A) Splenomegaly B) Increased RBC life span C) Pigment gall stones D) Effective splenectomy Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1302: A 26-year-old woman presents with scanty menstrual bleeding and milk secretion from the breasts. On examination, she has galactorrhea and dry skin. A lateral skull radiograph shows enlargement of the sella. The test that will be most helpful in the diagnosis is ?
A) Serum prolactin level B) Serum ACTH level C) Serum ADH level D) Serum TSH level Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1303: A 45-year-old male, who was operated for fracture of the femur neck, developed severe chest pain, dyspnoea and streaky haemoptysis followed by hypotension on the 4th post-operative day. The likely aetiology is ?
A) Myocardial infarction B) Pulmonary embolism C) Acute respiratory distress syndrome D) Aortic dissection Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1304: A 44-year-old man presents to the hospital emergency with sudden onset pain in the epigastrium and three episodes of vomiting in the last two hours. His last vomitus was slightly brownish in colour. He is a known case of ankylosing spondylitis requiring regular medication for back pain. Which one of the following tests would best help diagnose the patient ?
A) Upper GI endoscopy B) Ultrasound abdomen C) Ryles tube aspiration D) H. pylori serology Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1305: A 70-year-old patient complains of recent change in bowel habits. His stool examination is positive for occult blood and he has anaemia. Which one of the following tumour markers would be appropriate to test in him ?
A) CA-125 B) Prostate specific antigen C) Carcino Embryonic Antigen D) Neuron-specific enolase Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Tuberculosis B) Synpneumonic effusion C) Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia D) None Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1309: A 58 years old woman, who had backache and recurrent chest infections for 6 months, develops sudden weakness of the legs and urinary retention. Her investigations show a hemoglobin of 7.3gm/dl, serum calcium12.6mg/dl, phosphate-2.5mg/dl, alkaline phosphatase-l00 u/l, serum albumin-3 gm/dl, globulin-7.1gm/dl, and urea-I78 mg/dl. What is the most likely diagnosis ?
A) Lung cancer B) Disseminated tuberculosis C) Multiple myeloma D) Osteoporosis Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 1310: 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):