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055fc135-e603-4705-8665-dfdb50c133ce | A 5-year-old girl came with history of progressively increasing pallor since bih and hepatosplenomegaly. Which is the most relevant test for achieving diagnosis? | Hb electrophoresis | Peripheral smear examination | Osmo c fragility test | Bone marrow examination | 0a | multi | Progressive increasing pallor along with hepatosplenomegaly in a five-year-old girl is consistent with a diagnosis of thalassemia. (Thalassemia intermedia) 'Hemoglobin electrophoresis' is the test of choice of diagnosing this condition and hence is the option of choice here. | Physiology | All India exam |
591077e8-d0f6-4b9c-a74a-4e2ad01eadda | Creatine is made up of all, except - | Glycine | Alanine | Methionine | Arginine | 1b | multi | Ans. is 'b' i.e., Alanine o Creatine and creatinine are not amino acids, but specialized products of amino acids. Creatine is synthesized from glycine, arginine and methionine. Synthesis start with formation of guanidoacetate from glycine and arginine in kidney. Further reactions takes place in liver and muscle.Thus, b... | Biochemistry | Miscellaneous (Structure & Function of Proteins) |
415f223c-c54c-4ee0-87bd-4dbcefe19c8e | which of the following class antidepressent used in the management of smoking sessation | SSRI | MAOI | NDRI | RIMA | 2c | single | NDRI * IMPOANCE Anti-depressant which does not deal with serotonin neurotransmission Also called as Zyban * MECHANISM Prevents reuptake of nor adrenaline and dopamine * DRUGS Bupropion * USE ADHD SMOKING CESSATION HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER * SIDE EFFECTS seizures Ref. kaplon and sadock, synopsis of psychiatry, ... | Psychiatry | Pharmacotherapy in psychiatry |
b2d73430-2b7d-4807-844f-10beab7ab25c | False statement about bilirubin is | Bilirubin circulating in plasma by covalently binding with albumin | Bilirubin is taken up across the sinusoidal (basolateral) membrane of hepatocytes by a carrier-mediated mechanism | Conjugated bilirubin in plasma undergoes stool elimination | Conjugated bilirubin is then directed primarily toward the canalicular (apical) membrane | 2c | multi | Bilirubin transpo: Bilirubin circulates in plasma noncovalently, bound to albumin. It is taken up across the sinusoidal membrane of hepatocytes by a carrier-mediated mechanism. Bilirubin uptake is mediated by a liver-specific sinusoidal organic anion transpo protein, (OATP1B1, SLC21A6) Then bilirubin is directed by cyt... | Medicine | null |
d775a7a2-af6d-4bdc-8d1e-54f4badf00e8 | The cause of death in cyanide poisoning is | Anoxic anoxia | Anaemic anoxia | Histotoxic anoxia | Stagnant anoxia | 2c | single | Anoxic anoxia: caused by a complete lack of oxygen to the brain. It occurs when a person is in an environment without enough oxygen, such as at high altitudes.Anemic anoxia: Anoxia due to anemia is not severe at rest unless hemoglobin deficiency is marked. However anemic patients may have considerable difficulty during... | Physiology | Respiratory system |
c8f9e3a0-cfaa-4b68-9fa7-3b7dfe1b7a94 | Which of the following chromosomal abnormalities is most likely to cause mental retardation? | Klinefelter's syndrome | Fusion of chromosomes 21 and 15 | Turner's syndrome | Trisomy 21 | 3d | single | Ans. D. Trisomy 21An extra chromosome 21 is the most common genetic abnormality found in Down syndrome, and the abnormality most likely to cause mental retardation. Abnormalities in autosomal chromosomes are, in general, associated with mental retardation. The chromosomal aberration represented by 46 chromosomes with f... | Psychiatry | Child Psychiatry |
515cc7ea-4713-46a5-8062-4210b9aeef57 | Which pa of subclan aery is affected by stenosis is: | First pa | Second pa | Third pa | All pas are equally affected | 0a | multi | Most common etiology of subclan stenosis is atherosclerosis, and it mostly affects the ostium or proximal pa of subclan aery. Ref: Peripheral and Cerebrovascular Intervention By Deepak L. Bhatt, Page 102 | Surgery | null |
d7255879-305b-4051-ad48-1fbd79a666cd | Valley fever or desse rheumatism is caused by | Coccidioides | Cladosporium | Phialophora | Histoplasma | 0a | multi | Coccidioides causes primary pulmonary disease which can be mild influenza-like fever ( valley fever) to severe pneumonia. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition | Microbiology | mycology |
7265c51b-9dc7-4b93-b97b-4974ba8f4973 | Ductus arteriosus obliterates to form: | Ligamentum venosum | Ligamentum teres | Ligamentum hepatis | Ligamentum arteriosum | 3d | single | Ans. D. Ligamentum arteriosumChanges in Fetal Circulation Just after Birth After birth, the placenta is separated from newborn and lung startsoxygenating the blood, i.e., respiration is established. Now the oxygenated blood comes to heart from the lungs. As a result, the following changes take place in fetal circulatio... | Anatomy | Embryology |
a5b9b119-bf29-4b03-9673-6ade4489dbf4 | What is the likely source of infection for Pus from sphenoethmoidal recess? | Sphenoid sinus | Ethmoidal sinus | Maxillary sinus | Frontal sinus | 0a | single | Ans: (a) Sphenoid sinusRef: Dhingra's ENT 6th ed. /138* Spheno ethmoidal recess is situmated above the superior turbine. Sphenoid sinus opens into is* Sphenoid sinus. It has an anterior part & posterior part.Anterior Part: roof related to the olfactory tract, optic chiasma, frontal lobe while the lateral wall is relate... | ENT | Paranasal Sinuses |
