ABFM KSA - CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
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.
==
TX OF FAILURE TO
THRIVE
=
additional calories
in their diet for
catch-up growth.
=
Infants who are breastfed may need to be fed more often, or
may require supplemental formula.
=
Children who do not respond to dietary or feeding modifications
should have a laboratory evaluation for other underlying medical
conditions.
a 5-year-old male has
had three episodes of
muteness
=
accompanied by
drooling and what he
describes as a "funny
taste" in his mouth.
The episodes all
occurred
when he first woke up in the
morning, lasted 3-5 minutes,
and
were NOT associated with a loss of consciousness or
postictal state. tow ( Correct answers ) BENIGN FOCAL
EPILEPSY
=
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT SO USUALLY A PARENT HAS IT TOO
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
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.
==
TX OF FAILURE TO
THRIVE
=
additional calories
in their diet for
catch-up growth.
=
Infants who are breastfed may need to be fed more often, or
may require supplemental formula.
=
Children who do not respond to dietary or feeding modifications
should have a laboratory evaluation for other underlying medical
conditions.
a 5-year-old male has
had three episodes of
muteness
=
accompanied by
drooling and what he
describes as a "funny
taste" in his mouth.
The episodes all
occurred
when he first woke up in the
morning, lasted 3-5 minutes,
and
were NOT associated with a loss of consciousness or
postictal state. tow ( Correct answers ) BENIGN FOCAL
EPILEPSY
=
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT SO USUALLY A PARENT HAS IT TOO
