AIIMS 2004
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Question 1: A 10 days old neonate is posted for pyloric stenosis surgery. The investigation report shows a serum calcium level of 6.0 mg/dl. What information would you like to know before you supplement calcium to this neonate ?
A) Blood glucose
B) Serum protein
C) Serum bilirubin
D) Oxygen saturation
Answer:
B
Question 2: A 12 year old girl has history of recurrent bulky stools and abdominal pain since 3 years of age. She has moderate pallor and her weight and height are below the 3rd percentile. Which of the following is the most appropriate investigation to make a specific diagnosis ?
A) Small intestinal biopsy
B) Barium studies
C) 24-hrs fecal fat estimation
D) Urinary d-xylose test
Answer:
A
Question 3: A 13 year old boy has bilateral gynecomastia. His height is 148 cm, weight 58 kg; the sexual maturity rating is stage 2. The gynecomastia is most likely due to ?
A) Prolactinoma
B) Testicular tumor
C) Pubertal gynecomastia
D) Chronic liver disease
Answer:
C
Question 4: A 13 year old boy presents with acute onset right scrotal pain. The pain is not relieved on elevation of the scrotum and he has no fever or dysuria. The testis is enlarged and tender. His routine urinary examination is normal. There is no history of trauma. Which of the following is the most appropriate management ?
A) Immediate exploration
B) Antibiotics
C) Psychiatric evaluation
D) Antibiotics and scrotal elevation
Answer:
A
Question 5: A 14 year old boy has difficulty in expressing himself in writing, and makes frequent spelling mistakes. He passes his examinations with poor marks. However, his mathematical ability and social adjustment are appropriate for his age. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis ?
A) Mental retardation
B) Lack of interest in studies
C) Specific learning disability
D) Examination anxiety
Answer:
C
Question 6: A 15-year-old boy presented with painful swelling over the left shoulder. Radiograph of the shoulder showed and osteolytic area with stippled calcification over the proximal humeral epiphysis. Biopsy of the lesion revealed an immature fibrous matrix with scattered giant cells. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis ?
A) Giant Cell Tumor
B) Chodroblastoma
C) Osteosarcoma
D) Chondromyxoid fibroma
Answer:
B
Question 7: A 15 year old girl was admitted to the infectious disease hospital with a provisional diagnosis of rabies. The most suitable clinical sample that can confirm the antemortem diagnosis is ?
A) Serum for anti-rabies IgG antibody
B) Corneal impression smear for immunofluorescence stain
C) CSF sample for viral culture
D) Giemsa stain on smear prepared from salivary secretions
Answer:
D
Question 8: A 2 month old girl has failure to thrive, polyuria and medullary nephrocalcinosis affecting both kidneys. Investigations show blood pH 7.48, bicarbonate 25 mEq/l, potassium 2 mEq/l, sodium 126 mEq/l and chloride 88 Eq/l. The most likely diagnosis is ?
A) Distal renal tubular acidosis
B) Primary hyperaldosteronism
C) Bartter syndrome
D) Pseudohypoaldosteronism
Answer:
C
Question 9: A 2 year old child is being evaluated for persistent metabolic acidosis. Blood tests show Na+ 140 mEq/1, K+ 3 mEq/l, Ca2+ 8mg/dL, Mg2+ 2 mg/dL, phosphate 3 mg/dl, pH 7.22, bicarbonate 16 mEq/1 and chloride 112 mEq/l. The plasma anion gap is ?
A) 9
B) 15
C) 22
D) 25
Answer:
A
Question 10: A 20-year-old female patient presented with a thyroid swelling. Most probably, the fine needle aspiration cytology with not diagnose ?
A) Papillary carcinoma of thyroid
B) Medullary carcinoma of thyroid
C) Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of thyroid
D) Follicular carcinoma of thyroid
Answer:
D
Question 11: A 20 year old female weighing about 55 kg is admitted to an emergency department having consumed 10 g of paracetamol (acetaminophen) together with alcohol, 6 hours earlier. A serum paracetamol level is reported as 400 micrograms/ml. Which one of the following is correct in this case ?
