Description : All of the following statements regarding pentamidine isethionate are true except (a) it is indicated for treatment or prophylaxis of infection due to Pneumocystis carinii (b) it may be ... clinically significant effect on serum glucose (d) it is effective in the treatment of leishmaniasis
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : A higher incidence of adverse effects to cotrimoxazole occurs when this drug is used for: A. Typhoid fever B. Whooping cough C. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS patients D. Chancroid
Last Answer : C. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS patients
Description : Apart from its use in tuberculosis and leprosy, rifampin is a first line drug for the following infective disease: A. Toxoplasmosis B. Brucellosis C. Donovanosis D. Leishmaniasis
Last Answer : B. Brucellosis
Description : Indicate the condition in which neither trimethoprim nor sulfamethoxazole alone are effective, but their combination cotrimoxazole is: A. Prostatitis B. Lymphogranuloma venereum C. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia D. Bacillary dysentery
Last Answer : C. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Description : The following statement(s) is/are true concerning HIV infection. a. Initial screening with ELISA is highly sensitive but can be associated with a false positive rate of 25% b. ... , carinii pneumonia, CMV pneumonitis, Cryptococcus meningitis, and disseminated infection due to atypical mycobacteria
Last Answer : Answer: b, c, d Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a syndrome caused by the human retrovirus (HIV-1) that infects T lymphocytes and causes severe immunosuppression. Individuals who ... to prolong survival when administered early in the course of disease and is considered routine therapy
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 : The drug of choice for Kala azar is: A. Pentamidine B. Amphotericin B C. Sodium stibogluconate D. Ketoconazole
Last Answer : C. Sodium stibogluconat
Description : This funqal disease is the most common cause of nonbacterial pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals. a. Blastomycosis b. Pneumocystis pneumonia c. Aspergillosis d. Coccidioidomycosis
Last Answer : b. Pneumocystis pneumonia
Description : Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia?
Last Answer : DefinitionPneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is a fungal infection of the lungs. The disease used to be called Pneumocystis carinii.Alternative NamesPneumocystosis; PCP; Pneumocystis cariniiCauses, incidence, and risk ... condition, most people in the U.S. with advanced AIDS would develop it.Sympto
Description : Pentamidine should be used to treat Kala azar only when sodium stibogluconate has failed or is not tolerated because: A. It achieves lower cure rates B. It is more toxic C. It requires a longer course of treatment D. Relapses are more common with it
Last Answer : B. It is more toxic
Description : The drug of choice for atypical pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae is: A. Doxycycline B. Ciprofloxacin C. Ceftriaxone D. Gentamicin
Last Answer : A. Doxycycline
Description : Which of the following is a reservoir of a disease? a. Dog - Toxoplasmosis b. Monkey - Ebola c. Bat - Rabies d. Goat - Leishmania
Last Answer : c. Bat - Rabies
Description : Which disease is associated with domestic cats? a. Cyclosporiasis b. Cryptosporidiosis c. Toxoplasmosis d. None of the above (A-C) is correct.
Last Answer : c. Toxoplasmosis
Description : _____ is a cutaneous or visceral disease transmitted by the bite of an infected female sandfly. a. Malaria b. Leishmaniasis c. Apicomplexa d. Amoebiasis
Last Answer : b. Leishmaniasis
Description : _____ causes a disease from spores in the soil in the desert southwest. a. Pneumocystis jiroveci b. Coccidioides immitis c. Aspergillus d. Cryptococcus neoformans
Last Answer : b. Sporothrix schenkii
Description : ndicate the drug which does not improve lower esophageal sphincter tone or prevent gastroesophageal reflux, but is used as first line treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: A. Sodium alginate + aluminium hydroxide gel B. Omeprazole C. Mosapride D. Famotidine
Last Answer : B. Omeprazole
Description : Actinomycosis?
