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e3f70310-5684-4645-9f30-8d118d9e302a | "Call-Exner bodies" are seen in | Yolk sac tumor | Granulosa cell tumor | Hilus cell tumor | Brenner tumor | 1b | multi | Ans. b (Granulosa cell tumor). (Ref. Robbin Pathology, 6th ed., 1233)GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR# It is a sex cord stromal tumor that occurs at any age but most common\y in a postmenopausal woman (2/3rd).# It is a virilizing tumor, produces estrogen, causing precocious puberty in prepubertal girls and endometrial hyperplasia,... | Unknown | null |
5a4232d0-1c00-4bcc-bfd9-4d0e5eacacac | Dapsone is used in - | Dermatitis herpetiformis | Pityriasis rosacea | Contact dermatitis | Oculocutaneous albinism | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., Dermatitis herpetiformis Dermatologic conditions in which dapsone is used:Dermatitis herpetiformisErythema elevatum diutinumPemphigusPemphigoidBullous lupus erythematosusAdverse effects of dapsoneo The most common adverse effect of dapsone is hemolytic anaemia (Patients with G-6-PP deficiency are more... | Pharmacology | Anti-Leprotic |
bd76f69f-7874-4d4e-8a86-3236e07d42e6 | In a child, non-functioning kidney is best diagnosed by | Ultrasonography | IVU | DTPA renogram | Creatinine clearance | 2c | single | null | Medicine | null |
7a29ad50-2ec5-4335-ba94-5585d7a258a2 | Which of the following statements is FALSE about reactive ahritis? | Most common among young men | Linked to HLA-B27 | Painful asymmetric oligoahritis is a feature | Migratory polyahritis | 3d | multi | Reactive ahritis is most common among young men (except after Yersinia infection) and has been linked to the HLA-B27 locus as a potential genetic predisposing factor. Patients repo painful, asymmetric oligoahritis that affects mainly the knees, ankles, and feet. Low-back pain is common, and radiographic evidence of sac... | Medicine | null |
1ee0c4cb-3cf7-498c-a229-19afed850e0e | Most common dose limiting toxicity of chemotherapeutic agent | Myelosuppression | G.I. toxicity | Neurotoxicity | Alopecia | 0a | single | Myelosuppression "Myelosuppression with depression of both antibody and cell mediated immunity is the single most impoant dose limiting factor with cytotoxic agents and carries life threatening consequences". Repeated blood monitoring is essential and transfusion of red cells and platelets may be necessary. Cell growth... | Pharmacology | null |
a5ea0ee0-179e-4849-9bb7-54b896d0ca9a | Most common nerve injured in fracture of medial epicondyle of humerus is: March 2007 | Radial nerve | Ulnar nerve | Median nerve | Musculocutaneous nerve | 1b | single | Ans. B: Ulnar Nerve Ceain lesions are commonly associated with fractures to specific areas of the humerus. At the upper end, the surgical neck of the humerus and anatomical neck of humerus can both be involved, though fractures of the surgical neck are more common. The axillary nerve can be damaged in fractures of this... | Surgery | null |
19a94db4-e7a9-46fc-8978-8252c3c9d94c | Delirium is caused by which poison? | Aconite | Dhatura | Morphine | Kerosene | 1b | single | Ans. (b) DhaturaRef.: Parikh 6th ed. 11.30 | Forensic Medicine | Forensic Toxicology - Concepts, Statutes, Evidence, and Techniques |
a4d3d5e9-825f-4795-a5ca-a2150561d1c1 | Which of the following carcinoma shows good response to radioiodine: | Papillary carcinoma. | Follicular carcinoma. | Anaplastic carcinoma. | Medullary carcinoma. | 1b | single | null | Surgery | null |
925f17a1-56b3-4566-8620-88bcafe11329 | Causes ectopia lentis are all EXCEPT: | Homocystinuria | Marfan's syndrome | Cogon Reese syndrome | Sulphite oxidase deficiency | 2c | multi | ANSWER: (C) Cogon Reese syndromeREF: Yanoff & Ducker- ophthalmology 2nd edition page 270Ectopia Lends:A sublimation of the lens is described as a partial displacement, whereas a complete displacement is termed dislocation of the lens.The causes of ectopia lends may be familial or secondary to eye disease and trauma.Tra... | Ophthalmology | Ectopia Lentis |
603f3424-0b84-46be-a7f5-c6441921880c | An 8-yrs-old male presents with multiple patches of alopecia and severe pruritus. A bright blue-green fluorescence is seen on examination of the scalp with a wood lamp. Pathogen most likely responsible is? | Epidermophyton floccosum | Microsporum canis | Candida albicans | Trichophyton tonsurans | 1b | single | Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp that may cause multiple patches of alopecia and severe itching. The dermatophytoses are diseases caused by a group of closely related filamentous fungi with a propensity for invading the stratum corneum, hair, and nails. Dermatophyte infections are designated by th... | Surgery | null |
7b0e3b5f-a083-41be-a84e-7d25f8ca6a4f | About Randomized Controlled trial all are true except: | Baseline characteristics are comparable | Bias can be eliminated by double blinding | Sample size depends on the type of study | Dropouts are excluded from the study | 3d | multi | Dropouts are excluded from the study I Ref Epidemiology and health services By Haroutune K. Armenian, Sam Shapiro p63; http://www3.interscience.wiley.coniljourna1/89011300/abstract?CRETRY= I &SRETRY=0 Park 20/ep1 Repeat from May 11 | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
