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1) Treatment of refractive resistant multiple myeloma

a. Thalidomide

b. melfalan

c. Steroids

d. Vincristine

Answer c) Steroids

Reference: Harrison 16^th Edition Page 660

2) Best indicatior of diabetic nephropathy of NIDDM patient less than 10 years duration is

a. End Stage Renal disease

b. Raised urea creatinine

c. Microalbuminuria

d. None of the above

Answer : Microalbuminuria

Reference: Harrison 16^th Edition Page 1688

3) Which of the Following is not associated with bone marrow

a. Multiple myeloma

b. Osteosarcoma

c. Acute Myeloid Leukemia

d. CLL

Answer b) osteosarcoma

Reference: Harrison 16^th Edition Page 560

4) All are true about Botulism except

a. Botulism is a paralytic disease

b. that begins with cranial nerve involvement and progresses caudally to involve the extremities.

c. It is caused by potent protein neurotoxins elaborated by Clostridium tetani

d. Of the eight distinct toxin types described (A, B, C1, C2, D, E, F, and G), all except C2 are neurotoxins

Answer : It is caused by potent protein neurotoxins elaborated by Clostridium tetani

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 144

5) Inflamed , bleeding spongy Gums are seen in deficiency of

a. Vitamin C

b. Vitamin B6

c. Viamin B12

d. Folic Acid

Answer :a) Vitamin C

Reference: Harrison 15^th Edition Chapter 75

6) Stria are seen commonly in

a. Cushings

b. Dwarfism

c. Hypothyrodism

d. Pheochromocytoma

Answer : a) Cushing’s disease

Reference: Harrison 16th Edition Page 2134

7) Upper and Lower quadrantanopia may be casued by

a. Parietal lobe tumor

b. Frontal lobe tumor

c. Both

d. None

Answer c) Both

Reference: Harrison 16th Edition Page

8) 11 pairs of ribs are seen in

a. Down’s syndrome

b. Turner’s syndrome

c. Trisomy 16-17

d. Klippel Feil Syndrome

Answer c) Trisomy 16-17

Reference: Edward’s syndrome are Trisomy 16-18 are used as synonyms . Though 11 / 13 pairs of ribs can be seen in Down’s, they are more common in Edwards.

9) No of days needed for reticulocystosis following iron therapy

a. 2nd day

b. 8th day

c. 16th day

d. 18th day

Answer a) 2nd day

Reference: Harrison 16th Edition

10) Treatment for Addision’s disease

a. Hydrocortisone

b. Etomidate

c. Both

d. None

Answer a) Hydrocortisone

Reference: Harrison 16th Edition