(Single Best Answer) Question 31: A 65 year old miner has lost 7 kgs weight within two months, has presented with cough, and blood streaked sputum. He was treated for pulmonary tuberculosis 10 years ago. He also has drooping of his left eyelid for one month. On physical examination, there is ptosis of the left eye and papillary miosis. Chest X-ray revealed round opacification in the left upper apical lobe. What is the most probable diagnosis ?
A) Secondary tuberculosis B) Adenocarcinoma C) Squamous cell carcinoma D) Asbestosis Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Tuberculosis B) Leprosy C) Brucellosis D) Sickle cell disease Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 33: Under the DOTS strategy of Revised National Tuberculosis Programme, the recommended line of management in Category I patients, if the sputum is positive after 2 months of Intensive Phase treatment with 4 drugs, is to ?
A) Start the continuation phase of treatment with INH and Rifampicin B) Continue the Intensive Phase of treatment with 4 drugs for 1 more month only, regardless of sputum positivity after that C) Continue the Intensive Phase of treatment with 4 drugs until the sputum becomes negative D) Add one more drug, that is, to use 5 drugs until the sputum becomes negative Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Cerebral malaria B) Pertussis C) Cholera D) MDR-TB Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 38: A 25 years old female has been diagnosed to be suffering from tuberculosis categorised as category II (sputum + ve relapse). The treatment regimen recommended under DOTS is ?
A) 2 (HRZE)3 + 5(HR)3 B) 2 (HRSZE)3 + (HRZE)3 + 5(HR)3 C) 3 (HRZE)3 + 2(HRE)3 + 4(HR)3 D) 3 (HRSZE)3 + 1 (HRZE)3 + 6(HRE)3 Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):