A) Gastric lavage is mandatory
B) Administration of activated charcoal
C) Abnormalities of kidney function are likely to be present
D) Hepatotoxicity is likely to occur
Answer:
D
Question 12: A 20 year old male has presented with repeated episodes of hematemesis. There is no history of jaundice or liver decompensation. On examination the significant findings include splenomegaly (8 cms below costal margin), and presence of esophageal varices. There is no ascites or peptic ulceration. The liver function tests are normal. The most likely diagnosis is ?
A) Extahephatic portal venous obstruction
B) Non cirrhotic portal fibrosis
C) Cirrhosis
D) Hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction
Answer:
Question 13: A 20 year student has a myopia of -2.0 D and a post traumatic nebular corneal opacity in her right eye. Which of the following is the best refractive surgery option for her ?
A) Photorefractive keratectomy
B) LASIK
C) Radial keratotomy
D) Epikeratoplasty
Answer:
Question 14: A 25 year old lady presents with spontaneous nipple discharge of 3 months duration. On examination the discharge is bloody and from a single duct. The following statements about the management of this patient are true except ?
A) Ultrasound can be a useful investigation
B) Radical duct excision is the operation of choice
C) Galactogram, though useful, is not essential
D) Majority of blood-stained nipple discharges are due to Papillomas or other benign condition
Answer:
B
Question 15: A 25 year old male presents to Emergency with history of road traffic accident two hours ago. The patient is hemodynamically stable. Abdomen is soft. On catheterization of the bladder, hematuria is noted. The next step in the management should be ?
A) Immediate laparotomy
B) Retrograde Cystourethrography (RGU)
C) Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (DPL)
D) Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography (CECT) of Abdomen
Answer:
B
Question 16: A 27 year old man is noted to have blood pressure of 170/100 mmHg. He has prominent aortic ejection click and murmurs heard over the ribs on both sides anteriorly and over the back posteriorly. In addition, the pulses in the lower extremities are feeble and he complains of mild claudication with exertion. The most likely diagnosis is ?
A) Atrial septal defect
B) Aortic stenosis
C) Coarctation of the aorta
D) Cardiomyopathy
Answer:
C
Question 17: A 3 year old boy has bilateral renal calculi secondary to idiopathic hypercalciuria. The dietary management includes all of the following except ?
A) Increased water intake
B) Low sodium diet
C) Reduced calcium intake
D) Avoidance of meat proteins
Answer:
B
Question 18: A 30 year old male patient presents with urethritis. All of the following can be the causative agent except ?
A) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
B) Chlamydia trachomatis
C) Trichomonas vaginalis
D) Haemophilus ducreyi
Answer:
C
Question 19: A 30 year old man involved in a fisticuff, injured his middle finger and noticed slight flexion of DIP joint. X-rays were normal. The most appropriate management at this stage is ?
A) Ignore
B) Splint the finger in hyperextension
C) Surgical repair of the flexor tendon
D) Buddy strapping
Answer:
B
Question 20: A 30 year old unmarried woman of average socio-economic background believes that her boss is in secretly love with her. She rings him up at odd hours and writes love letters to him despite his serious warnings not to do so. She holds this belief despite contradiction from her family members and his denial. However, she is able to manage her daily activities as before. She is most likely suffering from ?
A) Depression
B) Schizophrenia
C) Delusional disorder
D) No psychiatric treatment
Answer:
C
Question 21: A 35 year old insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patient on Insulin for the past 10 years complains of gradually progressive painless loss of vision. Most likely he has ?
A) Cataract
B) Vitreous haemorrhage
C) Total rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
D) Tractional retinal detachment not involving the macula
Answer:
A
Question 22: A 35 year old man with an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is likely to exhibit all of the following features, except ?
A) Perfectionism interfering with performance
B) Compulsive checking behaviour
C) Preoccupation with rule
D) Indecisiveness
Answer:
D
Question 23: A 35 year old male, with pre-morbid anxious traits and heavy smoker, believes that he has been suffering from 'lung carcinoma' for a year. No significant clinical finding is detected on examination and relevant investigations. He continues to stick to his belief despite evidence to the contrary. In the process, he has spent a huge amount of money, time and energy in getting himself unduly investigated. He is most likely suffering from ?
A) Carcinoma lung
B) Delusional disorder
C) Hypochondriacal disorder
D) Malingering
Answer:
C
Question 24: A 35 year old patient complains of abdominal cramps along with profuse diarrhea. The treating physician wants to process the stool specimen for isolation of Campylobacter jejuni. Which of the following is the method of choice for the culture of stool ?
