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Question 1 of 5

The greatest consequence of undernutrition is

A. stunted growth

B. recurrent infections

C. death

D. intellectual disability

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: death

Question 2 of 5

Persistence of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia at levels >20 mg/dL after the 1st wk of life in the absence of hemolysis should suggest

A. galactosemia

B. tyrosinemia

C. a1-Antitrypsin deficiency

D. Crigler-Najjar type I

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Crigler-Najjar type I

Question 3 of 5

A 3-year-old manifests the sudden onset of drooling and coughing. He is anxious and refuses to eat. His voice is normal, and his lung examination results also are normal. The most likely diagnosis is

A. laryngospasm

B. croup

C. epiglottitis

D. esophageal foreign body

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: esophageal foreign body

Question 4 of 5

After blunt facial trauma, a 12-year-old appears to have a missing incisor. There is no evidence of the tooth at the scene, and the child does not remember swallowing the tooth. The next step in evaluating the child is

A. plan for a bridge

B. abdominal x-ray to search for the avulsed tooth

C. dental x-ray to look for intrusion

D. ceramic tooth

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: dental x-ray to look for intrusion

Question 5 of 5

The characteristic manifestation of pellagra is

A. dermatitis

B. diarrhea

C. dementia

D. anorexia

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: dermatitis

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