Description : Acute hemolytic episode after administration of antimalarial, primaquin, is due to deficiency of the enzyme: (A) 6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (B) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (C) Epimerase (D) Transketolase
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Acute hemolytic anemia in person’s sensitive to the Fava beans is due to the deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (B) G-6-PD (C) Aconitase (D) Transketolase
Description : Increased serum ornithine carabamoyl transferase activity is diagnostic of (A) Myocardial infarction (B) Hemolytic jaundice (C) Bone disease (D) Acute viral hepatitis
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The standard management oral anticoagulant therapy for chronic treatment of venous thromboembolism is with the drug warfarin. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the administration ... warfarin be continued for at least one year after initial episode of deep venous thrombosis
Last Answer : Answer: a, b Warfarin interferes with the vitamin K dependent clotting factors II, VII, IX and X, protein C, and protein S. An important complication of warfarin is skin ... the benefit from anticoagulant therapy and thus is the basis for discontinuing warfarin administration at this time
Description : The compound used as an antimalarial drug is (a) chloroquine (b) penicillin (c) hydroquinone (d) aspirin
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Choose the antimalarial drug effective against multidrug resistant P. falciparum, which rapidly terminates an attack of malarial fever, but has a short duration of action, so that recrudescence is common: A. Proguanil B. Mefloquine C. Amodiaquine D. Artemisinin
Last Answer : D. Artemisinin
Description : Use of the following antimalarial drug carries high risk of adverse effect in subjects with G-6-PD deficiency: A. Pyrimethamine B. Artemisinin C. Primaquine D. Mefloquine
Last Answer : C. Primaquine
Description : The following antimalarial drug is more active against pre-and exoerythrocytic stages of the malarial parasite than against the erythrocytic stage: A. Proguanil B. Primaquine C. Pyrimethamine D. Halofantrine
Last Answer : B. Primaquine
Description : In order to be effective, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) must be performed within what time frame, beginning with arrival at the emergency department after diagnosis of myocardial ... during which streptokinase will not be used again in the same patient for acute MI.
Last Answer : a) 60 minutes The sixty minute interval is known as “door to balloon time” for performance of PTCA on a diagnosed MI patient.
Description : Immediate allergy reaction (type I allergic reaction) is: a) An allergic or immune response that begins within a period lasting from a few minutes to about an hour after exposure to an ... cause tissue damage e) It occurs during blood transfusion reactions and in hemolytic disease of the newborn.
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : When up to a 6-month period elapses between the experience of trauma and the onset of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the episode is termed a) delayed. In the case of delayed PTSD, there ... than 3 months. d) primary. The concept of primary disease is not used in relation to PTSD.
Last Answer : a) delayed. In the case of delayed PTSD, there may be up to a 6-month period of time that elapses between the trauma and the manifestation of symptoms.
Description : A patient has developed a sever chest pain and difficulties in breathing while in the dental chair. Your initial response is: a. Administer glycerine trinitrate and monitor patient in upright ... required until confirmed as MI by ECG d. Patient has myocardial infarction as confirmed by ECG
Last Answer : a. Administer glycerine trinitrate and monitor patient in upright position.
Description : A patient has developed a sever chest pain and difficulties in breathing while in the dental chair. Your initial response is: A. Administer glycerine trinitrate and monitor patient in upright ... required until confirmed as MI by ECG D. Patient has myocardial infarction as confirmed by ECG
Last Answer : A. Administer glycerine trinitrate and monitor patient in upright position
Description : Cheese reaction' in a MAO inhibited patient manifests as: A. Precipitous fall in blood pressure and shock B. Hypertensive crisis C. Acute manic episode D. Convulsions
Last Answer : A. Precipitous fall in blood pressure and shock
Description : A patient of acute myocardial infarction being treated in intensive care unit developed left ventricular failure with raised central venous pressure. It was decided to use glyceryl trinitrate. Which route/ ... (a) Sublingual (b) Oral (c) Intravenous bolus injection (d) Slow intravenous infusion
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : The preferred route of administration of medication in the most acute care situations is which of the following routes? a) Intravenous The IV route is the preferred ... ) Intramuscular Intramuscular administration of medication is absorbed more slowly than intravenously administered medication.
