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1. Normal scenario - YES/NO?
A. Bruises less than 10 cent size below the knee in an active school age child.
1. Normal scenario - YES/NO?
B. Bleeding from the mouth which stopped and started over a period of 24 hours.
1. Normal scenario - YES/NO?
C. Bruising on trunk and arms in a four month old infant.
1. Normal scenario - YES/NO?
D. Recurrent epistaxis where each episode lasts >10 minutes and results in iron deficiency anaemia.
1. Normal scenario - YES/NO?
E. Subgaleal haemorrhage causing shock after a Ventouse assisted delivery.
2. Regarding haemophilia, TRUE/FALSE?
A. A normal Factor VIII level in a female whose brother has haemophilia can reliably predict whether she is a carrier or not.
2. Regarding haemophilia, TRUE/FALSE?
B. A Ventouse assisted delivery is a safe procedure for delivery of a baby with haemophilia.
2. Regarding haemophilia, TRUE/FALSE?
C. A child with mild haemophilia can safely undergo a tonsillectomy without factor replacement.
2. Regarding haemophilia, TRUE/FALSE?
D. Factor VIII may be given 3 times a week as prophylactic treatment for children with severe Haemophilia A.
2. Regarding haemophilia, TRUE/FALSE?
E. If a child with haemophilia B sustains a significant head injury eg. with loss of consciousness, prior to giving factor IX, a CT scan should be performed first to determine if a bleed has occurred.
3. With newly diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopaenia (ITP) in childhood, TRUE/FALSE?
A. Splenomegaly is often found on examination.
3. With newly diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopaenia (ITP) in childhood, TRUE/FALSE?
B. The onset is usually insidous.
3. With newly diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopaenia (ITP) in childhood, TRUE/FALSE?
C. The platelet count will most likely be normal 12 months from diagnosis.
3. With newly diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopaenia (ITP) in childhood, TRUE/FALSE?
D. The bone marrow aspirate shows an absence of megakaryocytes.
3. With newly diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopaenia (ITP) in childhood, TRUE/FALSE?
E. Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin is curative.
