SERCA stands for:

• Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Aptase (involved in sequestration of calcium for later release)

1. Biochemistry – MCQ 82 – Factors influencing release of Ca2+ from endoplasmic reticulum
2. Physiology – MCQ 3
3. Physiology – MCQ 54 – Organs involved in calcium homeostasis

Tissue culture vials

TCID 50 stands for:

• Tissue Culture Infective Dose – 50% / Median Tissue Culture Infective Dose
  • The quantity of a pathogen that will induce pathogenic change in 50% of tissue cultures inoculated.  Expressed as TCID₅₀/ml.

1. NALT – Acronym
2. BALT – Acronym
3. MALT – Acronym

• Wastage multiplication factor (an index of wastage of vaccines during vaccination programs)

1. IEC – Acronym
2. Measles vaccination
3. RDI – Acronym

• estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

1. NRR – Acronym
2. CSF – Acronym
3. ICS – Acronym

• Medical Termination of Pregnancy

1. Anaesthesia – MCQ 11 – Anesthetic for day care surgery
2. Maternal Death – Definition
3. MEDLARS – Acronym

• Formiminoglutamic acid

1. CSF – Acronym
2. ICS – Acronym
3. MNP – Acronym

• Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes

1. TRALI – Acronym
2. Conditions causing increased sweat chloride
3. CSF – Acronym

• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance

1. Paraproteinemia – Definition
2. CSF – Acronym
3. ICS – Acronym

• Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury

1. CFRD – Acronym
2. Surgery – MCQ 9 – Gastric injury
3. CSF – Acronym

• Visual Display Terminal Syndrome

1. BPES – Acronym
2. NARES – Acronym
3. HRC – Acronym

• Congenital Laryngeal Stridor

1. CNPAS – Acronym
2. Laryngomalacia
3. RDI – Acronym

• National Nutrition Policy (India)

1. NIN – Acronym
2. National Nutrition Policy,1993 – Direct Interventions and Indirect Policy Instruments
3. SNP – Acronym

• Blepharophimosis Ptosis Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome (Ophthalmology)

1. Epicanthus inversus
2. VDTS – Acronym
3. NARES – Acronym

• Platelet Activating Factor

1. Allergic mediators released from mast cells
2. Paediatrics – MCQ 33 – A 15 year old female with history of recurrent epistaxis
3. WMF – Acronym

• Director General of Health Services (India)

1. UBS – Acronym
2. HFA – Acronym
3. MCH – Acronym

• Levator Palpebrae Superioris

1. Cause of enophthalmos in Horner’s syndrome
2. Ophthalmology – MCQ 7 – Occulomotor nerve palsy
3. Horner’s syndrome

• Prevention of Food Adulteration (Act)

1. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
2. PPTCT – Acronym
3. PMTCT – Acronym

• National Institute of Nutrition (India)

1. NNP – Acronym
2. Vitamin A Prophylaxis programme
3. SNP – Acronym

• Mid Day Meal Program

1. SNP – Acronym
2. CACFP – Acronym
3. Mid day meal program (School lunch program)

• Non Epileptic Seizure

1. Pharmacology – MCQ 75 – Ethosuximide
2. HFA – Acronym
3. ACV – Acronym

• Child and Adult Care Food Program

1. Balwadi Nutrition Program
2. SNP – Acronym
3. MDMP – Acronym

• Special Nutrition Program

1. Special Nutrition Program (India)
2. Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) – Components, Principles, Objectives
3. NNP – Acronym

• Integrated Maternal and Child Development

1. MCH – Acronym
2. CDPO – Acronym
3. IDSP – Acronym

• Phenylketonuria

1. ATH – Acronym
2. NGO – Acronym
3. NRR – Acronym

• Indian Council For Child Welfare

1. Balwadi Nutrition Program
2. IPHS – Acronym
3. MCH – Acronym

• Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses

1. Difference between IMCI and IMNCI
2. IMCI – Acronym
3. IDSP – Acronym

• Child Development Project Officer

1. CARE – Projects in India
2. IMCD – Acronym
3. IDSP – Acronym

• Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids

1. SPM – MCQ 19 – Percentage of poly unsaturated fatty acids
2. AIPGMEE 2011 – MCQ 11 – Cardioprotective fatty acid
3. Medicine – MCQ 66 – Dietary interventions in MI patients

• Sample Registration System

1. MEDLARS – Acronym
2. HFA – Acronym
3. MNP – Acronym

• Integrated Management of Childhood Infections

1. Difference between IMCI and IMNCI
2. IMNCI – Acronym
3. IDSP – Acronym