Last Answer : DefinitionActinomycosis is a long-term (chronic) bacterial infection that commonly affects the face and neck.Alternative NamesLumpy jawCauses, incidence, and risk factorsActinomycosis is usually caused by an ... , surgery, or infection. A common triggering causes is dental abscess or oral surger
Description : The presence of sulphur granules is diagnostic of:** A. Actinomycosis B. Candidosis C. Viral infection D. Keratocyte
Last Answer : A. Actinomycosis
Description : Distinctive features of gatifloxacin include the following except: A. Higher affinity for the enzyme topoisomerase IV B. Activity restricted to gram negative bacteria C. Potential to prolong QTc interval D. Employed to treat community acquired pneumonia
Last Answer : B. Activity restricted to gram negative bacteria
Description : Choose the condition which is mostly treated with a combination of antimicrobials: A. Lobar pneumonia B. Typhoid C. Peritonitis D. Syphilis
Last Answer : C. Peritonitis
Description : One of the most common side effect of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate is: A. Pneumonia B. Oropharyngeal candidiasis C. Atrophic rhinitis D. Pituitary-adrenal suppression
Last Answer : B. Oropharyngeal candidiasis
Description : The WHO guidelines for treatment of tuberculosis with short course chemotherapy under the DOTS strategy categorise patients on the basis of the following: A. Site and severity of the disease B. Sputum smear positivity/negativity C. History of earlier antitubercular drug use D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
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
Last Answer : D. Both 'B' and 'C' are correct
Description : A patient with coronary artery disease has raised serum triglyceride level (500 mg/dl) but normal total cholesterol level (150 mg/dl). Which hypolipidemic drug should be prescribed: A. Probucol B. Gemfibrozil C. Cholestyramine D. Lovastatin
Last Answer : B. Gemfibrozil
Description : Select the drug which reduces cholesterol synthesis in liver, increases expression of LDL receptors on hepatocytes and has been found to reduce mortality due to coronary artery disease: A. Simvastatin B. Nicotinic acid C. Gemfibrozil D. Colestipol (
Last Answer : A. Simvastatin
Description : The following drug can relieve symptoms of CHF but does not retard disease progression or prolong survival: A. Digoxin B. Carvedilol C. Spironolactone D. Ramipril
Last Answer : A. Digoxin
Description : Select the drug that reversibly inhibits the enzyme COMT and is useful as an adjuvant medication in advanced parkinson's disease: A. Pramipexole B. Entacapone C. Pergolide D. Piribedil
Last Answer : B. Entacapone
Description : Isoxsuprine increases limb blood flow in normal individuals, but is of limited efficacy in Buerger's disease, because in this disease: A. Vasodilator β adrenoceptors are deficient B. There is loss ... affected limb is reduced by organic obstruction D. The drug is not delivered to the affected site
Last Answer : C. Blood flow to the affected limb is reduced by organic obstruction
Description : Which of the following is a disease modifying antirheumatic drug whose active metabolite inhibits the enzyme dihydro-orotate dehydrogenase: A. Leflunomide B. Nimesulide C. Sulfasalazine D. Colchicine
Last Answer : A. Leflunomide
Description : Which of the following is a reserve drug but not a disease modifying drug in rheumatoid arthritis: A. Chloroquine B. Sulfasalazine C. Prednisolone D. Methotrexate
Last Answer : C. Prednisolone
Description : Methysergide has lost popularity as a prophylactic drug for migraine because of its: A. Poor efficacy B. Potential to cause visceral fibrosis C. Oxytocic action D. Potential to aggravate ischaemic heart disease
Last Answer : B. Potential to cause visceral fibrosis
Description : Which of the following drugs is effective against Trichomonas vaginalis C A. Penicillin B. Streptomycin C. Metronidazole D. Pentamidine
Last Answer : Metronidazole
Description : This antihelminthic agent makes the membrane permeable to calcium ions. a. Mebendazole b. Pentamidine c. Ivermectin. d. Praziquantel
Last Answer : d. Praziquantel
Description : How long do the effects of Toxoplasmosis last in humans?
