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Lauren Kitney, BSc MD, Paediatrics Resident, University of Toronto

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created 31 months ago.
You are working in a general pediatrics clinic in the inner city. A twenty-three year old mother brings in her three year old daughter Emily for a check-up and discloses that she believes her boyfriend, who is not Emily’s father, has been sexually abusing Emily. You complete a full physical exa...

created 39 months ago. 6 acclamations.
Which of the following does not predispose an infant to developmental dysplasia of the hip?

created 39 months ago. 5 acclamations.
Jason is an unwell 2 month old who presents to the emergency department with a fever of unknown origin. You admit Jason for a full septic work-up and start antibiotics. Which of the following is not a contraindication to performing a lumbar puncture.

created 39 months ago. 2 acclamations.
Annie is a 16 year old girl who attempted to commit suicide by overdosing on acetaminophen. What is the antidote to acetaminophen?

created 39 months ago. 7 acclamations.
A three month old infant, Jason, presents with irritability. Mom describes him to be "incredibly fussy and always crying". He is difficult to settle down to sleep and if placed on his back he will not stop crying until held or rolled onto his stomach. It is impossible to go anywhere in the car...

created 42 months ago. 1 acclamation.
Which of the following components of the reproductive system develops from the Wolffian duct?

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Maintence fluid requirements
created 39 months ago by Lauren Kitney.
You are a third year medical student on pediatrics at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. Jessie is a 3 year old 15kg girl who has just ...

Dehydration and fluid managment
created 39 months ago by Lauren Kitney.
John is 3 year old 20 kg child who presents with a 2 day history of diarrhea. Which of the following would you consider when assessing his hydrati...

Dysmorphic features
created 39 months ago by Lauren Kitney.
You are a third year medical student completing a neonatology elective. One of your patients is a 15 day old infant named Julie who was born at 37...

Abdominal pain, diarrhea & rectal bleeding
created 39 months ago by Lauren Kitney.
Adam, an 8 year old male, is brought to see you by his mother with the complaint of abdominal pain, diarrhea and rectal bleeding. What further inf...

Decreased level of consiousness
created 31 months ago by Lauren Kitney.
You are a third year medical student on an emergency medicine rotation. The triage nurse tells you that a young mother has brought in her 2 and 1/...

Human Papillomavirus
created 29 months ago by Lauren Kitney.
You are a third year medical student completing an elective in the child and adolescent protection centre. A three year old male named Johnny is r...

Weight loss in an adolescent
created 29 months ago by Lauren Kitney.
You are a third year medical student completing an urban family medicine rotation. Your first appointment of the afternoon is with a 14 year old g...

Contraception
created 29 months ago by Lauren Kitney.
You are a general pediatrician in a small community. Today you are seeing Eva, a 16 year old girl whom you have been following for 4 years due to ...

Chronic medical conditions in adolescence
created 29 months ago by Lauren Kitney.
You are a third year medical student completing a family medicine elective. You are about to see Jessie, a 15 year old girl who has been followed ...