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WorksheetsPropaedeutics of Children's Diseases Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which factor most strongly influences the normal physical development of a newborn?
Gender
Nutrition
Clothing
Season
The most reliable indicator of intrauterine growth is:
Head circumference
Birth weight
Chest circumference
Length of the body
What is the normal respiratory rate for a newborn?
10-15/min
20-25/min
30-50/min
60-80/min
A sunken anterior fontanelle usually indicates:
Increased intracranial pressure
Rickets
Dehydration
Macrocephaly
The main purpose of general inspection in a child is to evaluate:
Only skin color
One organ system
Overall physical and mental state
Temperature only
Which type of cry suggests intracranial pathology in infants?
Weak cry
Hoarse cry
High-pitched cry
No cry
A child with chest indrawing during inspiration most likely has:
Normal breathing
Upper airway obstruction
Respiratory distress
Allergic rhinitis
Normal heart rate for infants aged 6-12 months:
60-80/min
80-100/min
100-160/min
40-60/min
A systolic murmur in the 2nd intercostal space on the right suggests involvement of:
Mitral valve
Tricuspid valve
Aortic valve
Pulmonary artery
Hepatomegaly in children is defined as liver enlargement that:
>1 cm
>2 cm
>3 cm
Exceeds age-dependent norm
Best indicator of hydration status:
Blood pressure
Capillary refill time
Heart rate
Respiratory rate
Decreased skin turgor indicates:
Hyperhydration
Normal hydration
Dehydration
Shock only
A sign of severe respiratory failure:
Tachypnea only
Nasal flaring and grunting
Mild cough
Slight fever
Tympanic sound on percussion of chest suggests:
Lung consolidation
Pleural effusion
Pneumothorax
Atelectasis
Crackles (crepitations) are typical for:
Asthma
Pneumonia
Bronchospasm
Foreign body aspiration
The first stool of a newborn is called:
Chyme
Meconium
Transitional stool
Colostrum
Cyanosis that improves with crying suggests:
Choanal atresia
Heart disease
Lung disease
Asthma
Essential parameter for assessing physical development:
Pulse oximetry
Weight-for-age
Capillary refill
Respiration rhythm
Bulging fontanelle in a febrile child suggests:
Dehydration
Intracranial hypertension
Hypervitaminosis
Malnutrition
Correct order of abdominal examination:
Palpation, inspection, percussion, auscultation
Inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion
Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
Percussion, auscultation, palpation, inspection
Gower sign is associated with:
Rickets
Muscular dystrophy
Pneumonia
Cardiac failure
Normal hemoglobin for newborns:
40-60 g/L
80-90 g/L
140-220 g/L
240-300 g/L
"Frog-like abdomen" is characteristic of:
Obesity
Rickets
Hypotonia
Hepatitis
Which heart sound normally splits during inspiration?
S1
S2
S3
S4
Strawberry tongue is typical for:
Scarlet fever
Measles
Influenza
Roseola
Clubbing of fingers indicates chronic:
Dehydration
Hypoxia
Hyperthermia
Allergy
Main sign of moderate dehydration:
Normal turgor
Sunken eyes
Excessive urination
Cyanosis
Barrel-shaped chest is typical for:
Pneumonia
Asthma/chronic lung disease
Pleural effusion
Heart failure
Symmetry of peripheral pulses helps detect:
Fever
Dehydration
Coarctation of aorta
Murmurs
Most common cause of acute stridor:
Croup
Asthma
Pneumonia
Heart disease
Umbilical cord normally falls off by:
1 day
3 days
7-14 days
30 days
Tympanic abdomen percussion indicates:
Free air
Normal bowel gas
Ascites
Hepatomegaly
Positive Babinski reflex in infants is:
Normal until 1-2 years
Pathological
Trauma sign
Meningitis sign
Most reliable indicator of acute malnutrition:
Length-for-age
MUAC
Head circumference
Chest circumference
Non-blanching petechiae indicate:
Allergy
Viral rash
Purpura
Sunburn
Early sign of rickets in infants:
Bow legs
Craniotabes
Short stature
Muscle atrophy
Normal urine output for infants:
0.1 mL/kg/hr
0.5 mL/kg/hr
1-3 mL/kg/hr
5 mL/kg/hr
Tachypnea + chest retraction + nasal flaring indicates:
Mild fever
Respiratory distress
Cold
Dehydration
Best method for nutritional assessment in infants under 6 months:
BMI
Weight-for-length
MUAC
Skinfold
Harsh holosystolic murmur at left lower sternal border:
ASD
VSD
Aortic stenosis
Pulmonary hypertension