46c63747-328e-4815-9b2d-65d8e1d1f1a0 | Starry sky appearance is seen in | Pagets disease | Cherubism | Garrey's osteomyelitis | Burkitts lymphoma | 3d | single | null | Pathology | null |
ff32d01c-879f-4657-a1e2-b4b1a1f95c42 | The lichenoid eruption known as 'Tuberculids' are seen in which of the skin conditions? | Lupus vulgaris | Scrofuloderma | Lichen scrofulosorum | Tuberculosis Cutis Orificialis | 2c | single | Lichen scrofulosorum (also known as "Tuberculosis cutis lichenoides") is a rare tuberculid that presents as a lichenoid eruption of minute skin-colored to reddish-brown papules, often perifollicular and are mainly found on the abdomen, chest, back, and proximal pas of the limbs. The eruption is usually associated with ... | Skin | null |
a5e733e4-156c-4888-802e-3926cbcbc52a | A Patient is made to walk early after Surgery. This is for: March 2005 | Treating the patient | Reducing disability | Specific protection | Rehabilitation | 3d | single | Ans. D: Rehabilitation Medical rehabilitation is done for restoration of functions which aims at training and retraining the individual to the highest possible level of functional ability. | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
e9c18631-1cba-43d8-a776-cac3567e7a4f | Which of the following anti-influenza drug can cause "Livedo reticulosis"? | Laninamivir | Rimantidine | Amanitdine | Zanamivir | 2c | single | Amanitdine acts by preventing uncoating of virus and used against influenza A. It is also used for the treatment of Parkinsonism. It can cause adverse effects like Ankle edema and Livedo reticulosis. | Pharmacology | null |
400cbdad-24fe-4d35-8037-062806516e7a | Hea failure cells are seen in - | Kideny | Hea | Lungs | Brain | 2c | single | Ans. is 'c' i.e., Lungs | Pathology | null |
78edd840-c74d-4ceb-a1f8-66e3c4008bbe | Use of aspirin in children with viral disease is associated with : | Metabolic acidosis | Reye's syndrome | Renal tubular acidosis | Fixed drug eruption | 1b | single | null | Pharmacology | null |
0bdd2a79-3831-44f2-a965-119d1ae7c669 | In a sample of 100 pregnant females, Mean haemoglobin level estimated was 10 gm% with a Standard deviation of 1 gm%. What is the Standard error? | 1 gm% | 0.1 gm% | 10 gm% | 100 gm% | 1b | single | null | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
3b0e18e9-6d68-4d68-976f-c93fad44cfd0 | Intercourse in closely related individual in blood relation | Marital rape | Incest | Adultery | Bestality | 1b | single | Ans. is 'b' i.e.,Incest * Incest means sexual intercourse by a man with a woman who is closely related to him by blood (prohibited degrees of relationship).* Example daughter, granddaughter, sister, stepsister, aunt, or mother. | Forensic Medicine | Sexual Offenses |
2825cd81-b36c-40c1-96ff-8400e3ed5370 | The mechanism of action of EPEC is:- | Adherence to enterocytes | Stimulates adenylcyclase | Increase cGMP | Inhibit release of acetylecholine from peripheral nerves | 0a | single | The mechanism of action of EPEC is adherence to enterocytes. Option 1 - Enteropathogenic E. coli Pathogenesis = Attaching-and-effacing histopathology. EPEC adhere to the mucosal cells of the small bowel. Pathogenicity: EPEC adherence factor (EAF) Chromosomal locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) . After attachment, ther... | Microbiology | Systemic Bacteriology (Gram Positive Bacilli, Gram Negative Bacilli) |
75eca8c7-2c34-4f07-9dcb-a38823e0e250 | Gag reflex is lost due to paralysis of: | V nerve | VII nerve | IX nerve | XII nerve | 2c | single | null | Anatomy | null |
ea0f09bb-b2ef-4f8b-9aeb-fb02947fba37 | This drug depolarizes cell membrances of aerobic gram positive bacteria. It is effective against vancomycin resistant enterococcal infections. It may cause myopathy especially in patients taking statins. It is: | Teicoplanin | Da[tomycin | Linezolid | Streptogramin | 1b | multi | (Ref: KDT 6/e p741) Daptomycin is a newer antibiotic that acts by causing depolarization of bacterial cell membranes. It is effective in MRSA, VRSA and even streptogramin resistant SA infections as well as VRE infections. It can cause myopathy in patients taking statins. | Pharmacology | Other topics and Adverse effects |
d72b8199-d8f2-4877-95b3-a189913d0a6a | All of the following sensations are carried by dorsal columns except | Vibration | Position | Discriminative touch | Temperature | 3d | multi | (D) Temperature # Dorsal column transmits: Touch (Fine), Pressure, Vibration, Proprioception Lateral spinothalamic tract transmits Pain, Temperature Anterior spinothalamic tract transmits Crude touch, Pressures | Physiology | Misc. |
484239b9-2fb1-4f4e-828b-6d4934138174 | Morphine withdrawal is characterized by all EXCEPT | Miosis | Yawning | Lacrimation | Diarrhoea | 0a | multi | null | Pharmacology | null |
7fb6b97f-5e01-48c1-8a0d-c5b10e196fba | “Acrodermatitis enteropathica” is seen in a deficiency of | Molybdenum | Selenium | Chromium | Zinc | 3d | single | Essential features of zinc deficiency are:
Distinctive rash, often around the eyes, nose, mouth, anus and distal parts.
Anorexia, often accompanied by diarrhoea
Growth retardation in children
Impaired wound healing
Hypogonadism with I reproductive capacity.
