BASICS OF PEDIATRICS 1-50 MCQS
AND ANSWERS.
1. Head circumference increases during the first year of life from:
a) 8 to 10 cm;
b) 7 to 12 cm;
c) 10 to 13 cm;
d) no definite rules exist. - Answers-a) 8 to 10 cm;
2. Infant doubles the birth weight at age of:
a)6 months;
b)4 - 4,5 months;
c)10 months;
d) there is no definite time; the process is individual. - Answers-b) 4 - 4,5 months;
Correct assesment of child's physical development is based on:
a) visual examination;
b) use of empiric formulas;
c) standart deviation and percentile curves;
d) individually chosen method - Answers-c) standart deviation and percentile curves;
Which of the signs of physical development is the stablest:
a) weight;
b) height;
c) chest circumference;
d) subcutaneus fat layer - Answers-b) height;
The correct statement about the characteristic features of early childhood is
a) physical development velocity decreases, comparing with the infant;
b) replacement of decidous teeth starts;
c) physical development velocity increases, comparing with the infant;
d) the child does not recognize colours. - Answers-a) physical development velocity
decreases, comparing with the infant;
Characteristic features for the late school age period is:
a) rapid pubertal development in girls;
b) rapid pubertal development both in girls and boys;
c) linear growth stops;
d) faster pubertal development in boys than in girls. - Answers-a) rapid pubertal
development in girls;
In which muscle groups the muscular tone is increased in neonates?
a) flexors;
b) extensors;
, c) adductors;
d) abductors. - Answers-a) flexors;
Which congenital disorder of amino acid metabolism can be diagnosed in neonates
during the first 5 days of
life, using compulsory screening test?
a) alkaptonuria;
b) phenylketonuria;
c) cystinuria;
d) the screening is not performed in Latvia - Answers-b) phenylketonuria;
A healthy newborn should be put to breast:
a) 15 - 20 minutes after the birth;
b) 24 hours after the birth;
c) 36 hours after the birth;
d) 48 hours after the birth - Answers-a) 15 - 20 minutes after the birth;
The optimal frequency of feeding at 4 week of age is:
a) 9 - 6 times a day;
b) 6 - 5 times a day;
c) 5 times a day;
d) 5 - 4 times a day. - Answers-a) 9 - 6 times a day;
The optimal frequency of feeding at the age of 8 - 12 months:
a) 8 - 6 times a day;
b) 6 - 5 times a day;
c) 5 times a day;
d) 5 - 4 times a day. - Answers-d) 5 - 4 times a day.
Vegetables should be included in the infants diet at the age of:
a) 1 -2 months;
b) 4 - 5 months;
c) 6 - 7 months;
d) 10 - 12 months. - Answers-c) 6 - 7 months;
The first cereal, recommended for the infant at 6 months of age, is:
a) semolina cereal;
b) gluten - free cereal;
c) oat cereal;
d) buckwheat cereal. - Answers-b) gluten - free cereal;
The main causes of short stature are:
a) disorders of skeletal development, genetical factors, diseases of nervous system;
b) chronic liver, kidney, lung diseases, cystic fibrosis, D vitamin resistent rickets;
c) intrauterine infections, metabolic diseases, gastrointestinal diseases;
d) all answers are correct. - Answers-d) all answers are correct.
AND ANSWERS.
1. Head circumference increases during the first year of life from:
a) 8 to 10 cm;
b) 7 to 12 cm;
c) 10 to 13 cm;
d) no definite rules exist. - Answers-a) 8 to 10 cm;
2. Infant doubles the birth weight at age of:
a)6 months;
b)4 - 4,5 months;
c)10 months;
d) there is no definite time; the process is individual. - Answers-b) 4 - 4,5 months;
Correct assesment of child's physical development is based on:
a) visual examination;
b) use of empiric formulas;
c) standart deviation and percentile curves;
d) individually chosen method - Answers-c) standart deviation and percentile curves;
Which of the signs of physical development is the stablest:
a) weight;
b) height;
c) chest circumference;
d) subcutaneus fat layer - Answers-b) height;
The correct statement about the characteristic features of early childhood is
a) physical development velocity decreases, comparing with the infant;
b) replacement of decidous teeth starts;
c) physical development velocity increases, comparing with the infant;
d) the child does not recognize colours. - Answers-a) physical development velocity
decreases, comparing with the infant;
Characteristic features for the late school age period is:
a) rapid pubertal development in girls;
b) rapid pubertal development both in girls and boys;
c) linear growth stops;
d) faster pubertal development in boys than in girls. - Answers-a) rapid pubertal
development in girls;
In which muscle groups the muscular tone is increased in neonates?
a) flexors;
b) extensors;
, c) adductors;
d) abductors. - Answers-a) flexors;
Which congenital disorder of amino acid metabolism can be diagnosed in neonates
during the first 5 days of
life, using compulsory screening test?
a) alkaptonuria;
b) phenylketonuria;
c) cystinuria;
d) the screening is not performed in Latvia - Answers-b) phenylketonuria;
A healthy newborn should be put to breast:
a) 15 - 20 minutes after the birth;
b) 24 hours after the birth;
c) 36 hours after the birth;
d) 48 hours after the birth - Answers-a) 15 - 20 minutes after the birth;
The optimal frequency of feeding at 4 week of age is:
a) 9 - 6 times a day;
b) 6 - 5 times a day;
c) 5 times a day;
d) 5 - 4 times a day. - Answers-a) 9 - 6 times a day;
The optimal frequency of feeding at the age of 8 - 12 months:
a) 8 - 6 times a day;
b) 6 - 5 times a day;
c) 5 times a day;
d) 5 - 4 times a day. - Answers-d) 5 - 4 times a day.
Vegetables should be included in the infants diet at the age of:
a) 1 -2 months;
b) 4 - 5 months;
c) 6 - 7 months;
d) 10 - 12 months. - Answers-c) 6 - 7 months;
The first cereal, recommended for the infant at 6 months of age, is:
a) semolina cereal;
b) gluten - free cereal;
c) oat cereal;
d) buckwheat cereal. - Answers-b) gluten - free cereal;
The main causes of short stature are:
a) disorders of skeletal development, genetical factors, diseases of nervous system;
b) chronic liver, kidney, lung diseases, cystic fibrosis, D vitamin resistent rickets;
c) intrauterine infections, metabolic diseases, gastrointestinal diseases;
d) all answers are correct. - Answers-d) all answers are correct.
