Description : We can now test our drinks for the presence of the date rape drug. When might we be able to test our food for E. coli, etc.? See deatil?
Last Answer : …what are your thoughts is more like it.
Description : The average of pH of urine is (A) 5.6 (B) 6.0 (C) 6.4 (D) 7.0
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Calcium absorption is inferred by (A) Fatty acids (B) Amino acids (C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin B12
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Cobalt is a constituent of (A) Folic acid (B) Vitamin B12 (C) Niacin (D) Biotin
Description : Calcium is required for the activation of the enzyme: (A) Isocitrate dehydrogenase (B) Fumarase (C) Succinate thiokinase (D) ATPase
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Body water is regulated by the hormone: (A) Oxytocin (B) ACTH (C) FSH (D) Epinephrine
Description : Organic substance of large molecular size is (A) Starch (B) Insulin (C) Lipids (D) Proteins
Description : Organic compound of small molecular size is (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Creatinine (D) Phosphates
Description : One joule is the energy required to (A) Raise the temperature of 1 gm of water by 1°C (B) Raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1°C (C) Move a mass of 1 gm by 1 cm distance by a force of 1 Newton (D) Move a mass of 1 kg by 1 m distance by a force of 1 Newton
Description : Which of the following features are present in blood chemistry in uncompensated metabolic alkalosis except? (A) Increased pH (B) Increased bicarbonate (C) Normal chloride (D) Normal pCO2
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 : Blood chemistry shows the following changes in compensated respiratory acidosis: (A) Increased pCO2 (B) Increased bicarbonate (C) Decreased chloride (D) All of these
Description : During compensation of respiratory alkalosis, all the following changes occur except (A) Decreased secretion of hydrogen ions by renal tubules (B) Increased excretion of sodium in urine (C) Increased excretion of bicarbonate in urine (D) Increased excretion of ammonia in urine
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 : All the following statements about renal tubular acidosis are correct except (A) Renal tubules may be unable to reabsorb bicarbonate (B) Renal tubules may be unable to secrete hydrogen ions (C) Plasma chloride is elevated (D) Anion gap is decreased
Description : All the following features are found in blood chemistry in uncompensated lactic acidosis except (A) pH is decreased (B) Bicarbonate is decreased (C) pCO2 is normal (D) Anion gap is normal
Description : Anion gap of plasma can be due to the presence of all the following except (A) Bicarbonate (B) Lactate (C) Pyruvate (D) Citrate
Description : Salicylate poisoning can cause (A) Respiratory acidosis (B) Metabolic acidosis with normal anion gap (C) Metabolic acidosis with increased anion gap (D) Metabolic alkalosis
Description : Anion gap in plasma is because (A) Of differential distribution of ions across cell membranes (B) Cations outnumber anions in plasma (C) Anions outnumber cations in plasma (D) Of unmeasured anions in plasma
Description : Anion gap is increased in (A) Renal tubular acidosis (B) Metabolic acidosis resulting from diarrhoea (C) Metabolic acidosis resulting from intestinal obstruction (D) Diabetic ketoacidosis
Description : Anion gap is normal in (A) Hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis (B) Diabetic ketoacidosis (C) Lactic acidosis (D) Uraemic acidosis
Description : Normal anion gap in plasma is about (A) 5 meq/L (B) 15 meq/L (C) 25 meq/L (D) 40 meq/L
Description : Anion gap is the difference in the plasma concentrations of (A) (Chloride) – (Bicarbonate) (B) (Sodium) – (Chloride) (C) (Sodium + Potassium) – (Chloride + Bicarbonate) (D) (Sum of cations) – (Sum of anions)
Description : The primary event in respiratory alkalosis is (A) Rise in pH (B) Decrease in pCO2 (C) Increase in plasma bicarbonate (D) Decrease in plasma chloride
