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Concerning gastroenteritis (in the UK):

A. It can be fatal.
B. The most common cause is Salmonella spp. infection.
C. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are usually indicated.
D. A degree of lactose intolerance may follow gastroenteritis.
E. Blood pressure is a sensitive indicator of dehydration.

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Skin peeling occurs in the following conditions:

A. Infectious mononucleosis.
B. Kawasaki disease.
C. Scarlet fever.
D. Toxic shock syndrome.
E. Erythema infectiosum (slapped cheek disease).

In neonatal RDS (respiratory distress syndrome):

A. Surfactant is useful in the treatment.
B. It is rare in infants below 28 weeks gestation.
C. Antenatal steroids are beneficial.
D. Maternal opiate abuse increases the risk.
E. Maternal diabetes increases the risk.

In children with cerebral palsy:

A. All have a degree of learning impairment.
B. Birth asphyxia is the most common cause.
C. Hand preference before 12 months can be a useful sign.
D. The spastic form is the most common clinical type.
E. Management should adopt a multidisciplinary approach.

The following conditions are haemaglobinopathies:

A. G6PD deficiency.
B. von Willebrand disease.
C. Spherocytosis.
D. Thalassaemia.
E. Sickle cell disease.

Theses neuromuscular disorders are "genetic diseases":

A. Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
B. Myotonic dystrophy.
C. Spinal muscular atrophy.
D. Guillain-Barre syndrome.
E. (Typical) Myasthenia gravis.

Concerning oncological disease in children:

A. Acute myeloid leukaemia is the most common leukaemia.
B. Most brain tumours are metastases from other primaries.
C. Wilm's tumour can present with haematuria.
D. Neuroblastoma can present in the first month of life.
E. Squint can be the presenting feature of retinoblastoma.

In pyloric stenosis:

A. Is more common in boys.
B. Surgery is the usual treatment.
C. Infants often have a metabolic acidosis.
D. Constipation can be a presenting feature.
E. A barium meal is usually performed to confirm the diagnosis.

The following can cause failure to thrive:

A. Coeliac disease.
B. Cystic fibrosis.
C. Emotional neglect.
D. Gastro-oesophageal reflux.
E. Patau syndrome.

The following are causes of polyhydramnios:

A. Maternal diabetes mellitus.
B. Potter syndrome.
C. Anencephaly.
D. Oesophageal atresia.
E. Polycystic kidneys.