ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER

1.     GIVE Two MINOR CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ARF.

15 YEAR OLD PATIENT WHO HAD HER LAST ATTACK OF ARF AT THE AGE OF 10, WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF CARDITIS CAME IN TO YOUR CLINIC TO ASK IF SHE COULD STOP ADMINISTRATION OF PENICILLIN G, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RESPONSE?

1.     TRUE OR FALSE: POLYARTHRITIS IN ARF IS SYMMETRICAL.

1.     IN DIAGNOSIS OF RECURRENT ARF, HOW MANY MINOR CRITERIA MUST BE MET?

1.     PREVALENCE OF RHD PEAKS IN WHAT AGE RANGE?

1.     WHICH TWO (2) OF THE MAJOR CRITERIA HAVE PROLONGED LATENT PERIOD (LASTING UP TO 6 MONTHS)

1.     DOSE AND FREQUENCY OF PHENOXYMETHYL PENICILLIN TO BE GIVEN TO CHILDREN >27KG.