Altered immune function
Impaired night vision related to alte... | Pathology | null |
099e6d62-135c-494f-8730-04fb5554c254 | Maximum voluntary ventilation is measured for? | 30 sec. | 60 sec. | 75 sec. | 120 sec.99. | 1b | single | Ans. is'b'i.e., 60 sec.(Ref: Guyton 12h/e p. 470]Maximum voluntary ventilation (MW) :It is the maximum amount of air that can be moved into and out of lungs in 1 minute by voluntary effo.It is about 125-170 L/min. | Physiology | null |
24d6f847-3d9e-4ac8-9e4d-b68682e7aee9 | HLA associated with psoriasis is ? | HLA B27 | HLA DR4 | HLA CW6 | HLA B8 | 2c | single | Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease South Asia edition. *psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory dermatitis,there is a strong association with HLA Cw0602 allele . | Pathology | General pathology |
37674cea-8298-48d7-88c7-f4509a9e53e4 | The average value of total body water in a young man In....... % of body weight | 20-40 | 30-50 | 60-65 | 90-96 | 2c | single | (C) 60-65 # BODY COMPOSITION:> In an average young adult male, 18% of body wt is protein.7% is mineral, and 15%is fat.> The remaining 60% is water.> The intracellular component of body water accounts for about 40% of body wt. and the extracellular component for about 20%.> Approximately 25% of the extracellular compone... | Physiology | Misc. |
276f303c-1b19-4cce-b355-0db3a1035883 | All of the following are approaches to health education – | Service approach | Regulatory approach | Health education approach | Mass media | 3d | multi | According to Alma-Ata declaration (1978), "Health education is a process aimed at encouraging people to want to be healthy to know how to stay healthy to do what they can individually and collectively to maintain health and seek help when needed".
Health education is the act of getting people to do something for themse... | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
d7514171-65e6-4fcf-a545-0565514e5914 | Not a causes for DIC - | Septicemia | Visceral carcinoma | Cholera | Antepaum hemorrhage | 2c | single | Ans. is 'c' i.e., Cholera | Pathology | null |
a51b8e81-6411-4bf9-852f-b063a13ecd39 | An infant has eczematous rash, rhythmic rocking microsephaly and hypeonia. What is the likely diagnosis ? | Phenylketonuria | Homocystinuria | Tyrosinosis | Autism | 0a | single | Phenylketonuria is a disorder of phenylalanine metabolism and occurs due to deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase.Affected individuals have profound and irreversible intellectual disability,mental retardation,microcephaly,epilepsy & behavioral problems.These patients often have a musty body odour and skin conditions ... | Pediatrics | Metabolic disorders |
95cff97b-a30b-4858-9a69-4dd1b6ac3d41 | Acclimatization to a high altitude is associated with which of the following changes? | Hyperventilation | Polycythemia | O2 dissociation curve shifts to right | Decreased concentration of systemic capillaries | 2c | single | Oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve, is the curve relating percentage saturation of the oxygen carrying power of hemoglobin to the PO2. It has a characteristic sigmoid shape due to the T-R interconversion. In deoxyhemoglobin, globin units are tightly bound in a tense (T) configuration which reduces the affinity of the... | Physiology | null |
057e0c52-7d52-4e8e-b622-4792951fd4fb | A 62-year-old woman slips and falls on the bathroom floor. As a result, she has a posterior dislocation of the hip joint and a fracture of the neck of the femur If the acetabulum is fractured at its posterosuperior margin by dislocation of the hip joint, which of the following bones could be involved? | Pubis | Ischium | Ilium | Sacrum | 2c | multi | The acetabulum is a cup-shaped cavity on the lateral side of the hip bone and is formed: superiorly by the ilium, posteroinferiorly by the ischium, anteromedially by the pubis. The sacrum and the head of the femur do not paicipate in the formation of the acetabulum. | Anatomy | Bones Joints and Ligaments |
a24cf57f-edd2-40c8-ad63-7fa07f4c724d | Lens derives nutrition from - | Vitreous | Aqueous | Optic artery' | Ophthalmic artery | 1b | single | Ans. is 'b' i.e.. Aqueous o Aqueous humor, a clear liquid that nourishes the cornea and lens, is produced in the ciliary body by diffusion and active transport from plasma. It flow's through the pupil and fills the anterior chamber of the eye. It is normally reabsorbed through a network of trabeculae into the canal of ... | Physiology | Special Senses: Vision and its Elements |
321cb04f-a38f-481a-ba84-c508b0aeff8b | Commonest site of peptic ulcer is: | 1st part of duodenum | 2nd part of duodenum | Distal 1/3rd of stomach | Pylorus of the stomach | 0a | single | Ans. (a) 1st part of duodenumRef: Sabiston 19th Edition, Page 1199* Most common location 1st part of duodenum* Most common location in stomach is incisura angularis | Surgery | Stomach & Duodenum |
a8854f8e-dc36-4c32-a9e5-e92345273da7 | True about Turner's syndrome is? | Normal breast | Normal gonads | Normal intelligence | Long stature | 2c | multi | ANSWER: (C) Normal intelligenceREF: Harrison's 18th ed chapter 349, Robbins 7th edition page 179, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_syndromeRepeat from December 2010, December 2011Turner'ssyndrome45,X or45,X46,XXStreak gonad or immature ovaryExternalgenitalia-FemaleInternal genitaliaHypoplasticfemaleBreastImmaturefem... | Pediatrics | Genetic Approach to Pediatric Medicine |
f294f4b9-81aa-456f-b9f5-43da2b3f0330 | All of the following are adverse effects of sodium valproate EXCEPT : | Weight gain | Alopecia | Liver damage | Osteomalacia | 3d | multi | null | Pharmacology | null |
