Neonatology — MCQs

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Q381Medium

A premature baby weighing 1.5 kg, born at 32 weeks gestation, develops respiratory distress with grunting. What is the best initial management?

Q382Medium

Neonatal seizures are associated with a poor prognosis in which of the following disorders, except?

Q383Medium

A neonate with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia presents with respiratory distress. Breath sounds are decreased on the left side. Following bag and mask ventilation, an endotracheal tube is placed, and the maximal cardiac impulse shifts to the right side. What is the next step in management?

Q384Medium

A male baby born at term to an O-negative mother with a positive Coombs test at delivery. The baby weighed 3 kg at birth, and his hemoglobin was 16 g/dL and total serum bilirubin (TSB) was 5 mg/dL. He passed black stools within the first 24 hours of life, and his temperature was 97.7°F. After 5 days, the infant's weight reduced by 60 gm, his axillary temperature dropped to 95°F, and he is jaundiced up to the chest. Parents also reported yellow, seedy stools. Lab investigations show hemoglobin is now 14.4 g/dL, and his TSB is 14 mg/dL. The change in which of the following parameters is of most concern to you as a pediatrician?

Q385Easy

Key features of kangaroo mother care are all the following EXCEPT?

Q386Medium

A 6-day-old neonate presents to the NICU with respiratory depression, poor feeding, and persistent seizures. The child was born at 39 weeks gestation by spontaneous vaginal delivery to healthy parents. On examination, the neonate has a high forehead with unslanting palpebral fissures, hypoplastic supraorbital ridges, epicanthal folds, a depressed nasal bridge with a long philtrum, and hearing loss. Liver dysfunction, polycystic kidneys, and a patent ductus arteriosus were also present. Which of the following entities will be found to be increased in the serum of the baby?

Q387Medium

A newborn baby is Rh positive, born to an Rh negative mother. The cord bilirubin level is 7 mg%, with a conjugated bilirubin of 1 mg%. What is the appropriate treatment?

Q388Easy

Physiologic jaundice in term newborns is best characterized by

Q389Easy

What is the most common cause of jaundice, irritability, and convulsions in a child with a history of Rh incompatibility?

Q390Medium

A male baby was born in a hospital. After 12 hours of birth, the baby was found to be pale. His serum total bilirubin level was 20 mg/dl and unconjugated bilirubin was 15 mg/dl. After 36 hours of birth, Hemoglobin was 14 g/dl, and the reticulocyte count was high. On peripheral smear, nucleated RBCs and spherocytes are seen. What is the best possible diagnosis?

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