PLAB 1 (GMC, international medical graduates) · Paediatrics

Emergencies and acute illness

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  1. A 3-year-old child is found unresponsive and not breathing. A lone lay rescuer has started basic life support. According to Resuscitation Council UK, how should resuscitation begin?
  2. A 6-week-old baby has a temperature of 38.4 degrees Celsius but looks well and is feeding. What does NICE advise?
  3. A 2-year-old has a barking cough, hoarse voice and stridor only when upset, and is alert. What is the most appropriate treatment?
  4. A 4-month-old has had 3 days of coryza, then a wheezy cough and feeding difficulty. Oxygen saturation is 88 percent in air. What is the appropriate management?
  5. A 3-year-old has a generalised tonic-clonic seizure lasting 2 minutes during a febrile illness at 39.5 degrees Celsius. He recovers fully within 10 minutes. This is his first seizure. What is the like…
  6. A 5-year-old is admitted with 2 days of diarrhoea and vomiting. He is irritable with sunken eyes, reduced skin turgor and a fast heart rate. What is the first-line treatment?
  7. A 7-year-old with type 1 diabetes presents in diabetic ketoacidosis with pH 7.1. Why are rapid large fluid boluses avoided unless he is shocked?

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