Last Answer : answer:I don't know very much about it, and I have no idea how long symptoms usually last, but I do know: It is it's very dangerous for pregnant women to get it, because they can pass it ... go to the doctor, have it diagnosed, and ask the doctor what to expect. Many illnesses have similar symptoms.
Description : Congenital toxoplasmosis?
Last Answer : DefinitionCongenital toxoplasmosis is a group of symptoms that occur when an unborn baby (fetus) is infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.Causes, incidence, and risk factorsThe fetus can ... during the pregnancy ae born early (prematurely). Congenital toxoplasmosis can damage the baby
Description : Ingestion of contaminated meat from which warm-blooded animal can transmit toxoplasmosis A A. Pig, lamb and chicken B. Dogs and cats C. Camel and horse D. Cattle
Last Answer : Pig, lamb and chicken
Description : In regard to HIV infection, which of the following is the earliest finding? A. Kaposi sarcoma on the palate B. Reduced haemoglobin C. Infection with pneumocystic carinii D. Reduction in white cells count E. B cell lymphoma
Last Answer : D. Reduction in white cells count
Description : Leishmaniasis?
Last Answer : DefinitionLeishmaniasis is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of the sandfly.Alternative NamesKala-azarCauses, incidence, and risk factorsThere are different forms of leishmaniasis.Cutaneous leishmaniasis ... disease-fighting cells.Cases of leishmaniasis have been reported on all continents exc
Description : Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (a) Glossina palpalis - Sleeping sickness (b) Culex pipiens - Filariasis (c) Aedes aegypti - Dengue fever (d) Anopheles culicifacies- Leishmaniasis
Last Answer : (d) Anopheles culicifacies- Leishmaniasis
Description : IgG and IgM levels raised in parasitic infections like D A. Malaria B. Leishmaniasis C. Schistosomiasis D. All above
Last Answer : All above
Description : The vector transmitting Leishmaniasis is the a. Mosquito. b. Sand fly. c. Tsetse fly. d. Sand flea.
Last Answer : b. Sand fly
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 : Choose the correct statement(s) about metronidazole: A. It is a first line drug for amoebic dysentery as well as amoebic liver abscess B. It affords the most rapid symptom relief in amoebic dysentery C. It is the most effective drug in eradicating amoebic cysts from the colon D. All of the above
Last Answer : A. It is a first line drug for amoebic dysentery as well as amoebic liver abscess
Description : Multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is defined as resistance to: A. Any two or more antitubercular drugs B. Isoniazid + any other antitubercular drug C. Isoniazid + Rifampin + any one or more antitubercular drugs D. All five first line antitubercular drugs
Last Answer : C. Isoniazid + Rifampin + any one or more antitubercular drugs
Description : The primary reason for not using ethionamide as a first line antitubercular drug is: A. It produces gastrointestinal intolerance and hepatitis B. It is only tuberculostatic and not tuberculocidal C. Ethionamide resistance has become widespread D. It has to be given by injection
Last Answer : A. It produces gastrointestinal intolerance and hepatitis
Description : Which first line antitubercular drug is only tuberculostatic and not tuberculocidal: A. Rifampin B. Isoniazid C. Ethambutol D. Pyrazinamide
Last Answer : C. Ethambutol
Description : The following antibiotic is a first line drug for treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex infection in AIDS patients: A. Clindamycin B. Clarithromycin C. Roxithromycin D. Erythromycin
Last Answer : B. Clarithromycin
Description : The primary reason why chloramphenicol is not being used as the first line drug for typhoid fever in most areas is: A. Toxic potential of chloramphenicol B. Delayed defervescence with ... C. Delayed bacteriological cure with chloramphenicol D. Spread of chloramphenicol resistance among S. typhi
Last Answer : D. Spread of chloramphenicol resistance among S. typhi
Description : Select the first line hypolipidemic drug/drugs for treating hypertriglyceridemia in a subject with normal cholesterol level: A. Fibrates B. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors C. Nicotinic acid D. Both 'A' and 'C' are correc
Last Answer : D. Both 'A' and 'C' are correct