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A 2 day old infant is being prepared for possible discharge. The mother is breastfeeding and the baby has had wet diapers, but has not had a first meconium stool yet. What should be first on the differential list?

You are caring for a young child undergoing intensive chemotherapy for AML. She has expected chemotherapy-related myelosuppression, her Hgb is 6.5 g/dL and she is symptomatic with her anemia. You decide to give her a transfusion of pRBCs. You choose to irradiate the blood before transfusing it knowing it helps prevent this transfusion complication:

Match the following bleeding disorders with their associated findings:

You are caring for a 4 year old recently diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) who is admitted for initiation of chemotherapy. His parents have been researching ALL and are asking if a bone marrow transplant will be needed to cure their son. You respond by stating:

A 14 year old male with history of trauma to his knee while playing football presents 6 weeks after the injury with persistent swelling and pain above the knee. Which of the following represents the most likely oncologic condition associated with this scenario?

Which part of learning about race involves a child understanding how the concept of race applies to them personally?

What viral infection is the most classic cause of infectious mononucleosis as well as associated with malignancies including lymphoma?

Close contacts exposed to patients with confirmed meningococcemia should be treated with prophylactic ciprofloxacin or rocephin

The presence of which finding on peripheral smear is suggestive of functional asplenia?

You are completing a lumbar puncture in a 6-week-old infant with lethargy and fever. After obtaining a head CT which was read as normal with no acute intracranial process. In addition to obtaining CSF for protein and glucose, which of the following testing is most important to obtain?