All India Institute of Medical Sciences 2001 Post Graduate Diploma PG - Question Paper

1) A 65 year old female Kamala provide the
history of severe unilateral headache on the
right side and complains of blindness since 2
days .On exam there is a thick cord like
structure on the lateral side of the head. The
ESR is 80 mm/Hr in the 1st hour. The most
likely diagnosis is
a) Temporal arteritis b) Migraine c) cluster
headache d) sinusitis
Ans (a)
2) A 60 year old man complaining of chest pain
since six hrs is diagnosed as acute MI .
Angiography showed the involvement of
anterior descending branch of left coronary
artery The most probable site of involvement
is
(a) Anterolateral b) Posterior c) Inferior d) Septal
Ans (a)
3) Pulmonary Kerley B lines are seen in all the
subsequent other than
(a) Pulmonary edema b) Mitral valve disease c)
Interstitial fibrosis d) Broncho nb alveolar Ca
Ans (d)
4) Infective endocarditis is lowest likely to occur in
(a) ASD b) Small VSD c) MVP d) TOF
Ans (a)
5)In a patient with chronic AF with a regular beat
of 60/min, the most probable reason is
a) sleep b) digitalis toxicity c) Sino nodal block
d) Hypothyroidism
Ans (b)
6)An HIV positive female has an indurated ulcer
over the tongue. Laboratory findings show growth
in cornmeal agar at 20 Degrees, microscopy
showing hyphae and growth in human serum at 37
degrees show budding yeasts. The probable reason
is
a)Candida albicans b)Histoplasmosis
c)Blastomycosis d) Coccidiodomycosis
Ans (a)
7) Kallu, a 30 year old man, presented with
subcutaneous itchy nodules over the left iliac
crest. On examination, they are firm, non tender
and mobile .Skin snips contain microfilaria and
adult worms of
a) Loa Loa b) Onchocerca volvulus c) Brugia
malayi d) Mansonella perstans
Ans (b)
8)In an ICU patient on invasive monitoring, all
are causes of bacterial sepsis other than
a)Orotracheal intubation b)Intra arterial line
c)Humidified air d)Central venous catheter
Ans (c)
9) In Polycythemia vera, all the subsequent are seen
except
a) thrombocytopenia b) increased GI bleed c)
thrombosis d) Transient visual loss
Ans (a)
10) A stem cell disorder affecting all the three cell
lines - platelets, RBC’s and leucocytes is
a) Hemolytic anemia b) Paroxysmal cold
haemoglobinuria c) PNH d) Blackfan Diamond
syndrome
Ans (c)
11) In beta thalassemia, there is
a) increase in Beta chain , reduce in Alpha chain
b) reduce in Beta chain, increase Alpha chain
c) reduce in Beta chain, reduce Alpha chain
d) Increase in Beta chain, increase Alpha chain
Ans (d)
12) Non caseating granulomas are seen in all the

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