26182243-fa55-413b-a774-76294044c8d3 | First sign of Non cirrhotic portal fibrosis- | Upper GI bleeding | Ascitis | Splenomegaly | Jaundice | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., Upper G1 bleedingo Splenomegaly, variceal bleeding and absence of any abnormality in the liver in a young adult suggests the diagnosis of Non cirrhotic portal fibrosis (NCPF).o Remember extrahapatic portal venous obstruction also presents with similar features but the important features to distinguish... | Surgery | Oesophagus |
00bd58a2-0bf3-4909-a703-226d63538a8b | Genetic information transferred by phage is called - | Transformation | Lysogenic conversion | Transduction | Transcription | 2c | multi | Ans. is 'c' i.e., Transduction TransformationTransductionConjugationLysogenic conversiono This is the transfer of genetic material through the agency of free DNA (May involve taking up of soluble DNA with host DNA and codes new species through the cell wall)o Tliis has been studied mainly in:BPHBacillusHaemophilusPneum... | Microbiology | Bacterial Genetics |
56220a81-b52a-4d16-87aa-fc3f90328b4e | Interleukin 2 is secreted by | CD4 cells / T helper cell | Macrophage | CDS cells | Common T cell | 0a | single | (A) CD4 cells / T helper cell# Interleukin - 2: Is produced by - T-helper cell or CD4 cells Function - It causes T cell growth & activation> Interleukin -1: Is secreted by phagocytes Function - T cell activation; Fever; Cachexia> Interleukin - 3: Produced by T cells Function: Hematopoiesis> Also remember: II-4, IL-6, I... | Microbiology | Misc. |
eec160b2-76f1-466c-963b-6c42dc6294b2 | A 6-month-old infant has been exclusively fed a commercially available infant formula. Upon introduction of fruit juices, however, the child develops jaundice, hepatomegaly, vomiting, lethargy, irritability, and seizures. Tests for urine-reducing substances are positive. Which of the following is likely to explain this... | Tyrosinemia | Galactosemia | Hereditary fructose intolerance | a1-Antitrypsin deficiency | 2c | multi | The patient in the question likely has hereditary fructose intolerance, manifest only when fructose in fruit juice is provided in the diet. Galactosemia, fructosemia, tyrosinosis, and glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency represent diseases in which a congenital deficiency of enzyme causes an interruption of a normal metabo... | Pediatrics | Genetics And Genetic Disorders |
2c700275-0d2a-40d7-9007-57c724e9b246 | Catgut is commercially made from the intestine of the following animal: | Cat | Pig | Sheep | All of the above | 2c | multi | Gut sutures derived from sheep submucosa or beef serosa are digested by proteolytic enzymes in the wound. They are more rapidly degraded in the presence of infection. The knot-holding ability of plain gut is rather inconsistent; chromic gut seems to be better in this regard. Plain gut--Plain gut incites an intense infl... | Surgery | null |
6e27de8a-38fd-47dc-9454-d1f53e80b0a0 | Most common primary leading to secondaries in pancreas | Lung | Breast | Colon | Stomach | 0a | single | Metastatic Tumors to pancreas MC site of primary : RCC > Malignant melanoma On autopsy, most common primary : CA Lung Ref: Sabiston 20th edition Pgno : 1544 | Anatomy | G.I.T |
464f286a-1ebb-4dd7-90fe-37359e467d09 | Steroid is contraindicated in ? | Herpetic keratitis | Atopic dermatitis | Fungal corneal ulcer | Exposure keratitis | 2c | single | Ans. is 'c' i.e., Fungal corneal ulcer Topical coicosteroids enhance fungal replication and corneal invasion and therefore, contraindicated in a fungal corneal ulcer. Now, option 'a' requires specific mention here :- Topical coicosteroids are contraindicated in herpetic keratitis. But not in all forms of herpetic kerat... | Ophthalmology | null |
857cb53a-51a5-4b1e-8e0b-b6a99708e953 | Anaemia due to antibodies against blood group antigens | Hereditary spherocytosis | G6PD deficiency | Haemolytic disease of the newborn | Alpha thalassemia major | 2c | single | Answer- C. Haemolytic disease of the newbornHemolytic disease of thefetus and newborn (HDFN), also known as alloimmune HDFN or erythroblastosis fetalis, is caused by the destruction of reil blood cells (RBCs) of the neonate or fetus by maternal IgG antibodies. | Medicine | null |
b23b8cff-e3c0-482d-b31b-0959a4842413 | Far point of the eye varies with: | The age of the patient | The static refraction of the eye | Both of the above | None of the above | 1b | multi | Ans. The static refraction of the eye | Ophthalmology | null |
b30066e5-f090-4df2-a8b9-656f576bf8bd | All of the following are included in grievous injury/ hurt except - | Loss of testis | Loss of eye | Loss of kidney | Abrasion of the face | 3d | multi | Loss of testis (castration), loss of eye and loss of organ (kidney) are grievous injuries. | Forensic Medicine | null |
3742799d-2083-49fe-a470-c2fd84153083 | A 30 years old Mrs. X comes to opd with complaints of lethargy, anorexia, weight loss and secondary amenorrhea. She gives a history of postpaum haemorrhage and failed lactation. Which of the following is the most probable diagnosis? | Sheehan's syndrome | Empty sella syndrome | Kallmann syndrome | Asherman syndrome | 0a | multi | Sheehan's SyndromeAcute infarction and ischemic necrosis of the pituitary gland resulting from postpaum hemorrhage and hypovolemic hypotension is known as Sheehan's syndrome and is one of the most common causes of hypopituitarism in underdeveloped or developing countries.Failed lactation after delivery is the classical... | Gynaecology & Obstetrics | Sexuality and intersexuality |
