Description : The electrolyte composition of standard WHO oral rehydration solution is based upon that of: A. Enterotoxigenic E. coli diarrhoea stools B. Cholera stools in adults C. Cholera stools in children D. Rotavirus diarrhoea stools
Last Answer : C. Cholera stools in children
Description : Institution of oral rehydration therapy has the following beneficial effect in diarrhoea: A. Stops further diarrhoea B. Restores hydration and electrolyte balance without affecting diarrhoea C. Hastens clearance of the enteropathogen D. Obviates the need for specific antimicrobial therapy
Last Answer : B. Restores hydration and electrolyte balance without affecting diarrhoea
Description : The success of oral rehydration therapy of diarrhoea depends upon the following process in the intestinal mucosa: A. Sodium pump mediated Na+ absorption B. Glucose coupled Na+ absorption C. Bicarbonate coupled Na+ absorption D. Passive Na+ diffusion secondary to nutrient absorption
Last Answer : B. Glucose coupled Na+ absorption
Description : The concentration of sodium ions in the standard WHO oral rehydration solution is: A. 40 m moles/L B. 60 m moles/L C. 90 m moles/L D. 110 m moles/L
Last Answer : C. 90 m moles/L
Description : A 3-year-old child was given one tablet three times a day to control loose motions. The diarrhoea stopped but next day the child was brought in a toxic condition with abdominal ... drug could have caused this condition: A. Iodochlorhydroxyquinoline B. Furazolidone C. Loperamide D. Metronidazole
Last Answer : C. Loperamide
Description : Metabolic alkalosis can occur in (A) Severe diarrhoea (B) Renal failure (C) Recurrent vomiting (D) Excessive use of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Oral vancomycin is indicated in the following condition: A. Appendicitis B. Campylobacter diarrhoea C. Bacillary dysentery D. Antibiotic associated pseudomembranous enterocolitis
Last Answer : D. Antibiotic associated pseudomembranous enterocolitis
Description : The most frequent side effect of oral ampicillin is: A. Nausea and vomiting B. Loose motions C. Constipation D. Urticaria
Last Answer : B. Loose motions
Description : Choose the correct statement about ondansetron: A. It is a dopamine D2 receptor antagonist B. It suppresses postoperative nausea and vomiting C. It is the most effective antiemetic for motion sickness D. It is not effective by oral route
Last Answer : B. It suppresses postoperative nausea and vomitin
Description : Choose the correct statement(s) about inhaled glucocorticoids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A. They are indicated in COPD only for severe/ advanced cases B. Instituted early they retard the progression of COPD C. Their use predisposes to respiratory infections D. Both 'A' and 'B
Last Answer : A. They are indicated in COPD only for severe/ advanced cases
Description : The following is not a valid indication for parenteral iron therapy: A. Inadequate response to oral iron due to patient noncompliance B. Anaemia during pregnancy C. Severe anaemia associated with chronic bleeding D. Anaemia in a patient of active rheumatoid arthritis
Last Answer : B. Anaemia during pregnancy
Description : A single oral dose of the following drug can cure most cases of uncomplicated gonorrhoea: A. Ciprofloxacin B. Cotrimoxazole C. Spectinomycin D. Doxycycline
Last Answer : A. Ciprofloxacin
Description : The present status of oral hypoglycaemics in diabetes mellitus is: A. They are the first choice drug in all cases B. They should be prescribed only if the patient refuses insulin injections C. ... I diabetes mellitus D. They are used first in most uncomplicated mild to moderate type 2 diabetics
Last Answer : D. They are used first in most uncomplicated mild to moderate type 2 diabetics
Description : The following is true of levamisole except: A. A single dose cures over 90% cases of round worm infestation B. It is more effective against Necator americanus than against Ancylostoma duodenale C. It has immunomodulating action D. Its prolonged use causes severe reactions
Last Answer : B. It is more effective against Necator americanus than against Ancylostoma duodenale
Description : The following apply to use of spironolactone in CHF except: A. It is indicated only in NYHA class III/IV cases as additional drug to conventional therapy B. It affords prognostic benefit in ... by ACE inhibitors C. It helps overcome refractoriness to diuretics D. It affords rapid symptomatic relief
Last Answer : D. It affords rapid symptomatic relief
