• 1. Question
When should a case of Non-Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) with a history of diabetes for one year have an ophthalmic examination?
• 1. As early as feasible
• 2. After 5 years
• 3. After 10 years
• 4. Only after visual symptoms develop
• 2. Question
Which of the following intravenous induction agents is the most suitable for day care surgery?
• 1. Morphine
• 2. Propofol
• 3. Diazepam
• 4. Ketamine
• 3. Question
Which drug can cause macular toxicity when given intravitreally?
• 1. Vancomycin
• 2. Gentamicin
• 3. Ceftazidime
• 4. Dexamethasone
• 4. Question
Which of the following drugs is not used topically for treatment of open angle glaucoma:
• 1. Brimonidine
• 2. Acetazolamide
• 3. Dorzolamide
• 4. Latanoprost
• 5. Question
With reference to mumps which of the following is true?
• 1. Meningoencephalitis can precede parotitis
• 2. The patient is not infectious prior to clinical parotid enlargement
• 3. Salivary gland involvement is limited to the parotids
• 4. Mumps orchitis frequency leads to infertility
• 6. Question
The most common etiological agent for acute bronchiolitis in infancy is:
• 1. Rhinovirus
• 2. Para influenza virus
• 3. Influenza virus
• 4. Respiratory syncytial virus
• 7. Question
Prenatal diagnosis at 16 weeks of pregnancy can be performed using all of the following, except:
• 1. Chorionic villi
• 2. Amniotic fluid
• 3. Maternal blood
• 4. Fetal blood
• 8. Question
The earliest indicator of response after starting iron in a 6-year-old girl with iron deficiency is:
• 1. Increased serum iron
• 2. Increased hemoglobin
• 3. Increased reticulocyte count
• 4. Increased ferritin
• 9. Question
Emergency contraception prevents pregnancy by all of the following mechanisms, except:
• 1. Preventing implantation of the fertilized egg
• 2. Inhibiting fertilization
• 3. Delaying/inhibiting ovulation
• 4. Interrupting an early pregnancy
• 10. Question
All of the following mechanisms might account for a reduced risk of upper genital tract infection in users of progestin releasing IUDs, except:
• 1. Decreased ovulation
• 2. Reduced retrograde menstruation
• 3. Decidual changes in the endometrium
• 4. Thickened cervical mucus
• 11. Question
All of the following modalities can be used for in situ ablation of liver secondaries, except?
• 1. Ultrasonic waves
• 2. Cryotherapy
• 3. Alcohol
• 4. Radiofrequency
• 12. Question
Biliary stricture developing after laparascopic cholecystectomy usually occurs at which part of the common bile duct?
• 1. Middle
• 2. Upper
• 3. All sides with equal frequency
• 4. Lower
• 13. Question
Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding stones in the common bile duct?
• 1. Can present with Charcot‘s triad
• 2. Are suggested by a bile duct diameter > 6 mm in ultrasound
• 3. ERCP, sphincterotomy and balloon clearance is now the standard treatment
• 4. When removed by exploration of the common bile ducts the T-tube can be removed after 3 days
• 14. Question
Which of the following is least likely to cause infective endocarditis?
• 1. Salmonella typhi
• 2. Streptococcus faecalis
• 3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• 4. Staphylococcus albus
• 15. Question
Sudden cardiac death may occur in all of the following except:
• 1. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• 2. Dilated cardiomyopathy
• 3. Eisenmengers syndrome
• 4. Ventricular septal defect