5d1e77c5-3bd1-45a2-a784-3ad9d4db8a9a | The above nail changes are seen in: | Lichen planus | Alopecia areata | Psoriasis | Onycholysis | 2c | multi | Salmon patch or translucent oil drop like discoloration beneath nail plate is calssically seen in Psoraisis. | Dental | null |
b1ed28c9-87c0-4759-942d-919cfd83f045 | Resource person for Training ofASHA are | AWW and MPW | AWW and ANM | MPW and ANM | ANM and MO | 1b | single | Ans. is 'b i.e., AWW and ANM o Angan-Wadi Workers (AWW) and Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) act as resource persons far training of ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist). | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
e591ca22-90d3-4b8e-9730-207ccf0df242 | Most common site of tuberculosis of spine is? | Thoracolumbar | Sacral | Cervical | Lumbosacral | 0a | single | Ans. (a) ThoracolumbarRef: Apley 387-389, Schwartz's Principles of Surgery 9th ed ch-29 M Tuli 3rded p-192 | Orthopaedics | Skeletal Infections |
736eb304-cd67-4f89-acf4-91cde8a21911 | Advantages of wrought gold alloy clasp wires over cast gold clasps of the same cross sectional area are | Coarser grain | Higher yield strength | Greater flexibility | More accurate adaptation to the tooth | 2c | multi | null | Dental | null |
b378fd4c-42e8-4169-8b23-d33b6f2b39a4 | Angiography is the investigation of choice in: | Posterior vitreous detachment | Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment | Retinoschisis | Central serous retinopathy | 3d | single | Ans. Central serous retinopathy | Ophthalmology | null |
315f34cb-d069-474b-908d-6f039a07c0f4 | Half life of insulin is - | 5min | 1hr | 12hr | 24hr | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., 5 min o The half-life of insulin in the circulation in humans is about 5 min. Insulin binds to insulin receptors, and some is internalized. It is destroyed by proteases in the endosomes formed by the endocytotic process. | Physiology | Endocrinology metabolism |
e8afffb4-4c1e-4c26-bc72-767d71a88c4c | Cultivable (in vitro) hepatitis virus is - | Hepatitis A | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C | Hepatitis D | 0a | single | HAV can be grown in some human and simian cell cultures and is the only human hepatitis virus which can be cultivated in vitro. REF:ANANTHANARAYAN AND PANIKER'S TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9TH EDITION PAGE NO-541 | Microbiology | Virology |
3ca27d0a-c2ba-42fd-8119-c72cc8883e41 | High inguinal orchiectomy specimen showed teratoma testis with involvement of epididymis; stage is | T
1 | T
2 | T
3 | T
4
b | 0a | single | null | Surgery | null |
d954191f-e959-4efb-b0d2-62700b5d863f | Development of heart is from which of the following: | Pharyngeal arches | Forebrain | Upper limb | Heart | 3d | single | ANS. DThere has been a rising trend of asking embryology images in AIIMS. May session had asked the development of nucleus pulposus (Answer was notochord). Development of cerebral cortexDevelopment of palate and anomalies of it* Midline cleft lip: Due to non-fusion of 2 median nasal process* Harelip (not midline): Due ... | Anatomy | Embryology |
7a08e5ae-33f4-4888-86f9-737d2a301947 | Which of the following mutations in a tumor suppressor agent causes breast carcinoma | P43 | P53 | P73 | P83 | 1b | single | Ref Robbins 9/e p294 Mutation in p53 tumor suppressor gene is strongly associated with breast cancer,as well as many other sarcomas and carcinomas .this condition is called li Fraumeni syndrome Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a rare, autosomal dominant, hereditary disorder that pre-disposes carriers to cancer development This ... | Anatomy | General anatomy |
7dadbaf6-dac9-4748-805a-c661a159d7b9 | Increased permeability in acute inflammation is due to | Histamine | IL-2 | TGF-p | FGF | 0a | single | Formation of endothelial gaps in venules, i.e. immediate transient response is the most common mechanism causing increased vascular permeability in acute inflammation,
Mediators involved in this mechanism are
i. Immediate (more important): Histamine, bradykinin, leukotrienes, neuropeptide substance P.
ii. Somewhat del... | Pathology | null |
bbddee4f-f497-406e-ac27-7ea808c90543 | Iodine gives red colour with | Starch | Dextrin | Inulin | Glycogen | 3d | single | Amylose: Gives blue with iodine testAmylopectin: Gives reddish violet with iodine testGlycogen: With iodine-: deep red colour | Biochemistry | All India exam |
8166eee0-26f2-4582-9e64-78759875e1c4 | Essential fatty acid - | Linoleic acid | Palmitoleic acid | Oleic acid | Arachidonic acid | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., Linoleic acid o The three polyunsaturatedfatty acids (PUFAs), namely, linoleic acidQ linolenic acidQ, and arachidonic acidQ are called essential fatty acids.o They are called essential fatty acids because human beings require these fatty acids but cannot synthesize themQ,o Humans lack the enzymes to i... | Biochemistry | Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids |
fcc56d00-74ea-4881-aa0f-7a8116bb1ce3 | Centrally acting anti hypertensive drug is - | Phenoxybenzamine | Methyl dopa | Propanolol | Prazosin | 1b | multi | Ans. is 'b' i.e., Methyl Dopa Centrally Aeting Svmpatholvticso These drugs reduce sympathetic outflow from vesopressor centers in brainstem. Examples are :1 .Clonidine3.Guanabenz5. Rilmenidine2. Methyldopa4. Guanfacine6. MoxonidineClonidineo It acts (partial agonist) on a, receptors, especially a2A in brainstem - Stimu... | Pharmacology | Anti-Hypertensive |
