BURNS PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE 7TH
EDITION EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Periumbilical pain can be caused by issues in which areas/organs:
Answer: distal end of the small intestine, cecum, appendix, and
ascending colon
◉ Colonic pain is caused by issues in which area
Answer: Lower abdomin
◉ Suprapubic pain is caused by issues in which organs/area?
Answer: distal intestine, urinary tract, pelvic organs,
◉ Common Diagnositc studies for abdominal pain/issues
Answer: UA & culture, CBC w/diff, CMP,BMP, ESR,CRP, Thyroid Panel
Stool= O&P, culture, WBC, pH, reducing substances, fat collection
Pregnancy tests, Urine for gonorrhea, chlamydia and Pap
smear/Vaginal cultures
,◉ Common diagnostic studies for GI issues
Answer: XR, US, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine
◉ Specialized tests that can be ordered
Answer: Duodenal Aspirate, Esophageal pH probe, Capsule
endoscopy, breath hydrogen test, and sweat chloride test
◉ Indications for Duodenal Aspirate
Answer: diarrhea from things like giardia, unintentional weight loss,
dyspepsia(reflux/GERD), and abdominal pain
◉ A hydrogen breath test can help diagnose:
Answer: IBS, Intestinal Methanogen overgrowth, rapid small bowel
transit time, and possibly esophageal and gastric cancer in early
stages.
◉ Sweat chloride test is used to diagnose:
Answer: Cystic Fibrosis. This is usually done when a patient is
having digestive problems, & FTT along with history of respiratory
issues.
◉ Most common reasons for the use of Probiotics
Answer: IBS, Infectious diarrhea, antibiotic associated diarrhea, and
colic
, ◉ What is Colic?
Answer: Crying for no apparent reason that lasts > 3 hrs/day and
occurs > 3 days/wk in otherwise healthy infant <3months
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in Newborn or young infants
Answer: infectious process, congenital GI anomaly, CNS abnormality,
or newborn errors of metabolism
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in Infants or young children
Answer: Gastroenteritis, GERD, milk/soy protien allergies, pyloric
stenosis or obstructive lesion, inborn errors of metabolism,
intussusception, child abuse, &intracranial mass
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in older children and adolescents
Answer: Gastroenteritis, systemic illness, CNS (cyclic vomiting
syndrome, abdominal migraine, meningitis, brain tumor),
intussusception, rumination, superior mesenteric artery syndrome,
pregnancy
◉ _________ is one of the most common symptoms in childhood.
Answer: vomiting
◉ Non-bilious vomiting is generally caused by:
EDITION EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Periumbilical pain can be caused by issues in which areas/organs:
Answer: distal end of the small intestine, cecum, appendix, and
ascending colon
◉ Colonic pain is caused by issues in which area
Answer: Lower abdomin
◉ Suprapubic pain is caused by issues in which organs/area?
Answer: distal intestine, urinary tract, pelvic organs,
◉ Common Diagnositc studies for abdominal pain/issues
Answer: UA & culture, CBC w/diff, CMP,BMP, ESR,CRP, Thyroid Panel
Stool= O&P, culture, WBC, pH, reducing substances, fat collection
Pregnancy tests, Urine for gonorrhea, chlamydia and Pap
smear/Vaginal cultures
,◉ Common diagnostic studies for GI issues
Answer: XR, US, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine
◉ Specialized tests that can be ordered
Answer: Duodenal Aspirate, Esophageal pH probe, Capsule
endoscopy, breath hydrogen test, and sweat chloride test
◉ Indications for Duodenal Aspirate
Answer: diarrhea from things like giardia, unintentional weight loss,
dyspepsia(reflux/GERD), and abdominal pain
◉ A hydrogen breath test can help diagnose:
Answer: IBS, Intestinal Methanogen overgrowth, rapid small bowel
transit time, and possibly esophageal and gastric cancer in early
stages.
◉ Sweat chloride test is used to diagnose:
Answer: Cystic Fibrosis. This is usually done when a patient is
having digestive problems, & FTT along with history of respiratory
issues.
◉ Most common reasons for the use of Probiotics
Answer: IBS, Infectious diarrhea, antibiotic associated diarrhea, and
colic
, ◉ What is Colic?
Answer: Crying for no apparent reason that lasts > 3 hrs/day and
occurs > 3 days/wk in otherwise healthy infant <3months
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in Newborn or young infants
Answer: infectious process, congenital GI anomaly, CNS abnormality,
or newborn errors of metabolism
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in Infants or young children
Answer: Gastroenteritis, GERD, milk/soy protien allergies, pyloric
stenosis or obstructive lesion, inborn errors of metabolism,
intussusception, child abuse, &intracranial mass
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in older children and adolescents
Answer: Gastroenteritis, systemic illness, CNS (cyclic vomiting
syndrome, abdominal migraine, meningitis, brain tumor),
intussusception, rumination, superior mesenteric artery syndrome,
pregnancy
◉ _________ is one of the most common symptoms in childhood.
Answer: vomiting
◉ Non-bilious vomiting is generally caused by:
