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A. Pneumonia kills almost 1 million children <5 years of age, worldwide, each year.

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B. Death rates from childhood pneumonia are rising worldwide.

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C. The pneumococcal vaccine is the only vaccine which can help reduce rates of pneumonia.

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D. Pneumococcal vaccine was introduced for all Australian children in 2000.

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E. Aboriginal/Torres strait Islander people are at higher risk of severe pneumonia than non-Aboriginal people.

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A. Pneumonia can present as fever and tachypnoea, without cough.

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B. A child with pneumonia will always have crackles on auscultation.

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C. A child with suspected pneumonia should always have a CXR.

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D. CRP should always be checked in pneumonia.

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E. A child with pneumonia and oxygen saturations 90% in room air has mild disease.

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A. Oral amoxicillin is first line treatment for a child with mild pneumonia.

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B. Suspected atypical pneumonia should be treated with roxithromycin/azithromycin.

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C. Group B strep causes low grade infection in neonates.

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D. Viruses generally cause lobar pneumonia.

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E. Clindamycin should be added in severe pnuemonia.

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A. SIADH should be managed with fluid restriction and monitoring electrolytes.

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B. Pleural effusion always requires drainage.

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C. Necrotising pneumonia is associated with a very poor outcome.

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D. Loss of a clear right heart border on CXR suggests right middle lobe involvement.