• 1. Question
One of the following is not true about nesiritide:
• 1. It is used in actuely decompensated heart failure
• 2. It is a brain natriuretic peptide analogue
• 3. lt has a short half life
• 4. It has significant oral absorption
• 2. Question
The following drugs have significant drug interaction with digoxin, except:
• 1. Quinidine
• 2. Thiazide diuretics
• 3. Cholestyramine
• 4. Amlodipine
• 3. Question
The most common organism amongst the following that causes acute meningitis in an AIDS patients is:
• 1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
• 2. Streptococcus agalactiae
• 3. Cryptococcus neoformans
• 4. Listeria monocytogenes
• 4. Question
All of the following organisms are known to survive intracellularly except:
• 1. Neisseria meningitidis
• 2. Streptococcus pyogenes
• 3. Salmonella typhi
• 4. Legionella pneumophila
• 5. Question
The following statements are true regarding melioidosis except:
• 1. It is caused by Burkholderia mallei
• 2. The agent is a gram negative aerobic bacteria
• 3. Bipolar staining of the aetiological agent is seen with methylene blue stain
• 4. The most common form of melioidosis is pulmonary infection
• 6. Question
The predominant isozyme of LDH in cardiac muscle is:
• 1. LD-2
• 2. LD-3
• 3. LD-5
• 4. LD-1
• 7. Question
An example of a tumour suppressor gene is:
• 1. fos
• 2. myc
• 3. ras
• 4. Rb
• 8. Question
The main site of bicarbonate reabsorption is:
• 1. Cortical collecting duct
• 2. Distal convoluted tubule
• 3. Proximal convoluted tubule
• 4. Medullary collecting duct
• 9. Question
Both Vitamin K and C are involved in:
• 1. Antioxidant mechanisms
• 2. The synthesis of clotting factors
• 3. The microsomal hydroxylation reactions
• 4. Post translational modifications
• 10. Question
Which one of the following statements is true regarding water reabsorption in the tubules?
• 1. 20% of water is always reabsorbed irrespective of water balance
• 2. Majority of facultative reabsorption occurs in proximal tubule
• 3. The bulk of water reabsorption occurs secondary to Na reabsorption
• 4. Obligatory reabsorption is ADH dependent
• 11. Question
S.A. node acts as a pacemaker of the heart because of the fact that it:
• 1. Has poor cholinergic innervations
• 2. Has rich sympathetic innervations
• 3. Generates impulses at the highest rate
• 4. Is capable of generating impulses spontaneously
• 12. Question
All of the following are branches of the external carotid artery except:
• 1. Superior thyroid artery
• 2. Occipital artery
• 3. Anterior Ethmoidal artery
• 4. Posterior auricular artery
• 13. Question
An 18 year old boy came to the Psychiatry OPD with a complaint of feeling changed from inside. He described himself as feeling strange as if he is different from his normal self. He was very tense and anxious yet could not point out the precise change in him. This phenomena is best called as:
• 1. Delusional mood
• 2. Autochthonous delusion
• 3. Over valued idea
• 4. Depersonalization
• 14. Question
Paralysis of 3rd, 4th and 6th cranial nerves with involvement of ophthalmic division of trigeminal, localizes the lesion to:
• 1. Base of skull
• 2. Cavernous sinus
• 3. Apex of orbit
• 4. Brainstem
• 15. Question
The superior oblique muscle is supplied by:
• 1. 5th cranial nerve
• 2. 4th cranial nerve
• 3. 3th cranial nerve
• 4. 6th cranial nerve