A) Culture of TCBS medium incubated at 37°C under aerobic conditions
B) Culture on Skirrow’s medium incubated at 42°C under micro-aerophilic conditions
C) Culture on Mackconkey’s medium incubated at 42°C under anaerobic conditions
D) Culture on Wilson and Blair’s medium incubated at 37°C under microaerophilic conditions
Answer:
B
Question 25: A 40 year old male had multiple blisters over the trunk and extremities. Direct immunoflurescence studies showed linear IgG. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis ?
A) Pemphigus vulgaris
B) Pemphigus foliaceous
C) Bullous Pemphigoid
D) Dermatitis herpetiformis
Answer:
Question 26: A 40 year old patient is suffering from carotid body tumor. Which of the following is the best choice of treatment for him ?
A) Excision of tumor
B) Radiotherapy
C) Chemotherapy
D) Carotid artery ligation both proximal and distal to the tumor
Answer:
A
Question 27: A 40 year old woman has undergone a Cholecystectomy. The histopathology reveals that she has a 3 cm adenocarcinoma in the body of the gallbladder infiltrating upto the serosa. Which of the following further management would you advise her ?
A) Chemotherapy
B) Radiotherapy
C) Radical Cholecystectomy
D) Follow up with regular ultrasound examinations
Answer:
D
Question 28: A 40-year-old woman presented with a 8 month history of erythema and swelling of the periorbital region and papules and plaques on the dorsolateral aspect of forearms and knuckles with ragged cuticles. There was no muscle weakness. The most likely diagnosis is ?
A) Systemic lupus erythematosus
B) Dermatomyositis
C) Systemic sclerosis
D) Mixed connective tissue disorder
Answer:
Question 29: A 46-year-old, known alcoholic, presented with pain in the dorsal spine. On examination there is tenderness at the dorso-lumbar junction. Radiograph shows destruction of the 12th dorsal vertebra with loss of disc space between D12-L1 vertebrae. The most probable diagnosis is ?
A) Metastatic spine disease
B) Pott’s spine
C) Missed trauma
D) Multiple myeloma
Answer:
Question 30: A 48 year old woman was admitted with a history of weakness for two months.
On examination, cervical lymph nodes were found enlarged and spleen was palpable
2 cm below the costal margin. Her hemoglobin was 10.5 g/dl, platelet count 237 x
109/L and total leukocyte count 40 X 109/L, which included
80% mature lymphoid cells with coarse clumped chromatin. Bone marrow revealed a
nodular lymphoid infiltrate. The peripheral blood lymphoid cells were positive
for CD19,CD5, CD20 and CD23 and were negative for CD79B and FMC -7. Which one of
the following statements in not true about this disease ?
A) Trisomy 12 correlates an aggressive clinical course
B) Abnormalities of 13q14 are associated with long term survival
C) Cases with 11q22-23 deletions have excessive lymphadenopathy
D) t(11;14) translocation is present in most of the cases
Answer:
Question 31: A 5 year old child is rushed to casualty reportedly electrocuted while playing in a park. The child is apneic and is ventilated with bag and a mask. Which of the following will be the next step in the management ?
A) Check pulses
B) Start chest compression
C) Intubate
D) Check oxygen saturation
Answer:
A
Question 32: A 50 year old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus is found to have 24 hr urinary albumin of 250 mg. Which of the following drugs may be used to retard progression of renal disease ?
A) Hydrochlorthiazide
B) Enalapril
C) Amiloride
D) Aspirin
Answer:
B
Question 33: A 50-year-old man sustained posterior dislocation of left hip in an accident. Dislocation was reduced after 3 days. He started complaining of pain in left hip after 6 months. X-rays of the pelvis were normal. The most relevant investigation at this stage will be ?
A) CRP levels in blood
B) Ultrasonography of hip
C) Arthrography of hip
D) MRI of hip
Answer:
D
Question 34: A 52 year old male diagnosed as triple vessel coronary artery disease with poor left ventricular function. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery was decided. During maintenance of anaesthesia which one of the following agents should be preferred ?
A) IV Opioids
B) Isoflurane
C) Halothane
D) Nitrous oxide
Answer:
B
Question 35: A 55 year old male presents with features of Obstructive Jaundice. He also reports a weight loss of seven kilograms in last two months. On CT Scan, the CBD is dilated till the lower end and the main pancreatic duct is also dilated. Pancreas is normal. The most likely diagnosis is ?