72832056-1a34-4afc-b3c0-15ab645866f8 | Local anaesthetics act by? | Na channel inhibition inside gate | Na channel inhibition outside gate | K channel inhibition inside gate | K channel inhibition outside gate | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., Na channel inhibition inside gate Local anesthetics act by inhibiting Na' channels from inside. Mechanism of action of LA Local anaesthetics block generation and conduction of nerve impulse at all pa of neuron where they come in contact, without causing structural damage. Thus not only sensory but mot... | Anaesthesia | null |
ac1ed5cb-10a1-443f-9681-fec5b0b07000 | APACHE II score involves all except? | GCS | Arterial PH | Mean BP | Serum amylase | 3d | multi | Ans. (d) Serum amylaseRef-.Harrison 19th edition, Chapter 267* Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II is the most commonly used Severity of illness scoring system in America* Age, type of ICU admission (after elective surgery vs. nonsurgical or after emergency surgery), a chronic health problem score, and 12... | Medicine | C.N.S. |
3ab8556a-cfe0-4697-955b-ed8e6ac7025d | Extensive surgical debridement, decompression or amputation may be indicated in the following clinical setting except | Progressive synergistic gangrene | Acute thrombophlebitis | Acute haemolytic streptococcal cellulitis | Acute rhabdomyolysis | 1b | multi | Superficial thrombophlebitis management This is a superficial venous thrombosis. An abnormal endothelium is a much more common precipitating factor than in most DVTs. Common causes include external trauma (especially to varicose veins), venepunctures and infusions of hyperosmolar solutions and drugs. The presence of an... | Surgery | Urology |
2dfc018a-a08b-442b-b15d-97089cadfd28 | Acetyl CoA is used for synthesis of following, except : | Carbohydrates | Ketone bodies | Cholesterol | Non-ketogenic amino acids only | 3d | multi | Acetyl-CoA is the third branch point of primary metabolic control, and coordinates carbohydrate, ketone, and fat/lipid pathways.Acetyl-CoA is the product of carbohydrate, protein, and lipid catabolism.Acetyl-CoA is a substrate for the citric acid cycle and can be oxidized to generate energy. It is not used for the synt... | Biochemistry | null |
045e8869-370f-448f-ab38-51026b71a102 | All of the following are absolute indications for tonsillectomy, except | Recurrent attacks | Peritonsillar abscess | Suspected malignancy | Acute tonsillitis | 3d | multi | Recurrent throat infections, peritonsillar abcess, tonsillitis causing febrile seizures, hyperophy of tonsils causing sleep apnoea or speech interference and any suspicion of malignancy are absolute indications for tonsillectomy. | ENT | null |
7d79045b-b41e-43a2-a60a-fc716e0146bc | Which of the following is found in secondary granules of neutrophils? | Catalase | Gangliosidase | Proteolytic enzyme | Lactoferrin | 3d | single | Neutrophils have two main types of granules
The smaller specific (secondary) granules contain lysozyme, collagenase, gelatinase, lactoferrin, plasminogen activator, histaminase, and alkaline phosphatase.
The larger azurophil (primary) granules contain myeloperoxidase, bactericidal factors (such as defensins), acid hydro... | Pathology | null |
3139ed09-d99e-4d07-9dd4-4e6970ffb50c | Deep peroneal nerve doesn't supply - | Tibialis anterior | Extensor hallucis longus | Extensor digitorum longus | Peroneus brevis | 3d | multi | Muscles of anterior compartment of leg are supplied by deep peroneal nerve.
Muscles of lateral compartment of leg (Peroneus longus, peroneus brevis) are supplied by superficial peroneal nerve. | Anatomy | null |
49f1fecd-7312-4130-b863-bc903b143a14 | In carcinoma base of tongue pain is referred to ear through | Trochlea | Olfactory | Glossopharyngeal | Abducent | 2c | single | Ans. is 'c' i.e., Glossopharyngeal Referred otalgiao As ear receives nerve supply from Vth (auriculotemporal branch), IXth (tympanic branch) and IXth (auricular branch) cranial nerves; and from C2 (lesser occipital) and C2 and C3 (greater auricular), pain may be referred from these remote areas.Via IXth cranial nerveDe... | Unknown | null |
3e5973c2-aeb0-4eb2-af12-f3d0e279d71f | Clinical feature(s) seen in Kwashiorkar is/are _______ | Loose wrinkled skin | Hunger pangs | Simian facies | Edema and apathy | 3d | single | Kwashiorkar is a form of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) characterized by edema and apathy. Edema is most likely to appear first on the feet and then in the lower legs. It can develop into generalized edema affecting the hands, arms and face. Moon face Skin changes include depigmentation of skin, dermatoses, dark, crac... | Pediatrics | Nutrition |
5fa14400-41b8-4ce0-a818-366aa60d0d05 | A 25 year old male presented with pigmentation of nose and pinna. After voiding, his urine becomes dark. His spine is most likely to show- | Atlantoaxial subluxation | Spondyloptosis | Basilar invagination | Calcification of disc | 3d | single | Ans. is 'd' i.e., Calcification of disc Clinical features of the patient suggests the diagnosis of AlkaptonuriaClinical problems arise from degenerative changes in articular cartilage with the development of ochronotic arthritis and from calcification of intervertebral discsOther clinical features areScleral pigmentati... | Medicine | Immunology and Rheumatology |
58e3aad7-3bf0-4c97-91f7-8921f050ee8c | Following is a doctrine related to negligence - | Therapeutic misadventure | Privileged communication | Professional secrecy | All of the above | 0a | multi | Ans. is 'a' i.e. Therapeutic misadventureo Diagnostic or Therapeutic misadventure is the occurrence of misadventure causing injury or death of the patient due to inherent risk of procedure or drug, e.g. adverse effects of a drug. It is unintentional.Doctrines related with negligence1) Resp Ipsa Loquitar (fact speaks fo... | Forensic Medicine | Medical Negligence |
