Childhood Diseases and Ailments MCQs :-
1. A baby sometimes cries for long periods yet is not sick, in pain, or hungry, and is content between crying bouts. An episode usually does not end until the child is exhausted.
- Thrush
- Colic
- Malnutrition
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Reye’s Syndrome
2. changes in the color of a Childs gums are normal.
- True
- False
3. Colic usually starts after four weeks of age.
- False
- True
4. There may be no symptoms. or there may be itchiness around the anus or vagina.
- pinworms
- Allergies
- Candida
- Hernia
- Scabies
5. Some children have no symptoms. Others have diarrhea, bowel movements with a very bad smell, stomach cramps, gas. loss of appetite and weight.
- Viral meningitis
- Polio
- Diarrhea
- Malabsorption
- giardia
6. There is a sensation of pressure or pain above the eyebrow, behind the eye or over the cheekbones. The child may complain of headaches. They may be a thick nasal discharge and it may be necessary to breath. through mouth.
Pneumonia
Hay fever
Asthma
Bronchitis
Sinusitis
7. Intestinal polyps are usually harmless, painless and disappear without treatment.
True
False
8. Surgery is almost always successful in dealing with undecided testicles.
True
False
9. Breathing pauses of less than six seconds from birth to three months of age are normal.
True
False
10. The peak ages for earaches are six months to two years.
False
True
11. Nearly all babies born to women who have Chlamydia develop an eye infection.
False
True
12. The child has more bowel movements than usual and the stools are loose and more watery than usual. The child may also have a fever, nausea, vomiting, pains in the stomach, cramps, blood and/or mucus in the stool, and may not want to eat.
Guardia
Diarrhea
Polio
Malabsorption
Viral meningitis
13. In infants and toddlers, excessive amounts of cows’ milk may cause anemia.
True
False
14. This is an allergic reaction of the nose and sinuses that results in sneezing, nasal congestion, itchy nose, clogged sinuses; sometimes itching at the back of the throat, teary, red, itchy eyes and perhaps clogged ears. There is no fever.
Allergies
Common cold
whooping cough
Asthma
Hay fever
15. Child complains of pain, tenderness or cramps in the stomach around the navel or in the lower right side of the abdomen. Discomfort continues for three hours or more.
Diarrhea
Appendicitis
Hernia
Malabsorption
Acute arthritis
16. The symptoms are yellow-appearing skin, light-colored bowel movements and dark colored urine.
Jaundice
Hepatitis
Malabsorption
Hernia
Leukemia
17. The child has a fever, cough, tiredness and an aching body. There may be a sore throat, hoarseness and the glands in the neck may swell. Loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea are also common.
Common cold
Hand. foot and mouth disease
Flu
Strep throat
Croup
18. Skin infection resembling large pimples that eventually fill with pus. come to a head, break and drain. They most commonly appear on the face, neck, buttocks and upper back.
Boils
Cold sores
Canker sores
Eczema
Blisters
19. Laryngitis may be caused by overuse of the vocal cords such as shouting or screaming.
True
False
20. The symptoms are watery, loose stools that are foul-smelling, abdominal bloating, gas, nausea, gurgling and sometimes vomiting. These children do not gain weight adequately.
Malnutrition
Malabsorption
Hepatitis
Jaundice
Leukemia
21. The primary symptoms are yellow discoloration of the skin and the whites of the eyes. Signs may also include loss of appetite. a bitter taste in the mouth, tenderness in the upper right portion of the abdomen and the urine may appear dark.
Leukemia
Malnutrition
Diarrhea
Hepatitis
Jaundice
22. Babies are born ambidextrous, and the preferred hand they will use is not determined until the third year.
True
False
23. The symptoms are fever, headache, neck pain or stiffness, pain when looking at bright lights, nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, tiredness and sleepiness.May infect other parts of the body and cause skin rash, runny nose, sore throat, earache, cough, difficulty breathing and diarrhea.
Reye’s Syndrome
Pertussis
Viral meningitis
Acute arthritis
Mumps
24. A child that has influenza or chicken pox experiences a few days after becoming ill the symptoms of drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations or delirium.
Reyes Syndrome
Hepatitis
Leukemia
Viral meningitis
Polio
25. In older children, breathing problems are a common symptom associated with laryngitis.
True
False
26. Breathing is difficult and there is a strong cough, which may produce yellow or green phlegm. and/or is so severe that it cause vomiting or turning red in the face. Fever may also be present.
Common cold
Hay fever
Pneumonia and bronchitis
Pertussis (Whooping cough)
Asthma
27. Primary symptoms are stuffy nose, sore throat and nagging cough as well as muscle pain, headache, fever and chills that are often identified with the common cold.
Asthma
Rosella
Whooping cough
Influenza
Mumps
28. The diaper rash is very red with a clearly defined margin and small red spots close to large patches. It tends to appear in the deepest part of skin creases in the groin and buttocks.
Allergies
Reye’s Syndrome
Eczema
Viral meningitis
Candida
29. The first symptom is inadequate weight gain. Children are listless.
Malnutrition
Malabsorption
Hepatitis
Leukemia
Jaundice
30. This is a skin eruption that, in infants, usually starts on the cheeks and is red and oozing. Thickening of the skin will occur in older children. It is not contagious.
Canker sores
Blisters
Cold sores
Boils
Eczema