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Health Tips from DOCTOR: Test your knowledge about children’s health

Published: 06 Jan 2013 - 03:42 am | Last Updated: 18 Feb 2022 - 08:20 am

Dr E V Kumar 
Specialist – Paediatrics          

Healthspring World Clinic

1. If a baby does not give responsive smile by two months of age it is a matter of concern. (true/false)

2. Sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS) is the commonest cause of death in children aged one month to one year. (true/false)

3. Vitamin K should not be given to all newborn infants. (true/false)

4. Breast enlargement in newborn is abnormal. (true/false)

5. Jaundice appearing in less than twenty four hours of birth is a matter of concern. (true/false).

6. Powdered milk is the best milk for infants. (true/false)

7. Rickets develop due to vitamin D deficiency. (true/false)

8. Death in gastroenteritis is usually  due to dehydration. (true/false)

9. Avoiding vaccination is the best way of preventing the disease. (true/false)

10. It is possible to distinguish by examination whether tonsillitis is caused by bacterial or viral infection. (true/false)

11. Throat should not be examined in sudden upper airway obstruction. (true/false)

12. Inhalation remains the best way to treat bronchial asthma. (true/false)

13. Congenital heart disease is the most common group of structural malformations. (true/false)

14. A normal ECG and X ray of chest rules out congenital heart disease. (true/false)

15. Newborn babies are short sighted. (true/false)

16. In children Leukemia is the most common malignancy. (true/false)

17. Children whose behavior pattern presents a problem are often solving their own problem. (true/false)

18. Breath holding attacks are of two types namely  blue and white. (true/false) 

19. Commonest cause of anal itching at night time is due to late sleep. (true/false)

20.Sibling rivalry is uncommon in children. (true/false)

Answers.

1) True. 2) True. 3) False. 4) False. 5) True. 6) False. 7) True. 8) True. 9) False. 10) False. 11) True. 12) True. 13) True. 14) False. 15) True. 16) True.  17) True. 18) True. 19) False. 20) False.