The therapeutic indications of corticosteroids include which of the following?
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10%
Growth retardation in children.ο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
10%
Heart failure.ο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
29%
Chickenpox
52%
Osteoarthritis
Which of the following drugs is most likely to cause hyperglycemia, hypernatremia, and hypokalemia?.
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14%
Aldosterone
73%
Cortisol
5%
Dexamethasone
9%
Spironolactone
Aromatase inhibitors are used in:
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7%
contraception.
67%
induction of ovulation.ο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
13%
postmenopausal hot flushes.ο»Ώο»Ώ
13%
osteoporosis.
34-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis has required long term therapy with high dose of cortisol. Which of the following is expected to be an annoying adverse effect?
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5%
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11%
Hepatotoxicity
74%
Osteoporosis
11%
Psychic depression
Cortisol has the following kinetic property:
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20%
It is metabolized to an active compound.ο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
10%
It is mainly excreted unchanged in the urine
50%
It is distributed all over the body
20%
It has a half-life of 7 days.
A 30-year-woman suffered from severe vaginal bleeding and was diagnosed with tumor of the placenta. Her treatment was decided to be a progesterone antagonist.
Which of the following would be suitable?
Which of the following would be suitable?
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0%
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12%
Diethylstilbestrol
82%
Mifepristone
6%
Mestranol
Which of the following is an adverse effect of sudden withdrawal of glucocorticoids?
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72%
Hypoglycemia
20%
Convulsions
4%
Hypertension
4%
Convulsions
Diet of a patient under cortisol therapy should be:
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9%
Low in calciumο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
5%
High in sodiumο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
5%
High in carbohydrates
82%
High in potassium
Progesterone is added to estrogen in postmenopausal hormonal therapy to decrease incidence of:
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4%
Vaginal atrophyο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
79%
Endometrial carcinomaο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
17%
Hot flushesο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
0%
Weight gain
The use of glucocorticoids for cases with auto-immune diseases makes use mostly of which property?
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8%
Anti-stressο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώ
8%
Calcium lowering action
79%
Reduction of cytokines
4%
Catabolic action
General causes of Epistaxis include:
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9%
a) Trauma
7%
b) foreign bodies
2%
c) Tumors: angiofibroma
82%
d) Hypertension, hemophilia, leukemia, Vit C & K deficiency
6. The Commonest Cause of multiple Lung abscesses include:
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15%
a) Aspiration lung abscess.
12%
b) Bronchial obstruction with bronchogenic carcinoma.io MedMap
62%
C) Pyemic absesses
12%
d) Spread of infection from adjacent
. Restrictive lung disease includes
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4%
a) Bronchiectasis
0%
b) Chronic bronchitis
21%
c) Emphysema
75%
d) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
. The commonest microscopic type of bronchogenic carcinoma:
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83%
a) Squamous cell carcinoma
0%
b) Hemangioma
17%
c) Broncho-alveolar carcinoma
0%
d) Fibrosarcoma
The most common fate of lobar pneumonia is:
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8%
a) Empyema
4%
b) Abscess formation
88%
c) Resolution
0%
d) Fibrosis
. The following are predisposing factors for lung cancer; EXCEPT:
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0%
a) Cigarette smoking
12%
b) Air pollution
8%
c) Pneumoconiosis
80%
d) Lung congestion
. Diphtheria is a type of:
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15%
a) Catarrhal inflammation
4%
b) Diffuse suppurative inflammation
77%
c) Pseudomembranous inflammation
4%
d) Allergic inflammation
The following are causes of granulomatous inflammation of the lung EXCEPT
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5%
a) Tuberculosis
23%
b) Fungal diseases
73%
c) Pneumonia
0%
d) Sarcoidosis