273c5c46-008c-4682-ba1a-caff1e7f8bd4 | On one side kidney is normal, while other side kidney is contracted with scar, what is the most probable diagnosis? | Chronic pyelonephritis | Polycystic kidney | Renal artery stenosis | Tuberculosis of kidney | 0a | single | null | Pathology | null |
fd13bbce-af48-4b91-a89f-e543ee73ceda | If amphotericin B is administered, the patient should be premedicated with : | Diphenhydramine | Ibuprofen | Prednisone | Any of the above | 3d | multi | null | Pharmacology | null |
4974b9cf-fd74-44eb-91a2-7f8e757cde99 | Cytokine causing fever - | IL-6 | IFN-y | IL-18 | EL-4 | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., IL-6 Pyrogeneso Pyrogenes are substances that cause fever,o Pyrogens may be exogenous or endogenousExogenous - Bacterial toxinsEndogenous - IL-1, TNF-a, IL-6, Interferons, Ciliory's neurotropic factoro These pyrogenes increase the level of PGE2 in the hypothalamus that elevates the thermoregulatory se... | Pathology | Cellular Pathology |
6c1cb10e-322b-4353-8013-8af60bb3496f | Best diagnosed with USG at first trimester | Anencephaly | NT defects | Meningocele | Option not recalled | 0a | multi | Ans. A. Anencephaly Ref: DC Dutta's obstetric p408ExplanationIn the first half of pregnancy, the diagnosis of anencephaly is made by elevated alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid and confirmed by sonography.Question not recalled properly: Imerslund-Grasbeck syndrome, its cause was asked.ExplanationCaused by low levels o... | Gynaecology & Obstetrics | Diagnosis in Obstetrics |
455b0fb6-8f82-45ec-8b73-18dae822ad64 | GFR is increased when - | Plasma oncotic pressure is increased | Glomerular hydrostatic pressure is decreased | Tubular hydrostatic pressure is increased | increased renal blood blow | 3d | single | D i.e., Increased renal blood flow | Physiology | null |
9ff6b905-2f3e-494e-acd9-29b9f652c918 | What is the investigation going on in Ophthalmology examination | Pachymetry | Tonometry | Biometry | LASER interferometry | 1b | single | Goldmann Applanation tonometry Gold standard. Based on Imbe Fick law. If cornea is thinner than reading is falsely low. If cornea is thicker, it is falsely high. Applanation tonometry Other Options Pachymetry: Corneal thickness Biometry: Calculation of Power of IOL to be implanted after cataract surgery LASER interfero... | Ophthalmology | Glaucoma |
d3e6c147-9f15-47dd-947a-d18672c91161 | The most common site of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is | Fossa of Rosenmuller | Palatine tonsils | Antrochoanal region | Valleculae | 0a | multi | The commonest site of origin of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is fossa of Rosenmuller in the lateral wall of the nasopharynx.
Tumor can spread to the following areas:-
Cranium through foramen lacerum & ovale → cranial nerves involvement (III, IV, V, VI); facial pain, and ophthalmic symptoms.
Parapharyngeal space → cranial ... | ENT | null |
07316690-c74a-4cb6-a150-c7e5ffdffee4 | All of them are true about ERG except | Measures the potential difference of the neurosensory layer of retina | The negative A wave is produced by the hyperpolarization of the photoreceptors | The positive B wave is due to the bipolar and Muller's cells | Flash ERG is a good for detection of macular diseases | 3d | multi | Electroretinography (ERG) is the record of changes in the resting potential of the eye induced by a flash of light. Components of normal electroretinogram (ERG) a-wave. It is a negative wave possibly arising from the rods and cones (photoreceptors). b-wave. It is a large positive wave which is generated by Muller's cel... | Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology Q Bank |
51152600-c7d3-4f9c-8fac-32cd0ba10f44 | Contracted socket occurs because of all the following except: | Chronic low grade infection | Chronic mechanical irritation | Irradiation | Loss of fatty tissue during surgery of enucleation | 3d | multi | Ans. Loss of fatty tissue during surgery of enucleation | Ophthalmology | null |
e4ccb23b-38bb-4fa7-b97b-a64e391f75be | In a population of 100 prevalence of candida glabrata was found to be 80%. If the investigator has to repeat the prevalence with 95% confidence what will the prevalence be | 78-82% | 72-88% | 76-84% | 74-86% | 1b | single | Confidence Intervals for Population proportions (For 95% Confidence)
CI = P + 2 SEP = P + 2 √pq/n
Here, P=0.80 (80%); p=0.80;
q= 1-p = 1-0.80 = 0.20;
n=100 CI = 0.80 + 2 √0.8*0.2/100
= 0.80 + 0.08
= 0.72, 0.88 (72%, 88%) | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
5d303c62-b64a-489d-884b-26244ac98d3d | Trendelenburg test is positive in which of the following condition: | L3 L4 PIVD | L5 S1 PIVD | Synovitis of the hip | Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome | 1b | single | In L5 S1 PIVD Superior gluteal nerve is effected which supplies the abductors of hip i.e Gluteus medius and minimus causes trendelenburg gait. TRENDELENBURG SIGN Normally when the body weight is suppoed on one limb, the glutei (medius and minimus) of the suppoed side contract and raise the opposite and unsuppoed side o... | Orthopaedics | Pelvis and Hip Injury |
0c42b8ac-dd4d-46bf-b973-82b0cba88d0f | Primitive streak develops from? | Mesoderm | Hypoblast | Epiblast | Neural plate | 2c | single | Around day 14, the epiblast cells form primitive streak,. Notochord is formed by the mesoderm cells developed by epiblast cells. | Anatomy | JIPMER 2017 |
