Name: Nye Chene Ngo

Theme: Paediatric Clinical Chemistry

OPTION LIST

A	>6 times adult requirements	I	Defect in Receptor
B	>3 times adult requirements	J	Defect in Renal Phosphorylation
C	Twice adult requirements	K	Cerebral Palsy
D	Calcium	L	Kernicterus
E	Phosphate	M	Kallmann’s Syndrome
F	Alkaline Phosphatase	N	Oesophageal atresia
G	Vitamin D	O	Pierre-Robin Sequence
H	Defect in Renal Hydroxylation	P	Necrotising enterocolitis

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. How do daily requirements of water for neonates compare with those of adults?

2. High fluid intake in neonates during the first week of life is associated with increasing frequency of this condition.

3. A 3-day-old baby presents with jaundice and has raised levels of unconjugated bilirubin. During examination, he is found to be irritable and has increased muscle tone and lies with an arched back (opisthotonus)

4. An X-Ray performed on a preterm baby showed fraying, splaying and cupping of long bones. A blood test showed raised levels of this component.

5. Pseudo vitamin D deficiency 1 is associated with this defect.

ANSWERS

1. A

2. P

3. L

4. F

5. H