DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN PEDIATRICS
COMPLETE PREPARATION GUIDE WITH
ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS
REVIEW
◉ What are the evaluation criteria for a 5-year-old girl's physical
and neuropsychological development?
Answer: Physical development: overweight with short stature;
Neuropsychological development: advanced for age; Criteria: BMI
and height-for-age percentiles, Cognitive skills, Social adaptation,
Motor and intellectual abilities.
◉ What are the evaluation criteria for an 11-year-old boy's physical
and neuropsychological development?
Answer: Physical development: below average, disharmonious;
Neuropsychological development: delayed; Criteria: Growth
parameters, School performance, Cognitive and behavioral
assessment, Medical and perinatal history.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 10-month-old infant with deformities
and hypotonia?
Answer: Diagnosis: Severe active rickets; Investigations: Serum
calcium, phosphorus, ALP; X-ray of long bones; Treatment: Vitamin
,D therapy, Calcium supplementation, Balanced diet, sunlight
exposure.
◉ What is the diagnosis and treatment for a 10-month-old infant
with severe hypotonia and skeletal deformities?
Answer: Diagnosis: Severe rickets with complications; Treatment:
High-dose vitamin D, Calcium and phosphorus, Nutritional
correction, Physical therapy.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 7-month-old infant after pneumonia
with poor head control?
Answer: Diagnosis: Active rickets, severe degree; Treatment:
Vitamin D, Calcium, Age-appropriate complementary feeding,
Rehabilitation.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 9-month-old infant with excessive food
intake and normal development?
Answer: Diagnosis: Exogenous (alimentary) obesity; Cause:
Overfeeding; Recommendations: Reduce caloric intake, Normalize
feeding volume, Encourage activity.
◉ What is the diagnosis and treatment for a 4-month-old infant with
severe weight deficit and anemia?
Answer: Diagnosis: Severe protein-energy malnutrition (grade III
hypotrophy); Treatment: Gradual nutritional rehabilitation,
, Correction of anemia, Vitamin and mineral support, Care for skin
lesions.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 7-year-old boy with headaches and
joint pain?
Answer: Diagnosis: Neuro-arthritic diathesis; Investigations:
Urinalysis, Biochemical blood tests; Treatment: Diet with purine
restriction, Sedatives, Metabolic correction.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 6-month-old infant with a weeping
rash and itching?
Answer: Diagnosis: Atopic dermatitis (exudative-catarrhal
diathesis); Investigations: Allergy history, IgE levels; Treatment:
Elimination diet, Antihistamines, Emollients and topical anti-
inflammatories.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 6-year-old girl with abdominal pain
and poor sleep?
Answer: Diagnosis: Functional abdominal pain (functional
dyspepsia); Differential diagnosis: Gastritis, Peptic ulcer disease,
Parasitic infection; Treatment: Normalization of diet and daily
routine, Sedatives, psychotherapy, Antispasmodics if needed.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 7-year-old boy with abdominal pain
and hyperacidity?
COMPLETE PREPARATION GUIDE WITH
ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS
REVIEW
◉ What are the evaluation criteria for a 5-year-old girl's physical
and neuropsychological development?
Answer: Physical development: overweight with short stature;
Neuropsychological development: advanced for age; Criteria: BMI
and height-for-age percentiles, Cognitive skills, Social adaptation,
Motor and intellectual abilities.
◉ What are the evaluation criteria for an 11-year-old boy's physical
and neuropsychological development?
Answer: Physical development: below average, disharmonious;
Neuropsychological development: delayed; Criteria: Growth
parameters, School performance, Cognitive and behavioral
assessment, Medical and perinatal history.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 10-month-old infant with deformities
and hypotonia?
Answer: Diagnosis: Severe active rickets; Investigations: Serum
calcium, phosphorus, ALP; X-ray of long bones; Treatment: Vitamin
,D therapy, Calcium supplementation, Balanced diet, sunlight
exposure.
◉ What is the diagnosis and treatment for a 10-month-old infant
with severe hypotonia and skeletal deformities?
Answer: Diagnosis: Severe rickets with complications; Treatment:
High-dose vitamin D, Calcium and phosphorus, Nutritional
correction, Physical therapy.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 7-month-old infant after pneumonia
with poor head control?
Answer: Diagnosis: Active rickets, severe degree; Treatment:
Vitamin D, Calcium, Age-appropriate complementary feeding,
Rehabilitation.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 9-month-old infant with excessive food
intake and normal development?
Answer: Diagnosis: Exogenous (alimentary) obesity; Cause:
Overfeeding; Recommendations: Reduce caloric intake, Normalize
feeding volume, Encourage activity.
◉ What is the diagnosis and treatment for a 4-month-old infant with
severe weight deficit and anemia?
Answer: Diagnosis: Severe protein-energy malnutrition (grade III
hypotrophy); Treatment: Gradual nutritional rehabilitation,
, Correction of anemia, Vitamin and mineral support, Care for skin
lesions.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 7-year-old boy with headaches and
joint pain?
Answer: Diagnosis: Neuro-arthritic diathesis; Investigations:
Urinalysis, Biochemical blood tests; Treatment: Diet with purine
restriction, Sedatives, Metabolic correction.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 6-month-old infant with a weeping
rash and itching?
Answer: Diagnosis: Atopic dermatitis (exudative-catarrhal
diathesis); Investigations: Allergy history, IgE levels; Treatment:
Elimination diet, Antihistamines, Emollients and topical anti-
inflammatories.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 6-year-old girl with abdominal pain
and poor sleep?
Answer: Diagnosis: Functional abdominal pain (functional
dyspepsia); Differential diagnosis: Gastritis, Peptic ulcer disease,
Parasitic infection; Treatment: Normalization of diet and daily
routine, Sedatives, psychotherapy, Antispasmodics if needed.
◉ What is the diagnosis for a 7-year-old boy with abdominal pain
and hyperacidity?
