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medmcqa_4944
Modified shock index formula is: (A) Hea rate/Systolic BP (B) Hea rate/Diastolic BP (C) Hea rate/Mean aerial pressure (D) Pulse rate/Systolic BP
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A patient Dharampal has been diagnosed to have bronchial asthma and is maintained on oral prednisolone 20 mg daily and inhaled salbutamol as required. The patient develops chest infection. Which of the following measures would you like to take? (A) Stop prednisolone (B) Reduce prednisolone dose to 5 mg/day (C) No change/increase in prednisolone dose (D) Substitute prednisolone with inhaled budesonide
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Which is the nerve root of Biceps jerk? (A) C5-C6 (B) C6-C8 (C) C7-C8 (D) C8-T1
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Malphigian corpuscles are seen in: (A) Thyroid (B) Kidney (C) Neurons (D) Liver
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The brilliantly transilluminant tumour in the neck may be- (A) Branchial cyst (B) Thyroglossal cyst (C) Sternomastoid tumour (D) Cystic hygroma
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A 63 year old male presented with sudden onset of weakness of the face and tongue and dysahria suggestive of a lesion involving coiculonuclear tract. MRI revealed ischaemic stroke of a ceain pa of the internal capsule. Which of the following pas of the internal capsule was most likley affected? (A) Anterior limb (B) Genu (C) Posterior limb (D) Both genu and posterior limb
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First web space of foot is supplied by: (A) Common peroneal nerve (B) Superficial peroneal nerve (C) Deep peroneal nerve (D) Sural nerve
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Which of the following is not approved for treatment of leprosy? (A) Ofloxacin (B) Minocycline (C) Azathioprine (D) Rifampicin
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Which of the following statement is true about the anterior fontanelle? (A) Size of anterior fontanelle is about 2.5 mm x 2.5 mm (B) It normally closes at bih (C) It must be measured across the borders (D) Early closure is seen in rickets
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Which among the following diagnostic technique is confirmatory for Lymphangiosarcoma (A) Lymphangiography (B) Ultrasonography (C) Skin biopsy (D) Lymphoscintigraphy
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Urinary stone formed in patients with regional bowel enteritis is (A) Calcium oxalate (B) Urate (C) Phosphate (D) Cysteine
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True about pseudohypoparathyroidism: (A) Dystrophic calcification (B) |ed Ca2+ (C) |ed PO4 (D) |ed PTH
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Glucose is conveed to sorbitol by ? (A) Aldolase B (B) Aldose reductase (C) Sorbitol dehydrogenase (D) All of these
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Ductus deference is derived from (A) Mesonephric duct (B) Mullerian duct (C) Paramesonephric (D) Vitelline duct
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Drug that is used for fetal lung maturity is: (A) Dexamethasone (B) Folic acid (C) Beclomethasone (D) None
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Virulence factor of the group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is (A) Protein M (B) Protein T (C) Protein R (D) Lipotechoic acid
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Flaying is seen in which wound? (A) Laceration (B) Incised wound (C) Stab wound (D) Contusion
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Cyanide poisoning acts by : (A) Inhibiting DNA synthesis (B) Inhibiting enzymes of proteins synthesis (C) Inhibiting cellular respiration (D) Inhibiting protein breakdown
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Hernia occurring in a potential space posterior to gastrojejunostomy is called (A) Bochdalek's Hernia (B) Peterson's Hernia (C) Littre's Hernia (D) Richter's Hernia
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All are indications of methotrexate except? (A) Leukemia (B) Breast cancer (C) Rheumatoid ahritis (D) Renal failure
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Prokaryotes are characterized by - (A) Absence of nuclear membrane (B) Presence of microvilli on its surface (C) Presence of smooth endoplasmic reticulum (D) All of the above
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The four points of probe placement in focused abdominal sonogram for trauma (FAST) in thoracoabdominal trauma are (A) subxiphoid, (R) upper quadrant, (L) upper quadrant , suprapubic (B) Epigastrium, (R) and (L) hypochondria, (R) iliac fossa (C) Epigastrium, (R) and (L) lumbar region, (R) Lower Chest (D) Hypogastrium, (R) and (L) lumbar region, (R) lower chest