A) Choledocholithiasis
B) Carcinoma Gallbladder
C) Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
D) Periampullary Carcinoma
Answer:
D
Question 36: A 56 year old man has painful weeping rashes over the upper eyelid and forehead for the last 2 days along with ipsilateral acute punctate keratopathy. About a year back, he had chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. There is no other abnormality. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis ?
A) Impetigo
B) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
C) Herpes Zoster
D) Pyoderma gangrenosum
Answer:
C
Question 37: A 59-year-old man complains of recurrent attacks of pain in the region of left shoulder radiating to sternum and the pit of stomach. The attacks of pain came at lengthy intervals Until the last two days when it became continuous. The physician diagnosed it as angina pectoris. In this case the pain pathway from the heart is carried by ?
A) superior cervical cardiac nerve
B) middle and inferior cervical cardiac nerve
C) thoracic splanchnic nerve
D) vagus
Answer:
C
Question 38: A 6 month old child with Tetralogy of Fallot develops cyanotic spell initiated by crying. Which one of the following drugs you would like to avoid ?
A) Sodium bicarbonate
B) Propranolol
C) Phenylephrine
D) Isoprenaline
Answer:
D
Question 39: A 6 year old boy has been complaining of headache, ignoring to see the objects on the side for four months. On examination, he is not mentally retarded, his grades at school are good, and visual acuity is diminished in both the eyes. Visual charting showed significant field defect. CT scan of the head showed suprasellar mass with calcification. Which of the following is the most probable diagnosis ?
A) Astrocytoma
B) Craniopharyngioma
C) Pituitary adenoma
D) Meningioma
Answer:
Question 40: A 60 years old man with rheumatic mitral stenosis with atrial fibrillation is on therapy for a fast ventricular rate. While on treatment, he developed a regular pulse of 64 beats per min. The most likely drug being administered was ?
A) Verapamil
B) Digoxin
C) Carvedilol
D) Propranolol
Answer:
B
Question 41: A 62 year old diabetic female patient presented with history of progressive right-sided weakness of one-month duration. The patient was also having speech difficulty. Fundus examination showed papilledema. Two months ago, she also had a fall in her bathroom and struck her head against a wall. The most likely clinical diagnosis is ?
A) Alzheimer's disease
B) Left parietal glioma
C) Left MCA territory stroke
D) Left chronic Subdural haematoma
Answer:
D
Question 42: A 7 year old boy with left renal mass had bone pain and was detected to have bone metastatic deposits. The most likely renal tumor is ?
A) Favourable histology Wilms tumor
B) Renal cell carcinoma
C) Clear cell sarcoma
D) Rhabdoid tumor
Answer:
Question 43: A 9 year old boy has steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome for the last 5 years. The patient is markedly cushingoid with blood pressure of 120/86 mmHg and small subcapsular cataracts. The most appropriate therapy of choice is ?
A) Longterm frusemide with enalapril
B) Cyclophosphamide
C) Intravenous immunoglobulin
D) Intravenous pulse corticosteroids
Answer:
B
Question 44: A 9 year old boy present with growth retardation and propensity to hypoglycemia. Physical examination reveals short stature, micropenis, increased fat and high-pitched voice. The skeletal survey reveals bone age of 5 years. Which of the following is most appropriate diagnosis?
A) Malabsorption
B) Growth hormone deficiency
C) Adrenal tumor
D) Thyroxin deficiency
Answer:
B
Question 45: A baby girl presents with bilateral inguinal masses, thought to be hernias but are found to be testes in the inguinal canals. Which karyotype would you except to find in the child ?
A) 46, XX
B) 46,XY
C) 47,XXY
D) 47,XYY
Answer:
B
Question 46: A body is brought for autopsy with history of poisoning. On postmortem examination, there is dark brown postmortem staining and garlic odour in stomach. In this case the poisoning is most likely due to ?
A) Hydrocyanic acid
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Aniline dye
D) Phosphorus
Answer:
D
Question 47: A Cardiologist wants to study the effect of an anti-hypertensive drug. He notes down the initial systolic blood pressure (mmHg) of 50 patients and then administers the drug on them. After a week’s treatment, he measures the systolic blood pressure again. Which of the following is the most appropriate statistical test of significance to test the statistical significance of the change in blood pressure ?