Description : Respiratory alkalosis can occur in (A) Bronchial asthma (B) Collapse of lungs (C) Hysterical hyperventilation (D) Bronchial obstruction
Description : The initial event in respiratory acidosis is (A) Decrease in pH (B) Increase in pCO2 (C) Increase in plasma bicarbonate (D) Decrease in plasma bicarbonate
Description : Respiratory acidosis can occur in all of the following except (A) Pulmonary oedema (B) Hysterical hyperventilation (C) Pneumothorax (D) Emphysema
Description : Respiratory acidosis results from (A) Retention of carbon dioxide (B) Excessive elimination of carbon dioxide (C) Retention of bicarbonate (D) Excessive elimination of bicarbonate
Description : Buffering action of haemoglobin is mainly due to its (A) Glutamine residues (B) Arginine residues (C) Histidine residues (D) Lysine residues
Description : pKa of dihydrogen phosphate is (A) 5.8 (B) 6.1 (C) 6.8 (D) 7.1
Description : In a solution containing phosphate buffer, the pH will be 7.4, if the ratio of monohydrogen phosphate : dihydrogen phosphate is (A) 4 : 1 (B) 5 : 1 (C) 10 : 1 (D) 20 : 1
Description : Quantitatively, the most significant buffer system in plasma is (A) Phosphate buffer system (B) Carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system (C) Lactic acid-lactate buffer system (D) Protein buffer system
Description : At pH 7.4, the ratio of bicarbonate : dissolved CO2 is (A) 1 : 1 (B) 10 : 1 (C) 20 : 1 (D) 40 : 1
Description : In a solution having a pH of 7.4, the hydrogen ion concentration is (A) 7.4 nmol/L (B) 40 nmol/L (C) 56 nmol/L (D) 80 nmol/L
Description : A diuretic which is an aldosterone antagonist is (A) Spironolactone (B) Ethacrynic acid (C) Acetazolamide (D) Chlorothiazide
Description : Furosemide inhibits reabsorption of sodium and chloride in (A) Proximal convoluted tubules (B) Loop of Henle (C) Distal convoluted tubules (D) Collecting ducts
Description : Thiazide diuretics inhibit (A) Carbonic anhydrase (B) Aldosterone secretion (C) ADH secretion (D) Sodium reabsorption in distal tubules
Description : Diabetes insipidus results from (A) Decreased insulin secretion (B) Decreased ADH secretion (C) Decreased aldosterone secretion (D) Unresponsiveness of osmoreceptors
Description : Urinary water loss is increased in (A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Diabetes insipidus (C) Chronic glomerulonephritis (D) All of these
Description : Antidiuretic hormone (A) Is secreted by hypothalamus (B) Secretion is increased when osmolality of plasma decreases (C) Increases obligatory reabsorption of water (D) Acts on distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts
Description : Obligatory reabsorption of water (A) Is about 50% of the total tubular reabsorption of water (B) Is increased by antidiuretic hormone (C) Occurs in distal convoluted tubules (D) Is secondary to reabsorption of solutes
Description : Recurrent vomiting leads to loss of (A) Potassium (B) Chloride (C) Bicarbonate (D) All of these
Description : The daily water loss through gastrointestinal tract in an adult is about (A) Less than 100 ml/day (B) 200 ml/day (C) 300 ml/day (D) 400 ml/day
Description : The water produced during metabolic reactions in an adult is about (A) 100 ml/day (B) 300 ml/day (C) 500 ml/day (D) 700 ml/day
Description : Colloid osmotic pressure of intracellular fluid is (A) Equal to that of plasma (B) More than that of plasma (C) More than that of plasma (D) Nearly zero WATER AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE 285
Description : Oedema can occur when (A) Plasma Na and Cl are decreased (B) Plasma Na and Cl are increased (C) Plasma proteins are decreased (D) Plasma proteins are increased
Description : Oncotic pressure of plasma is about (A) 10 mm of Hg (B) 15 mm of Hg (C) 25 mm of Hg (D) 50 mm of Hg
Description : Oncotic pressure of plasma is due to (A) Proteins (B) Chloride (C) Sodium (D) All of these
Description : The highest concentration of proteins is present in (A) Plasma (B) Interstitial fluid (C) Interstitial fluid (D) Transcellular fluid
Description : Contribution of albumin to colloid osmotic pressure of plasma is about (A) 10% (B) 50% (C) 80% (D) 90%