Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of SurgeryPediatrics Previous Year Question Papers

Features of croup are all except a. Stridor b. Respiratory distress c. Chest pain d. Brassy cough

While examining two days old infant small vesicles on erythematous base are noted on face and chest. Wright stain on the lesions revealed sheets of Eosinophils. Djagnosis of this rash is a. Miliaria rubra b. Milia c. Neonatal acne d. Erythema toxicum

Hypsarrhythmia on EEG is characteristic of x Grand mal epilepsy b. Absence seizure c. Infantile spasm d. Complex partial seizure tne 13Y Calorie requirement in a 3-year old is (kcal/day) a. 1000 b. 1100 c. 1200 d. 1300

Calorie requirement in a 3 year old is (kcal/day) a. 1000 b. 1100 c. 1200 d. 1300

A two year old, active, asymptomatic boy is examined by a physician for the first time. His blood pleasure is 130/86 in the right arm with a barely palpable right femoral pulse. The most likely diagnosis is a. Coarctation of aorta b. Tetralogy of Fallot c. Aortic stenosis d. Pulmonary stenosis

A six week old infant presents with a history of noisy breathing. The noise was first noted shortly after birth, is inspiratory in nature) is worse now that the infant has a viral respiratory illness, and remits almost completely when the child is asleep. The mast likely etiology of this child's noisy breathing is a. Asthma b. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia c. Cystic fibrosis d. Laryngomalacia

Which of the following hemolytic anemias is associated with an extra corpuscular defect a. Hereditary spherocytosis b. Sickle cell anemia c. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia d. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (GGPD) deficiency

Drugs used for treatment of autonomic storm due to scorpion sting is a. Adrenaline b. Propranolol c. Prazosin d. Noradrenaline

A 10 year old develops nephrotic syndrome. Several urinalyses reveal the presence of red blood cell casts. The creatinine is 2.8 mg/dl and the blood pleasure is 146/96 mm Hg. The next best course of action is a. Begin a course of oral prednisone b. Follow the child and see if the nephrotic syndrome resolves c. Perform a diagnostic renal biopsy d. Collect a 24 hour urine for creatinine clearance and protein excretion

An 8 month old girl is noted to have asymmetric use of her arms. The right arm is held in a flexed position with the hand in a fist. The neurologic examination also reveals increased tone in the right ankle and hyperreflexia on the right side. The past history is significant for premature delivery at 28 weeks gestation, The most likely diagnosis for this child is a. Duchenne muscular dystrophy b. Spino muscular atrophy c. Brachial palsy d. Cerebral palsy

All the following conditions are characterized by hypochromic, microcytic red cells except a. Iron deficiency anemia b. Thalassemia major c. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase d. Anemia of chronic disease