Salmonella typhi is the causative agent of typhoid fever. The infective dose of S. typhi is: a) One bacillus b) 10(8) – 10(10) bacilli c) 10(2) – 10(5)
The single most common cause of pyrexia of unknown origin is: a) Mycobacterium tuberculosis b) Samonella typhi c) Brucella sp. d) Salmonella paratyphi A Correct answer : a)
“lntestinal angina” is a symptom complex of the following: a) Postprandial abdominal pain, weight loss, actue mesenteric vessel occlusion b) Postprandial abdominal pain, weight loss, chronic mesenteric vessel
A 45-year old woman underwent a modified radical mastectomy 4 years ago. She was treated for multiple bone metastases with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and fluorouracil for 6 months. She
Which of the following statements is correct regarding adrenal histoplasmosis: a) In active disease, calcification is commonly seen b) Lymphadenopathy is not seen c) The adrenal glands are
Which of the following is not a B cell neoplasm? a) Hairy cell leukemia b) Angiocentric lymphoma c) Mantle cell lymphoma d) Burkitt’s lymphoma Correct answer : b)
A patient presents with a platelet count of 700 x 10(9)/L with abnormalitites in size, shape and granularity of platelets. WBC count of 12 x 10(9)/L, hemoglobin of
A 30-year old patient presented with history of jaundice for 10 days. His liver function tests showed bilirubin of 10mg/dl, SGOT/SGPT 1100/1450, serum alkaline phosphatase-240 IU. He was
The causes of systemic secondary insult to injured brain include all of the following except: a) Hypercapnia b) Hypoxaemia c) Hypotension d) Hypothermia Correct answer : d) Hypothermia
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