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In which of the following conditions oxygen delivery is least to muscles? (A) Person inhaling 100 percent oxygen at the top of mout everest (B) Marathon runner at sea level (C) Person with carbon monoxide poisoning (D) None of the above (this option none of the above was also there)
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In case of hypothyroidism which investigation is most informative and most commonly used: (A) Serum TSH level (B) Serum T3 and T4 level (C) Serum calcitonin assay (D) Serum TRH assay
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Best reproductive out come among mullerian duct anomalies is (A) Bicornuate uterus > Arcuate uterus > Didelphic uterus (B) Didelphic uterus > Bicornuate uterus > Arcuate uterus (C) Arcuate uterus > Didelphic uterus > Bicornuate uterus (D) Unicornuate uterus > Arcuate uterus > Didelphic uterus
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Cytoplasm to Mitochondria substrate shuttle is: (A) Glycerophosphate shuttle (B) Malate shuttle (C) Phosphoenol pyruvate (D) Oxaloacetate
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Impacted wisdom teeth may produce referred pain via (A) Lingual nerve (B) Facial nerve (C) Branch of the auriculo temporal nerve (D) None of the above
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A person has inability to look downward and laterally. The nerve injured is: September 2012 (A) Occulomotor (B) Trochlear (C) Abducent (D) Trigeminal
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A 25 year old overweight female was given fentanyl-pancuronium anesthesia for surgery. After surgery and extubation she was observed to have limited movement of the upper body and chest wall in the recovery room. She was conscious and ale but voluntary respiratory effo was limited. Her blood pressure and hea rate were normal. The likely diagnosis is: (A) Incomplete reversal of pancuronium (B) Pulmonary embolism (C) Fentanyl induced chest wall rigidity (D) Respiratory depression
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Closure of glottis is by, all except - (A) Posterior cricoarytenoids (B) Lateral cricoarytenoids (C) Cricothyroid (D) Thyroarytenoids
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Which of these forms the principle of stroboscopy (A) Terrier's law (B) Goldsmith law (C) Seldinger principle (D) Talbott's law
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What is true of Spigelian hernia? (A) It occurs exclusively in males. (B) It involves part of the circumference of the bowel wall. (C) It is best repaired by the classical Bassini technique of inguinal ligament repair. (D) It occurs at the lateral edge of the linea semilunaris.
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A patient presented with a vesicle on shin. Microscopy of Tzanck smear showed giant cells. Causative agent is: (A) Vaccinia virus (B) Varicella zoster (C) Mycobacterium (D) Molluscum contagiosum
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Hypothalmo-hypophyseal tract is present in? (A) Infundibular stalk (B) Pars intermedia (C) Pars nervosa (D) All of the above
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Nummular keratitis is a feature of: September 2012 (A) Fungal keratitis (B) Herpes zoster keratits (C) Bacterial keratitis (D) Acanthamoeba keratitis
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True regarding Sjogren's syndrome are all of the following except: September 2009 (A) Autoimmune condition (B) Males are commonly affected (C) Progressive destruction of lacrimal and salivary gland (D) No single laboratory investigation is pathognomic
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Fetal heart starts contracting at (A) 10-12 days (B) 10-12 weeks (C) 3-5 weeks (D) 3- 5 month
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Recurrent Bilateral Hypopyon formation associated with thrombophlebitis is most consistent with which of the following: (A) HLA B 27 associated uveitis (B) Behcet's syndrome (C) Syphilis (D) Herpes Zoster
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Histologically intense lymphocytic infiltration of the gland replacing the acinar structures, but preserving the lobular architecture seen in: (A) Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. (B) Epithelial- myoepithelial carcinoma. (C) Sjogren syndrome. (D) Myoepithelioma
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AML best prognosis is seen with ? (A) Acute myelo monocytic leukemia. (B) Acute monocytic leukemia. (C) Acute promyeloblastic lukemia (M.3). (D) Erythro leukemia
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A 25-year-old male presents to emergency dept. following a road traffic accident. On examination, there is pelvic fracture and blood at urethral meatus.Following are true about pt except - (A) Anterior urethra is most likely site of injury (B) Retrograde urethrography should be done after the pt is stabilized. (C) Foley catheter may be carefully passed if the RGU is normal (D) Rectal examination may reveal a large pelvic hematoma with the prostate displaced superiorly.