2b6bf5f1-03ad-4818-9e64-b6d2ecb67c61 | Streptococcus and pneumococcus are differentiated by - rpt question | Bile salt solubility | Growth characteristic | Gram staining | Inulin fermentation | 0a | single | Bile solubility test: Streptococcus pneumoniae are bile soluble. - if a few drops of 10% sodium deoxycholate solution are added to 1 ml of an overnight broth culture, the culture clears due to the Lysis of cocci. Alternatively, if a loopful of 10 % deoxycholate solution is placed on a Streptococcus pneumoniae colony on... | Microbiology | Bacteriology |
e075c70c-c405-4017-bb3f-5cf15caf6d82 | Thickest poion of sclera is - | Anterior to rectus muscle inseion | Posterior to rectus musde inseion | Posterior pole | Limbus | 2c | single | Thickness of sclera varies considerably in differentindividuals and with the age of the person. It isgenerally thinner in children than the adults and infemales than the males. Sclera is thickest posteriorly(1mm) and gradually becomes thin when tracedanteriorly. It is thinnest at the inseion of extraocularmuscles (0.3 ... | Ophthalmology | Cornea and sclera |
7a539046-b104-41c1-8a09-e831b708edc6 | Which of the following is a K+ Channel Opener | Verapamil | Nicorandil | Ranolazine | Lignocaine | 1b | single | Nicorandil Nicorandil is a niacinamide derivative - used as a second line anti-anginal drug - Its mechanism of action involves opening ATP sensitive K+ channels and by mediating nitrovasodilation. * Apa from the anticipated nitrates like side effect of Headache, Nicorandil can cause serious adverse effects involving ul... | Pharmacology | Cardiovascular system |
5ef1686e-584a-4515-8e09-b2ed6eca82db | High stationary stage of Demography cycle is characterized by ? | High bih rate, low death rate | Low bih rate, high death rate | Low bih rate, low death rate | High bih rate, high death rate | 3d | single | Ans. is 'd' i.e., High bih rate, high death rate | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
1a12f009-bb3c-4967-9958-3011a1e2b67c | Mrs Elizabeth, a 47 year old female presented with menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and painful intercourse. Which of the following hormone must have raised in this patient? | FSH | Oestrogen | Both of the above | None of the above | 0a | multi | The transition from ovulatory cycles to menopause typically begins in the late 40s and in early menopausal transition. Levels of FSH rise slightly and lead to an increased ovarian follicular response. An FSH level greater than 40 mIU/mL has been used to document ovarian failure associated with the menopause. Estrogen l... | Gynaecology & Obstetrics | null |
e7d4dd75-fdb4-44d9-b6f1-7218e2eecf01 | Father's blood group is 'A' & mother's blood group is ' AB\ Which of the following blood group is not possible in any of their child? | A | B | AB | O | 3d | single | Ans. is 'd' i.e.,OBlood group inheritance by phenotypeBlood group (Parents)OABABOOO or AO or BA or BAO or AO or AO, A, B, or ABA,B orABBO or BO, A, B or ABO or BA, B or ABABA or BA, B or ABA, BorABA, B or AB | Pathology | Cytogenetic Disorders |
98cba54b-7831-412e-ad57-9dac65f1ba43 | Dorset egg medium is used for cultivation of | Staphylococcus | Streptococcus | Gonococcus | M TB | 3d | single | Media which are used for the cultivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are LJ media which is most common media used in which growth is seen in 6 to 8 weeks and the colonies are Rough, Buff and tough. The other media used car door fitting media Petragnini media, Saula media, Dubois media or Middlebrook's media. Note-Ext... | Microbiology | Systemic Bacteriology (Gram Positive Bacilli, Gram Negative Bacilli) |
ec17e0f4-5a04-4ae9-b045-36f3aa9d6926 | Chronic Active Hepatitis is most reliably distinguished from chronic Persistant hepatitis by the presence - | Extrahepatic manifestation | Significant titre of antismooth muscle antibody | Characteristic liver histology | Hepatitis B surface antigen | 2c | single | Ans. is 'c' i.e., Characterstic liver histologyMinimal chronic hepatitis (previously called chronic persistent hepatitis)The poal chronic inflammation is mild and is restricted to the paal triads without extension into the Liver lobule across the limiting plate.Chronic active hepatitis-4 characterized by continuing nec... | Pathology | null |
6d9d72cb-599d-45f6-98e9-233998fc6a29 | Mosquito net hole diameter is - | 0.02 inch | 0.0475 inch | 0.5 inch | 0.1 inch | 1b | single | Personal protection against mosquito bite includes a mosquito net, screening, and repellents. Nets provide protection against bite during sleep. The material of the net should be white, for easy detection of mosquitoes. There should not be a single hole or rent in the net. The size of the opening in the net is of utmos... | Social & Preventive Medicine | Environment and health |
bbcf58a8-c361-438c-924a-b8db2bdf8287 | Sheela, a middle aged diabetic female presented with flank pain and fever. On U/S the kidney was irregular and showed fat density with calculi. The diagnosis is most probably: | TB kidney | Xanthogranulomatous kidney | Chronic pyelonephritis | Renal abscess | 1b | single | Ans. (b) Xanthogranulomatous kidneyRef: Smith 17th Edition, Pages 204-206; Campbell 10th Edition, Page 308Xantho Granulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP)* Xantho means lipid foam cells* Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a variant of chronic pyelonephritis that characteristically presents in middle aged patients with a po... | Surgery | Kidney & Ureturs |
