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Pediatric Quiz: Test Your Child Health Knowledge

Quick, free quiz with pediatrics quiz questions. Instant results and explanations.

Editorial: Review CompletedCreated By: Steffen FurchnerUpdated Aug 23, 2025
Difficulty: Moderate
2-5mins
Learning OutcomesCheat Sheet
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This pediatric quiz helps you practice core child health topics with short cases, instant results, and clear explanations. Use it to spot gaps before class or clinic and plan what to review next. For broader study, try our emergency medicine practice questions or build clinical reasoning with differential diagnosis practice.

The first-line treatment for acute asthma exacerbation in a 7-year-old with wheezing and retractions is
Oral antihistamine
Intranasal corticosteroid
Inhaled short-acting beta-agonist via nebulizer or MDI with spacer (opens airways quickly)
Inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
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The most common cause of fever without a source in a well-appearing, fully immunized 2-year-old is
Serious bacterial infection
Viral illness (self-limited)
Autoimmune disease
Occult malignancy
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Routine newborn screening typically detects phenylketonuria by measuring
Serum phenylalanine level (elevated in PKU)
Serum calcium
Urine ketones
Blood glucose
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The best next step for a 15-year-old with suicidal ideation and a plan is
Schedule outpatient therapy in 2 weeks
Call the school counselor next business day
Immediate safety measures and urgent psychiatric evaluation (protect from self-harm)
Recommend journaling and relaxation techniques
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The recommended first-line oral rehydration therapy for mild pediatric dehydration is
Plain water only
Undiluted fruit juice
Commercial oral rehydration solution with balanced electrolytes and glucose (optimizes sodium-glucose cotransport)
Hypertonic saline
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The most common cause of acute otitis media in children is
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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A 3-year-old with stridor, barking cough, and steeple sign on neck x-ray most likely has
Croup due to parainfluenza virus (laryngotracheitis)
Foreign body aspiration
Epiglottitis
Bacterial tracheitis
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A 4-week-old with projectile non-bilious vomiting and an olive-like mass in the abdomen likely has
Pyloric stenosis (hypertrophy of pylorus causing gastric outlet obstruction)
Hirschsprung disease
Intussusception
Malrotation with volvulus
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A painless limp in a 6-year-old boy with limited hip abduction and internal rotation suggests
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (avascular necrosis of femoral head)
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Septic arthritis
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The most appropriate initial imaging for suspected appendicitis in a child is
Abdominal MRI always
Plain abdominal radiograph
Abdominal ultrasound (avoids radiation, good sensitivity)
Abdominal CT with contrast as first line
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Which vaccine is contraindicated in a 2-month-old with severe combined immunodeficiency?
Rotavirus vaccine (live attenuated)
DTaP vaccine
Inactivated polio vaccine
Hepatitis B vaccine
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Which finding best distinguishes bronchiolitis from pneumonia in a 5-month-old?
Focal lobar consolidation on imaging
Productive cough with purulent sputum
High neutrophil count
Diffuse wheezing and crackles with hyperinflation on exam (viral bronchiolitis pattern)
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A child with petechiae, thrombocytopenia, normal hemoglobin and WBC after a viral illness likely has
Aplastic anemia
Acute leukemia
Immune thrombocytopenia (autoimmune platelet destruction)
Hemophilia A
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Which therapy reduces mortality in pediatric septic shock after fluids?
Early appropriate broad-spectrum IV antibiotics (source-directed when culture data available)
Routine steroids for all
Oral antivirals
High-dose antihistamines
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A 16-year-old athlete with syncope during exertion and a systolic murmur that increases with Valsalva likely has
Atrial septal defect
Second-degree AV block Mobitz I
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (dynamic LV outflow obstruction)
Mitral valve prolapse without obstruction
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In a febrile infant 22 days old, the standard of care includes
Observation at home with antipyretics only
Rapid strep test and discharge
Full sepsis evaluation with empiric IV antibiotics (high risk for serious bacterial infection)
Oral antibiotics without labs
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Best initial management for a toddler who swallowed a button battery lodged in the esophagus is
Urgent endoscopic removal (prevents caustic injury)
Induce emesis at home
Give activated charcoal only
Observation and repeat x-ray in 24 hours
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The most specific test to confirm celiac disease in a child on a gluten-containing diet is
Stool fat qualitative test
Serum ESR
Small intestinal biopsy showing villous atrophy (gold standard)
Hydrogen breath test
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A newborn with cyanosis that worsens with crying and improves with knee-chest position likely has
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
Truncus arteriosus
Transposition of the great arteries
Tetralogy of Fallot with hypercyanotic spell (knee-chest increases SVR)
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A toddler with fever, drooling, muffled voice, and tripod position should be evaluated urgently for
Epiglottitis (risk of airway obstruction)
Pertussis
Laryngomalacia
Croup only
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Study Outcomes