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The force of a twitch is less than that in a tetanus, BECAUSE: (A) One action potential does not release sufficient Ca++ to saturate the troponin binding sites (B) Ca++ reuptake into the sarcoplasmic reticulum is so rapid that there is insufficient time for all the troponin Ca++ -binding sites to be occupied (C) Crossbridge cycling is not fast enough to allow expression of the maximum possible force before Ca++ dissociates from troponin (D) All of the above
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"Umami" is type of (A) Color blindness (B) Smell sensation (C) Taste sensation (D) Deafness
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NMR principle is based on (A) Positron (B) Neutron (C) Proton (D) Electron
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Which of the following best estimates the amount of radiation delivered to an organ in the radiation field? (A) Absorbed dose (B) Equivalent dose (C) Effective dose (D) Exposure dose
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The two blocks in the twin block functional appliance are angulated at (Or) The angle of inclined plane in clarke's twin block is (A) 45° (B) 70° (C) 65° (D) 80°
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Mutation in Keratin 1 and 10 are associated with? (A) Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (B) Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (C) Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (D) Meesmann epithelial corneal dystrophy
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Brilliantly translucent swelling in the neck region in a 2 year old child, diagnosis is (A) Lipoma (B) Teratoma (C) Cystic Hygroma (D) Thyroglossal cyst
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The treatment of choice in Cushing's disease is (A) Open adrenalectomy (B) Bilateral adrenalectomy (C) Medical management (D) Transsphenoidal excision of the pituitary adenoma
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Chlamydia can cause infertilty due to? (A) Slaphingitis (B) Endometritis (C) Oophritis (D) Cervicitis
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Clergyman&;s knee is due to (A) Prepatellar bursitis (B) Subcutaneous Infrapatellar bursitis (C) Deep Infrapatellar bursitis (D) Suprapatellar bursitis
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What is the most common site of an accessory spleen? (A) Greater curvature of the stomach (B) Gastrocolic ligament (C) Splenocolic ligament (D) Splenic hilum
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Edema occurs when plasma protein level is below: (A) 8 g/Dl (B) 2 g/dL (C) 5 g/dL (D) 10 g/dL
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Lepra cells seen in leprosy are: (A) Lymphocytes (B) Plasma cells (C) Vacuolated Histiocytes (D) Neutrophils
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The group of drugs used as subsidiary medicines in cancer treatment? (A) Amefostine (B) Filgrastim (C) Cytochalasin (D) All of the above
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In TRIAGE system for disaster management, Red colour code indicates? (A) About to die patients (B) Uninjured patients (C) High priority or transferable cases (D) Dead or moribund cases
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A 25 years female was found in room with 1000/0 burns on her body. The tongue was protruding out; body was in pugilistic attitude with heat ruptures, peeling of skin, and heat haematoma and heat fractures of skull. Carboxy hemoglobin was 250/0 and soot paicles were present in trachea. Which of the combinations of two findings will establish that the burns were antemoem in nature: (A) Heat haematoma & heat ruptures (B) Heat fracture of skull and peeling of skin (C) Heat haematoma and pugilistic attitude (D) Carboxv hemoglobin (25%) and soot paicles in trachea
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Hormonal contraceptives are contraindicated in women: (A) Less than 25 years of age (B) Who are normotensive (C) Who have thromoboembolic disorders (D) Who have anemia
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A 2-year-old girl presented with recurrent abdominal pain. She was admitted in pediatrics for detailed work up. When her blood was drawn for investigation it was milky white. Yellowish white papules noted on the dorsum of hands. On fundoscopic examination opalescent retinal vessels were seen. Fasting triglycerides >1000mg/dL, but cholesterol level was normal. What is the diagnosis? (A) Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (B) Familial defective Apo B (C) Sitostrelomia (D) Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia
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The contact area on the distal side of a maxillary first premolar is located: (A) Middle of the middle third with buccal embrasure wider than lingual (B) Middle of the middle third with lingual embrasure wider than buccal (C) Litter cervical to the junction of occlusal and middle third of the crown with wide occlusal embrasure (D) Cervical third with buccal embrasure wider than lingual embrasure
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All of the following are approaches to health education except - (A) Service approach (B) Regulatory appraoch (C) Health education approach (D) Mass media
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Which is an allosteric protein: (A) Transferrin (B) Ceruloplasmin (C) Phosphofructokinase (D) Haemoglobin
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All of the following structures passes through the deltopectoral triangle, EXCEPT: (A) Cephalic vein (B) Axillary nerve (C) Deltopectoral lymph nodes (D) Branch of thoracoacromial aery
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Which one of the following is the common cause of Congenital Hydrocephalus is ? (A) Craniosynostosis (B) Intra uterine Meningitis (C) Aquedectal stenosis (D) Malformations of Great vein of Galen
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The following phenomenon is responsible for antibiotic resistance in bacteria due to slime production- (A) Co-aggregation (B) Biofilm formation (C) Mutation evolving in altered target site for antibiotics (D) Mutation evolving a target bypass mechanism
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Corpus cancer syndrome is characterized by following except NOT RELATED-MEDICINE (A) Diabetes (B) Obesity (C) Multiparity (D) Hypeension
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NOT an indication for surgery in Ventricular septal defect (A) Hepatomegaly (B) Suck- Rest-Suck cycle while feeding (C) Pulmonary: Systemic blood flow > 2:1 (D) Eisenmenger's Syndrome
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26 yrs woman with fetus in transverse lie, shoulder presentation, membranes absent, comes to the casualty in second stage of labour, management includes? (A) External cephalic version (B) Internal podalic version (C) Cleidotomy (D) Cesarean section
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis was discovered by - (A) Louis pasteur (B) Robert koch (C) Lister (D) Jenner
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Which is the most common oncogene involved in human cancer? (A) RET (B) RAS (C) RB (D) pS3
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Sentinel node of gall bladder is - (A) Virchow's nodes (B) Iris nodes (C) Clouquet node (D) Lymphnode of lund
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Most common injury-related deaths in pediatrics is due to (A) Road traffic accidents (B) Homicides (C) Burns (D) Drowning
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All the statements are True regarding Selexipag except? (A) Selective IP receptor antagonist (B) Prostacyclin receptor agonist (C) Used in Pulmonary Hypeension (D) Adverse effects of Selexipag are similar to those of PGI2 analogues
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"Aldehyde" test is for: (A) Fasciola (B) Leishmania (C) Toxoplasma (D) Toxocara
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The side effects of digitalis are all except - (A) Ventricular tachycardia (B) Vasodilatation (C) Nausea and vomiting (D) Ventricular Bigemini
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An obese lady accountant working in POF hospital Wah Cantt came to the dietician there and took advice for a balanced diet. Dietician told that important point for prudent diet is that (A) Unsaturated fats should be less than 10% (B) Dietary fat should be limited to 20-30% of total intake (C) Avoidance of complex carbohydrates (D) Proteins should account for 50-60% of diet
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Which virus is not a teratogenic Virus? (A) Rubella (B) Cytomegalovirus (C) Herpes simplex (D) Measles
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Asherman syndrome is due to : (A) Overdose drugs (B) Postaboion curettage (C) Speticemia (D) Contraceptal pills
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Following an emergency operation for hepatic and splenic trauma, the surgeon inserts a finger into the foramen of Winslow in an attempt to stop the bleeding. Which is TRUE of the hepatic artery? (A) It is called the common hepatic artery at this level. (B) It is medial to the common bile duct and anterior to the portal vein. (C) It is posterior to the portal vein. (D) It is posterior to the inferior vena cava.