502cffd7-05ee-4972-b9ee-a43860212ad7 | Laryngeal cailage forming complete circle is | Thyroid | Cricoid | Corniculate | Arytenoid | 1b | single | Ref: BD Chaurasia's HUMAN ANATOMY, Volume 3, 4th edition. Cricoid cailage is shaped like a ring. It encircles the larynx below the thyroid cailage. It is thicker and stronger than the thyroid cailage. The ring has a narrow anterior pa called the arch, and a broad posterior pa called the lamina. The lamina projects upwa... | Anatomy | Head and neck |
84eca969-3466-481e-8f8b-7e7ea12e34a4 | Potato nodes are a characteristic feature of ? | Sarcoidosis | Lymphoma | Carcinoid | Tuberculosis | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., Sarcoidosis | Pathology | null |
b96666f4-ecdd-4df3-996e-c0565dd08744 | IoC for chronic pancreatitis | USG | Abdominal X-ray | Barium study | ERCP | 3d | single | ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography) is IoC for Chronic Pancreatitis. | Radiology | null |
df40aa6b-719c-4c20-8b75-dd338e3a17ca | Antemoem blister differs from postmoem blister by | Presence of Albumin & Chloride in blister fluid | Gas in blister | Dry hard surface of the floor of blister | Absence of hyperemia around the blister | 0a | single | The first picture shows postmoem blister, the second one is antemoem blister. The antemoem blister : Has no gas and hyperemia is due to increased permeability of capillaries is prominent. Blisters are found mainly in scalds and heat burns which contains albumin and chlorides. Are mostly produced during burns. Surrounde... | Forensic Medicine | Thanatology |
fdd416d3-1854-40c4-a693-4a2087ad42d9 | Cricothyroid muscle is supplied by which nerve? | Recurrent laryngeal nerve | Internal laryngeal nerve | External laryngeal nerve | Glossopharyngeal nerve | 2c | single | Ans. is 'c' i.e., External laryngeal nerve Nerve supply of larynx* The main cranial nerve innervating the larynx is the vagus nerve via its branches; superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) and recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN).Sensory supply of larynx* Above the level of vocal cords, larynx is supplied by internal laryngeal nerv... | ENT | Larynx |
b9ea7859-83c3-4f49-8a1e-366db35c8412 | "Erythema chronicum migrans" is caused by - | B. burgdorferi | Toxoplasma gondii | Toxocara canis | Stronglyloides stercoralis | 0a | single | null | Microbiology | null |
e60f59ec-a637-4798-bfad-d41f70ca8bf1 | A 58-year-old woman undergoes excision biopsy of a tumor in the left posterior triangle of her neck. Histology suggests that this is a metastatic cancer. What is the most likely site of the primary tumor? | Ovary | Adrenal gland | Kidney | Piriform fossa | 3d | single | More than 80% of neck gland tumors arise from structures above the clavicle. The piriform fossa is lateral to the aryepiglottic folds and is a major site where a primary cancer may remain hidden from early detection. Twenty percent of neck gland tumors are primary and 80% represent metastatic disease. | Surgery | Miscellaneous |
a3b99dfb-8197-443d-a8a0-8b8086586263 | Which of the following is a strategy used to increase the yield of protein produced in recombinant protein synthesis ? | Promoter induction | Genes for protease inhibitors | Translation initiation | Translation and transcription termination | 1b | single | Expression vector is a vector which synthesize the protein coded by a gene introduced via DNA recombination technology. To enhance the final yield of protein product, some expression vectors even contain genes that code for protease inhibitors. | Biochemistry | null |
4452de80-bcc3-47eb-aee6-fa5d16775cf4 | The pathophysiology of Lacunar infarcts are: | Middle carotid aery involvement | Emboli to anterior circulation | Large vessel thrombosis | Lipohyalinosis of penetrating aeries | 3d | single | The term lacunar infarction refers to infarction following atherothrombotic or lipohyalinotic occlusion of a small aery (30-300 m) in the brain. The aeries comprising the circle of Willis, the basilar and veebral aeries all give rise to 30- to 300-m branches that penetrate the deep gray and white matter of the cerebrum... | Medicine | null |
f45c3b74-82a4-416d-88cf-e6b2d1cad860 | The pattern of bone destruction in periodontitis is
determined by: | Depth of the pockets | Suppuration | Pathway of inflammation | Composition of plaque | 2c | single | null | Dental | null |
aca43dc0-fc52-454d-951f-592341084520 | Fatty acid characterstically present in breast milk and essential for baby growth - | Linoliec acid | Palmitic acid | Arachidonic acid | Docosahexaenoic acid | 3d | multi | Ans. is 'd' i.e., Docosahexaenoic acid o Up to 5-10% of fatty acids in human milk are polyunsaturated. Most of these are linoleic acid with smaller amounts of linolenic acid. o Linoleic acid --> gives rise to Arachidonic acid o Linolenic acid --> gives rise to Docosahexaenoic acid o Docosahexaenoic acid is found in hum... | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
6cd74c69-0d90-48b6-ab82-81e250222853 | All are true about psoriasis except – | Very pruritic | Pitting of nails | Joint involvement in 5–10% | Parakeratosis & acanthosis | 0a | multi | Lesions of psoriasis are non-pruritic or only mildly pruritic | Dental | null |
f9d16c8f-15a6-401a-809b-98cb0f8e834e | Multiple pregnancies occur most commonly with: | T. Clomiphene | T. Clomiphene and dexamethasone | T. Dexamethasone | Pulsatile GnRH therapy | 3d | single | Pulsatile GnRH therapy | Gynaecology & Obstetrics | null |
