WorksheetsQUIZ ON NEWBORN SCREENING
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which disorder is screened using tandem mass spectrometry in neonatal screening?
A. Congenital hypothyroidism
B. Phenylketonuria
C. Hearing loss
D. Critical congenital heart disease
Optimal timing for newborn blood spot screening?
A. Immediately after birth
B. 72 hours to 7 days
C. 1 week
D. 1 month
SCID screening in advanced Indian centers via?
A. TREC assay
B. Hemoglobin electrophoresis
C. TSH levels
D. Pulse ox
Cystic fibrosis screen in India?
A. IRT and DNA
B. Sweat chloride
C. Blood gases
D. X-ray
Q International newborn screening day is celebrated on his birthday .Who is he ?
George Jervis
Dr. Horst Bickel
Robert Guthrie
Archibald Garrod
False positive in screening often due to prematurity?
A. Hypothyroidism
B. Adrenal hyperplasia
C. Hearing loss
D. CCHD
What is the primary focus of neonatal screening under RBSK in India?
A. Metabolic disorders via blood spots
B. Birth defects at delivery points
C. Vaccination schedules
D. Growth monitoring
Which of the following does not show elevation of Phenylalanine ?
PKU
Defects of biopterin cofactor biosynthesis
MSUD
GTP Cyclohydrolase deficiency
GCMS Urine analysis should be transported to a lab at a temperature not exceeding
25 degree C
30 degree C
35 degree C
40 degree C
What criteria are used for selecting diseases for inclusion in neonatal screening programs?
A. Bayes' theorem criteria
B. Wilson and Jungner criteria
Lou Gehrig's criteria
Brenner and Justin criteria