032f4678-6fba-431a-8e64-c1e1bed96c2e | Fluid flow in and out of the dentinal tubules is proportional to the tubule diameter by: | Third power of the diameter | Sixth power of the diameter | Square of diameter | Fourth power of diameter | 3d | single | Fluid flow in dentin tubules follows Poiseuille’s law as all tubular structures: | Dental | null |
ec8c9812-a433-4583-abd0-17ac263f9e1c | Primary closure of incised wounds must be done within: | 2 hours | 4 hours | 6 hours | 12 hours | 2c | single | WOUNDS CAN BE CLOSED BY
Primary suture:
- Clean wounds
- Selected contaminated wounds after thorough wound toileting and debridement
Delayed primary suture:
- Heavily contaminated wounds
- Wounds in which wound toileting has been delayed for 6-8 hours
Left open to heal by secondary closure | Surgery | null |
cd92d5f0-697a-4575-9627-372c780d3e0d | Dose of MgSO4 in asthma is | 8 g i.v. over 20 minutes | 2g infused over 20 minutes | 2g i.v. over 40 minute | 6 g i.V. over 40 minutes | 1b | single | Bronchodilators Bronchodilator therapy is central to the management of breathlessness. The inhaled route is preferred and a number of different agents delivered by a variety of devices are available. Choice should be informed by patient preference and inhaler assessment. Sho-acting bronchodilators may be used for patie... | Medicine | Respiratory system |
1403e13d-49ef-46f5-a09d-5b4e94a1da85 | A 10-year-old boy has a fracture of the femur. The biochemical evaluation revealed Hb 11.5 gm/dl and ESR 18 mm 1 hour, serum calcium 12.8 mg/dl, serum phosphorus 2.3 mg/dl, alkaline phosphatase 28 KA units and blood urea 32 mg/dl. Which of the following is the most probable diagnosis in his case? | Nutritional rickets | Renal rickets | Hyperparathyroidism | Skeletal dysplasia | 2c | single | null | Medicine | null |
b6e6c105-e7aa-4a62-9795-3cedeb34a6d4 | Trendelenburg test is positive due to injury to which of the following nerve? | Obturator | Sciatic | Superior Gluteal | Inferior Gluteal | 2c | single | Superior Gluteal A positive Trendelenburg is relatively non-specific and may indicate:Pain (e.g. due to osteoahritis of the hip joint)Weak hip abductors (gluteus medius, gluteus minimus)Sho femoral neck/ fracture of neckDislocation or subluxation of the hipNeuropathyGluteus medius and minimus are supplied by Superior G... | Anatomy | null |
fbb18cdd-fd65-4e17-a4e5-383606d62b89 | True about area specific Curette is | Used in specific areas | Curved in two planes | One cutting edge is used | All of the above | 3d | multi | null | Dental | null |
dbe45c6e-1d35-4144-bd42-c38a7b729e4a | Nerve supply of opponens pollicis ? | Superficial branch of ulnar nerve | Deep branch of ulnar nerve | Median nerve | Posterior interosseous nerve | 2c | single | Hand muscles supplied by median nerve are :- i) Thenar muscles (except adductor pollicis) :- Flexor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis and abductor pollicis brevis. Adductor pollicis is supplied by ulnar nerve. ii) First two lumbricals. Hand muscles supplied by ulnar nerve are :? 1) Superficial terminal branch : It sup... | Anatomy | null |
4da94c06-23ef-48cc-89ff-4d90acd1a09c | A patient presented with splenomegaly, anemia & shows reticulocytosis with increased bone marrow cellularity. The diagnosis is: | Pernicious anemia | Hemolytic anemia | Myelofibrosis | Hairy cell leukemia | 1b | single | Hemolytic anemia - reticulocytosis with splenomegaly is seen. Skull and skeletal deformities can occur in childhood due to a marked increase in hematopoiesis and resultant bone marrow expansion | Medicine | Thalassemia |
fa303bdd-78b4-401c-bd0c-6eb5761b88fb | Laboratory test of ANUG is: | Complement fixation | Dark field examination | Tissue culture | Animal inoculation | 1b | single | null | Dental | null |
5253206a-3350-434a-9d8d-182361ab086e | Which is pleuripotent stem cell ? | Embryonic stem cell | Tissue stem cell | Adult stem cell | Hematopoietic stem cell | 0a | single | Answer- A. Embryonic stem cellStem cellsEmbryonic stem cells : These are pleuripotent cellsAdutt stem cells | Pathology | null |
145c914b-4e49-46a7-950d-5b12e8beb4c6 | Which of the following statement is true regarding time of ovulation? | Occurs before LH surge | Occurs after biphasic rise in basal body temperature | Occurs after follicular ripening by FSH | Occurs after disappearance of cervical mucus thickening | 2c | multi | Ans. c. Occurs after follicular ripening by FSH (Ref: Williams Obstetrics 23/e p355-356: Ganong 22/e p438: Shaw's 13/e p212)Follicular phase is under control of FSH and LH. Both FSH and LH is responsible for follicular ripening, but a surge in LH secretion triggers ovulation.OvulationLH surge is primarily caused by 'po... | Physiology | Sex Hormones |
59afed95-2a68-4532-b556-679715e25a2c | Not true regarding Choledochal cyst | Epigastric mass | Jaundice | Pain in abdomen | Cystojejunostomy is the treatment of choice | 3d | multi | Choledochal cyst Cystic dilation of the biliary ducts, more common in females Clinical features. Classical triad : Pain, jaundice (intermittent) & abdominal mass(10%). Most common symptom in infants : Jaundice (in 80%) Most common symptom in patients >2 years of age : Abdominal pain. In children, the major clinical sym... | Anatomy | G.I.T |
735f7a0f-5bef-4714-b9ee-e0849a025d03 | Maximum contribution to atomospheric air is- | N2 | O2 | CO2 | Helium | 0a | single | Ans. is 'a' i.e., N2 * The constituents of air:-# Major - Nitrogen (N2) - 78.1 %, Oxygen (O2) - 20.93%, Carbon dioxide (CO2) - 0.03%# Minor - Argon, neon, krypton, xenon, helium, water vapour, traces fo ammonia, suspended matter (dust, bacteria, spores, vegetable debris). | Social & Preventive Medicine | Environment and Health |
