ABFM KSA -
CHILDHOOD
ILLNESSES WITH
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
WITH WELL
ELABORATED
RATIONALE
, 5YR CHILD
2 DAYS DIARHEA, VOMIT
PE= SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION= DRY MUCOSA
BUT
NO LETHARGY, VSS
TX OUTPATIENT? - CORRECT ANSWERS -ORAL REHYDRATION=
essentially as effective as intravenous rehydration for dehydrated children
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WRONG ANS= ORDER LABS/BMP
Juvenile Arthritis
WHAT JOINTS ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO BONY EROSION - CORRECT
ANSWERS -WRIST AND HIP JOINTS
JUVENILE ARTHRITIS
WHEN SHOULD UVEITIS BE SUSPECTED AND HOW DOES IT PRESENT -
CORRECT ANSWERS -IF ANA HIGH= SUSPECT UVEITIS= REFER TO OPTHO
UVEITIS= USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC IN PT WITH
JUVENILE ARTHRITIS
===
TX= NSAID TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION
=
CAN ALSO USE DMARD
YOU SUSPECT FAILURE TO THRIVE IN INFANT WHO LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT
WHAT LABS SHOULD YOU ORDER - CORRECT ANSWERS -TRICKY!
=
Most infants with failure to thrive do NOT need laboratory evaluation==MOST KIDS
HAVE NORMAL LABS
=
only evaluation required is a physical examination and a thorough history, including
dietary, feeding, past medical, social, and family histories.
CAUSES FOR FAILURE TO THRIVE IN A KID - CORRECT ANSWERS -inadequate
caloric intake,
inadequate absorption,
increased metabolism,
or defective utilization.
CHILDHOOD
ILLNESSES WITH
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
WITH WELL
ELABORATED
RATIONALE
, 5YR CHILD
2 DAYS DIARHEA, VOMIT
PE= SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION= DRY MUCOSA
BUT
NO LETHARGY, VSS
TX OUTPATIENT? - CORRECT ANSWERS -ORAL REHYDRATION=
essentially as effective as intravenous rehydration for dehydrated children
===
WRONG ANS= ORDER LABS/BMP
Juvenile Arthritis
WHAT JOINTS ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO BONY EROSION - CORRECT
ANSWERS -WRIST AND HIP JOINTS
JUVENILE ARTHRITIS
WHEN SHOULD UVEITIS BE SUSPECTED AND HOW DOES IT PRESENT -
CORRECT ANSWERS -IF ANA HIGH= SUSPECT UVEITIS= REFER TO OPTHO
UVEITIS= USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC IN PT WITH
JUVENILE ARTHRITIS
===
TX= NSAID TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION
=
CAN ALSO USE DMARD
YOU SUSPECT FAILURE TO THRIVE IN INFANT WHO LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT
WHAT LABS SHOULD YOU ORDER - CORRECT ANSWERS -TRICKY!
=
Most infants with failure to thrive do NOT need laboratory evaluation==MOST KIDS
HAVE NORMAL LABS
=
only evaluation required is a physical examination and a thorough history, including
dietary, feeding, past medical, social, and family histories.
CAUSES FOR FAILURE TO THRIVE IN A KID - CORRECT ANSWERS -inadequate
caloric intake,
inadequate absorption,
increased metabolism,
or defective utilization.
