Sunday, April 19, 2009

218 - UPSC 2007 medical entrance mcqs with answers part 28

136. Intrauterine foetal growth retardation may be associated with the following except


(a) maternal drug addiction
(b) maternal smoking
(c) foetal viral infection
(d) regular maternal aspirin intake




Exact lines taken from chapter 14 of Williams obstetrics 22nd edition : read along :
Because aspirin is a potent prostaglandin inhibitor, there is a theoretical concern that fetal exposure could lead to premature closure of the ductus arteriosus. Despite this, and with the massive number of exposures, premature closure has not been reported. DiSessa and colleagues (1994) performed echocardiography from 15 to 40 weeks in 63 fetuses exposed to 60 mg of aspirin given daily to prevent preeclampsia. They consistently found normal ductus flow velocity and cardiac output. Acetaminophen also has not been associated with an increased risk of anomalies (Pastore and colleagues, 1999; Thulstrup and associates, 1999).


137. Face to pubes delivery is possible with which cephalic presentation?


(a) Mento-anterior
(b) Mento-posterior
(c) Occipito sacral
(d) Brow presentation




138. With reference to meningococcal meningitis, which one of the following statements is not correct?


(a) Fatality in untreated cases is 60 percent
(b) Disease spreads mainly by droplet infection
(c) Treatment of cases has no significant effect on epidemiological pattern of disease
(d) Mass chemoprophylaxis causes immediate drop in the incidence rate of cases




139. With reference to the epidemiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which one of the following statements is not correct?


(a) Patient is most infectious during the first five days of illness
(b) No evidence of mother to child transmission is observed
(c) Children are rarely affected
(d). No evidence of child to child




140. Consider the following diseases:


1. Trench fever
2. Q fever
3. Weil's disease
4. Brill-Zinsser disease


Which of the above is / are caused by rickettsial infection?


(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4



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