Deck 1: Medical Trivia: Test Your Knowledge

Question 1

Cobblestone appearance and "Rosethorn " ulcer of the GI mucosa are seen in

A)irritable bowel syndrome
B)ulcerative colitis
C)crohn's disease
D)peutz-jagger's disease

Answer 1

crohn's disease

Question 2

Kartegener's Syndrome includes situs inversus, sinusitis and

A)bronchitis
B)pleuritis
C)laryngitis
D)bronchiectasis

Answer 2

bronchiectasis

Question 3

The fungal infection which colonises previous tuberculous or sarcoid cavities is

A)nocardia asteroids
B)aspergillus fumigatus
C)cryptococcus neoformans
D)candida albicans

Answer 3

aspergillus fumigatus

Question 4

Uveitis , Genital ulcers and recurrent oral ulcers with joint complaints are hallmark of the following syndrome

A)sjogren's syndrome
B)bechet's syndrome
C)reiter's syndrome
D)nelson's syndrome

Question 5

Wide and bizzare QRS complexes usually at a rate of 160 or more were Pwaves are independent of QRS complexes and carotid masssage is NOT of use indicates

A) atrial flutter
B) atrial fibrillation
C) ventricular tachycardia
D) prremature contractions

Question 6

Tender pea-sized nodules on pads of finger and toe tips due to superficial vessel emboli in infective endocarditis are

A) weber' s node
B) heberden's node
C) morgan's node
D) osler's node

Question 7

The combination of Splenomegaly, Koilonychia and dysphagia is termed as

A)bowen's disease
B)plummer-vinson syndrome
C)marfan's syndrome
D)eisenmenger's syndrome

Question 8

Titres of anti-thyroid antibodies of indicative of Hashimoto's thyroidiotis are

A)titres > 1:2000
B)titres > 1: 100
C)titres > 1:200
D)titres > 1:1000

Question 9

The following tremor is breifly alleviated by alcohol

A)parkinsonism tremor
B)bening essential familial tremor
C)orthostatic tremor
D)hysterical tremor

Question 10

Neck flexion induces an "electric shock" like sensation running down the back caused by a lesion in cervical cord in Multiple sclerosis is

A)leber's sign
B)uhthoff's sign
C)lhermitte's sign
D)devic's sign

Question 11

Burning feet syndrome - Intense discomfort in feet in absence of objective sensory alteration or of motor , or tendon reflex signs is due to deficiency of

A)pantothenic acid
B)pyridoxine
C)thiamine
D)riboflavin

Question 12

A patient is labeled to have Chronic Renal Failure when the Glomerular filtration rate is below

A)30 ml/min
B)10 ml/min
C)15 ml/min
D)20 ml/min

Question 13

The following is NOT a stage of clinical feature in whooping cough ( Pertussis)

A)catarrhal
B)spasmodic
C)convalescent
D)paralytic

Question 14

The vector for dengue fever is

A)culex musca
B)aedes aegypti
C)wuchereria bancrofti
D)anopheles mosquito

Question 15

Alternate pigmented and depigmented hair seen known as Flag's sign is encountered in

A)khwashiorkaor
B)marasmus
C)iron deficiency anaemia
D)rickets

Question 16

The following are the features of Down syndrome EXCEPT

A)congenital cardiac defects
B)speckling of iris -brushfield spots
C)single palmar crease
D)renal agenesis

Question 17

Hypertrophy of sebaceous glands leaving a red bullous nose is known as

A)rhinobulloma
B)rhinophylloma
C)rhinophyma
D)rhinolloma

Question 18

Stasis dermatitis is a type of eczema of the lower extremities secondary to

A)seborrhoeic dermatitis
B)psoriasis
C)echanical injury
D)chronic venous insufficiency

Question 19

The intense pruritic erythematous vesicular rash of Dermatitis herpetiformis is associated with

A)drug sensitivity
B)dust sensitivity
C)gluten sensitivity
D)primaquine sensitivity

Question 20

Group of disorders in which there is obstuction to the outflow of sweat through sweat ducts are reffered to as

A)acne
B)naevus
C)miliaria
D)none of the above

Question 21

The confirmatory test for systemic lupus erythematosis is

A)anti-phospholipid abs
B)anti-nuclear abs
C)anti dsdna abs
D)anti-thyroid abs

Question 22

All the following diseases cause Acute Flaccid paralysis EXCEPT

A)poliomyelitis
B)guillian-barre syndrome
C)transverse myelitis
D)myasthenia gravis

Question 23

Palmar erythema , parotid enlargement and Spider angiomas suggest

A)infective hepatitis
B)abdominal koch's
C)cirrhosis
D)chronic renal failure

Question 24

Hematuria is defined as -------to -------- RBC's per high power field

A)5- 10
B)10- 15
C)15- 20
D)2-5

Question 25

Erectile Dysfunction in 35-75 % of the men is due to

A)hypertension
B)diabetes mellitus
C)thyroid dysfuntion
D)chronic bronchitis