A) Start on ATT Cat I Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 173: Supplementation with which of the following vitamins during the antenatal period can prevent the neural tube defects in a baby ?
A) Riboflavin B) Pyridoxine C) Folic acid D) Cyanocobalamine Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 174: Consider the following statements regarding HIV infection in pregnant women: 1. The maternal to foetal transmission of HIV mostly occurs during the perinatal period 2. The risk of vertical transmission increases in direct proportion to the maternal HIV viral load 3. Breast-feeding is an important route of HIV transmission to the infant
Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?
A) 2 only B) 1 and 3 only C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3 Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 175: A 25-year-old primigravida, who is in the first trimester of pregnancy, reports to the Emergency Room with shortness of breath, cough and chest pain. Her chest examination reveals that her lungs are unremarkable, whereas she has signs of mitral stenosis on cardiac auscultation. Consider the following statements: 1. Doppler echocardiography will provide definitive evaluation of the mitral stenosis 2. The treatment of choice is balloon valvuloplasty or mitral valvotomy or mitral valve replacement 3. She requires oral anticoagulants 4. She only requires anti-failure measures.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?
A) 1 and 2 B) 1 and 3 C) 3 and 4 D) 4 only Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Delayed gastric emptying time B) Dilatation of ureters C) Decreased glomerular filtration rate D) Increased tidal volume Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Hepatitis A B) Tetanus C) Mumps D) Hepatitis B Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 178: A pregnant woman in IIIrd trimester has normal blood pressure in the arms when standing and sitting but drops to 90/50 when lying down. Which is the likely cause ?
A) Compression of uterine artery B) Compression of aorta C) Compression of inferior venacava D) Compression of internal iliac artery Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Umbilical artery carries oxygenated blood to the fetus B) Umbilical vein carries oxygenated blood to the fetus C) Umbilical artery carries deoxygenated fetal blood to the placenta D) Two umbilical arteries and one umbilical vein traverse through umbilical cord between the fetus and placenta Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Maternal diarrhoea B) 1st 24 hours after Caesarian section C) Materanl tuberculosis D) None of the above Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):