Published 21 October 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b4250
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b4250

Endgames

OnExamination Quiz

Children’s respiratory illnesses

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This week’s quiz is on children’s respiratory illnesses and is taken from the OnExamination revision questions for a variety of exams.

A 6 year old girl with disabling cerebral palsy presents with recurrent chest infections.

A 2 year old girl presents acutely with a chest infection. She has had a few similar episodes in the past, which were treated by her general practitioner. You understand that there was a problem with severe constipation and meconium ileus after birth.

A 4 year old girl presents with a troublesome nocturnal cough. Her parents state that otherwise she is well, except for a little shortness of breath when she runs around in the garden.

A 5 year old presents with recurrent lower respiratory tract infections. He has had four courses of antibiotics in the . . . [Full text of this article]


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