Description : Pt has a scaly hypopigmented macules on the chest and arms They seem even lighter under the sunlight,,, what is the ttt? (diagnosis Pityriasis alba or pityriasis versicolor) Topical steroid Na selinum
Last Answer : Na selinum
Description : Can anybody help with my Tinea Versicolor?
Last Answer : answer:From this site: Treatment Treatment consists of applying antifungal medicines to the skin. These medications include clotrimazole, ketoconazole, and miconazole. Over-the-counter dandruff shampoos applied to the skin for 10 minutes each day in the shower may also help treat the skin.
Description : Which antifungal agent is effective in both dermatophytosis as well as systemic mycosis: A. Amphotericin B B. Griseofulvin C. Clotrimazole D. Ketoconazole
Last Answer : D. Ketoconazole
Description : Select the antifungal drug which is administered only by the oral route: A. Amphotericin B B. Ketoconazole C. Griseofulvin D. Tolnaftate
Last Answer : C. Griseofulvin
Description : Indicate the antifungal antibiotic which is used intravenously for systemic mycosis: A. Griseofulvin B. Nystatin C. Amphotericin B D. Hamycin
Last Answer : C. Amphotericin
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 : Tetracycline is indicated in the following form(s) of amoebic infection: A. Acute amoebic dysentery B. Chronic intestinal amoebiasis C. Amoebic liver abscess D. All of the above
Last Answer : B. Chronic intestinal amoebiasis
Description : Which of the following is a fungal infection? A. lichen planus B. keratosis C. suborrhea D. tinea capitis
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : Which of the following is transcribed correctly? A. The patient was given metronidazole for rosacea and Lamisil for onychomycosis. B. The patient was given metronidazole ... onychomycosis. D. The patient was given metroprolol for rosacea and Lamisil for onychomycosis.
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : What is true about use of amphotericin B in kala azar: A. It is currently the drug of choice B. It is more effective than ketoconazole C. It is indicated only in cases not responding to sodium stibogluconate D. Both 'B' and 'C' are correct
Last Answer : D. Both 'B' and 'C' are correct
Description : Specific drug therapy to lower serum triglycerides (TG) in a subject with normal LDL-cholesterol level is indicated: A. In all subjects with serum TG> 150 mg/dl B. In subjects with existing coronary artery disease and serum TG ... < 40 mg/dl and serum TG > 150 mg/dl D. Both 'B' and 'C' are correct
Description : Clomiphene citrate is indicated for the following condition/conditions: A. Female infertility due to anovular cycles B. Male infertility due to oligozoospermia C. Endometriosis D. Both 'A' and 'B'
Last Answer : D. Both 'A' and 'B'
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 : Pityriasis rubra pilaris?
Last Answer : DefinitionPityriasis rubra pilaris is a skin disorder that causes constant inflammation and scaling (exfoliation) of the skin.Causes, incidence, and risk factorsThere are many different types of ... commonly, treatment includes pills taken by mouth such as isotretinoin, acitretin, or methotrexate.
Description : An acute eruption of intensely itchy papules or wheals is called A. acne vulgaris B. pityriasis rosea C. psoriasis D. urticaria (hives.
Description : years old male complaining from scaly lesion in his chest , then become hypopigmented , last 2 months in winter he spend his time neat to sea, by examination showed hypopigmented lesion over chest & arms Dx : Vitiligo taenia versicolor
Last Answer : taenia versicolor
Description : Clarithromycin is used for the following: A. Multidrug resistant M.tuberculosis infection B. M.avium complex infection in AIDS patient C. M.tuberculosis infection in a patient who develops jaundice due to first line antitubercular drugs D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are correct
Last Answer : B. M.avium complex infection in AIDS patient
Description : The antitubercular action of thiacetazone has the following feature(s): A. It is a low efficacy antitubercular drug B. It is combined with isoniazid to improve anti-tubercular efficacy of the latter C. ... with isoniazid to prevent development of resistant infection D. Both A' and C' are correc
Last Answer : D. Both ‘A’ and ‘C’ are correct
Description : Select the antimicrobial agent that can be used to treat with both methicillin resistant and vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: A. Clarithromycin B. Clindamycin C. Linezolid D. Lincomycin
Last Answer : C. Linezolid
Description : Chloroquine is indicated in the following disorders except: A. Rheumatic fever B. Discoid lupus erythematosus C. Photogenic skin reactions D. Lepra reaction
Last Answer : B. Discoid lupus erythematosus
Description : Iodoxuridine is indicated in: A. Herpes simplex keratitis B. Herpes zoster C. Chickenpox D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. Herpes simplex keratitis
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 : Cloxacillin is indicated in infections caused by the following organism(s): A. Staphylococci B. Streptococci C. Gonococci D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. Staphylococc
Description : The following is true of anti-H.pylori therapy except: A. It is indicated in all patients of peptic ulcer B. Resistance to any single antimicrobial drug develops rapidly C. Concurrent ... efficacy of the regimen D. Colloidal bismuth directly inhibits H.pylori but has poor patient acceptability
Last Answer : A. It is indicated in all patients of peptic ulcer
Description : The following is true of clopidogrel except: A. It is a GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonist B. It inhibits fibrinogen induced platelet aggregation C. It is indicated for prevention of stroke in patients with transient ischaemic attacks D. It is a prodrug
Last Answer : A. It is a GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonist
Description : Thrombolytic therapy is indicated in the following conditions except: A. Acute myocardial infarction B. Stroke due to cerebral thrombosis C. Deep vein thrombosis D. Large pulmonary embolism
Last Answer : B. Stroke due to cerebral thrombosis
Description : Anticoagulant medication is indicated in: A. Immobilized elederly patients B. Buerger’s disease C. Stroke due to cerebral thrombosis D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. Immobilized elederly patients
