Pediatrics - Respiratory

26. All of the following are used for managing status epilepticus except:

A) Carbamazepine B) Lorazepam C) Diazepam D) Phenytoin

27. The following is the most serious complication of DKA and its treatment:

A) Cerebral oedema B) Hypoglycemia C) Hypokalemia D) Hypovolemic shock

28. Which of the following statements about sickle cell disease is true?

A) Sickle cell disease causes a severe chronic anemia that is not routinely transfusion dependent B) It only affects Africans C) It is curable with antibiotics D) It does not cause pain crises

29. A 10 year old male child presents with 1 week of increasing headaches, nausea, vomiting, and truncal ataxia. Focal neurologic findings reveal papilledema. A likely diagnosis is:

A) Medulloblastoma B) Migraine C) Meningitis D) Brain abscess

30. A 12 month-old girl is brought to the emergency department for the second time in 2 days for vomiting and passage of 8 to 10 watery stools per day. Which provides the best estimate of the patient volume deficit?

A) Weight change since the beginning of the illness B) Skin turgor C) Heart rate D) Blood pressure