A) Right heart failure secondary to primary cardiac involvement B) Echocardiographic evidence of myocarditis is seen > 80$ cases C) Intraventricular delays and atrioventricular blocks D) Apical region wall motion abnormality secondary to coronary involvement Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 12: Regarding cryptococcal infection 1. lifelong maintenance therapy is recommended to prevent a symptomatic clinical relapse in patients with HIV infection 2. pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent host always progresses to disseminated cryptococcosis if not treated 3. complications of central nervous system cryptococcosis include cranial nerve deficits, vision loss and cognitive impairment 4. the echinocandins, caspofungin and micafungin are highly effective against cryptococcus species
A) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct B) Only 1 and 3 are correct C) Only 2 and 4 are correct D) Only 4 is correct Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) nevirapine B) efavirenz C) zidovudine D) emtricitabine Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 14: Infection / infections that occur in the first 2 weeks after allogenic stem cell transplantation is / are 1. gram positive bacterial sepsis 2. candida sepsis 3. herpes simplex virus disease 4. cytomegalovirus disease
A) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct B) Only 1 and 3 are correct C) Only 2 and 4 are correct D) Only 4 is correct Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) low radiation dose B) x ray tube continuously on C) evaluation of both systole and diastole D) enables flexible reconstruction in the event of arrhythmias Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 16: A 45 year old male having a long history of cigarette smoking presented with gangrene of left foot. An amputation of the left foot was done. Representative sections from the specimen revealed presence of arterial thrombus with neutrophilic infiltrate in the arterial wall. The inflammation also extended into the neighbouring veins and nerves. The most probably diagnosis is ?
A) Takayasu arteritis B) Giant cell arteritis C) Hypersensitivity angitis D) Thromboangitis obliterans Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 17: Regarding use of calcium channel blockers in management of acute coronary syndrome Assertion: they are indicated as first line drugs in the management of acute coronary syndrome
Reason: they inhibit vascular smooth muscle function and cause coronary and peripheral vasodilatation
A) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion C) Assertion is true, but Reason is false D) Assertion is false, but Reason is true Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 18: In TOF severity of cyanosis depends on 1. severity of infundibular obstruction 2. amount of aortic override 3. systemic vascular resistance 4. site of VSD
A) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct B) Only 1 and 3 are correct C) Only 2 and 4 are correct D) Only 4 is correct Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) pulsus paradoxus B) diastolic collapse of right ventricle on echocardiogram C) electrical alternans D) Kussmaul's sign Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 20: A specific predictor for higher risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (non-ischmic CMP) is ?
A) non-sustained ventricular tachycardia B) induction of polymorphic VT or VF during EP testing C) unexplained syncope D) any of the above Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):