Breastfeeding
This is the ideal first food for all infants and should begin within the first hour of life.
What is breast milk?
This vaccine is given at birth in Jamaica to protect against severe tuberculosis.
What is BCG?
This genetic inheritance pattern is responsible for sickle cell disease.
What is autosomal recessive inheritance?
Asthma is best defined as a chronic disease of this part of the respiratory system.
What are the airways?
This virus is the most common cause of bronchiolitis in infants.
What is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)?
The antibody in breast milk that provides mucosal immunity to the infant.
What is secretory IgA?
The pentavalent vaccine protects against five diseases including diphtheria and tetanus—name one other disease it covers.
What is pertussis / hepatitis B / Haemophilus influenzae type b?
The abnormal haemoglobin found in sickle cell disease.
What is haemoglobin S?
This is the most common trigger for asthma exacerbations in children.
What are viral respiratory infections?
Stridor, barking cough, and hoarseness are classic features of this condition.
What is croup (laryngotracheobronchitis)?
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for this duration in healthy term infants.
What is 6 months?
This live attenuated vaccine is routinely given at 12 months in Jamaica.
What is MMR?
This complication presents with sudden splenic enlargement, anemia, and shock in young children.
What is acute splenic sequestration?
This medication is the first-line reliever therapy in acute asthma.
What is salbutamol (a short-acting beta-agonist)?
This clinical sign indicates increased work of breathing in infants.
What is chest wall retractions?
This hormone is responsible for milk let-down during breastfeeding.
What is oxytocin?
This vaccine is contraindicated in immunocompromised children.
What is a live vaccine (e.g. MMR)?
This daily medication is recommended in children with sickle cell disease to reduce the risk of severe infections.
What is prophylactic penicillin?
This class of medication is used for long-term asthma control to reduce airway inflammation.
What are inhaled corticosteroids?
This bacterial organism is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in older children.
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae?
A breastfed infant presenting with green, frothy stools and poor weight gain is most likely experiencing this breastfeeding-related problem.
What is lactose overload (foremilk–hindmilk imbalance)?
A 9-month-old infant with sickle cell disease should receive this additional vaccine to reduce the risk of invasive bacterial infection.
What is the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)?
A child with sickle cell disease presents with fever and chest pain with a new infiltrate on chest X-ray. This life-threatening condition is called:
What is acute chest syndrome?
A child with asthma who uses their reliever inhaler daily but wakes at night twice weekly is best classified as having this level of asthma severity.
What is moderate persistent asthma?
A febrile infant with cough, tachypnoea, hypoxia, and focal crackles on exam most likely has this diagnosis.
What is pneumonia?