Friday, May 21, 2010

391 - AIIMS May 2010 Medicine Mcqs

107. Hyperextensibility with normal elastic recoil is a feature of
a) Ehlers Danlos syndrome
b) Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
c) Cutis laxa
d) Scleroderma


108. Which of the following about atherosclerosis is true?
a) Intake of PUFA associated with decreased risk
b) Thoracic aorta involvement is more severe than abdominal aorta involvement
c) Extent of lesion in veins is same as that in arteries
d) Hypercholesterolemia does not always increase the risk of atherosclerosis per se


109. Not a cardiovascular complication of HIV/AIDS
a) Cardiac tamponade
b) Recurrent arterial embolism
c) CHF
d) Aortic aneurysm


110. A girl presented with severe hyperkalemia and peaked T waves on ECG. Fastest way of shifting potassium intracellularly is
a) Calcium gluconate IV
b) Oral resins
c) Insulin + glucose
d) Sodium bicarbonate


111. Features of hypocalcemia are A/E
a) Numbness & tingling
b) Circumoral paresthesia
c) Depressed tendon reflexes
d) Skin irritability & sensitivity


112. A young man back from leisure trip has swollen knee joints & foriegn body sensation in eyes. Llikely cause is
a) Reiter’s syndrome
b) Sarcoidosis
c) Behcet’s disease
d) SLE


113. Cause of vasodilatation in spider nevi
a) Estrogen
b) Testosterone
c) Hepatotoxins
d) FSH


114. A patient presented with arthritis and purpura. Laboratory examination showed monoclonal and polyclonal cryoglobulins. Histopathology showed deposits of cryoglobulins around the
vessels. The patient should be tested for which of the following?
a) HBV
b) HCV
c) EBV
d) Parvovirus


115. Rapid infusion of insulin causes
a) Hyperkalemia
b) Hypokalemia
c) Hypernatremia
d) Hyponatremia


116. Digitalis toxicity enhanced by A/E
a) Renal failure
b) Hyperkalemia
c) Hypercalcemia
d) Hypomagnesemia


117. True about hemochromatosis
a) Is genetically heterogenous
b) Cannot be treated by phlebotomy
c) Completely penetrant
d) More common in female than male


118. Strawberry gingivitis seen in
a) Myelocytic infiltration
b) Phenytoin toxicity
c) Wegener granulomatosis
d) Klippel Trenaunay syndrome


119. A child presented with arthritis and purpura. Laboratory examination showed monoclonal and polyclonal cryoglobulins. Histopathology showed deposits of cryoglobulins around the vessels. The patient should be tested for which of the following?
a) C3
b) C5a
c) C1 esterase inhibitor
d) C9


120. Test for assessment of absorptive function of colon
a) D-xylose test
b) NBT-PABA test
c) Fecal fat estimation
d) Schilling test


121. All are true about temporal arteritis except
a) Can lead to sudden bilateral blindness
b) More common in females
c) Worsens on exposure to heat
d) Mostly affects elderly


122. A pt presents with acute rheumatic carditis with fever. True statement is
a) Increased troponin T
b) Reduced myocardial contractility
c) Signs of inflammation and necrosis
d) Valve replacement will ameliorate CCF

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