Description : ystemic corticosteroid therapy is not used routinely and is reserved only for severe cases of: A. Exfoliative dermatitis B. Posterior uveitis C. Acute rheumatic fever D. Hodgkin’s disease
Last Answer : C. Acute rheumatic feve
Description : The major limitation of the thiazolidinediones in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus is: A. Frequent hypoglycaemic episodes B. Hyperinsulinemia C. Lactic acidosis D. Low hypoglycaemic efficacy in moderate to severe cases
Last Answer : D. Low hypoglycaemic efficacy in moderate to severe cases
Description : Choose the correct statement about use of gold sod. thiomalate in rheumatoid arthritis: A. It affords more rapid symptomatic relief than NSAIDs B. The NSAIDs therapy is discontinued when it is ... D. It is used only in severe cases when other diseases modifying antirheumatic drugs have failed
Last Answer : D. It is used only in severe cases when other diseases modifying antirheumatic drugs have failed
Description : Select the correct statement in relation to drug therapy of migraine: A. Simple analgesics like paracetamol are ineffective in migraine B. Ergot alkaloids are used for prophylaxis as well as treatment ... resistant cases D. Ergot alkaloids should be given till 24 hours after an attack has subsided
Last Answer : C. Use of ergot alkaloids is restricted to severe or resistant cases
Description : For optimum rehydration, the molar concentration of glucose in ORS should be: A. Equal to or somewhat higher than the molar concentration of Na+ B. Somewhat lower than molar concentration of Na+ C. One third the molar concentration of Na+ D. Three times the molar concentration of Na+
Last Answer : A. Equal to or somewhat higher than the molar concentration of Na
Description : Select the sulfonamide drug which is active against Pseudomonas and is used by topical application for prophylaxis of infection in burn cases: A. Sulfadiazine B. Silver sulfadiazine C. Sulfadoxine D. Sulfamethoxazole
Last Answer : B. Silver sulfadiazine
Description : ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) is associated with the treatment of which disease? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Diarrhea'
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Description : Match the disease in column I with the appropriate items (pathogen / prevention / treatment) in column II. Column I Column II A. Amoebiasis (i) Treponema pallidum B. Diphtheria (ii) Use only sterilised food and water C. Cholera (iii)DPT ... D - (iv) (d) A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (iii)
Last Answer : (b) A – (ii), B – (iii), C – (iv), D – (i)
Description : What is the best treatment for cholera? a. Antibiotics b. Water c. Milk d. Oral Rehydration Therapy
Last Answer : d. Oral Rehydration Therapy
Description : ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) is associated with the treatment of which disease?
Last Answer : Diarrhea
Description : Anxiety and eating spicy food together in an otherwise normal human, may lead to (a) indigestion (b) jaundice (c) diarrhoea (d) vomiting.
Last Answer : (a) indigestion
Description : Anxiety and eating spicy food together in an otherwise normal human, may lead to (1) Vomiting (2) Indigestion (3) Jaundice (4) Diarrhoea
Last Answer : (2) Indigestion
Description : In post-myocardial infarction and other high cardiovascular risk subjects but without hypertension or heart failure, prolonged ACE inhibitor medication has been found to: A. Increase the chances of sudden cardiac death ... Lower the risk of developing heart failure and diabetes D. Both B and C'
Last Answer : D. Both ‘B‘ and ‘C
Description : Select the drug which is active against a variety of diarrhoea producing organisms like Giardia, Shigella, Salmonella as well as S. typhi and Trichomonas vaginalis, but is not a first line treatment for any of these: A. Metronidazole B. Mepacrine C. Cotrimoxazole D. Furazolidone
Last Answer : D. Furazolidone
Description : Clotrimazole is used for the following conditions except: A. Monilial diarrhoea B. Monilial vaginitis C. Otomycosis D. Tinea cruris
Last Answer : A. Monilial diarrhoea
Description : The drug of choice for monilial diarrhoea is: A. Flucytosine B. Nystatin C. Natamycin D. Ketoconazole
Last Answer : B. Nystatin
Description : Compared to older tetracyclines, doxycycline produces a lower incidence of superinfection diarrhoea because: A. It is completely absorbed in the small intestines so that drug concentration in the colonic contents ... the microbes of the normal gut flora D. It is a potent tetracycline and inhibits