A) Paired t-test
B) Unpaired or independent t-test
C) Analysis of Variance
D) Chi-square test
Answer:
Question 48: A child presents with peripheral circulatory failure. The arterial pH is 7.0, pCO2 of 15 mmHg, pO2 76 mm Hg. Which of the following will be the immediate therapy ?
A) Sodium bicarbonate infusion
B) Bolus of Ringers lactate
C) Bolus of hydroxyethyl starch
D) Dopamine infusion
Answer:
B
Question 49: A child underwent a tonsillectomy at 6 years of age with no complications. He underwent a preoperative screening for bleeding at the age of 12 years before an elective laparotomy, and was found to have a prolonged partial thromboplastin time but normal Prothrombin Time. There was no family history of bleeding. The patient is likely to have ?
A) Acquired vitamin K deficiency
B) Acquired liver disease
C) Factor XII deficiency
D) Mild hemophilia A
Answer:
D
Question 50: A four year old boy was admitted with a history of abdominal pain and fever
for two months, maculopapular rash for ten days, and dry cough, dyspnea and
wheezing for three days. On examination, liver and spleen were enlarged 4 cm and
3 cm respectively below the costal margins. His hemoglobin was 10.0 g/dl,
platelet count 37 x 109/L and total leukocyte count 70 x 109/L,
which included 80% eosinophils. Bone marrow examination revealed a cellular
marrow comprising 45% blasts and 34% Eosinophils and eosinophilic precursors.
The blasts stained negative for myeloperoxidase and non-specific esterase and
were positive for CD19, CD10, CD22 and CD20. Which one of the following is the
most likely diagnosis ?
A) Biphenotypic acute leukemia (lymphoid and eosinophil lineage)
B) Acute eosinophilic leukemia
C) Acute lymphoblastic leukemia with hypereosinophilic syndrome
D) Acute myeloid leukemia with eosinophilia
Answer:
Question 51: A fourteen year old boy is admitted with history of fever, icterus, conjunctival suffusion and haematuria for twenty days. Which of the following serological test can be of diagnostic utility ?
A) Widal test
A) Widal test
B) Microscopic Agglutination Test
C) Paul Bunnel test
D) Weil felix reaction
Answer:
B
Question 52: A male infant presented with distension of abdomen shortly after birth with passing of less meconium. Subsequently a full-thickness biopsy of the rectum was performed. The rectal biopsy is likely to show ?
A) Fibrosis of submucosa
B) Lack of ganglion cells
C) Thickened muscularis propria
D) Hyalinisation of the muscular coat
Answer:
B
Question 53: A middle aged man presents with progressive atrophy and weakness of hands and forearms. On examination he is found to have slight spasticity of the legs, generalized hyper-reflexia and increased signal in the cortico-spinal tracts on T2 weighted MRI. The most likely diagnosis is ?
A) Multiple sclerosis
B) Amotrophic lateral sclerosis
C) Subacute combined degeneration
D) Progressive spinal muscular atrophy
Answer:
B
Question 54: A neonate is being investigated for jaundice. A liver biopsy shows features of a “Giant Cell/ Neonatal hepatitis”. Which one of the following conditions usually results in this case ?
A) Congenital hepatic fibrosis
B) Hemochromatosis
C) Alpha -1- antitrypsin deficiency
D) Glycogen storage disease Type 1
Answer:
D
Question 55: A one and a half year old child holding her father’s hand slipped and fell but did not let go of her father’s hand. After that, she continued to cry and hold the forearm in pronated position and refused to move the affected extremity. Which of the following management at this stage is most appropriate ?
A) Supinate the forearm
B) Examine the child under GA
C) Elevate the limb and observe
D) Investigate for osteomyelitis
Answer:
A
Question 56: A patient following head injury was admitted in intensive care ward with signs of raised intracranial pressure. He was put on ventilator and started on intravenous fluids and diuretics. Twenty four hours later his urine output was 3.5 liters, serum sodium 156 mEq/l and serum osmolarity of 316 mOsm/kg. The most likely diagnosis based on these parameters is ?
