(Single Best Answer) Question 491: A two-month-old infant is brought to the hospital emergency with marked respiratory distress. On examination, the infant has cyanosis and bilateral crepitations. Heart rate is 180/min, respiratory rate 56/min and the liver span 7.5 cm The child has has repeated episodes of fever, cough and respiratory distress since the time of birth. Cardiovascular examination reveals a grade III ejection systolic murmur in left parasternal area and the chest X-ray reveals cardiomegaly with a narrow base and plethoric lung fields. What is the most likely diagnosis ?
A) Congenital methemoglobinemia B) Transposition of great arteries C) Cystic fibrosis D) Tetralogy of Fallot Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Congenital nystagmus B) Spino-cerebellar degeneration C) Multiple sclerosis D) Progressive supranuclear palsy Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Choledochal cyst B) Cholelithiasis C) Liver flukes D) Working in rubber industry Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 494: A twenty-year-old male is presented with end stage renal failure. Since 13 years of age, he has had progressive renal insufficiency initially with episodes of painless haemturia. He also has progressive deafness. His brother suffers from similar illness. What is the most likely diagnosis ?
A) Alport syndrome B) Henoch-Schonlein vasculitis C) Familial lupus D) Wegener's granulomatosis Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 495: A 23-year-old individual who believes in megavitamins therapy develops severe headache. Fundoscopy reveals papilloedema. The likely cause for this problem is ?
A) Vitamin B12 intoxication B) Vitamin A intoxication C) Vitamin E intoxication D) Vitamin K intoxication Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 496: Consider the following statements: 1. Thalidomide is the drug of choice for Erythema Nodosum Leprosum 2. It is an immuno-modulatory and anti-inflammatory drug Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?
A) 1 only B) 2 only C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2 Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 497: A 35-year-old lady is diagnosed to have post-partum hypopituitarism. The correct order of hormone substitution in her case would be ?
A) Thyroxin, steroids, oral contraceptives B) Glucocorticoids, thyroxin, oral contraceptives C) Oral contraceptives, thyroxin, glucorticoids D) Glucocorticoids, oral contraceptives, thyroxin Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 498: Consider the following statements with regard to sexual transmission of HIV: 1. Male to female transmission is many times more efficient than female-to-male transmission 2. Non-ulcerative inflammatory STDs such as those caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis do not increase the risk of transmission of HIV infection 3. Infections with Trichomonas pallidum, Haemophilus ducreyi and HSV increase the risk of transmission of HIV infection 4. Oral sex is a much less efficient mode of transmission of HIV than is receptive anal intercourse Which of the statements given above are correct ?
A) 1 and 3 only B) 1, 3 and 4 only C) 2 and 4 only D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):