YEAR 05 • ADVANCED CLINICAL

Paediatrics

20 learning units • 100 chapter sections • 200 explained questions. Assess children from birth through adolescence, recognise urgent illness and plan safe treatment, prevention and family-centred follow-up.

Original RAHBAR study material for the Year 5 learning pathway. Clinical cases support supervised undergraduate learning. Treatment choices, doses and procedures must follow current local protocols and the responsible clinical team. References & further reading ↓

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Bronchiolitis, Pneumonia & Upper Airway Disease

Distinguish common respiratory presentations and recognise exhaustion or airway compromise.

Answer all 10 questions, then submit to see your score and explanations. This is a self-study exercise; results are not saved.

Question 01. Which respiratory finding requires emergency escalation? A. Mild resolved nasal congestionB. Occasional cough with normal activityC. Apnoea or exhaustionD. Stable isolated rhinorrhoea

Question 02. How should oxygen saturation be interpreted? A. As the only severity measureB. Without checking signal qualityC. With probe reliability and clinical conditionD. Only against adult exercise values

Question 03. Can young infants with bronchiolitis present with apnoea? A. NoB. Only after age fiveC. Only with a barking coughD. Yes

Question 04. What is the main treatment approach for uncomplicated bronchiolitis? A. Routine antibiotics for every childB. Routine corticosteroids for allC. Supportive respiratory and feeding careD. Automatic long-term inhalers

Question 05. Are bronchodilators routine treatment for typical bronchiolitis? A. Yes in every infantB. Only when there is coryzaC. NoD. They replace oxygen when needed

Question 06. Fever with tachypnoea and focal chest findings suggests what? A. Possible pneumoniaB. Guaranteed uncomplicated rhinitisC. Isolated constipationD. Normal sleep variation

Question 07. Worsening pneumonia with focal chest pain should prompt consideration of what? A. Automatic dischargeB. Only a change in cough syrupC. No further assessmentD. Pleural complication such as effusion

Question 08. A barking cough with stridor suggests which common diagnosis? A. Uncomplicated urinary infectionB. Iron deficiency aloneC. CroupD. Simple gastroenteritis

Question 09. What should be avoided in a distressed child with threatened upper-airway obstruction? A. Calling skilled helpB. Minimising distressC. Repeated forceful throat examinationD. Careful observation

Question 10. What should be checked before respiratory discharge? A. Only absence of feverB. Stability, intake and ability to return for worsening symptomsC. Only the last saturation numberD. Only the time of day

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References & Further Reading

Read the relevant guideline sections alongside these original clinical teaching cases. Local pathways, available services and individual patient factors determine care.

Reference review: 28 September 2026. Consult current local protocols for prescribing, procedures and escalation.