A) High output due to diuretics
B) Diabetes insipidus
C) Too much infusion of normal saline
D) Cerebral salt retaining syndrome
Answer:
Question 57: A patient is admitted with 3rd episode of deep venous thrombosis. There is no history of any associated medical illness. All of the following investigations are required for establishing the diagnosis, except ?
A) Protein C deficiency
B) Antithrombin III deficiency
C) Antibodies to factor VIII
D) Antibodies to cardiolipin
Answer:
C
Question 58: A patient of acute leukemia is admitted with febrile neutropenia. On day four of being treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, his fever increases. X-ray chest shows bilateral fluffy infiltrates. Which of the following should be the most appropriate next step in the management ?
A) Add antiviral therapy
B) Add antifungal therapy
C) Add cotrimoxazole
D) Continue chemotherapy
Answer:
C
Question 59: A patient presents with melaena, normal renal function, hypertension and mononeuritis multipex. The most probable diagnosis is ?
A) Classical polyarteritis nodosa
B) Microscopic polyangitis
C) Henoch-Schonlein purpura
D) Buerger’s disease
Answer:
A
Question 60: A patient with leprosy had slightly erythematous, anaesthetic plaques on the trunk and upper limbs. He was treated with paucibacillary multidrug therapy (PB-MDT) for 6 months. At the end of 6 months, he had persistent erythema and induration in the plaque. The next step of action recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in such a patient is ?
A) Stop antileprosy treatment
B) Continue PB-MDT till erythema subsides
C) Biopsy the lesion to document activity
D) Continue dapsone alone for another 6 months
Answer:
A
Question 61: A posteriorly perforating ulcer in the pyloric antrum of the stomach is likely to produce initial localized peritonitis or abscess formation in the ?
A) Greater sac
B) Left subhepatic and hepatorenal spaces (pouch of Morrison)
C) Omental bursa
D) Right subphrenic space
Answer:
C
Question 62: A primigravida presents to casualty at 32 wks gestation with acute pain abdomen for 2 hours, vaginal bleeding and decreased fetal movements. She should be managed by ?
A) Immediate caesarean section
B) Immediate induction of labour
C) Tocolytic therapy
D) Magnesium sulphate therapy
Answer:
A
Question 63: A total 5000 patients of glaucoma are identified and surveyed by patient interviews regarding family history of glaucoma. Such a study design is called ?
A) Case series report
B) Case-control study
C) Clinical Trial
D) Cohort study
Answer:
A
Question 64: A young female patient with long history of sinusitis presented with frequent fever along with personality changes and headache of recent origin. The fundus examination revealed papilledema. The most likely diagnosis is ?
A) Frontal lobe abscess
B) Meningitis
C) Encephalitis
D) Frontal bone osteomyelitis
Answer:
A
Question 65: A young patient presenting with massive hematemesis was found to have splenomegaly. In this case the most likely source of bleeding is ?
A) Duodenal ulcer
B) Esophageal varices
C) Erosive mucosal disease
D) Gastric ulcer
Answer:
C
Question 66: All of the following are characteristic of a bronchopulmonary segment, except ?
A) It is surgically respectable
B) It is named according to the segmental bronchus supplying it
C) It is drained by intrasegmental branch of pulmonary vein
D) It is the largest subdivision of a lobe
Answer:
D
Question 67: All of the following are correct regarding Legionellae except ?
A) Legionellae can be grown on complex media
B) Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 is the most common serogroup isolated from humans
C) Legionellae are communicable from infected patients to others
D) Legionella pneumophila is not effectively killed by polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Answer:
Question 68: All of the following are examples of tumor markers, except ?
A) Alpha-HCG (a-HCG)
B) Alpha-Fetoprotein
C) Thyroglobulin
D) β2 – microglobulin
Answer:
A
Question 69: All of the following are indications for post operative Radiotherapy in a case of Carcinoma Endometrium except ?
A) Myometrial invasion > ˝ thickness
B) Positive lymph nodes
C) Endocervical involvement
D) Tumor positive for estrogen receptors
Answer:
Question 70: All of the following are true about therapy for tuberculosis, except ?
A) 'Flu like syndrome' is usually seen in people taking rifampicin on daily basis
B) Ethambutol accumulates in renal failure
C) Hyperuricemia is a recognized side effect of pyrazinamide
D) Red-green color impairment is an early sign of ethambutol induced optic neuritis
Answer:
A
Question 71: All of the following are used for managing status epilepticus except ?