#043 - 20 MCQs on pathophysiology and applied therapeutics

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1. A CELL FROM WHICH CONNECTIVE TISSUE DEVELOPS - a) fibroblast b) fibrocalcific c) gemfibrozil d) fibroid Ans.

2. A FEELING THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO FALL - a) intertrigo b) prurigo c) impetigo d) vertigo Ans.

3. ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS - can, sometimes, be found in respect of a) pencillin b) vaccine c) shellfish and insect venoms d) any one Ans.

4. CONTAGIOUS SKIN INFECTION IN CHILDREN - red blisters developing into crust and gradually eroding: a) intertrigo b) prurigo c) impetigo d) vertigo Ans.

5. CRYOPATHY - is destruction of tissue owing to a) freezing b) radiation c) convection d) all Ans.

6. DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE (DMSO) - finds its use as a) catalyst b) cryoanaesthetic c) cryopreservative d) thermostat Ans.

7. ILIAC CRESTS - from which stem-cells are harvested, are in a) brain b) chest c) hips d) limbs Ans.

8. INTRINSIC FACTOR - absorbs vitamin a) A b) B12 c) B1 d) D Ans.

9. INTRINSIC FACTOR - is produced by the mucosa of a) intestines b) stomach c) both d) none Ans.

10. LORDOSIS - is an abnormality of a) brain b) heart c) spine d) hips Ans.

11. PHERESIS - is a procedure relating to collection of a) bone marrow b) blood c) viscera d) organs from dead bodies Ans.

12. Pretransplantation and posttransplantation immunosuppression - is unnecessary in case of ___ hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a) allogeneic b) autologous c) xenogeneic d) heterologous Ans.

13. PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS (PPIs) - find their use, to reduce a) gastric acid secretions b) bilirubin in liver c) ldl cholesterol d) hypertension Ans.

14. SCHIZOPHRENIA - affects a) men more b) women more c) children more d) does not discriminate between men and women Ans.

15. SCOLIOSIS - is an abnormality of a) brain b) heart c) spine d) hips Ans.

16. SKIN - chafing between two skin surfaces in contact (armpit, breasts, thighs) can be termed as: a) intertrigo b) prurigo c) impetigo d) vertigo Ans.

17. SKIN - chronic inflammation with blister-capped papules and intense itching: a) intertrigo b) prurigo c) impetigo d) vertigo Ans.

18. SYNAPSES - are junctions of a) nerves b) muscles c) nerves and muscles d) any one Ans.

19. THALASSEMIA - is also known as ___anemia. a) aplastic b) Cooley's c) mediterranean d) pernicious Ans.

20. VARIX - is an abnormality of a) blood vessel b) lymph vessel c) either d) none Ans.