5232a258-3e43-481c-b532-093247683875 | Ring Enhancing lesion In AIDS patient is Most Likely due to? | Cryptococcosis | Hydatid Cyst | Neurocysticercosis | Toxoplasmosis | 3d | single | *Toxoplasmosis and CNS lymphoma are the major differentials for a Ring Enhancing lesion in AIDS Patients Toxoplasmosis produces Eccentric target sign within a ring Enhancing lesion | Radiology | Neuroradiology |
eb379b18-9f1c-476e-8bf8-d7379165ce9d | Which group of drugs is most effective for the healing of Non steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) induced gastric ulcer- | Prostaglandin analogues | H2-receptor antagonists | Proton pump inhibitors | Antacids | 2c | single | Ans. is 'c' i.e., Proton pump inhibitors o Drug of choice for NSAIDs induced peptic ulcer ---> PPIs o Most specific drug for NSAIDs induced peptic ulcer --> Prostaglandin analogue. | Pharmacology | null |
20d27f25-9a0e-45a3-90cb-770510dd8905 | Mature RBC contains all except - | Enzyme of HMP shunt pathway | Enzyme of TCA cycle | Glycoytic enzymes | Pyridine nubleotides | 1b | multi | Ans:B .) Enzymes of TCA cycle Erythrocytes (RBC) lack mitochondria (so TCA cycle enzymes) and completely rely on glucose as their metabolic fuel. They metabolize it by anaerobic glycolysis. | Biochemistry | null |
4ae73ffd-8a1a-4027-a0f2-53aedcc25fef | A patient developed fixed drug eruptions after taking ceain medications. Which of the following drug will give rise to these skin lesions in this patient? | Phenolphthalein | Aspirin | Dapsone | All of the above | 3d | multi | A fixed drug eruption (FDE) is an adverse cutaneous reaction to an ingested drug, characterized by the formation of a solitary (but at times multiple) erythematous patch or plaque. Most commonly implicated agents in fixed drug eruptions: Tetracyclines (tetracycline, minocycline) Sulfonamides, other sulfa drugs Metronid... | Skin | null |
62677977-9490-48c1-9bdf-53aeb9c29e52 | A woman with amenorrhea is having negative progesterone challenge test but has bleeding on combined estrogen-Progesterone challenge. What can be the cause - | Anovulation | Asherman syndrome | Pregnancy | Pituitary tumor | 3d | multi | Ans. is 'd' i.e., Pituitary tumor Negative progesterone challenge test - which rules out PCOD - (otherwise too, PCOD is a cause of secondary amenorrhea).When next step was done i.e., estrogen, progesterone combined test - It comes out to be positive i.e., compament I system (uterus, endometrium and outflow tract) is no... | Gynaecology & Obstetrics | null |
e502d008-2b2d-4d51-bf8d-16e223930803 | Multiple bih are commonest among . | Indians | Mongol | Caucasians | Negroes | 3d | single | Negroes | Gynaecology & Obstetrics | null |
33c5c465-cede-4f8e-8a99-9130a4dd3726 | Given immediately in hemorrhagic shock: | Packed RBC | Colloids | Crystalloids | Isotonic fluids | 2c | multi | Ans. (c) CrystalloidsRef: Bailey & Love 26th ed. /16-17* Crystalloid is the first fluid of choice for resuscitation. Immediately administer 2 L of isotonic sodium chloride solution or lactated Ringer's solution in response to shock from blood loss. Fluid administration should continue until the patient's hemodynamics b... | Surgery | Shock |
56bae87c-e4fd-4917-836d-50c4efb72115 | Structures passing through the sigmoid (mandibular) notch are: | Auriculotemporal nerve | Mandibular nerve | Masseteric nerve and vessels | Chorda tympani | 2c | single | The upper border of the ramus of mandible is thin, and is surmounted by two processes, the coronoid process anteriorly and the condyloid process posteriorly, separated by a deep concavity, the mandibular notch, or sigmoid notch. It allows the passage of the masseteric nerve (a branch of the mandibular nerve (V3) divisi... | Anatomy | null |
a024155b-39c1-4ed3-bfb9-17f61086557d | All are first rank symptoms of schizophrenia, except: TN 06; UPSC 08; Karnataka 11; NIMHANS 11; NEET 13; PGI 14 | Audible thoughts | Thought broadcasting | Voice arguing or discussing or both | Perplexity | 3d | multi | Ans. Perplexity | Forensic Medicine | null |
31e4b89a-2134-4643-ad21-2e35db11a5ff | Intralobar sequestration of lung takes its blood supply from - | Internal mammary artery' | Descending abdominal aorta | Pulmonary artery | None of the above | 1b | multi | Ans. is 'b' i.e., Descending abdominal aorta o A sequestration consists of normally developed bronchioles and alveoli supplied by systemic rather than pulmonary arteries.o This blood supply is from the Aorta either above or below the diaphragm.o Mostly fapprox 95%) this is from the descending thoracic aorta.o Other cha... | Surgery | Miscellaneous (Lung) |
98c89f05-78e6-4707-9a87-5f58c9d5541d | a 25 year old female presented to the hospital on 3rdday of menstruation with complaints of high fever vomiting and rash on her trunk and extremities. on investigations she had leukocytosis and negative blood culture. she is diagnosed as : | staphylococcal food poisoning | scalded skin syndrome | toxic shock syndrome | varicella zoster infection | 2c | single | TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute, febrile illness produced by a bacterial exotoxin, with a fulminating downhill course involving dysfunction of multiple organ systems. It is not unusual for the syndrome to develop from a site of bacterial colonization rather than from an infection. A woman wi... | Microbiology | All India exam |
0ce08041-75d4-4142-8ffd-479727108fb7 | In centrilobular (centriacinar) emphysema, there is an abnormal, permanent enlargement of the - | Respiratory bronchioles | Alveolar ducts | Small bronchi | Bronchioles | 0a | multi | . Respiratory bronchioles | Pathology | null |