  1. Understand Key Pediatric Conditions -

    Identify and differentiate common childhood illnesses by working through pediatric questions and real-world case scenarios.

  2. Apply Diagnostic Reasoning -

    Use pediatric quiz cases to apply clinical reasoning and make informed diagnostic decisions for various pediatric presentations.

  3. Analyze Symptom Patterns -

    Analyze symptom clusters in peds questions to distinguish between similar pediatric conditions and improve diagnostic accuracy.

  4. Evaluate Management Strategies -

    Assess evidence-based treatment and management approaches for common pediatric illnesses highlighted in our pediatric quiz.

  5. Recall Essential Pediatric Concepts -

    Memorize key terminologies and principles in pediatric care to strengthen your foundational knowledge before tackling more challenging pediatric questions.

  6. Engage with Pediatric Trivia -

    Enjoy our fun pediatric trivia and children health quiz questions to reinforce learning and test your knowledge in an entertaining way.

Cheat Sheet

  1. Age-Based Vital Signs -

    Memorize heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure norms by age to excel at peds questions and pediatric trivia. For systolic BP, use SBP ≈ (2 × age in years) + 70 mmHg; AAP guidelines list HR 100 - 190 bpm for neonates and RR 30 - 60 breaths/min. Practicing these ranges in a children health quiz can boost recall during real-world scenarios.

  2. Pediatric Dosing Formulas -

    Apply weight-based rules like Clark's Rule (weight in lb ÷ 150 × adult dose) or Young's Rule (age ÷ [age + 12] × adult dose) when solving medication dosing questions. The Broselow tape is also a validated tool in emergencies, mapping length to dose for quick calculation. Regular practice with these formulas in a pediatric quiz ensures safe, accurate dosing decisions.

  3. Growth Chart Interpretation -

    Use WHO/CDC growth charts to track weight-for-age, length-for-age, and head-circumference percentiles; failure to thrive is <5th percentile or dropping two major percentile lines. Mnemonic "WIND" (Weight, Index length, Nutrition, Development) helps you recall key monitoring parameters. Case-based practice in pediatric trivia strengthens your ability to spot abnormal growth patterns.

  4. Infant Immunization Schedule -

    Memorize the CDC infant schedule: Hep B at birth, 2, and 6 months; plus DTaP, IPV, Hib, PCV, and rotavirus at 2, 4, and 6 months. Use the mnemonic "2-4-6 HIP DR" (HepB, IPV, PCV, Hib, DTaP, Rotavirus) to recall the 2-, 4-, and 6-month vaccines. Frequent quizzes on immunization timing reinforce proper vaccine administration.

  5. Assessing Dehydration Severity -

    Differentiate mild, moderate, and severe dehydration by clinical signs: mild (<5% fluid loss, normal vitals), moderate (6 - 9%, tachycardia, dry mucosa), severe (≥10%, hypotension, altered mental status) per WHO guidelines. The "6-9-10" rule helps remember these cutoff percentages and corresponding signs. Practice sample cases in a children health quiz to sharpen dehydration assessment skills.

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