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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Asthma, Wheeze & Long-Term Respiratory Care

Separate acute severity from long-term control and support effective inhaled treatment.

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

Question 01. Does every preschool wheeze establish asthma? A. YesB. Only during winterC. Only if a sibling has asthmaD. No

Question 02. Which history supports an asthma assessment? A. Recurrent variable symptoms with triggers and night wakingB. Only one isolated sneezeC. Stable hearing lossD. A painless old scar

Question 03. A silent chest with marked respiratory distress means what? A. Definite recoveryB. Possible severe airflow limitationC. No need for escalationD. Guaranteed normal ventilation

Question 04. What should guide acute asthma treatment? A. A routine annual prescription aloneB. Severity and the paediatric emergency pathwayC. Only the child’s usual controller doseD. The absence of fever

Question 05. Why avoid automatically applying adult asthma regimens to children? A. Children never need controllersB. All inhalers are identicalC. Objective assessment is impossible at every ageD. Age, devices and approvals affect suitability

Question 06. Frequent reliever use should prompt what? A. Automatic reassuranceB. Cessation of all reviewC. Review of control and treatmentD. A diagnosis of cure

Question 07. What should be checked before stepping up chronic inhaled treatment? A. Only the inhaler colourB. Only the prescription dateC. No practical use assessmentD. Technique, adherence and relevant exposures

Question 08. How should inhaler technique be assessed? A. Ask only whether it is understoodB. Assume previous teaching is enoughC. Observe use and recheck after demonstrationD. Read the label silently

Question 09. What belongs in an asthma action plan? A. Daily care, worsening signs and emergency instructionsB. Only the diagnosis nameC. A promise that attacks cannot recurD. No contact route

Question 10. What should follow a significant asthma attack? A. No follow-up if symptoms settleB. Planned clinical reviewC. Automatic permanent dischargeD. Only a school absence note

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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.