(Single Best Answer) Question 3231: A 20 year old woman presents with bilateral conductive deafness, palpable purpura on the legs and hemoptysis. Radiograph of the chest shows a thin-walled cavity in left lower zone. Investigations reveal total leukocyte count 12000/mm3, red cell casts in the urine and 12000/mm3 serum creatinine 3 mg/dL. What is the most probable diagnosis?
A) Henoch-Schonlein purpura B) Polyarteritis nodosa C) Wegener's granulomatosis D) Disseminated tuberculosis Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 3232: A woman is admitted with complaints of low-grade fever of 6 weeks duration. Chest radiograph reveals bihilar adenopathy with clear lung fields. All of the following investigations will be useful in differential diagnosis except?
A) CD4/CD8 counts in the blood B) Serum ACE levels C) CECT of chest D) Gallium scan Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Loss of diurnal variation B) Increased ACTH C) Increased plasma Cortisol D) Increased urinary metabolites of Cortisol Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 3234: The occurence of hyperthyroidism following administration of supplemental iodine to subjects with endemic iodine deficiency goitre is known as?
A) Jod- Basedow effect B) Wolff- Chaikoff effect C) Thyrotoxicosis factitia D) de Quervain's thyroiditis Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Chronic sinopulmonary disease B) Decreased level of alfa fetoprotein C) Chromosomal breakage D) IgA deficiency Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) The plasma oncotic pressure is high B) There is renal compensation C) Increased cardiac output D) There is a fall in the systemic capillary hydrostatic pressure Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Neuromuscular junction B) Sarcolemmal proteins C) Muscle contractile proteins D) Disuse atrophy due to muscle weakness Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 3239: A 10 year old boy has a fracture of femur. Biochemical evaluation revealed Hb 11.5gm/dL and ESR 18 mm 1st 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?
A) Nutritional rickets B) Renal rickets C) Hyperparathyroidism D) Skeletal dysplasia Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) It is due to estrogen mediated sodium retention B) It is not related to menstrual cycles C) There is increased water retention in upright position D) ACE inhibitors can be useful in some cases Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):