Description : Low dose subcutaneous heparin therapy is indicated for: A. Prevention of leg vein thrombosis in elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery B. Ischaemic stroke C. Patients undergoing neurosurgery D. Prevention of extention of coronary artery thrombus in acute myocardial infarction
Last Answer : A. Prevention of leg vein thrombosis in eld
Description : Vitamin K is indicated for the treatment of bleeding occurring in patients: A. Being treated with heparin B. Being treated with streptokinase C. Of obstructive jaundice D. Of peptic ulcer
Last Answer : C. Of obstructive jaundice
Description : A patient of chronic renal failure maintained on intermittent haemodialysis has anaemia not responding to iron therapy. Which of the following additional drug is indicated: A. Epoetin B. Cyanocobalamin C. Folic acid D. Pyridoxine
Last Answer : A. Epoetin
Description : Recombinant human erythropoietin is indicated for: A. Megaloblastic anaemia B. Haemolytic anaemia C. Anaemia in patients of thalassemia D. Anaemia in chronic renal failure patients
Last Answer : D. Anaemia in chronic renal failure patients
Description : Folinic acid is specifically indicated for: A. Prophylaxis of neural tube defect in the offspring of women receiving anticonvulsant medication B. Counteracting toxicity of high dose methotrexate C. Pernicious anaemia D. Anaemia associated with renal failure
Last Answer : C. Pernicious anaemia
Description : Features of methylcobalamin include the following: A. It is an active coenzyme form of vit B12 B. It is required for the synthesis of S-adenosyl methionine C. It is specifically indicated for correcting neurological defects of vit B12 deficiency D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : The following calcium channel blocker is specifically indicated to counteract cerebral vasospasm and neurological sequelae following subarachnoid haemorrhage: A. Lacidipine B. Nimodipine C. Nicardipine D. Nitrendipine
Last Answer : B. Nimodipine
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 : Choose the correct statement about use of βadrenergic blockers in CHF: A. All β blockers are equally effective in CHF B. They are used as alternative to conventional therapy with ... dysfunction due to dilated cardiomyopathy D. They are indicated only in asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction
Last Answer : C. They are most useful in mild to moderate cases with systolic dysfunction due to dilated cardiomyopathy
Description : The following is true of β-adrenergic blocker therapy in CHF: A. They are added to conventional therapy after cardiac compensation is restored B. They are indicated only in severe (NYHA class IV) heart failure C. They are to be used only at low doses D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. They are added to conventional therapy after cardiac compensation is restored
Description : Infusion of potassium chloride is indicated in digitalis toxicity when the manifestation(s) is/are: A. Vomiting, hyperapnoea and visual disturbance B. Pulsus bigeminus with heart rate 110/min ... accidentally ingested 10 digoxin tablets D. 2:1 A-V block with occasional ventricular extrasystoles
Last Answer : B. Pulsus bigeminus with heart rate 110/min in a patient on maintenance digoxin therapy
Description : The following category of drugs is not indicated in early/mild cases of Parkinson's disease: A. Central anticholinergic B. MAO-B inhibitor C. COMT inhibitor D. Nonergoline dopaminergic agonist
Last Answer : C. COMT inhibitor
Description : Diazepam is indicated in the following conditions except: A. Generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) epilepsy B. Tetanus C. Febrile convulsions D. Cardiac catheterization
Last Answer : A. Generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) epilepsy
Description : Bisphosphonates are indicated in the following condition: A. Organophosphate poisoning B. Dementia C. Steven’s Johnson syndrome D. Osteoporosis
Last Answer : D. Osteoporosis
Description : Medicinal calcium salts are indicated for: A. Prevention of osteoporosis B. Hastening fracture union C. Peripheral neuritis D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. Prevention of osteoporosis
Description : Along with effective antimicrobial therapy, corticosteroids are indicated in the following infective conditions except: A. Tubercular meningitis B. Severe P. carinii pneumonia in AIDS patient C. Herpes simplex keratitis D. Erythema nodosum leprosum
Last Answer : C. Herpes simplex keratitis
Description : Thyroxine therapy is indicated in the following conditions except: A. Euthyroid status with raised TSH level B. Diffuse nontoxic goiter C. Nonfunctional thyroid nodule D. Benign functioning thyroid nodule
Last Answer : C. Nonfunctional thyroid nodule
Description : Gonadotropins are indicated in the following conditions except: A. Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in males B. Cryptorchism in a boy less than 7 years old C. Amenorrhoea and infertility in women D. Polycystic ovaries
Last Answer : D. Polycystic ovaries
Description : 16.16 Gonadotropins are indicated in the following conditions except: A. Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in males B. Cryptorchism in a boy less than 7 years old C. Amenorrhoea and infertility in women D. Polycystic ovaries
Description : Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched as to antibiotic and use? a. Penicillin-gram-positive bacteria b. Nystatin-fungi c. Tetracycline-viruses d. Griseofulvin-fungi
Last Answer : c. Tetracycline-viruses
Description : Antifungal drugs, such as_ __, inhibit proper formation of a. Miconazole; A Plasma Membrane b. Griseofulvin; Dna c. Ketoconazole; A Cell Wall d. Tiucytosine; A Rnicrotubule
Last Answer : d. Tiucytosine; A Rnicrotubule
Description : Absorption of Griseofulvin increases with --------------diet. a) Carbohydrate b) Fatty c) protein d) vitamin
Last Answer : b) Fatty
Description : Tinea capitis?
Last Answer : DefinitionTinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp.Alternative NamesFungal infection - scalp; Infection - fungal - scalp; Tinea of the scalp; Ringworm - scalpCauses, incidence, and risk factorsTinea ... has the condition, or if you touch contaminated items such as combs, hats, or cloth