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Give some question regarding SAM

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Assuming SAM = Severe Acute Malnutrition, here are practice questions:
  1. Define severe acute malnutrition in children.
  2. What are the WHO diagnostic criteria for SAM using weight-for-height, MUAC, and oedema?
  3. What MUAC value indicates SAM in children aged 6-59 months?
  4. What is nutritional oedema, and how is it graded?
  5. Differentiate marasmus, kwashiorkor, and marasmic-kwashiorkor.
  6. List the clinical features of marasmus.
  7. List the clinical features of kwashiorkor.
  8. Why should dehydration be assessed carefully in a child with SAM?
  9. What are the danger signs requiring urgent hospital admission in SAM?
  10. Outline the initial management of a child with complicated SAM.
  11. Why is routine IV fluid administration avoided in SAM?
  12. What is ReSoMal, and when is it used?
  13. Why are broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly given to children with complicated SAM?
  14. What is hypoglycaemia in SAM, and how is it managed?
  15. How is hypothermia managed in a child with SAM?
  16. Why should feeds be started cautiously during the stabilization phase?
  17. Differentiate F-75 and F-100 therapeutic feeds.
  18. What is the purpose of the stabilization, transition, and rehabilitation phases?
  19. When can a child with SAM be shifted from F-75 to F-100 or ready-to-use therapeutic food?
  20. What is ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), and when is it appropriate?
  21. Which micronutrients are routinely provided in SAM management?
  22. Why is iron usually delayed during the initial stabilization phase?
  23. What complications should be monitored during treatment of SAM?
  24. What are the discharge criteria for a child treated for SAM?
  25. Describe community-based management of uncomplicated SAM.
Case-based question:
A 20-month-old child has bilateral pitting pedal oedema, poor appetite, lethargy, and recurrent vomiting. What is the likely diagnosis, and outline the immediate management priorities?
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