MCQS exam

An 8-week baby boy is noted to be jaundiced. He is breast-feeding well and has gained 300g since birth. His s and his urine is pale straw colored. What is the most likely diagnosis?A . Breast milk jaundiceB . G6PD deficiencyC . GalactosemiaD . Congenital viral infectionE . Biliary atresiaView...

A HTN patient on bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg/d has come for his routine checkup. Exam: BP=145/85mmHg. What is the most appropriate management for this patient?A . Continue same doseB . Stop medsC . Repeat the blood testD . Increase the doseView AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: Bendroflumethiazide causes hyponatremia and hypokalemia. But the findings...

A 54-year-old patient wakes up with right sided weakness. His current medication is bendroflumethiazide for BP=160/90mmHg. CT shows left cerebral infarct. What is the most appropriate treatment?A . AlteplaseB . AspirinC . SimvastatinD . DipyridamoleE . ClopidogrelView AnswerAnswer: A

45 year’s female looking pale has bluish discoloration of hands whenever she goes out in the cold. She has reddish spots on her body. She has symmetrical peripheral arthroplasty for the last year. What is the most appropriate diagnosis?A . Limited systemic sclerosisB . OsteosarcomaC . ChondrosarcomsD . Diffuse systemic...

A 75 year’s lady who had mitral valve replacement 13 years ago has developed recurrent breathlessness. There is a prominent pulsation in her neck. She complains of abdominal pain and ankle swelling. What is the most probably diagnosis?A . Aortic regurgitationB . Mitral stenosisC . Tricuspid regurgitationD . Mitral regurgitationE...

40-year-old manual worker presents with a swelling in the groin. Exam: mass is found to be just above and l pubic tubercle. It is reducible. On applying pressure on the internal ring there is no cough impulse seen. What probable diagnosis?A . Direct inguinal herniaB . Indirect inguinal herniaC ....

The strongest type of epidemiological studies is:A . Time lineB . Prospective cohort studiesC . Retrospective control case studiesD . Cross sectionalView AnswerAnswer: B Explanation: Prospective cohort study is a cohort study that follows over time a group of similar individuals (cohorts) who differ with respect to certain factors under...

Which vitamin has a protective effect against colon cancer?A . Vitamin CB . Vitamin DC . Folic acidD . Vitamin KView AnswerAnswer: B Explanation: Calcium and vitamin D Calcium may protect against bowel cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund. A 2004meta analysis showed that people with the highest...

Fluoxetine half-life after acute administration is ______________________________A . 1-4 daysB . 6-9 daysView AnswerAnswer: A Explanation: The relatively slow elimination of fluoxetine (elimination half-life of 1 to 3 days after acute administration and 4 to 6 days after chronic administration) and its active metabolite, nor fluoxetine (elimination half-life of 4...

A 33 year’s man has a temp-38.5C, cough and chest pain on the right side on inspiration. He also has puru. What is the most likely organism to cause pneumonia in this patient?A . PCP cold agglutininsB . AFBC . Gram Cve doplicoccicD . Gram +ve doplococcicE . Coagulase +ve...