diffuse mesangial proliferative

Focal segmental
With crescents RPGN
Foam cells

A 7:
a. Goodpasture disease.
b. Pulmonary hemorrhage.
c. Pulsed methylprednisolone
Immunosuppression-cyclophosphamide
Plasmapheresis.
A 8:
a. Type I or distal RTA.
b. Impaired distal urinary acidification/H+ ion secretion.
c. Bicarbonate supplementation, thiazide diuretics.
A 9:
a. Type II or proximal RTA.
b. Impaired distal urinary acidification/H+ ion secretion.
c. Bicarbonate supplementation.
A 10:
a. Prune-Belly syndrome (Eagle-Barrett syndrome).
b. Dilated ureter (megaureter), megalourethra
Large bladder.
c. Pulmonary hypoplasia.
A 11:
a. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
b. Ascitic tap-PMN >250 cells/L, with PMNs > 50%, is presumptive
evidence of SBP.
c. Pneumococci.
d. Parenteral antibiotic therapy with cefotaxime and an aminoglycoside.

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A 12:
a. Metabolic alkalosis uncompensated.
b. Gastric losses (emesis or nasogastric suction)
Diuretics
Gitelman syndrome
Bartter syndrome
Base administration
Autosomal dominant hypoparathyroidism
Adrenal adenoma or hyperplasia
Glucocorticoid-remedial aldosteronism
Renovascular disease
Renin-secreting tumor
Cushing syndrome
c. Gitelman syndrome
Bartter syndrome.
d. Bartter syndrome.
e. Potassium supplementation, adequate hydration, nutritional
supplementation. Indomethacin might be used.
A 13:
a. Hemolytic-uremic syndrome atypical presentation: More commonly
presents following gastroenteritis but occasionally can be following
URI.
b. Peripheral smear: Burr cell, helmet cell, fragmented RBCs, leucocytosis,
thrombocytopenia.
c. E. coli 0157: H7 (~70-80% of HUS).
d. Seizures
pH <7.2
K 5.5-6.0 with ECG changes.
A 14:
a. Hench-Schonlein purpura.
b. Generally favorable 97-98%.
c. Acute nephritic and/or nephrotic syndrome.
d. Hypertension
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
Hematuria
Chronic renal failure.
A 15:
a. Calories-maximizedat least the daily requirement of 100 kcal/kg/
day.
b. Proteinrestrict moderately.
c. Sodiumrestrict, restrict saltno added salt.
d. Potassiumrestrict, avoid K containing food.
e. Phosphorusrestrict.