a7802ade-855d-4fd6-be94-b5c30ab70f7e | True regarding breast carcinoma is: | Occurs most commonly in upper inner quadrant | Late menarche and early menopause predisposes for breast malignancy | Commoner in nulliparous women | Unrelated with the family history of breast cancer | 2c | multi | Ans. (c) Commoner in nulliparous women(Ref. Bailey 26th edition Page 808)* MC site of cancer breast is Upper Outer quadrant.* Early menarche and late menopause is associated with cancer breast* Common in nulliparous women.* Family history is very important risk factor for cancer breast. | Surgery | Breast |
4d64d8a9-9405-4946-93fc-282d400e140d | Soft water has hardness levels of – | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 0a | single | null | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
aee862df-195b-4efd-b7c9-a7194e0363a1 | ECG changes that occur after administration of Digoxin includes | ST elevation | PR prolongation | QT prolongation | ST depression | 3d | single | (D) ST depression# Digoxin effects on ECG: Shows down slope ST depression with a characteristic "Salvador Dali sagging" appearance Flattened, inverted, or biphasic T waves. Shortened QT interval. Delay due to development of 1:1 A-V conduction. | Medicine | Miscellaneous |
a00438c4-6f32-4269-9d0a-506775c06983 | The malunion of Supracondylar fracture of the humerus most commonly involved in ? | Flexion defornity | Cubitus varus | Cubitus valgus | Extension deformity | 1b | single | Cubitus varus also known as gun stock deformity It is the most common complication of Supracondylar fracture of humerus Refer Maheshwari 9th /e p 102 | Orthopaedics | Elbow injuries |
3529179c-23bd-4bdc-ba01-b323b22de050 | oschner sherren regimen is used in ? | chronic pancreatitis | appendicular perforation | appendicular mass | apendicular abscess | 2c | single | Management of appendicular mass Ochsner-Sherren regimen * Conservative treatment with * Nil by mouth * Ryle&;s tube aspiration * Antibiotic therapy * Cephalosporins * Atninoglycoside * Metronidazole * Recording of size of mass daily * Recording of TPR cha 4hourly * Input & output cha ref : bailey and love 27th ed | Surgery | All India exam |
ac39c534-00c5-4718-8afd-2c30b2c6b110 | Mechanism of action of tacrolimus - | Folate antagonist | Calcineurin inhibitor | Antimetabolite | CD 20 antibody | 1b | single | Ans. is 'b' i.e., Calcineurin inhibitor | Pharmacology | Anti-Cancer |
018ae487-116f-4984-a5c6-cd8f80db5442 | Tinea ungum effects | Nail fold | Nail plate | Joints | Inter digital space | 1b | single | B i.e. Nail plate | Skin | null |
23bd0734-ad59-4ca6-9cb4-e108ff60ca77 | The wasting syndrome associated in cancer is | Achalasia | Cacchexia | Atelexis | Cacoguesia | 1b | single | null | Pathology | null |
ab62b8cb-08ad-428c-bbee-a3d5d18b0ed9 | Which of the following is NOT an anxiolytic drug? | Melatonin | Haloperidol | Alprazolam | Seraline | 0a | single | SSRIs and benzodiazepines are the main stay of treatment. Antipsychotics like haloperidol can be used as adjunct. Melatonin has no clearly defined indication in anxiety disorder. | Psychiatry | Neurotic, Stress Related and Somatoform Disorders |
91ee550f-ecad-47d9-bf67-df5428f56366 | Which is the most common symptom of achalasia | Regurgitation | Dysphagia | Heartburn | Weight loss | 1b | single | Dysphagia is the most common symptom seen in 95% of the patients.
Initially it is more to liquids. In later stages both solids and liquids.
Regurgitation is the second most common symptom and earliest symptom. | Surgery | null |
b3528d6b-7c8d-44c4-94f7-cfc977556277 | Akathisia is treated by all except: | Trihexyphenodyl | Propanodol | Haloperidol | Promethazine | 2c | multi | Ref: KDT 6/e p431 *Akathisia is a side effect of antipsychotic drugs like haloperidol: It is treated with - Central anticholinergics like Trihexyphenidyl - First generation antihistaminics like Promethazine *Propanolol *Diazepam | Pharmacology | Central Nervous system |
4867fa83-fdfa-40d6-a231-184a896c15c3 | Antishkow's cells are seen in | Rheumatic hea disease | Rheumatic ahritis | Bacterial endocarditis | Marantic endocarditis | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e.,Rheumatic hea disease Anitschkow (or Anichkov or catterpiller) cells are often cells associated with rheumatic hea disease.Anitschkow cells are enlarged macrophages found within granulomas (called Aschoff bodies) associated with the disease.Aschoff bodies (Aschoff nodules) are characteristic inflammato... | Pathology | null |
0159800b-8b16-47d9-8487-a34a845f67d2 | A 24 year old female is with suspected appendicitis is taken up for surgery. However during surgery the appendix appears to be normal. Instead the Ileum is inflamed, enlarged with multiple adhesion. Surrouding fat is also involved. Possible diagnosis is - | Ileocaecal tuberculosis | Diverticulosis | Intussusception | Carcinoid | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., Ileocaecal tuberculosis o Tuberculosis of the small intestine occurs in two forms :# Primary infection is usually due to bovine strain of mycobacterium tuberculosis and results from ingesting infected milk. In India the human strain may also cause such primary tuberculosis. This produces hyperplastic ... | Surgery | Miscellaneous (Small & Large Intestine) |
a7482ba8-7a3e-4b70-8996-88661ca3a99b | Acrodermatitis hemorrhagica is due to deficiency of- | Zinc | Manganese | Copper | Selenium | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., Zinc Symptoms of Zinc DeficiencyMild deficiencySevere dificiencvo Growth retardationo Dwarfism o Cardiomyopathyo Teratogenecityo Hypogonadismo Infertilityo Loss of tasteo Poor wound healingo Deformed boneso Diarrhoeao Alopeciao Night blindnesso Skin striaeo Nail changeso Acrodermatitis enteropathica i... | Medicine | Nutrition |