Last Answer : a) Intravenous The IV route is the preferred parenteral route in most acute care situations because it is much more comfortable for the patient, and peak serum levels and pain relief occur more rapidly and reliably.
Description : The preferred route of administration of streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction is: A. Intravenous B. Subcutaneous C. Intracoronary
Last Answer : A. Intravenous
Description : Suppose a teacher has acute stammering problem but he wins the favour through sycophancy. Therefore, he goes to any extent to seek favour from the administration. The other colleagues have great jealousy ... D) You tell him the difference between right and wrong things, to enhance his moral courage
Last Answer : C) You will treat him as his best friend
Description : Acute renal failure (ARF) may be caused by all of the following except (a) Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) due to drug therapy (e.g., aminoglycosides, contrast media) (b) Severe hypotension ... (c) Decreased cardiac output, as from congestive heart failure (d) Hemolysis, myoglobinuria (e) Hyperkalemia
Last Answer : Ans: E
Description : Which country discovered the antimalarial antidote for malaria ?
Last Answer : China discovered it
Description : Chloroform can be used as – (1) Analgesic (2) Anaesthetic (3) Antimalarial (4) Antibiotic
Last Answer : (2) Anaesthetic Explanation: Chloroform can be used as Anaesthetic. Chloroform (CHCl3) on heating with silver powder undergoes dehalogenation to form Ethyne.
Description : Antibiotic (A) Inhibits/destroys the growth of microorganisms (B) Is used as a pain reliever (C) Is an antimalarial (D) Is an anaestheticc
Last Answer : (A) Inhibits/destroys the growth of microorganisms
Description : Choose the right combination: (A) Quinine', antimalarial, isoquinoline alkaloid (B) Reserpine, -antihypertensive, indole alkaloid (C) Quantitative microscopy, stomatal number, myrrh (D) Palmitic acid, salicylic acid , fatty acids
Last Answer : (B) Reserpine, -antihypertensive, indole alkaloid
Description : Erythrocytic schizontocide antimalarial drugs are used as: A. Suppressive prophylactic B. Clinical curative C. Radical curative for P.vivax D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Last Answer : D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Description : Chloroform can be used as (1) Analgesic (2) Anaesthetic (3) Antimalarial(4) Antibiotic
Last Answer : Anaesthetic
Description : Hypercholesterolemia is found in (A) Xanthomatosis (B) Thyrotoxicosis (C) Hemolytic jaundice (D) Malabsorption syndrom
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Hemolytic anemia is caused by the deficiency of certain enzymes of the pentose phosphate pathway, the principal enzyme involved is (A) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (B) Aldolase (C) Fructose 1, 6-bisphosphatase (D) Phosphohexose isomerase
Description : Folate deficiency causes (A) Microcytic anemia (B) Hemolytic anemia (C) Iron deficiency anemia (D) Megaloblastic anemia
Description : In hemolytic jaundice, bilirubin in urine is (A) Usually absent (B) Usually present (C) Increased very much (D) Very low
Description : In hemolytic jaundice, the urinary bilirubin is (A) Normal (B) Absent (C) More than normal (D) Small amount is present
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The presence of bilirubin in the urine without urobilinogen suggests (A) Obstructive jaundice (B) Hemolytic jaundice (C) Pernicious anemia (D) Damage to the hepatic parenchyma
Description : Immediate direct Vanden Bergh reaction indicates (A) Hemolytic jaundice (B) Hepatic jaundice (C) Obstructive jaundice (D) Megalobastic anemia
Description : A complete absence of fecal urobilinogen is strongly suggestive of (A) Obstruction of bile duct (B) Hemolytic jaundice (C) Intrahepatic cholestasis (D) Malignant obstructive disease
