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The drug of choice in the initial treatment of Clostridium difficile is: 

Which of the following would help you distinguish bacterial conjunctivitis from other causes of conjunctivitis? 

Which of the following glands are involved in mumps? 

What is the minimal amount of blood that should be placed in a pediatric blood culture bottle? 

The following patients could be diagnosed with sinusitis EXCEPT: 

For a child diagnosed with acute otitis media (AOM), which patient listed below can be considered for initial observation with close follow-up? 

Select all that apply. Which patient(s) qualify for pressure-equalizing tube insertion? 

A 10-year-old presents for care with a body temperature of 100.5 degrees F by ear thermometer. The mother noticed some “bumps” on the scalp behind the ears yesterday. On examination, these lesions appear fluid-filled and a few additional pink maculopapular lesions on the upper chest are noted. The tympanic membranes are translucent and gray. The throat is not red, and there is a small amount of clear discharge from the nose. The lungs are clear, and the remainder of the examination is unremarkable. Which of the following diagnoses is the most likely cause of the presenting symptoms? 

A child is seen in clinic with periorbital swelling that does not extend above the eyebrow. The child has a history of sinusitis. What is the suspected diagnosis? 

A 2-day-old boy born by normal vaginal delivery at home, is brought to the office with bilateral purulent secretions and chemosis. Fluid obtained from the exudative secretions shows gram-negative diplococci consistent with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. He is treated with ceftriaxone and followed one month later. The baby appears to be growing and developing well, and his ophthalmologic evaluation is unremarkable. Which of the following complications was most likely to occur, had this baby not been treated?