MDH - DoP - Annual Examinations 2015

The patient has the right to choose a pediatrician. A pediatrician has no right to choose a patient.

In Neonatal Care, all newborns shall be given the necessary basic resuscitation at birth, the decision on subsequent management shall depend upon the assessment of the following issues:

In antenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling, the pediatrician in coordination with the obstetrician, shall inform the parents of:

In researches involving children, the following statements are true EXCEPT:

On endorsement: the following statement/s is/are NOT TRUE:

Maria is getting married this December. She and her husband pray for a honeymoon baby. What will you advice Maria:

This policy on the use of helmet in children, which statement is FALSE:

Value system of children is helped shaped by the “surrogate baby sitter” TV, movies, music videos, videogames, etc. The following shall be advised during clinic visits:

On the policy on Backpacks, the following shall be advised to parents EXCEPT:

The grandmother of your patient on giving the pacifier to the baby. How will you convince her that it is not recommended? EXCEPT

Again this grandmother insists on using a walker now that the baby is ten months old; You did try to discourage it. You rehearse the following statements EXCEPT:

Washington, a six year old boy was brought to the clinic by his Chinese grandmother because other progressive darkening of his neck and nape. By this time of your career, you know it is acanthosis nigricans and this boy is more than overweight. Which among the narration of the grandmother is NOT contributory to his condition:

PPS policy statements include recommendation on the following drinks EXCEPT:

Clearance for the school entrants must include EXCEPT:

Preoperative evaluation of pediatric patients undergoing surgery and major therapeutics or diagnostics procedure shall include:

For pediatrics sports clearance, the following shall be done in addition to medical clearance for school. The aim is to detect life threatening health condition, determine readiness for sports participation and venue for counseling:

Policy on Burn Prevention, the following are true:

On drowning: reminders parents that for less than 5 years old EXCEPT:

On Drinking Water. The policy aims to caution the public against the notion that al water in the plastic container is pure in addition to EXCEPT:

On healthy and unhealthy food for school children. The policy includes EXCEPT

On Poisoning

Child Safety in a public vehicle. The following must be reinforce

On Road Safety, children must be taught in school, reinforced by their parents. The following are included in the policy EXCEPT:

These statements are true EXCEPT:

Anna at 15 years old delivered a 35 weeks AOG. She is a third Year high school, her mother and father work abroad. She volunteered the information that she has no one to ask about sexuality, pregnancy and their risk. There is a PPS policy on Reproductive Health Education among adolescents: which of these statements is FALSE.

A 3 year old boy with aniridia presents with right sided flank mass of 5 weeks duration. There were no associated symptoms. Blood pressure was 130/90 mmHg. PE of the abdomen showed a 7 cm x 8 cm right flank mass which was firm, nontender, and nonmovable. Urinalysis showed 0-1 WBC/high power field and 20-30 RBC/high power field. Plain abdominal x-ray did not show calcifications. The most likely diagnosis is:

A 13 year old boy presents with chest pain of 4 weeks duration. There were no associated symptoms. Physical examination showed multiple cervical and axillary lymphadenopathy measuring 2 – 4 cm in diameter, firm, nontender, matted. He had bronchovesicular breath sounds, liver edge was palpable 2 cm below the right costal margin, spleen was palpable 4 cm below the left costal margin. Chest x-ray showed widening of the mediastinum with no calcifications. The most likely diagnosis is:

In a one year old child with an abdominal mass, an elevation of the following is highly suggestive of neuroblastoma:

In a 14 year old boy with calcifications in his mediastinal mass, the best differential diagnosis is:

It is possible to diagnose the following malignancy by means of tumor markers even without a biopsy of the primary site:

The most common presenting symptom of retinoblastoma is:

A 17 year old girl presents with one month history of pain around the right knee area later followed by a progressively enlarged hard nontender swelling just above the medial aspect of the right knew measuring 4 cm x 4 cm. She has a history of falling on her right knee during a basketball game the day before the pain started. At the time of examination she was limping. The best clinical impression is:

A 4 year old girl has a pelvic mass measuring 5 x 5 cm. The mass was firm, nontender, fixed. Serum alpha fetoprotein, vanillylmandelic acid, carcinoembryonic antigen were normal. Beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin was elevated. The most likely diagnosis is:

Chronic ear discharge can be a presenting symptom of:

The classic triad of symptoms of brain tumor in children include:

Which of the following are “musts” In the evaluation of patients with seizures?

Which of the following statements about epilepsy are correct?

Which of the following factors are important in deciding the appropriate management for epilepsy?

Which of the following should be considered in reflex testing in children?

Criteria for the management of febrile seizures include the following, EXCEPT: