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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Nutrition, Feeding & Malnutrition

Assess intake, growth and nutritional risk while planning safe, practical support.

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Question 01. What is useful when an infant has feeding difficulty? A. Blaming the caregiver immediatelyB. Changing every food without assessmentC. Ignoring swallowing symptomsD. A feeding history and observation where appropriate

Question 02. Growth faltering may result from what? A. Only deliberate food refusalB. Only one vitamin deficiencyC. Inadequate intake, increased needs or diseaseD. Only parental height

Question 03. Which finding is important in acute malnutrition assessment? A. Hair style aloneB. Shoe colourC. Bilateral pitting oedemaD. A healed small scar

Question 04. Can oedema conceal low body mass? A. YesB. NoC. Only after adolescenceD. Only with normal appetite

Question 05. What guides inpatient versus outpatient malnutrition care? A. Weight alone without examinationB. Family nameC. Complications, appetite and clinical conditionD. Only distance from school

Question 06. Lethargy and hypoglycaemia in a severely malnourished child require what? A. Routine review next monthB. Urgent expert assessment and treatmentC. Unrestricted rapid feeding without monitoringD. No intervention if oedema is present

Question 07. Why use a specific rehydration plan in severe malnutrition? A. Fluids are never neededB. All dehydration is imaginaryC. Usual approaches may be inappropriate and monitoring is essentialD. Electrolytes cannot change

Question 08. What should follow treatment for a suspected nutrient deficiency? A. No further reviewB. Review of response and underlying causeC. Permanent restriction of all foodsD. Automatic cessation of growth monitoring

Question 09. When is a restrictive diet appropriate? A. For every child with poor growthB. When clearly indicated with nutritional oversightC. Whenever a single food is dislikedD. Without considering adequacy

Question 10. Which factor belongs in a practical nutrition plan? A. Advice that cannot be followedB. Only a written calorie targetC. Access to adequate food and caregiver supportD. No discussion of food preparation

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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.