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A 10-year-old presents with a large “herald patch” on the chest followed by multiple oval lesions along skin cleavage lines (“Christmas tree pattern”). What is the MOST likely diagnosis?

A 10-year-old presents with acute onset of a painful, red, tender bump on the upper eyelid. The lesion is located along the lid margin. What is the MOST likely diagnosis?

A parent reports that their child started oral ferrous sulfate yesterday and now has dark stools. What is the MOST appropriate response?

A 7-year-old presents with small, dome-shaped, pearly papules with central umbilication on the trunk. What is the MOST likely diagnosis?

A 2-year-old child is in the clinic for a well visit. Which behavior is developmentally appropriate for this age?

A 10 year old boy comes to your clinic for evaluation of a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following signs would lead you to include diagnoses other than UTI in the differential?

A 9-year-old child presents with fever and migratory joint pain affecting the knees and ankles. The parent reports a sore throat about 3 weeks ago that was never treated. Which additional finding would MOST strongly support the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever?

A child presents with a circular, scaly lesion with central clearing on the forearm. What is the MOST likely diagnosis?

Worldwide, about how many people die of malnutrition and hunger-related diseases every day?

Suppose that Mary was an eyewitness to a store robbery. She gives the police a description of the criminal: “30–35-year-old male, brown hair, light eyes, about 6 feet tall, with a missing finger on his left hand.” A few weeks later, the police track down a suspect. He fits Mary’s description and additionally has a lazy eye and a huge tattoo on his neck. If the police use the match-to-suspect approach in constructing a lineup for eyewitness identification, then the fillers in the lineup ____.