AIIMS PG Solved Paper 1999 (Part 18 of 20)

Which of the following is true regarding cortical blindness

  1. Direct and consensual

  2. Direct and consensual

  3. Direct

  4. Direct

Answer: b

  • A low lander goes to the mountains. When he reaches about 50, 000 feet high, he develops dyspnea. Which of the following is the correct explanation for his symptom

    1. Carbon dioxide wash out

    2. increased blood flow to the pulmonary tissues

    3. CNS depression

    4. none

    Answer: a

  • All the following are radiological features of mitral stenosis except

    1. straight left heart border

    2. oligemia of upper lung fields

    3. pulmonary hemo siderosis

    4. lifting of the left bronchus

    Answer: b

  • The sodium content of the filtrate in renal medulla is very high because

    1. at the loop of henle and vasa recta there is a counter current mechanism

    2. increased blood flow to vasa recta

    3. increased absorption of sodium from PCT

    4. none

    Answer: a

  • Which of the following is the most common cause of late neurological deterioration in a case of cerebro-vascular accident

    1. rebleeding

    2. vasospasm

    3. embolism

    4. hydrocephalus

    Answer: b

  • Head trauma patient presents four weeks after his injury with features of irritability and altered sensorium. What is the most likely diagnosis

    1. electrolyte imbalance

    2. chronic subdural hematoma

    3. both

    4. none

    Answer: b

  • If a patient on digitalis develops ventricular tachycardia, which of the following drugs you will not use in management

    1. amiodarone

    2. quinidine

    3. phenytoin

    4. lidocain

    Answer: b

  • An 85 year old man under went Trans urethral resection of prostate. A histological examination of his specimen showed foci of adenocarcinoma. What is the next step in management

    1. endocrine therapy

    2. no furthur treatment

    3. radical surgery

    4. hormone therapy

    Answer: b

  • Skin graft survival within 48hrs of transplantation is due to

    1. new vessels growing from the side

    2. plasmatic imbibition

    3. both

    4. none

    Answer: b

  • Which of the following drugs is used to reverse the effect of d-tubocurarin

    1. atropine

    2. neostigmine

    3. physostigmine

    4. none

    Answer: b