(Single Best Answer) Question 1441: A patient undergoing surgery suddenly develops hypotension. The monitor shows that the end tidal carbondioxide has decreased abruptly by 15 mm Hg. What is the probable diagnosis ?
A) Hypothermia B) Pulmonary embolism C) Massive fluid deficit D) Myocardial depression due to anaesthetic agents Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1442: A patient in an ICU is on a CVP line. His blood culture shows growth of gram positive cocci which are catalase positive and coagulase negative. The most likely etiological agent is ?
A) Staphylococcus aureus B) Staphylococcus epidermidis C) Streptococcus pyogenes D) Enterococcus faecalis Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1443: A newborn infant refuses breast milk since the 2nd day of birth, vomits on force-feeding but accepts glucose-water, develops diarrhoea on the third day, by the 5th day she is jaundiced with liver enlargement and eyes show signs of cataract. Urinary reducing sugar was positive but blood glucose estimated by glucose oxidation method was found low. The most likely cause is deficiency of ?
A) Galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase B) Beta galactosidase C) Glucose-6-phosphatase D) Galactokinase Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1444: A newborn baby has been referred to the casualty as a case of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The first clinical intervention is of ?
A) Insert a central venous pressure line B) Bag and mask ventilation C) Insert a nasogastric tube D) Ventilate with high frequency ventilator Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1445: A newborn baby had normal APGAR score at birth and developed excessive frothing and choking on attempted feeds. The investigation of choice is ?
A) Esophagoscopy B) Bronchoscopy C) MRI chest D) Xray chest and abdomen wiht the red rubber catheter passed per orally into oesophagus Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1446: A middle aged old man, with chronic renal failure is diagnosed to have sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis. His creatinine clearance is 25ml/min. All of the following drug need modification in doses except ?
A) Isoniazid B) Streptomycin C) Rifampicin D) Ethambutol Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1447: A middle aged man presented with pain in back, lack of interest in recreational activities, low mood, lethargy, decreased sleep and appetite for two months. There was no history suggestive of delusions or hallucinations. He did not suffer from any chronic medical illness. There was no family history of psychiatric illness. Routine investigations including hemogram, renal function tests, liver function tests, electrocardiogram did not reveal any abnormality. The patient should be treated with ?
A) Haloperidol B) Sertraline C) Alprazolam D) Olanzepine Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1448: A man presents with fever and chills 2 weeks after a louse bite. There was a maculopapular rash on the trunk which spread peripherally. The cause of this infection can be ?
A) Scrub typhus B) Endemic typhus C) Rickettsial pox D) Epidemic typhus Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Tuberculosis B) Malignancy C) Rheumatoid arthritis D) Pulmonary infarction Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1450: A drug company is developing a new pregnancy-test kit for use on an outpatient basis. The company used the pregnancy test on 100 women who are known to be pregnant. Out of 100 women, 99 showed positive test. Upon using the same test on 100 non-pregnant women, 90 showed negative result. What is the sensitivity of the test ?
A) 90% B) 99% C) Average of 90 & 99 D) Cannot be calculated from the given data Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):