Pediatric tuberculosis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which virus can benefit from Vitamin A supplementation?_____

Answer: Measles

Flashcard 2: Most cases of primary tuberculosis occur in _____ and the immunocompromised (demographic)

Answer: children

Flashcard 3: Which childhood xanthem can present with a fine, blanching rash developing after a sore throat?_____

Answer: Scarlet fever (GAS)

Flashcard 4: Which childhood xanthem is known as first disease?_____

Answer: Rubeola (measles)

Flashcard 5: Which childhood xanthem is known as fifth disease?_____

Answer: Erythema infectiosum (Parvo B19)

Flashcard 6: _____ seizures are the most common neurological disorder affecting children

Answer: Febrile

Flashcard 7: What is the treatment of Haemophilus influenzae meningitis?_____

Answer: Ceftriaxone

Flashcard 8: The measles rash starts on the _____ and moves _____-wards

Answer: face

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Flashcard 9: What is the likely diagnosis in a child that presents with fever and signs of heart failure ~1 week after an URI? _____

Answer: Viral myocarditis

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Flashcard 10: Narrowing of the _____ and _____ region produces the "steeple sign" on CXR of croup (parainfluenza virus)

Answer: trachea

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