Description : In hepatic diseases (A) Both the bound iron and total iron binding capacity of the plasma may be low (B) Both the bound iron and total iron binding capacity of the plasma may be high (C) Only bound iron may be high (D) Only the total iron binding capacity may be high
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : An increased serum iron and decreased iron binding capacity is found in (A) Fe deficiency anemia (B) Sideroblastic anemia (C) Folate deficiency anemia (D) Sickle cell anemia
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : An increased serum ‘Iron’ and decreased ‘Fe’ binding capacity are found in (A) Fe-deficiency anaemia (B) Sideroblastic anaemia (C) Thalassaemia (D) Anaemia of chromic disorders
Description : The absorption of iron is increased 2–10 times of normal in (A) Iron deficiency anemia (B) Pregnancy (C) Spherocytosis (D) Sickle cell anemia
Description : Deficiency of Iron leads to (A) Megaloblastic anemia (B) Aplastic anemia (C) Pernicious anemia (D) Hypochromic microcytic anemia
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Megaloblastic anemia is caused by the deficiency of (A) Folic acid (B) Vitamin B6 (C) Iron (D) Protein
Description : A deficiency of Iron leads to (A) Megaloblastic anemia (B) Aplastic anemia (C) Pernicious anemia (D) Hypochromic microcytic anemia
Description : Folate deficiency causes (A) Microcytic anemia (B) Hemolytic anemia (C) Iron deficiency anemia (D) Megaloblastic anemia
Description : The normal content of protein bound iron (PBI) in the plasma of males is (A) 120–140 µg/100 ml (B) 200–300 µg/100 ml (C) 120–140 µg/100 ml (D) 200–300 µg/100 ml
Description : The only correct statement about hormone receptors is (A) Receptors for protein hormones are present in cytosol (B) Receptors for steroid hormones are membrane bound (C) Hormone-receptor binding is irreversible (D) Receptors can undergo down regulation and up regulatoin
Description : Retinol and Retinol binding protein are bound with this protein: (A) Albumin (B) Prealbumin (C) α-globulin (D) β-globulin
Description : Retinol and retinol –binding protein (RBP) bound with this protein: (A) Albumin (B) Prealbumin (C) α2-globulin (D) β-globulin
Description : Retinol is transported in blood bound to (A) Aporetinol binding protein (B) α2-Globulin (C) β-Globulin (D) Albumin
Description : How is IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA prevented?
Last Answer : The best way is to maintain a healthy diet though sometimes,especially with pregnant women, supplements maybe required. a dietrich in leafy vegetables is a good start.
Description : Iron deficiency anemia - children?
Last Answer : DefinitionAnemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells bring oxygen to body tissues.There are many types of anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is a ... very well, even though you're eating enough ironLong-term, slow blood loss -- usually throu
Description : Anemia is related to _____. (1) iodine deficiency (2) calcium deficiency (3) iron deficiency (4) food poisoning
Last Answer : (3) iron deficiency Explanation: The major causes of this type are iron deficiency (low level iron) anemia and thalassemia (inherited disorders of hemoglobin).
Last Answer : (D) Megaloblastic anemia
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 : 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 : Taurinuria may be encountered in (A) Pernicious anemia (B) Beriberi (C) Pellegra (D) Folate deficiency
Description : Pyridoxine deficiency leads to (A) Megaloblastic anemia (B) Aplastic anemia (C) Hypochromic microcytic anemia (D) Pernicious anemia
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : A deficiency of folate leads to (A) Megaloblastic anemia (B) Aplastic anemia (C) Pernicious anemia (D) Hypochromic microcytic anemia
Description : A deficiency of vitamin B12 causes (A) Cheliosis (B) Beriberi (C) Pernicious anemia (D) Scurvy
Description : Taurinuria may be encountered in (A) Permicious anemia (B) Beriberi (C) Pellegra (D) Folate deficiency
Description : Pyridoxine deficiency leads to (A) Megaloblastic anemia (B) Aplastic anemia (C) Hypochromic microcytic anemia (D) Permicious anemia
Description : A deficiency of vitamin B12 causes (A) Beri-Beri (B) Scurvy (C) Perniciuos anemia (D) Ricket
Description : Deficiency of Vitamin A causes (A) Xeropthalmia (B) Hypoprothrombinemia (C) Megaloblastic anemia (D) Pernicious anemia
Description : A dietary deficiency of tryptophan and nicotinate leads to (A) Beri Beri (B) Xerophthalmia (C) Anemia (D) Pellegra
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 : Iron sorbitol-citric acid differs from iron dextran in that: A. It cannot be injected i.v. B. It is not excreted in urine C. It is not bound to transferrin in plasma D. It produces fewer side effects
Last Answer : A. It cannot be injected i.v
Description : The following attribute of a drug tends to reduce its volume of distribution: A. High lipid solubility B. Low ionisation at physiological pH values C. High plasma protein binding D. High tissue binding
Last Answer : C. High plasma protein binding
Description : The plasma protein bound fraction of a drug: A. Contributes to the response at the given moment B. Remains constant irrespective of the total drug concentration C. Remains constant irrespective of the disease state D. Is not available for metabolism unless actively extracted by the liver
Last Answer : D. Is not available for metabolism unless actively extracted by the liver
Description : The ‘free fatty acids’ (FFA) of plasma: (A) metabolically inert (B) mainly bound to β-lipoproteins (C) stored in the fat (D) mainly bound to serum albumin
Description : Free fatty acids of plasma are bound to what?
Last Answer : Bound to serum albumin.
Description : If a drug has a constant bioavailability and first order elimination, its maintenance dose rate will be directly proportional to its: A. Volume of distribution B. Plasma protein binding C. Lipid solubility D. Total body clearance
Last Answer : D. Total body clearance
Last Answer : D. Total body clearanc
Description : In water bound macadam roads, binding material, is (A) Sand (B) Stone dust (C) Cement (D) Brick dust
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
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 : Which of the following is true? Hypochromic anaemia is not due to iron deficiency except (A) Serum ‘Fe’ is high (B) Normal/low transferrin (C) Stainable iron in bone marrow (D) Iron therapy is affective
Description : A hypochromic microcytic anemia with increased iron stores in the bone marrow may be (A) Iron responsive (B) Pyridoxine responsive (C) Vitamin B12 responsive (D) Folate responsive
Description : Menadione (vitamin K3) can produce kernicterus in neonates by: A. Inducing haemolysis B. Inhibiting glucuronidation of bilirubin C. Displacing plasma protein bound bilirubin D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct
Last Answer : D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct
Description : Sickle-cell anemia is a disease caused due to the abnormality in – (1) white blood cells (2) red blood cells (3) thrombocytes (4) blood plasma composition
Last Answer : (2) red blood cells Explanation: Sickle cell anemia (sickle cell disease) is a disorder of the blood caused by an inherited abnormal hemoglobin (the oxygencarrying protein within the red blood cells).
Description : Hydroxocobalamin differs from cyanocobalamin in that: A. It is more protein bound and better retained B. It is beneficial in tobacco amblyopia C. It benefits haematological but not neurological manifestations of vit B12 deficiency D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct
Last Answer : C. It benefits haematological but not neurological manifestations of vit B12 deficiency