MCQ medicine – set 9

Answer true or false for each statement given.

Regarding cardiac failure:
a) Nocturia is one of the symptom of heart failure.



b) Chest X ray findings include right sided pleural effusion.



c) Fourth heart sound presents in diastolic heart failure.



d) Thiazide diuretics is sufficient in mild fluid retenteion.



e) Calcium channel blockers accelerate the progression of congestive heart failure.



Regarding back pain:
a) The commonest site for disc herniation is between L2/L3.



b) Plain X ray is helpful in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.



c) Bed rest during acute pain should be of short duration.



d) In an elderly necessitates x ray.



e) Musle relaxant is one of the treatment option.



Regarding cholelithiasis:
a) Stone size correlates with the severity of the symptoms.



b) The absence of microhematuria excludes urinary stones.



c) Increased fluid intake reduces stone recurrence.



d) Asmptomatic renal calculi needs to be treated.



e) E Coli infection predisposes to urinary stones.



Thyroid disease:
a) Pregnancy reduces TSH level.



b) Antithyroglobulin antibodies are elevated both in grave’s disease and hashimoto’s thyroiditis.



c) Radioactive iodine scan is superior in evaluating thyroid nodule than an ultrasound scan.



d) Large retrosternal goiter is suspicious of malignancy.



e) All benign thyroid nodule should be followed up periodically.



Diabetes mellitus treatment:
a) Metformin improves both fasting and post prandial hyperglycaemia.



b) Rosiglitazone increases LDL cholesterol.



c) When treating with acarbose, flatulence can be reduced by reducing carbohydrate intake.



d) Metformin is secreted in breast milk.



e) The dose of glimepiride (amaryl) should be reduced in renal impairment.





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