(Single Best Answer) Question 1071: A middle aged woman, on oral contraceptive for many years, developed neurological symptoms such as depression, irritability, nervousness and mental confusion. Her hemoglobin level was 8 g/dL. Biochemical investigations revealed that she was excreting highly elevated concentrations of xanthurenic acid in urine. She also showed high levels of triglycerides and cholesterol in serum. All the above findings are most probably related to vitamin B6 deficiency caused by prolonged oral contraceptive use except?
A) Increased urinary xanthurenic acid excretion B) Neurological symptoms by decreased synthesis of biogenic amines C) Decreased hemoglobin level D) Increased triglyceride and cholesterol level Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1072: A 45 - year old woman visited her physician with complaints of increased appetite and thirst with increased frequency of urination. She also had the symptoms of diminished or impalpable pulses in the feet, besides gangrene of the feet. Her laboratory findings on the oral glucose tolerance test are as follows:
Parameters
Fasting
1 hr
2 hr
Blood glucose (mg/dL)
155
270
205
Urine glucose
-ve
+++
++
Ketone bodies
-ve
-ve
-ve
Which of the following statements is not correct for the above mentioned case ?
A) She was suffering from insulin dependent diabetes mellitus B) She was suffering from non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus C) She was treated with oral hypoglycemic drugs only when diet control and exercise could not control the pathological situation D) Knowledge of family history of diabetes mellitus is useful in predicting the nature of diabetes Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1073: 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 1075: 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):
A) Lupus nephritis B) Mesangio capillary glomerulonephritis C) Diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome D) Post-infections glomerulonephritis Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):