Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: AMC-MCQs

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Lesion in the basal ganglia can cause all of the following features except:
a- Dystonia
b- Ataxia
c- Akathesia
d- Dyskinesia
e- Chorea

A pt. presents with early morning stiffness, which is relieved with activity (h/o Polymyalgia
Rheumatica).
a- Muscle weakness
b- mild synovitis
c- Fever
d- Depression

Which of the following is NOT a clinical of hypothyroidism?

a- Pelvic girdle weakness
b- Tremor
c- Small muscle weakness
d- Palpitation

Trigeminal neuralgia can be best treated with which of the following drug?
a- Tricyclic anti-deppresants
b- Phenytoin
c- Carbamezepine

Urinary stones most commonly formed in acid urine are:

a- Magnesium ammonium phosphate
b- Xanthine
c- Phosphate
d- Uric acid
e- Oxalate

A 64 yrs old man complaints of diarrhoea for the last three months duration, which is the least
likely cause for his diarrhoea?
a- Campylobacter jejuni
b- Carcinoma of colon
c- Giardia lamlia
d- Surreptitious use of laxatives

In which of the following conditions, hypoxia can be corrected completely by given 100%
oxygen?
a- Lung disease
b- Cyanotic heart disease
c- Methhaemoglobinemia

Regarding tuberculosis which is true:

a- Mantouex test is usually negative in milliary tuberculosis

Diabetes mellitus is associated with all of the following except:

a- Acromegaly
b- Prolactin secreting pituitary tumor
c- Hyperthyroidism
d- Hemochromatosis
e- Cushing’s syndrome

Which of the following drug causes hyperkalemia as a side effect:

a- Thiazide
b- Captopril
c- Beta-blockers

Stag horn calculi can be associated with all of the following except:
a- Hyperparathyroidism
b- Hypercalciuria
c- Prolonged immobilization
d- Gout
e- Chronic infection

A 45 yrs old lady presents with palpable lump in her Lt. breast. Which of the following
statement is correct regarding her lump?
a- It is considered to be a carcinoma unless proven otherwise

Erythema nodosum occurs in all of the following except:

a- Sarcoidosis
b- Tuberculosis
c- Yersenia infection

A patient picture showing a brown lesion in arm and forearm, hypo-pigmented areas has no
pinprick sensation. What would be the probable diagnosis?
a- Sarcoidosis
b- Burns
c- Vitiligo
d- Leprosy

A picture showing crops of lesion over the right eyelid of a 10 yrs old child. What would be the
probable diagnosis?
a- Skin tag
b- Warts
c- Molluscum contagiosum
d- Neurofibromatosis