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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Anaemia, Bleeding & Childhood Cancer Clues

Use blood findings in context and recognise presentations requiring urgent haematology review.

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

Question 01. How should a child’s haemoglobin be interpreted? A. Only an adult reference rangeB. Only skin colourC. Only the latest mealD. Against age-appropriate ranges and clinical context

Question 02. Is every childhood anaemia caused by iron deficiency? A. YesB. NoC. Only in school childrenD. Only when pallor is present

Question 03. What should non-response to iron treatment prompt? A. Review adherence, diagnosis and ongoing lossB. Indefinite repetition without reviewC. No further blood tests everD. Automatic reassurance

Question 04. Why ask about family history in anaemia? A. It replaces all testingB. Inherited haemoglobin disorders may be relevantC. It proves iron deficiencyD. It determines the dose alone

Question 05. Fever in a child with sickle-cell disease requires what? A. Routine review next monthB. Only extra sleepC. Urgent clinical assessmentD. Waiting until pain develops

Question 06. Are transfusion plans identical in all haemoglobin disorders? A. YesB. NoC. Only in infantsD. Only after age ten

Question 07. What should unexplained bruising in a non-mobile infant trigger? A. Automatic dismissal as normal playB. Only cosmetic adviceC. Careful medical and safeguarding assessmentD. No history taking

Question 08. Which bleeding finding can increase urgency? A. A resolved tiny scrape aloneB. An old stable scarC. Normal activity aloneD. Mucosal bleeding with systemic illness

Question 09. Persistent bone pain with pallor and bruising should prompt what? A. Reassurance as growing pains without reviewB. Only footwear adviceC. Blood assessment and timely specialist reviewD. Waiting for a fracture

Question 10. Does lymphadenopathy alone establish childhood cancer? A. YesB. Only after feverC. NoD. Only if painless

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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.