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Declaration of Geneva is related with - (A) Medical etiquette (B) Disciplinary control (C) Hippocratic oath (D) Professional misconduct
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Characteristic hallucination of schizophrenia is (A) Auditory hallucinations commanding the patient (B) Auditory hallucinations giving running commentary (C) Auditory hallucinations criticizing the patient (D) Auditory hallucinations talking to patient
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Most common cause of maternal anaemia in pregnancy (A) Acute blood loss (B) Iron deficiency state (C) Gastrointestinal blood loss (D) Hemolytic anaemia
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Liver biopsy is normal in - (A) Dubin johnson syndrome (B) Gilbe syndrome (C) Hemochromatosis (D) Wilson's disease
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Most common malignant tumor of kidney in children is: (A) Renal cell carcinoma (B) Mesoblastic nephroma (C) Wilm's tumour (D) None of the above
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HLA-B51 is associated with which disease (A) Lupus vulgaris (B) Psoriasis (C) Behcet disease (D) None of the above
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Which of the following is true about holders method of pasteurization (A) It kills all bacteria and spores (B) It kills all bacteria except Coxiella burnetti (C) It kills 95% of microorganisms (D) All bacteria are destroyed
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True about hypehermic anhydrosis except (A) Also called as desse syndrome (B) complete absence of sweating (C) Hyperkeratotic plugging of sweat glands (D) Papular rashes over face and neck
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Specific reason to disallow the sample for culture- (A) Sample brought within 2 hr of collection (B) Sample brought in sterile plastic container (C) Sample brought in formalin (D) Sample obtained after cleaning the collection site
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Avascular necrosis can be a possible sequelae of fracture of all of the following bones, except: (A) Femur neck (B) Scaphoid (C) Talus (D) Calcaneum
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Mutation of which of the following gene is most impoant in paroxysmal nocturnal hemaglobinuria? (A) Decay accelerating factor (DAF) (B) Membrane inhibitor of reactive lysis (MIRL) (C) Glycosyl phosphatidyl inositol (GPI) (D) CD8 binding protein
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Good prognosis factors of ALL are all EXCEPT: (A) Hyperdipoidy (B) Female sex (C) Pre B cell ALL (D) T (12:2) translocation
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Most common site of berry's aneury sm is- (A) Vertebral artery (B) Basilar artery (C) Junction of anterior cerebral artery and anterior communicating artery (D) Posterior cerebral artery
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What is seen in CO poisoning? (A) Oxygen curve shifts to left (B) Hypoxic hypoxia (C) Cyanosis (D) Diffusion capacity of lung decreases
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Decrease in osmotic fragility cause hemolysis in (A) Thalassemia (B) β-Thalassemia (C) Sickle cell anemia (D) Methemoglobinemia
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Breast fed baby is protected from some GI infection due to presence of what in mothers milk: March 2013 (A) IgA (B) Vitamin D (C) Long chain omega-3 fatty acids (D) IgE
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Cytochrome C of the bacteria has 50% identity of amino acid sequence with that of human. Which of the following is the most conserved parameter in these 2 proteins (A) Quaernary structure (B) Teiary structure (C) Amino acid sequence (D) Loop and turn segments
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Location of Arlt's line: (A) Sclera (B) Lens (C) Lower palpebral conjunctiva (D) Upper palpebral conjunctiva
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Bones contain which type of collagen ? (A) I (B) II (C) III (D) IV
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Composition of Nova-T is _______ (A) Copper and silver (B) Copper and aluminium (C) Copper only (D) Copper and selenium
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What will be the best treatment for the below patient? (A) Laser photocoagulation (B) Three monthly injections of Ranibizumab (C) Photodynamic therapy (D) Observation and follow-up