List of top Pediatrics Questions

A child presents with hepatomegaly and hypoglycemia. There is no improvement in blood sugar even after administration of epinephrine. What is the likely diagnosis?
A neonate presented with fever, lethargy, abdominal distension, vomiting and constipation. Clinically he was diagnosed as volvulus neonatorum with suspected perforation. Best investigation would be:
A child presented with intermittent episodes of left sided flank pain. Ultrasonography reveals a large hydronephrosis with dilated renal pelvis and cortical thinning with a normal ureter. Kidney differential function was observed to be 19 percent. Which of the following is the best management?
A seven year old asymptomatic girl is found to have persistent hypertension. There is no significant history and urine examination is normal. Which of the following is the most likely cause?
Health status of a child under 5 years of age will be adversely affected by all of the following, except:
Cystic fibrosis characteristically has the following features EXCEPT
Regarding simple febrile seizure, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
A 5-year old boy, a known patient of bronchial asthma, presents with cough, wheezing and breathlessness. Examination shows respiratory rate 48 per minute, pulsus paradoxus, and bilateral rhonchi. The most appropriate immediate treatment is
What is the correct sequence of the following while resuscitating an infant with Foreign Body Airway Obstruction?
1. Chest thrust
2. Tongue-jaw lift
3. Back blows
Select the correct sequence from the codes given below.

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

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

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?
Consider the following clinicopathological changes in Rheumatic Carditis:
1. Mitral regurgitation
2. Aortic regurgitation
3. Rise in ASLO Titre
4. Left atrial hypertrophy
The correct chronological sequence of these changes would be
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is characterized by the following, EXCEPT
A 3-year old child develops severe dehydration following acute gastroenteritis. Investigations show blood urea 60mg/dl, pH 7.27, base excess -10 mEq/L, sodium 134 Eq/L and potassium 3.8 mEq/L. The most appropriate fluid for initial treatment of this child is
The following are the characteristics of caput succedaneum, EXCEPT
In which one of the following conditions can dactylitis NOT be seen?
Spleen is palpable in all haemolytic anemias in a child of 8 years of age, EXCEPT in
Which one of the following is NOT a live vaccine?
Passage: A one and a half year old girl, fed mostly on dilute cow's milk, develops diarrhea that persists for 10 days. This is followed by swelling on her feet.

The likely diagnosis is
Passage: A one and a half year old girl, fed mostly on dilute cow's milk, develops diarrhea that persists for 10 days. This is followed by swelling on her feet, and the likely diagnosis is Kwashiorkor.

One life-threatening complication of this condition is
Consider the following statements about breath-holding spells in children:
  1. They are usually preceded by minor trauma.
  2. The child stops breathing and becomes cyanosed.
  3. The child suddenly becomes pale and limp.
  4. Frequency becomes less with zinc supplementation.
Which of the above statements are correct?
A one and a half year old girl child, fed mostly on dilute cow's milk, develops diarrhea that continues for 10 days. She then develops swelling of both feet, and the picture is diagnosed as kwashiorkor. The most important aspect of her management is
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
Regarding simple febrile seizure, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?