1349d9a4-85de-4a0b-9c22-fed2a40be6ee | Absent ankle jerk and extensor plantar response is found in - | Friedreich's ataxia | Tabes dorsalis | SACD | Vit B deficiency | 0a | single | null | Medicine | null |
aaff3b32-064a-4b4b-a486-2c9f453524b5 | Adrenaline is added to lignocaine to prolong its effect and decrease its absorption into blood stream in a ratio of : | 1:50,000 | 1:100,000 | 1:200,000 | 1:500,000 | 2c | single | null | Pharmacology | null |
1396001d-1606-4185-9338-20aea9759565 | The treatment for a child with cherubism is | surgical excision | cosmetic surgery after puberty | radiation | Enbloc dissection | 1b | single | null | Pathology | null |
aa1c6808-490b-4f14-bea3-166204b191a3 | Final common pathway of metabolism of carbohydrate, lipids and protein metabolism is? | Glucogenesis | Gycolysis | TCA | HMP pathway | 2c | single | ANSWER: (C) TCAREF: Lippincott's biochemistry 4th ed page 109, Harper's 28th ed page 306See Biochemistry 2013 Session 2 for details of TCA/kerb cycle cyde is an aerobic pathway, because O2. is required as the final electron acceptor. Most of the body's catabolic pathways converge on the TCA cyde. Reactions such as the ... | Biochemistry | Kerbs Cycle |
250b27e1-ef5c-4d9c-a2f5-941f667658d6 | Stapes footplate covers : | Round window. | Oval window. | Inferior sinus tympani. | Pyramid | 1b | single | Ans. is 'b' i.e. Oval window Oval window is present in the medial wall of the middle ear. It is covered by foot plate of stapes.The other window round window is also present on the medial wall. It is covered by secondary tympanic membrane.Role of these 2 windows in hearingOval window -It receives sound vibration and tr... | ENT | Anatomy of Middle Ear (Otitis Media) |
6f42d1c8-efc6-4530-8639-a82d86abeee4 | Newborn 7 days old with vomiting and dehydration clinical examination was normal except for hyperpigmentation of nipple. Electrolytes Na: 120 meq. K: 9 meq. most likely diagnosis - | Cong, adrenal hyperplasia | Primary hypothyroidism | Panhypopituitarism | Pyloric stenosis | 0a | multi | Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to a defect in CYP21A2 is suggested by episodes of acute adrenal insufficiency with hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, dehydration & vomiting | Medicine | null |
49287ccd-a21d-4b27-9998-0f6b82efd783 | Volume of air taken in and given out during normal respiration is referred to as: | IRV | TV | ERV | VC | 1b | single | B i.e. T V | Physiology | null |
f9aabc30-53a9-42e5-867c-765c2ae6d687 | Which of following anti-gout drugs act by inhibiting the enzyme xanthine oxidase? | Probenecid | Rasburicase | Allopurinol | Sulfinpyrazone | 2c | multi | DRUGS USED IN CHRONIC GOUT Group Mechanism Drugs Uric acid synthesis inhibitors Xanthine oxidase inhibitors Allopurinol, Febuxostat Uricosuric agents URAT-1 transpoer inhibitors Probenecid, Sulfinpyrazone, Benzbromarone, Lesinurad Recombinant uricase Cause oxidation of urate to allantoin Rasburicase, Pegloticase | Pharmacology | NSAIDs, Gout and Rheumatoid Ahritis |
1538ad81-c5d6-44f8-8eae-8e7f79db9e1a | Salvizol is a root canal irrigants with composition: | N1- decamethylene-bis-4aminoquinaldinium-dia-cerate. | bis-dequalinium acetate. | 4-chlorophenyl rings. | None. | 0a | multi | SALVIZOL
Salvizol is a detergent suggested for irrigating root canals during instrumentation. It is a root canal chelating irrigant, N1-decamethylene-bis-4-aminoquinaldinium-diacetate. Kaufman et al, has showe that salvizol, with a neutral pH level has a broad spectrum of bactericidal. | Dental | null |
ff19a991-e8b2-49be-aa7a-53a50259d184 | All the following statements about leukotriene modifers in the management of bronchial asthma are true except | May be used for acute asthma | May be used for exercise induced asthma | Zileuton is leukotriene modifer | May uncover chrug Strauss syndrome | 0a | multi | Leukotriene modifers ( monteleukast,zafirulukast) may be considrrco as alternatives to low dose inhaled coicosteroids in patients with mild persistent asthma . Has no role in treating acute severe asthma Ref Harrison 19th edition pg 1673 | Anatomy | Respiratory system |
b72479e8-cef8-4efb-8110-f8e674fd0fe8 | Which of the following passes through the foramen magnum? | Veebral aery | XII cranial nerve | Cranial pa XIth nerve | Internal carotid aery | 0a | single | Foramen magnum transmits Lower end of medulla Anterior spinal aery Posterior spinal aery 4th pa of veebral aery Spinal pa of XIth nerve Other structures: Apical ligament and tip of dens, membrana tectoria, veical band of Cruciate Ligament. | Anatomy | Cranial cavity |
6adc7aa4-93f0-4bf8-840e-c436dd9f6e38 | The most common cause of trismus is due to infection in muscle: | Masseter | Medial pterygoid | Temporalis | All of the above | 1b | multi | The most common cause of trismus is due to infection adjacent to muscles of jaw closure i.e., masseter, medial pterygoid, temporalis mostly due to involvement of pericoronal, submasseteric, and pterygo mandibular spaces. | Surgery | null |
c9e64b59-0bbc-4586-9f2b-af26f288072a | A soldier from Siachen came in emergency. How will you rule out hypothermia? | Oral temperature | Rectal temperature | Nasal temperature | Infrared tympanic probe | 1b | single | Ans. (B) Rectal temperature style="font-size: 1.04761904761905em; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Ref: ?)Preferred is two sites temperature check--rectal and esophageal.In the given clinical scenario rectal temperature would be preferred site to measure the core body temperature.During the low or high temp... | Medicine | Infection |
