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1.
2. Infectious Diseases:
PHARMACOLOGY o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
1. Which route of drug administration is the oldest and commonest?
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
a) Inhalation o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
b) Sublingual
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
c) Oral with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
d) Intravenous o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
Answer: Oral ( “Oral ingestion
o Emerging infectious
is the diseases
oldest and commonest mode of drug
o Antibiotic stewardship
administration.”)
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
2. Which type of drug o administration
Common pediatric infections
is used (e.g., otitis
for volatile media,
liquids andstrep
gases for systemic
throat)
action?
o Emerging infectious diseases
a) Nasal o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
b) Inhalation with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
c) Oral o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
d) Intravenous o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
Answer: Inhalation (“Volatile
These topics encompassliquids and
a wide gases
range are given
of issues by inhalation
that pediatricians dealfor systemic
action.”) with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
3. What is the form oof aEmerging
drug used for the rectal
infectious route?
diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
a) Tablets 1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
b) Suppositories throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
c) Inhalers o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
d) Patches
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious
Answer: Suppositories Diseases:
(“Certain irritant and unpleasant drugs can be put into rectum as
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
suppositories or retention enemathroat) for systemic effect.”
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep

, 1.
2. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
4. Why might a drug be administered sublingually?
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
a) To slow downwith,the
reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
drug absorption
1. Infectious Diseases:
b) To avoid liver metabolismo Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
o mouth
c) To cause irritation in the Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
d) To preventThese
drug topics
degradation by digestive
encompass juices
a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
Answer: To avoid 1. liver metabolism
Infectious Diseases:( “The chief advantage is that liver is bypassed and
drugs with high first pass o metabolism
Common pediatriccan beinfections
absorbed (e.g., otitis media,
directly strep
into systemic circulation.”)
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
5. Whichwith, reflecting
route involvestheapplying
diverse needs
a drugofdirectly
the pediatric
to thepopulation.
skin for slow and prolonged
1. Infectious Diseases:
absorption?
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
a) Intramuscular o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
b) Cutaneouswith, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
c) Sublingual o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
d) Intravenous o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
Answer: Cutaneous (“Highly
These topics encompasslipida soluble
wide rangedrugs can be
of issues thatapplied over deal
pediatricians the skin for slow and
prolonged absorption.”)
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
6. What is a major disadvantage
o Emerging of the oraldiseases
infectious route of administration?
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
a) It requires sterile
1. preparations
Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
b) It is painful throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
c) It cannot be used for uncooperative/unconscious patients
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
d) It is suitable for emergencies
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
Answer: It cannot 1. beInfectious
used forDiseases:
uncooperative/unconscious patients (“Cannot be used for
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
uncooperative/unconscious/ vomiting patient.”)
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep

, 1.
2. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
7. If a patient is vomiting and requires medication, which route could be used for
o Emerging infectious diseases
administration? o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
a) Oral o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
b) Rectal
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
c) Intravenous
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
d) Sublingualwith, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
Answer: Rectal (“This route o Commoncan alsopediatric
be usedinfections
when the(e.g., otitis media,
patient streprecurrent vomiting
is having
throat)
or is unconscious.”)
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
8. Whichwith, reflecting
method theto
is used diverse
injectneeds
drugsofwithout
the pediatric population.
a needle by projecting a high-velocity jet?
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
a) Pellet implantation o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
b) Dermojet These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
c) Sialistic implants
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
d) Intramuscular throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
Answer: Dermojet (“InothisAntibiotic
methodstewardship
needle is not used; a high velocity jet of drug solution is
projected from a microfine
These orificeausing
topics encompass a gunoflike
wide range implement.”)
issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
9. What could be a reason to choose a transdermal therapeutic system over oral tablets?
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
a) Lower cost o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
b) Non-invasive administration
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious
c) Slow and unpredictable drugDiseases:
release
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
d) Causes more side effects throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
(“Though more expensive, they provide smooth
o Antibiotic stewardship
Answer: Non-invasive administration
These topics encompass
plasma concentrations of the drug without a wide range of issues thatminimize
fluctuations; pediatricians deal
interindividual
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
variations (drug1.is subjected to little first pass metabolism) and side effects.”)
Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep

, 1.
2. Infectious Diseases:
10. Why is the intravenous
o Common route considered the most
pediatric infections risky?
(e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
a) It causes local irritation
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
b) The drug iswith, reflecting
absorbed the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
slowly
1. Infectious Diseases:
c) Vital organs are exposed o to Common
high drugpediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
concentrations
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
d) It requires special preparation
o Antibiotic stewardship
Answer: Vital organs
These are
topics exposed atowide
encompass highrange
drugofconcentrations (“However,
issues that pediatricians deal this is the most
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
risky route—vital organs like heart, brain, etc. get exposed to high concentrations of the
1. Infectious Diseases:
drug.”) o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
11. Which route would o youAntibiotic stewardship
recommend for administering a highly irritant drug?
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
a) Subcutaneous o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
b) Intramuscular o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
c) Oral These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
d) Intravenous 1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
Answer: Intravenous ( “The intima of veins is insensitive and drug gets diluted with blood,
throat)
therefore, even highly irritant
o Emerging can be injected
drugsinfectious diseases i.v.”)
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
12. What is an1. advantage
InfectiousofDiseases:
the parenteral route over the oral route?
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
a) Non-invasive and painlesso Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
b) Self-administration is easy
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
c) No need for sterility
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
d) Bypasses digestive juices throat)
and liver
o Emerging infectious diseases
Answer: Bypasses digestive juices and
o Antibiotic liver (“The limitations of oral administration are
stewardship
circumvented. Drug action is faster and range
These topics encompass a wide surerof issues thatinpediatricians
(valuable emergencies).deal Gastric irritation
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
and vomiting are 1. not provoked.
Infectious Parenteral routes can be employed even in unconscious,
Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep
throat)
o Emerging infectious diseases
o Antibiotic stewardship
These topics encompass a wide range of issues that pediatricians deal
with, reflecting the diverse needs of the pediatric population.
1. Infectious Diseases:
o Common pediatric infections (e.g., otitis media, strep

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