Description : Fecal urobilinogen is decreased in (A) Obstruction of biliary duct (B) Hemolytic jaundice (C) Excess fat intake (D) Low fat intake
Description : A mixture of conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin is found in the circulation in (A) Hemolytic jaundice (B) Hepatic jaundice (C) Obstructive jaundice (D) Post hepatic jaundice
Description : Fecal urobilinogen is increased in (A) Hemolytic jaundice (B) Obstruction of biliary duct (C) Extrahepatic gall stones (D) Enlarged lymphnodes
Description : Fecal stercobilinogen is increased in (A) Hemolytic jaundice (B) Hepatic jaundice (C) Viral hepatitis (D) Obstructive jaundice
Description : A jaundice in which serum alanine transaminase and alkaline phosphatase are normal is (A) Hepatic jaundice (B) Hemolytic jaundice (C) Parenchymatous jaundice (D) Obstructive Jaundice
Description : Increased urobilinogen in urine and absence of bilirubin in the urine suggests (A) Obstructive jaundice (B) Hemolytic jaundice (C) Viral hepatitis (D) Toxic jaundice
Description : One of the causes of hemolytic jaundice is (A) G-6 phosphatase deficiency (B) Increased conjugated bilirubin (C) Glucokinase deficiency (D) Phosphoglucomutase deficiency
Description : An increase in serum unconjugated bilirubin occurs in (A) Hemolytic jaundice (B) Obstructive jaundice (C) Nephritis (D) Glomerulonephritis
Description : An important finding of Fabry’s disease is (A) Skin rash (B) Exophthalmos (C) Hemolytic anemia (D) Mental retardation
Description : The pH of gastric juice become low in (A) Hemolytic anemia (B) Pernicious anemia (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : Serum LDL has been found to be increased in (A) Obstructive jaundice (B) Hepatic jaundice (C) Hemolytic jaundice (D) Malabsorption syndrome
Description : Which one of the following would be expected in pyruvate kinase deficiency? (A) Increased levels of lactate in the R.B.C (B) Hemolytic anemia (C) Decreased ratio of ADP to ATP in R.B.C (D) Increased phosphorylation of Glucose to Glucose-6-phosphate
Last Answer : B
Description : Transfusions of blood products can be associated with a number of complications including immediate and delayed hemolytic reactions; nonhemolytic reactions; infectious disease transmission; and ... d. Routine impaired calcium supplementation is necessary during most massive transfusion episodes
Last Answer : Answer: a, c Immediate hemolytic reactions are usually caused by blood group ABO incompatibility although they may be caused by antigens of other blood group systems ... when associated with massive transfusion during complex intraoperative procedures such as thoracoabdominal aneurysm resection
Description : A patient of vivax malaria was treated with the standard dose of chloroquine. After 6 weeks he reported back with a relapse. Which drug will you use to treat the relapse episode: A. Chloroquine B. Primaquine C. Pyrimethamine + sulfadoxine D. Mefloquin
Last Answer : A. Chloroquine
Description : Acute intermittent porphyria (paraoxymal porphyria) is caused due to deficiency of (A) Uroporphyrinogen I synthase (B) ALA synthase (C) Coproporphyrinogen oxidase (D) Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
Description : Which of the following is associated with Hyperuricaemia? 1) is usually due to an excess purine consumption 2) occurs in association with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 3) in primary gout is inherited in ... with low dose aspirin therapy 5) can be treated with uricosuric drugs even in renal failure
Last Answer : Answers-2 Hyperuricaemia may be due to increased purine intake, urate production or reduced urate clearance, and is most commonly due to the latter. Therefore it can occur in association with enhanced ... . Many of the uricosuric drugs may be detrimental in renal failure and may not be effective.
Description : The following drug is used to reduce the frequency of angina pectoris as well as to terminate an acute attack (a) Digoxin (b) Furosemide (c) Enalapril (d) Amrinone