(Single Best Answer) Question 1061: A 60 year old man with rheumatic mitral stenosis with atrial fibrillation is on therapy for a fast ventricular rate. While on treatment, he developed a regular pulse of 64/min. The most likely drug being administered was?
A) Verapamil B) Digoxin C) Carvedilol D) Propranolol 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):
A) Following needle stick injury infectivity is reduced by administration of nucleoside analogues B) CD4 counts are the best predictors of disease progression C) Infected T cells survive for a month in infected patients D) In latent phase HIV is minimal replication Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1064: In hematuria of glomerular origin the urine is characterised by the presence of all the following except?
A) Red cell casts B) Acanthocytes C) Crenated red cells D) Dysmorphic red cells 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):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1067: 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):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1068: A 28 year old lady has put on weight (10 Kg over a period of 3 years), and has oligomenorrhoea followed by amenorrhoea for 8 months. The blood pressure is 160/100 mm of Hg. Which of the following is the most appropriate investigation?
A) Serum electrolytes B) Plasma cortisol C) Plasma testosterone and ultrasound evaluation of pelvis D) T3, T4 and TSH Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1069: An 18 year old boy presents with digital gangrene in third and fourth fingers for last 2 weeks. On examination the blood pressure is 170/110 mm Hg and all peripheral pulses were palpable. Blood and urine examinations were unremarkable. Antinuclear antibodies, antibody to double stranded DNA and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody were negative. The most likely diagnosis is?
A) Wegener's granulomatosis B) Polyarteritis nodosa C) Takayasu's arteritis D) Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1070: A newly posted junior doctor had difficulty in finding out base deficit/ access for blood in given patient. An experienced senior resident gave him advise to find out quick method to determine acid-base composition of blood based on PCO2. Which of the following method he suggested to predict acid-base composition of blood?
A) Ref ford nomogram B) DuBio's nomogram C) Goldman constant field equation D) Siggard- Andersen nomogram Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):