CHN IMCI Exam Questions and Answers
More than 50 countries still had childhood mortality rates over 100/1000 livebirths - Answer- 1998
According to WHO, children in low - middle income countries are 10x more likely to die before reaching age 5 - Answer- 1999
Everyday, millions of parents seek health care for their ____children - Answer- sick
Children account for ___ of all patients in outpatient clinics - Answer- 30-70%
Pneumonia, diarrhea, DHF, fever, malaria, measles and malnutrition cause more than __% of deaths in children under five years of age - Answer- 70%
DHF - Answer- dengue hemorrhagic fever
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS (IMCI) was developed. A joint WHO/UNICEF initiative - Answer- 1992
strategy offers simple and effective methods for child survival, healthy growth, and development and is based on the combined delivery of essential interventions at community , health facility, and health systems levels. - Answer- Integrated management of childhood illness
implementation of IMCI - Answer- 1995
a serious infection that prevents normal breathing function. - Answer- Acute respiratory infection
conditions which originate in the perinatal period, i.e. the period immediately before, during and after birth. This may include the following: Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery. - Answer- perinatal
major cause of death under 5 in 2002 - Answer- malnutrition (54%)
major cause of death among children under 5 yrs of age in 2015 - Answer- pneumonia (13%) - is a lung disease characterized by inflammation of the airspaces in the lungs, most commonly due to an infection. - Answer- pneumonia
related complications are responsible for approximately one-quarter of newborn deaths and half of stillbirths - Answer- intrapartum
blood infection that occurs in an infant younger than 90 days old. - Answer- neonatal sepsis
structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life. - Answer- congenital
anomalies Also called birth defects, congenital disorders, or congenital malformations
generalized tetanus that occurs in newborns. Infants who have not acquired passive immunity from the mother having been immunized are at risk. - Answer- neonatal tetanus
usually occurs through infection of the unhealed umbilical stump, particularly when the stump is cut with a non-sterile instrument. - Answer- neonatal tetanus
a STRATEGY for reducing mortality and morbidity associated with major causes of childhood illness. - Answer- IMCI
package of preventive, promotive and curative services rendered by the DOH for children under 5 y/o. - Answer- IMCI
____ guidelines rely on detection of cases based on simple clinical signs, without laboratory tests, and offer empiric treatment. - Answer- IMCI
in IMCI, __________-_______ classifications rather than exact diagnosis are used. - Answer- action oriented
•a clinical finding as opposed to a symptom which is what the patient report. - Answer- clinical sign
•treatment given without knowledge of the cause or nature of the disorder and based on
experience and observation rather than logic. - Answer- empiric treatment
•IMCI classifications are___________ and allow a health care provider to determine if a child should be urgently________ to another health facility, if the child can be_______ at the first - level facility (e.g. with oral antibiotic, antimalarials , Oral Rehydration Solution ORS, etc.), or if the child can be safely managed at home. - Answer- •IMCI classifications are action oriented and allow a health care provider to determine if a child
should be urgently referred to another health facility, if the child can be treated at the first - level facility (e.g. with oral antibiotic, antimalarials , Oral Rehydration Solution ORS, etc.), or if the child can be safely managed at home.
More than 50 countries still had childhood mortality rates over 100/1000 livebirths - Answer- 1998
According to WHO, children in low - middle income countries are 10x more likely to die before reaching age 5 - Answer- 1999
Everyday, millions of parents seek health care for their ____children - Answer- sick
Children account for ___ of all patients in outpatient clinics - Answer- 30-70%
Pneumonia, diarrhea, DHF, fever, malaria, measles and malnutrition cause more than __% of deaths in children under five years of age - Answer- 70%
DHF - Answer- dengue hemorrhagic fever
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS (IMCI) was developed. A joint WHO/UNICEF initiative - Answer- 1992
strategy offers simple and effective methods for child survival, healthy growth, and development and is based on the combined delivery of essential interventions at community , health facility, and health systems levels. - Answer- Integrated management of childhood illness
implementation of IMCI - Answer- 1995
a serious infection that prevents normal breathing function. - Answer- Acute respiratory infection
conditions which originate in the perinatal period, i.e. the period immediately before, during and after birth. This may include the following: Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery. - Answer- perinatal
major cause of death under 5 in 2002 - Answer- malnutrition (54%)
major cause of death among children under 5 yrs of age in 2015 - Answer- pneumonia (13%) - is a lung disease characterized by inflammation of the airspaces in the lungs, most commonly due to an infection. - Answer- pneumonia
related complications are responsible for approximately one-quarter of newborn deaths and half of stillbirths - Answer- intrapartum
blood infection that occurs in an infant younger than 90 days old. - Answer- neonatal sepsis
structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life. - Answer- congenital
anomalies Also called birth defects, congenital disorders, or congenital malformations
generalized tetanus that occurs in newborns. Infants who have not acquired passive immunity from the mother having been immunized are at risk. - Answer- neonatal tetanus
usually occurs through infection of the unhealed umbilical stump, particularly when the stump is cut with a non-sterile instrument. - Answer- neonatal tetanus
a STRATEGY for reducing mortality and morbidity associated with major causes of childhood illness. - Answer- IMCI
package of preventive, promotive and curative services rendered by the DOH for children under 5 y/o. - Answer- IMCI
____ guidelines rely on detection of cases based on simple clinical signs, without laboratory tests, and offer empiric treatment. - Answer- IMCI
in IMCI, __________-_______ classifications rather than exact diagnosis are used. - Answer- action oriented
•a clinical finding as opposed to a symptom which is what the patient report. - Answer- clinical sign
•treatment given without knowledge of the cause or nature of the disorder and based on
experience and observation rather than logic. - Answer- empiric treatment
•IMCI classifications are___________ and allow a health care provider to determine if a child should be urgently________ to another health facility, if the child can be_______ at the first - level facility (e.g. with oral antibiotic, antimalarials , Oral Rehydration Solution ORS, etc.), or if the child can be safely managed at home. - Answer- •IMCI classifications are action oriented and allow a health care provider to determine if a child
should be urgently referred to another health facility, if the child can be treated at the first - level facility (e.g. with oral antibiotic, antimalarials , Oral Rehydration Solution ORS, etc.), or if the child can be safely managed at home.