f725493b-6834-4d44-977c-327cca9b1c53 | Subpubic angle is : | <65deg | 65-75deg | 85deg | 110-120deg | 2c | single | 85deg | Gynaecology & Obstetrics | null |
301ce97f-7697-4596-a896-d22d83bc6e53 | Physiological dead space is? | 150 ml | 200 ml | 250 ml | 100 ml | 0a | single | ANSWER: (A) 150 mlREF: Guyton physiology 11th edition page 478, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_space_%28p hysio!ogy%29Indirect repeat from June 2009"The normal dead space air in a young adult man is about 150 millilitres. This increases slightly with age"Some of the air a person breathes never reaches the gas exchan... | Physiology | Functional Anatomy - Respiratory System |
f129226b-ef6b-479c-baf6-24a61b7ced54 | "Michael Guttaman" Bodies are seen in: | Malakoplakia | Nail Patella syndrome | Leukoplakia | Pyelonephritis | 0a | single | Malakoplakia | Pathology | null |
45aff0ae-4cb2-462c-9003-2f8fc1ed19da | All the following are seen in cardiac tamponade except | Pulsus paradoxus | Diastolic collapse in right ventricular on Echocardiogram | Electrical alternans | Kussmaul's sign | 3d | multi | Ref Harrison 19 th ed pg 1573 Pulsus paradoxus clinically, electrical alternans on ECG and RVDC on Echocardiography are characteristic features of cardiac tamponade. | Anatomy | General anatomy |
a366d4bf-5ef0-4481-88e8-6a95d1361cde | A patient has Hb 6 gm% ,folic acid 8ng/ml, vitamin B12 60 pg/ml, serum iron 130 microg/dl, and MCV-104. The diagnosis is - | Iron deficiency anaemia | Vitamin Bl2 deficiency | Folic acid deficiency | Pyridoxine deficiency | 1b | single | <p>Normal range of vit B12 in serum is 280-1000pg/mL.. Values below 100pg/mL indicate clinically deficient stage. </p><p>Normal range of serum folate is 6-18ng/mL. Normal serum iron is 40-140 microgram/dL.In this case it is within normal limit.</p><p>Reference :Harsh mohan textbook of pathology sixth edition pg no 308.... | Medicine | Haematology |
ad76a926-4e4f-41a9-8b5d-ab2fb6af9035 | Which concept was put forth by Pettenkofer in (1819-1901) | Ecological concept | Holistic concept | Multifactorial causation | Biomedical Concept | 2c | single | Multifactorial Causation
This concept was put forth by Pettenkofer of Munich (1819-1901). "Modern" diseases of civilization like coronary heart disease and cancers could not be explained on the basis of the 'single cause idea', because they were due to multiple factors. This concept offers multiple approaches for the p... | Dental | null |
24a6d3a7-2b03-436f-b0d2-ee1270cce727 | Taurodontism is usually seen in: | Mesiodens | Incisor with talon cusp | Mandibular first molar | Maxillary premolars | 2c | multi | null | Pathology | null |
09956157-cf02-48c9-a795-fd3a40b33681 | True about incised looking wounds are all, except PGI 12 | Type of split lacerated wound | Avulsion lacerated wound with blunt object | Produced by blunt object | Commonly seen on scalp | 1b | multi | Ans. Avulsion lacerated wound with blunt object | Forensic Medicine | null |
9d3ba170-95fe-469b-8935-8fd93c62d043 | Sequence of colour changes observed in Raynaud's disease : | Red, blue, white | White, blue, red | Blue, red, white | White, red, blue | 1b | single | Triphasic Color Response Include Three Stages Blanching (stage of local syncope) With exposure to cold, digital aerioles goes into spasm Decreased flow is evidenced by pallor or blanching Digits may appear white Cyanosis (stage of local asphyxia) Capillaries and venules dilate Red Engorgement (stage of recovery) With r... | Surgery | Oral cavity |
82569494-49c3-4499-ac14-fc972e9d2661 | Pulseless electric activity due to ? | Ionic abnormality | Alkalosis | Hyponatremia | All of the above | 0a | multi | Answer- A. Ionic abnormality Pulseless electrical activity or PEA (also known as by the older term electromechanical association) refers to a clinical diagnosis of cardiac arrest in which hea rhythm is observed on the electrocardiogram that should be producing a pulse but is not. | Medicine | null |
78e9697a-6dfe-41fc-8e3f-da63a358b53d | Highest amount of cholesterol is present in - | HDL | LDL | VLDL | IDL | 1b | single | LDL | Biochemistry | null |
3ff7402d-44af-4dcf-96a5-eff1b32d656a | Most common complication of cardiac catheterization is: | Vascular Access Site Bleeding | Arrhythmia | Contrast reaction | Perforation of hea chamber | 0a | single | Answer is A (Vascular Access Site Bleeding) The most common complication of cardiac catheterization is bleeding from the vascular access site. This may be seen either early or late after catheterization and may manifest as ove bleeding or as a hematoma. | Medicine | null |
71a57965-38fc-4633-ad5d-72b66112b653 | Endodontic surgical triad does not include: | Magnification. | Patients compliance. | Illumination. | Instruments. | 1b | single | Endodontic surgical triad
Magnification
Illumination.
Instruments. | Dental | null |
30faa668-3d39-491f-b64a-9bb5edd54c94 | All of the following muscles are supplied by the facial nerve except: | Stapedius | Occipitofrontalis | Anterior belly of digastric | Buccinator | 2c | multi | null | Anatomy | null |
d648805c-c115-49b3-bb6b-47eaad010fdb | The following group of lymph nodes receives lymphatics from the uterus except - | External iliac | Internal iliac | Superficial inguinal | Deep inguinal | 3d | multi | Lymphatic drainage of the uterus
- Cervix- External iliac, internal iliac, sacral lymph nodes
- Body (Lower part)- External iliac
- Body (upper part) and fundus- para-aortic nodes, superficial inguinal | Anatomy | null |
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