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*Pediatrics Short Cases and Orals: A Comprehensive Guide*
Ace your pediatric exams with confidence! This presentation provides a detailed guide on tackling short cases and orals in pediatrics, covering essential topics such as:

- *Common Pediatric Cases:* respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological disorders
- *Short Case Approach:* history taking, examination, and diagnosis
- *Oral Examination Tips:* effective communication, clinical reasoning, and confidence

Whether you're a medical student or a pediatric resident, this guide is designed to help you succeed in your pediatric exams. Dive into the world of pediatric short cases and orals and discover the secrets to achieving high scores.

*Key Takeaways:*

- Understand the format and assessment criteria for pediatric short cases and orals
- Develop a systematic approach to short cases and orals
- Improve your clinical skills and confidence in pediatric examinations

Download the presentation and start mastering your pediatric exams today!

*Related Topics:* Pediatrics, Short Cases, Orals, Medical Students, Pediatric Residents, Clinical Skills, Exam Preparation.

1. What is cerebral palsy..... Briefly discuss it
aetiology
What is febrile seizure... Classify febrile seizure
Management of a 4 year old boy with Shock
Pink Form..AML picture, investigation and what we see.
1. What’s ADHD and list 3 criteria to diagnose it
2. What’s child survival strategies, list the components and explain 3
3. What’s street children, what are the causes , what are the effects of street children
Short case
1. Differential diagnosis of VOC
2. Management of VOC
3. Antibiotics of choice of acute osteomyelitis discharging pus ( one that will cover for anaerobes , gram
+ve and -ve )
4. All the stuffs on Soluset
5. X-ray of pneumonia , infective agents of pneumonia in a 5yr old
6. Management of fracture( importance of immobilization and uses of skin traction )

2. 7. Parts of AMBU bag and importance of it pressure gauge
1.What is Apex Beat
2.Locate the Apex Beat
3.What causes displacement of Apex Beat
4.Examine the Jaw Mass and Describe it
5.What’s your diagnosis
6.Differential Diagnosis
7.Types of Burkitt Lymphoma
8.Predisposing factor of Burkitt Lymphoma
Orals
1.Indications for EBT
2.Describe the Procedure for EBT
3.Complications of EBT
4.What is Tet Spell

3. 5.Mechanism behind the Squatting in Tet Spell.
Define cerebral Malaria
5 clinical parameters of cerebral malaria
5 lab parameters of cerebral malaria
Define heart failure
5 major criteria to diagnose heart failure
5 minor criteria to diagnose heart failure
Define peadiatric emergency
List 10 peadiatric emergency cases
Short case was to examine a child with jaw mass, list differentials and how to examine, also a
patient with generalized body swelling(observe and list differentials)
*Short case*
1. Nebuliser and drugs that can be nebulised (remember, say the drug’s name as solution, eg,
salbutamol solution).
2. DTU full meaning (that painting opposite salt sugar solution)
3. How to set up a nebuliser and preparing the patient before use.
4. Management of a moderately dehydrated child that can tolerate orally.
5. Darrow’s solution electrolytes
*Viva*
1. The common endocrine disorders in children in ogbomoso.
2. Modified wellcome score.
3. Management of DKA
Short case
1. Identify and talk about NG tube
2. Identify and talk about shakir strip. How to use it, the interpretations and all.
3. Identify different sizes of cannula. Arrange them accordingly. Indications and complications.
4. A prefilled chempath form. Interpret and diagnose.
Orals
1. Define febrile seizure. Name 5 causes. How to manage.
2. List 5 problems associated with prematurity.
3. Mention common neonatal problems. Manage one.

4. Short
Fluid for patient in shock
Reason for use
What is an isotonic fluid
How do you correct a patient in shock
How do you know a patient is well hydrated
Use of 4.3% dextrose
Difference between blood giving set and fluid
What are the prerequisite for using a blood giving set(transfusion)
Sample bottles and their use
Oral
Manage a 4year old with severe dehydration in shock
Chempath form, interpret and make diagnosis.
My short case questions.
1. Identify this drug (Fleming amoxicillin clavulanate). State it’s uses and mention 5 upper
respiratory tract infections.
2. Uses of stethoscope
3. Lab form and interpret the result ( a leukemia) and justify your reasons.
4. Common causes of amputation in our environment.
5. How to calculate the drops per minute of blood to a child.
6. How to give post transfusion order.
Oral questions.
1. What is child’s survival strategy and mention it’s components
2. What is tumor lysis syndrome and mention it’s components
3. Similarities and differences BTW AGN and nephrotic syndrome
Then, what are the absolute contraindications to renal biopsy
Management of a 4 year old boy with Shock
Pink Form..AML picture, investigation and what we see
Onila
Say make I observe eye…
Make I observe leg
3
rd
one make I pick fluid that will be used in correcting severe hypoglycemia (20% mannitol,10%
mannitol,normal saline,4.3% dextrose saline were the fluids available)

5. Dr Afolayan asked me about Nebulizer compressor unit,and asked me to show him the drug
chamber
Short case
1. Stage HIV
Oral
1. What’s cerebral palsy
2. Classify cerebral palsy
3. Causes of cerebral palsy
Short case
1.Identify fluid with green writing
2.Identify x-ray with boot shaped heart
3.Identify blood giving set and differentiate btwn fluid giving set in terms of drops and minutes
Orals
1.Define Heart failure, list major criteria for heart failure and causes of heart failure in children
2.Manage a 2 yr old with PCV of 12% who presented to the CEU
3.List the child survival strategy and explain 3
Short case;
1.Identify the ophthalmoscope and diagnosis you can make with it in pediatrics .
2. Identify this fluid? Normal saline
How can you manage 1yr old child who is severely dehydrated with Normal saline .
4.Comment on this patient ( a child with discharging sinus in the thigh).
3b .What is the antibiotics rationale in the management of the above patient .
Viva
1.Discus the clinical features/diagnosis you can make
In the hand.
2.Management of unconscious patient