List of top Pediatrics Questions asked in NEET (PG)

A girl can walk upstairs, alternating feet, and make a tower of 8 cubes. She refers to herself by the pronoun 'I', knows her name, but not her age and gender. The most likely chronological age is

Consider the following statements about breath-holding spells in children:

They are usually preceded by minor trauma.
The child stops breathing and becomes cyanosed.
The child suddenly becomes pale and limp.
Frequency becomes less with zinc supplementation.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which one of the following is NOT associated with Cephalhematoma?

Infant born to a diabetic mother is at risk for all of the following, EXCEPT

Regarding simple febrile seizure, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

An 11-year old girl presents with severe hypertension. Ultrasonography shows a small sized left kidney. The DTPA radionuclide scan shows reduced function in this kidney that further declines following oral administration of enalapril. What is the most appropriate investigation that is required?

What is the correct sequence of the following while resuscitating an infant with Foreign Body Airway Obstruction?

Chest thrust
Tongue-jaw lift
Back blows

Select the correct sequence from the codes given below.

A 5-year old boy, a known patient of bronchial asthma, presents with cough, wheezing and breathlessness. Examination shows respiratory rate 48/minute, pulsus paradoxus and bilateral rhonchi. The most appropriate immediate treatment is

Assertion (A): Lumbar puncture is indicated in a child with fever and asymmetric flaccid limb weakness.

Reason (R): The diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome can be established by albuminocytologic dissociation on CSF analysis.

Which one of the following diseases is NOT developed by intrauterine growth retarded, full term Low Birth Weight infants in later life?

Assertion (A): The 23 valent pneumococcal vaccine is not recommended for routine use in children.

Reason (R): Most pneumococcal strains are still susceptible to penicillin.

Assertion (A): All newborns should be screened for hypothyroidism at birth.

Reason (R): Treatment at birth for hypothyroidism can assure normal mental development.

Consider the following statements: Cystic fibrosis of the pancreas
1. Is an autosomal dominant disorder.
2. Is established by sweat sodium concentrations more than 80 mmol/L.
3. May produce neonatal small bowel obstruction.
4. Is associated with a dysfunction of all mucus secreting glands.
Which of these statements are correct?

Assertion (A): In complete transposition of the great arteries, compatibility with life requires that communication exists between the pulmonary and systemic circulation.

Reason (R): In complete transposition of great arteries, the aorta arises from the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery arises from the left ventricle.

All of the following groups of newborns are at an increased risk of hypoglycemia EXCEPT

A 4 and a half year old girl child always had to wear warm socks even in summer season. On physical examination, she was found to have high blood pressure and her femoral pulse was weak as compared to her radial and carotid pulse. A chest radiograph showed remarkable notching of the ribs along their lower borders. This was due to:

A 10 year old child presented with headache, vomiting, gait instability and diplopia. On examination he had papilloedema and gait ataxia. The most probable diagnosis is:

The metabolic derangement in congenital pyloric stenosis is:

In neonatal cholestasis, if the serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is more than 600 IU/L, the most likely diagnosis is:

The most likely diagnosis in a newborn with a radio-opaque shadow and an air-fluid level in the chest, along with a hemivertebra of the 6th thoracic vertebra on a plain x-ray, is:

Failure to pass meconium within 48 hours of birth in a newborn with no obvious external abnormality should raise suspicion of:

Which layer of the epidermis is underdeveloped in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) infants in the initial 7 days?

A 3 year old boy is brought to the casualty by his mother with progressive shortness of breath for 1 day. The child has a history of bronchial asthma. On examination, the child is gasping and unresponsive. What will you do first?

In pediatric advanced life support, intraosseous access for drug and fluid administration is recommended for a pediatric age of