1ac8c6a9-6ddd-4894-b751-7cd884f1007c | Intestinal angina is a symptom complex of the following- | Postprandial abdominal pain, weight loss, acute mesenteric vessel occlusion | Postprandial abdominal pain, weight loss, chronic mesenteric vessel occlusion | Preprandial abdominal pain, weight loss, chronic mesenteric vessel occlusion | Preprandial abdominal pain, weight gain acute mesenteric vessel occlusion | 1b | single | null | Medicine | null |
46b5220e-c194-4d2d-85ac-edf334c286a1 | Which of these doesn't present with granulomatous Vasculitis? | Polyarteritis nodosa | Wegeners | Churg strauss syndrome | Microscopic polyangitis | 3d | single | Ans. (d) Microscopic polyangitisRef: Harrison 19th ed. / 2186* MPA is characterized by pauci-immune, necrotizing, small vessel vasculitis without clinical or pathological evidence of granulomatous inflammation* The family of vasculitic granulomatoses comprise# Wegener s granulomatosis# Necrotising sarcoidal granulomato... | Medicine | Immunology and Rheumatology |
e3aa9a46-6044-4638-9cf9-b1c3692f895c | The drug possessing antagonistic action at histamine, serotonin and muscarinic receptors is : | Promethazine | Terfenadine | Cyproheptadine | Hydroxyzine | 2c | single | null | Pharmacology | null |
6cdded3b-3a13-458c-bcbc-bb158541a1f2 | Following can be used in the treatment of myoclonic seizures except – | Valporate | Carbamazepine | Topiramate | Zonisamide | 1b | multi | Drugs used in myoclonic epilepsy
Valproate (DOC)
Lamotrigine
Topiramate
Clonazepam
Felbamate
Zonisamide | Pediatrics | null |
01b12082-4c81-4de7-bc29-8e270ffd8339 | Which histopathological type of odontogenic keratocyst is commoner, more invasive & has a greater tendency for recurrence? | Orthokeratinised | Parakeratinised | Non-keratinised | Diskeratinised | 1b | single | null | Pathology | null |
f2e310b1-00ed-42bc-a457-d35731e94aad | Mushroom cap sign in MRI is seen in:- | IIeocaecal TB | Pulmonary endometriosis | Ovarian endometriosis | Rectal endometriosis | 3d | single | Rectosigmoid endometriosis: - The endometrial deposit on rectum causes proliferation of muscularis propria and the surrounding tissues which is seen as "mushroom cap sign" in T2 weighted MRI. | Radiology | Women Imaging |
7c152931-ecc4-4619-b471-478c922dae45 | Left axis deviation is seen in which of the following cyanotic congenital heart disease | TAPVC | TGA | TA | TOF | 2c | single | Left axis deviation seen in tricuspid atresia (TA), since it is the only cyanotic congenital heart disease with Left ventricle dominance | Medicine | null |
d15156dd-6810-4cbc-a473-b4825f37f41a | A patient presents with fever. Peripheral smears shows band across the erythrocytes. Diagnosis is ? | P Falciparum | P vivax | P ovate | P malariae | 3d | single | Ans. is 'd' i.e., P malariae Band across erythrocytes (band-form trophozoites) is characteristic of P malariae. | Microbiology | null |
e338a46c-10d4-4a71-85de-bb3e9ad66237 | Which of the following statements about 'Late Expanding Phase of Demographic Cycle' is TRUE? | Bih Rate is lower than Death Rate | High Death Rate and High Bih Rate | Death Rate declines more than Bih Rate | Death Rate begins to decline while Bih Rate remains unchanged | 2c | multi | In late expanding phase of demographic cycle death rates declines faster than the bih rate and there is a steady decrease in the demographic gap. In this state population grow at a steadily decreasing rate. Most of the developing countries are now at early expanding and late expanding stages of demographic cycle. Ref: ... | Social & Preventive Medicine | null |
04824ae9-dc1d-4b93-9e79-93394865ada5 | Which among the following is NOT a feature of Consolidation? | Increased Vocal fremitus | Dull note on percussion | Bronchial breath sounds | Trachea shifted to side of consolidation | 3d | single | ANSWER: (D) Trachea shifted to side of consolidationREF: Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills by James Thomas, TanyaMonaghan Page 212"Trachea is in midline in consolidation because consolidation does not change the mediastinalposition"SIGNS OF CONSOLIDATION:Increased vocal fremitusDullness on pe... | Medicine | Pneumonia, Bronchiectasis, and Lung Abscess |
6a4bf30a-5c3b-407e-a813-fa07e533e85a | A drug that is NOT contraindicated in G–6 PD deficiency is : | Primaquine | Nitrofurantoin | Dapsone | INH | 3d | single | null | Pharmacology | null |
c5196421-d1f9-4cfc-95b0-1055be5dbeab | Commonest salivary gland tumour in children - | Lymphoma | Adenoid cystic Ca | Pleomorphic adenoma | Mucoepidermoid Ca. | 3d | single | Most common tumor of salivary gland in children - Hemangioma.
Most common malignant tumor of salivary gland in children - Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma.
After hemangioma, pleomorphic adenoma is the most Common salivary gland neoplasm. | Pathology | null |
c1fb2fc0-8c36-43b8-ae66-fb37eeba2623 | Best way to prevent hypotension during spinal anesthesia | Preloading with crystalloids | Mephentermine | Dopamine | Tredelenbug's position | 0a | multi | A i.e. Preloading with crystalloids | Anaesthesia | null |
1060b908-721a-4f0a-ae58-8b37e61b3092 | All ofthe following are associated with normal pressure spontaneous CSF leaks, Except - | Pseudo tumor Cerebri | Empty Sella Syndrome | Encephalocele | Meningiocele | 0a | multi | null | Medicine | null |
5044b7a0-0fae-41cf-b43b-db46e5d18274 | Following pattern in DNA electrophoresis is seen in | Apoptosis | Necrosis | Dyplasia | Metaplasia | 0a | single | . | Anatomy | All India exam |
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