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Paediatrics MCQs for HAAD General Practitioners

Paediatrics MCQs for General Practitioners preparing for Gulf licensing exams. Covers growth, development, immunisation, common illnesses and paediatric emergencies.

767 published paediatrics mcqs

What these paediatrics mcqs cover for HAAD

  • Growth charts and developmental milestones
  • Vaccination schedules
  • Common paediatric infections
  • Neonatal emergencies
  • Childhood asthma and allergies

Sample Paediatrics MCQs from the HAAD bank

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Sample 1·Paediatrics

A 2-month-old presents with projectile non-bilious vomiting after feeds and a palpable olive-shaped mass in the epigastrium. Diagnosis?

  • AGERD
  • BDuodenal atresia
  • ✓Pyloric stenosis
  • DIntussusception
Explanation

Classic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: non-bilious projectile vomiting in a 3–6 week old; ultrasound confirms; pyloromyotomy is curative.

Sample 2·Paediatrics

A 3-year-old presents with barking cough, stridor and low-grade fever. Diagnosis and treatment?

  • AEpiglottitis — IV cefuroxime
  • ✓Croup — oral dexamethasone
  • CBronchiolitis — nebulised salbutamol
  • DForeign body — bronchoscopy
Explanation

Viral croup (laryngotracheobronchitis): single dose oral dexamethasone 0.15 mg/kg is first-line.

Sample 3·Paediatrics

A 10-year-old with sickle cell disease presents with acute chest pain, hypoxia and pulmonary infiltrate. Diagnosis?

  • APneumonia
  • ✓Acute chest syndrome
  • CPulmonary embolism
  • DPneumothorax
Explanation

Acute chest syndrome: new infiltrate with respiratory symptoms in sickle cell; treat with O2, antibiotics, transfusion.

Sample 4·Paediatrics

A 5-year-old presents 2 weeks after tonsillitis with tea-coloured urine, oedema and hypertension. Diagnosis?

  • AIgA nephropathy
  • ✓Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
  • CMinimal change disease
  • DHenoch-Schönlein purpura
Explanation

PSGN: acute nephritic syndrome 1–3 weeks after streptococcal pharyngitis; low C3 supports diagnosis.

Sample 5·Paediatrics

A 6-week-old boy has non-bilious projectile vomiting and a palpable olive mass. Electrolytes show hypochloraemic metabolic alkalosis. Diagnosis?

  • ADuodenal atresia
  • ✓Pyloric stenosis
  • CGastro-oesophageal reflux
  • DIntussusception
Explanation

Infantile pyloric stenosis: projectile vomiting at 3–6 weeks with hypochloraemic hypokalaemic alkalosis.

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How many paediatrics MCQs are in the bank?+

Hundreds of paediatrics questions mapped to the GP Prometric blueprint for DHA, MOH, SCFHS, QCHP, HAAD, DHCC and OMSB.

Are paediatrics questions GP-level?+

Yes — they focus on primary-care paediatrics and red flags that GPs must recognise and refer.