A 25-year-old woman has a 3-day history of vomiting and diarrhea. She has postural hypotension and poor tissue turgor. Her serum sodium concentration is 130 mEq/L. Which of the
A 52-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 2-day history of fever and left flank pain. She has been treated for multiple episodes of pyelonephritis during the past 3
The most sensitive test for the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is: A. Elevated serum ACh-receptor binding antibodies B. Repetitive nerve stimulation test C. Positive edrophonium test D. Measurement
All of the following are true about manifestations of vitamin E deficiency, except: A. Hemolytic anemia B. Posterior column abnormalities C. Cerebellar ataxia D. Autonomic dysfunction Correct answer
Vitamin B12 deficiency can give rise to all of the following, except: A. Myelopathy B. Optic atrophy C. Peripheral neuropathy D. Myopathy Correct answer : D. Myopathy Myopathy
All of the following are neurologic channelopathies except: A. Hypokalemic periodic paralysis B. Episodic ataxia type 1 C. Familial hemiplegic migraine D. Spinocerebellar ataxia 1 Correct answer :
EEG is usually abnormal in all of the following, except: A. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis B. Locked — in state C. Creutzfeldt — Jakob disease D. Hepatic encephalopathy Correct
Chest infections can cause atrial fibrillation in 3 ways: By inducing a stress response which increases the sympathetic tone Increased sympathetic tone can precipitate atrial fibrillation (AF) Hypoxia
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