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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Adolescent Health, Mental Health & Safeguarding

Provide respectful confidential care while identifying risks that need immediate support.

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

Question 01. What supports an adolescent consultation? A. Direct respectful discussion and appropriate private timeB. Speaking only to accompanying adultsC. Assuming confidentiality is unlimitedD. Avoiding all sensitive topics

Question 02. When should confidentiality limits be explained? A. Only after unexpected disclosure to othersB. NeverC. Before sensitive discussion where possibleD. Only after adulthood

Question 03. Why assess home and school circumstances? A. They can affect health, support and safetyB. They replace physical examinationC. They prove a psychiatric diagnosisD. They are always irrelevant

Question 04. Should physical complaints be dismissed because distress is present? A. NoB. YesC. Only in teenagersD. Only after one normal test

Question 05. How should self-harm thoughts be explored? A. Directly, sensitively and with attention to immediate safetyB. Avoid all questionsC. Use blameD. Assume absence from appearance

Question 06. Can a numerical risk score alone determine safe discharge after self-harm? A. YesB. Only if the score is lowC. Only after a first episodeD. No

Question 07. Does normal or higher body weight exclude medical instability in an eating disorder? A. YesB. Only in boysC. NoD. Only after puberty

Question 08. Which eating-disorder finding requires urgent medical attention? A. Stable normal intake aloneB. A clothing preferenceC. A single ordinary meal variationD. Syncope with marked physiological disturbance

Question 09. How should a disclosure of abuse be handled? A. Promise absolute secrecy regardless of dangerB. Dismiss it immediatelyC. Confront everyone without a planD. Calm response, factual record and safeguarding pathway

Question 10. What makes transition to adult services effective? A. Only reaching a birthdayB. Sending a letter without follow-upC. Planned coordination and self-management supportD. Stopping all paediatric care abruptly

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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.