19. Medial medullary syndrome is due to thrombosis of a) Vertebral artery b) Anterior inferior cerebellar artery c) Superior cerebellar artery d) Posterior communicating branch of middle cerebral
18. All of the following are associated with secondary Sjogren`s syndrome EXCEPT a) Rheumatoid arthritis b) Primary biliary cirrhosis c) Pheochromocytoma d) Systemic lupus erythematosus Correct answer :
17. Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesions are characteristically seen in a) Systemic lupus erythematosus b) Amyloidosis c) Malignant hypertension d) Diabetic nephropathy Correct answer : d) Diabetic nephropathy
16. All of the following are causes of hypercarbic respiratory failure EXCEPT a) Myasthenia gravis h) Ascending polyradiculopathy c) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease d) Pneumonia Correct answer :
15. Factors that may precipitate acute decompensation in patients with chronic heart failure Include: a) Dietary indiscretion b) Infection d) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs d) All of the above
14. Perifollicular & peticheal haemorrhages are characteristic of a) Aerodermatitis enteropathica b) Pellagra c) Scurvy d) Phrynoderma Correct answer : c) Scurvy
13. All of the following can he used for the prophylaxis of Pneumocystis Jiroveci pneumonia EXCEPT a) Trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole b) Dapsone 50 mg bid PO or I00
12. Hutchinson’s triad consists of Hutchinson’s teeth, 8th nerve deafness and a) Interstitial keratitis b) Saddle nose c) Clutton’s joints d) Sabre tibiae Correct answer : a) Interstitial
11. The following can occur due to meningococcal infection a) Meningitis b) Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome c) Petechial hemorrhages d) All of the above Correct answer : d) All of
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