(Single Best Answer) Question 151: A patient presents with a platelet count of 700 Ã? 109/L with abnormalities in size, shape and granularity of platelets. WBC count of 12 Ã? 109/L, hemoglobin of 11g/dl and the absence of the Philadelphia chromosome. The most likely diagnosis would be ?
A) Polycythemia vera B) Essential thrombocythemia C) Chronic myeloid leukemia D) Leukemoid reaction Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 152: A patient with Acute Psychosis, who is on haloperidol 20 mg/day for last 2 days, has an episode characterized by tongue protrusion, oculogyric crisis, stiffness and abnormal posture of limbs and trunk without loss of consciousness for last 20 minutes before presenting to casualty. This improved within a few minutes after administration of diphenhydramine HCl. The most likely diagnosis is ?
A) Acute Dystonia B) Akathisia C) Tardive Dyskinesia D) Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 153: A peripheral smear with increased neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, and platelets is highly suggestive of ?
A) Acute myeloid leukemia B) Acute lymphoblastic leukemia C) Chronic myelogenous leukemia D) Myelodysplastic syndrome Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 154: A physician, after examining a group of patients of a certain disease, classifies the conditions of each one as Normal, Mild, Moderate or Severe. Which one of the following is the scale of measurement that is being adopted for classification of the disease condition ?
A) Normal B) Interval C) Ratio D) Ordinal Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 155: A premature infant is born with a patent ductus arterious. Its closure can be stimulated by administration of ?
A) Prostaglandin analogue B) Estrogen C) Anti-estrogen compounds D) Prostaglandin inhibitors Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 156: A randomized trial comparing efficacy of two regimens showed that difference is statistically significant with p<0.001 but in reality the two drugs do not differ in their efficacy. This is an example of ?
A) Type-I error (alpha error) B) Type-II error (beta error) C) 1-alpha D) 1-beta Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 157: A recurrent chalazion should be subjected to histopathologic evaluation to exclude the possibility of ?
A) Squamous cell carcinoma B) Sebaceous cell carcinoma C) Malignant melanoma D) Basal cell carcinoma Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 158: All of the following are complications of supracondylar fracture of humerus in children, except ?
A) Compartment syndrome B) Myositis ossificans C) Malunion D) Non Union Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):