Pediatrics - Group 8 | Medical Hub

1. In Brucellosis, all are true except:

A) Spinal tenderness is uncommon B) Undulant fever C) Hepatosplenomegaly D) Arthralgia

2. The following genetic disorders are inherited as X-linked recessive:

A) Haemophilia A B) Huntington disease C) Marfan syndrome D) Neurofibromatosis

3. One statement true regarding subacute bacterial endocarditis:

A) Glomerulonephritis may result due to autoimmune mechanism B) Blood cultures always negative C) Always fatal D) Only affects native valves

4. When prophylactic antibiotic therapy is used for tooth extraction in a patient with VSD, for those allergic to penicillin:

A) Erythromycin is the drug of choice B) Clindamycin C) Azithromycin D) Vancomycin

5. A 2 years old with fever, bloody diarrhea for 5 days, pale, jaundiced, low Hb, increased reticulocytes, low platelets, helmet shaped RBCs. Diagnosis?

A) Haemolytic uremic syndrome B) ITP C) Leukemia D) Aplastic anemia