Last Answer : A. It is completely absorbed in the small intestines so that drug concentration in the colonic contents is low
Description : Choose the correct statement about tetracyclines: A. Being broad spectrum antibioics they are dependable for empirical treatment of lifethreatening infections B. Currently, they are not the first ... of diarrhoea in cholera D. The are preferred for treatment of anaerobic bacterial infections
Last Answer : C. They reduce stool volume and duration of diarrhoea in cholera
Description : 4 Choose the correct statement about the role of opioid antimotility drugs in the management of diarrhoeas: A. They are used to control diarrhoea irrespective of its etiology B. They should ... antimicrobial therapy of diarrhoea D. They are the drugs of choice in irritable bowel syndrome diarrhoea
Last Answer : B. They should be used only as a short-term measure after ensuring that enteroinvasive organisms are not involved
Description : The following diarrhoea is consistently benefited by antimicrobial therapy: A. Irritable bowel syndrome B. Cholera C. Salmonella diarrhoeas D. Traveller’s diarrhoea
Last Answer : B. Cholera
Description : Antimicrobial treatment does not alter the course of the following diarrhoeas except: A. Mild enterotoxigenic E.coli diarrhoea B. Campylobacter diarrhoea C. Coeliac disease diarrhoea D. Food poisoning diarrhoea
Last Answer : B. Campylobacter diarrhoea
Description : An adult patient of acute diarrhoea presents with abdominal pain, fever, mucus and blood in stools and is suspected to be suffering from Shigella enteritis. What antimicrobial treatment would be most appropriate: A. No antimicrobial treatment B. Metronidazole C. Norfloxacin D. Chloramphenicol
Last Answer : C. Norfloxacin
Description : Though ethacrynic acid is also a high ceiling diuretic, it is practically not used because: A. It is more ototoxic B. It causes diarrhoea and gut bleeding C. Its response increases steeply over a narrow dose range D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : The following is true about entacapone except: A. It acts by inhibiting degradation of dopamine in the brain B. If prolongs the therapeutic effect of levodopacarbidopa in parkinsonism C. It can accentuate levodopa induced dyskinesias D. It can cause diarrhoea as a side effec
Last Answer : A. It acts by inhibiting degradation of dopamine in the brain
Description : Choose the correct statement about drotaverine: A. It is a smooth muscle antispasmodic acting by non-anticholinergic mechanisms B. It is a papaverine congener used in peripheral vascular diseases C. It ... used to control diarrhoea D. It is a M1/M3 selective antagonist used for spastic constipation
Last Answer : A. It is a smooth muscle antispasmodic acting by non-anticholinergic mechanisms
Description : All the following changes in blood chemistry can occur in severe diarrhoea except (A) Decreased pH (B) Decreased bicarbonate (C) Increased pCO2 (D) Increased chloride WATER AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE 287
Description : Hyponatraemia occurs in the following condition: (A) Addison’s disease (B) Chronic renal failure (C) Severe diarrhoea (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Streptomycin can NOT be given orally for treatment of tuberculosis because (A) it gets degraded in the GIT (B) it causes severe diarrhoea (C) it causes metallic taste in the mouth (D) it is not absorbed from the GIT
Last Answer : (D) it is not absorbed from the GIT
Description : Choose the correct statement about sumatriptan: A. It activates serotonergic neurones in raphe nuclei B. It tends to suppress both pain and vomiting in migraine C. It does not carry risk of precipitating coronary vasospasm D. It is combined with ergotamine for treatment of severe migraine
Last Answer : B. It tends to suppress both pain and vomiting in migraine
Description : Use of sublingual/oral nifedipine soft geletine capsule for rapid BP lowering in hypertensive urgency has been discarded because of: A. Delayed onset of action B. Inability to control the rate and extent of fall in BP C. Reports of adverse/fatal outcome D. Both 'B' and 'C'
Last Answer : D. Both 'B' and 'C'
Description : A semiconscious patient of haemorrhagic cerebral stroke has been brought to the emergency. His blood pressure is 240/120 mmHg. Select the procedure to lower his blood pressure as ... injection of hydralazine C. Intravenous infusion of sodium nitroprusside D. Intravenous injection of clonidin
Last Answer : C. Intravenous infusion of sodium nitroprussid