type of membranopathy in sle??
A. type 1
B. type 2
C. Type 3
D. all of above
Regarding cytology of plural fluid in which conditions we see these cells
1Mesothelial cells
2Abnormal mesothelial cells
3Multinucleated giant cells
A 25-year-old female presented to her GP after noticing asymmetry of her face & drooling of saliva. For the past two days she had also experienced dizziness and lethargy, particularly on exertion. She had no past medical history. Six weeks previously she had been to visit friends in North America. While on holiday, she developed a painful rash on her left arm which she described as a small red nodule which gradually expanded over the next few days before subsiding. A friend had taken a photo graph of the rash which was macular & appeared to be fading in the centre.
On examination, she had a temperature of 37°C (98.6°F) and a slow pulse.
Neurological examination revealed left sided lower motor type facial palsy.
Examination of the ears was normal. The doctor was concerned and performed an ECG which revealed complete heart block.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Rheumatic fever
B. Lyme disease
C. Lymphoma
D. Guillain-Barre-syndrome
E. Chagas disease
Causes of renovasular diseases:
Fibromuscular dysplasia
Atherosclerosis
Obstructive uropathy
Polycyctic kidney diease
37 year old male comes to physician for routine maintainace examination…his father was diagnosed with colon cancer at age of 50 and treated with colectomy …he has 30 pack year smoking history which of the fallowing is initial screning test for this pt ?
A.colonoscopy at age of 60
B.colonscopy at age of 30
C.colonscopy at age of 40
D.colonscopy at age of 50
Which drug decreases the seizures threshold
A. INH
B.PZA
C. Rifampin
D. Ethambutol
60 year old woman develops hypotension and new systolic murmur 36 hours after being successfully thrombolysed for anterior MI. Which of the following statement is correct ?
A acute mitral incompetence due to rupture of posterior papillary muscle is the most likely diagnosis
B acute mitral incompetence due to rupture of anterior papillary muscle is the most likely diagnosis
C a basal VSD is the most likely diagnosis
D an apical VSD is the most likely diagnosis
E the systolic murmur is likely to be due to mitral valve prolapse .
A 70 yrs old female suffered from an attack of influenza but refused to take the vaccine. She subsequently develop pneumonia and died in 5 days.
What is the most common cause of post influenza pneumonia???
a) Staphylococcus aureus
b) CMV
c) EBV
d) Measles
e) Legionella