Pre-Exam Preparation For Medicine (January 1, 2014) - (935152549X)

Pre-exam Preparation
for
Medicine
Pre-exam Preparation
for
Medicine
HN Sarker
MBBS FCPS (Medicine) MRCP (UK) FRCP (Edin)

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Sher-e-Bangla Medical College
Barisal, Bangladesh
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Pre-exam Preparation for Medicine
First Edition: 2015
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My parents, wife and children
Preface
Every student must have to pass through the viva table to be a

doctor. There are a lot of books and they read much but a few
students can produce perfectly because of not formulating as
viva. This book is written to help the students to prepare for viva
examination within a short time in the form of questions and
answers.
My endeavor will be fruitful, if the book helps any student to
pass his/her examination successfully.
HN Sarker
Acknowledgments
I am grateful to my students who inspire me to write this book.

I am also grateful to Professor (Dr) Saiyeedur Rahman,
Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, SBMC, Barisal,
who always appreciate me to all creative works.
I would like to thank my Registrar, Assistant Registrar, IMO,
HMO, and Intern doctors who cordially cooperate me to prepare
this book.
My special thanks go to Dr Md Siddiqur Rahman, Assistant
Professor of Medicine who is always with me to inspire.
I express my thanks to my wife and children for their patience
and cooperation.
Contents

Chapter 1 Cardiovascular System 138
Chapter 2 Respiratory System
3974
Chapter 3 Gastrointestinal System
7598
Chapter 4 Hepatology
Chapter 5 Hematology 127151
Chapter 6 Renal System 152175
Chapter 7 Diabetes Mellitus 176188
Chapter 8 Endocrine System 189205
Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Disease 206227
Chapter 10 Nervous System 228253
Chapter 11 Skin 254260
Chapter 12 Infectious Diseases 261277
Chapter 13 Poisoning 278282
Chapter 14 Psychiatry 283290
Chapter 15 Obesity 291292
Chapter 16 Genetics 293294
Chapter 17 Geriatric Problem 295296
Chapter 18 Immunity 297298
Chapter 19 Environment 299301
Chapter 20 Nutrition 302305
Chapter 21 Electrolytes 306309
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CHAPTER
1
Cardiovascular System
Q.1. What are the common presentations of cardiovascular

diseases?
Ans. Common presentations are:

Chest pain

Breathlessness

Palpitation

Edema

Syncope

Fatigue

Hypertension

Cardiogenic shock.
Q.2. What are the causes of chest pain?
Ans. Causes of chest pain are:

Central chest pain:

i. Cardiac chest pain:

Myocardial ischemia (angina) and myocardial
infarction

Pericarditis

Mitral valve prolapse.

ii. AorticAortic dissection.

iii. Pulmonary/mediastinalMassive pulmonary embolism and tracheitis.

iv. EsophagealEsophagitis.

v. MusculoskeletalOsteoarthritis.

vi. Anxiety/cardiac neurosis.

Peripheral chest pain:

i. Lung/pleura:

Pneumonia

Pneumothorax

Malignancy
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary infarction.
ii. Chest wall disorders:
Rib fracture/injury
Intercostal muscle injury
Costochondritis (Tietzes syndrome)
Epidemic myalgia (Bornholm disease).
iii. PsychogenicAnxiety.
iv. Musculoskeletal:
Herpes zoster
Herniated intervertebral disk.
Q.3. What is the central chest pain?

Ans. Pain behind the sternum is known as central chest pain.
Q.4. What are the causes of retrosternal chest pain?
Ans. The causes of retrosternal chest pain are:

Myocardial infarction

Angina

Pericarditis

Aortic dissection

Esophageal spasm.
Q.5. What are the differences between angina and MI chest
pain?
Ans.

Characteristics
Angina
Duration
Short, usually<10 min
Precipitated
By exercise or emotion Often spontaneous
Relieved by
Rest, nitrates
Sympathetic
None
activity

Nausea or
vomiting
Unusual
Long, usually>20 min

Not by rest or nitrates
Increased (e.g.
sweating)
Common
Q.6. What are the causes of cardiac chest pain?

Ans. The causes of cardiac chest pain are:

Stable angina

Unstable angina


Pericarditis.
Q.7. How can you differentiate between ischemic cardiac

chest pain and nonischemic/noncardiac chest pain?
Ans.
Characteristics Ischemic cardiac

chest pain
Noncardiac chest pain
Site
Central, diffuse
Peripheral, localized
Character

Tight, squeezing,
choking
Sharp, stabbing,
catching
Radiation
Jaw/neck/shoulder/arm No radiation/other
Precipitation
By exertion/emotion

By posture, respiration
or movement/palpation
Relieving
Rest, nitrate
factors

Not relieved by rest,

slow or no response
to nitrates
Associated
Breathlessness
features
Respiratory, GI or
locomotors
Q.8. What are the differences between cardiac and

esophageal pain?
Ans.
Characteristics Cardiac pain(angina)
Site

Esophageal pain
Retrosternal; radiates to Retrosternal or epigast-

arm and jaw
ric; may radiate to back
Precipitated
By exertion

This may be worsened

by exertion, heavy
meal and lying position
Relieved
Rapidly relieved by rest, Not rapidly relieved by

nitrates
rest; often relieved by

nitrates
Wakes patient
Rare
from sleep
Often
Relation to
heartburn
No
Sometimes
Duration
Upto10 min
Variable
Q.9. What is angina pectoris?

Ans. Ischemic cardiac chest pain is called angina pectoris.
Q.10. What are the causes of angina?

Ans. Causes of angina are:

Impaired myocardial oxygen supply

Coronary artery disease, e.g. atherosclerosis

Coronary artery spasm

Congenital coronary artery disease

Severe anemia.

Increased myocardial oxygen demand

Left ventricular hypertrophy

- Hypertension

- Aortic valve disease

- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Tachyarrhythmias.
Q.11. What are the common causes of angina?
Ans. The common causes of angina are:

Coronary artery disease

Aortic stenosis

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Q.12. What are the types of angina?
Ans. The types of angina are:

Stable angina

Unstable angina

Prinzmetal's angina

Nocturnal or decubitus angina.
Q.13. A 35-year-old man who is smoker, hypertensive feels
chest pain on walking which radiates to left arm
but relieves after standing for a while. What is your
diagnosis?
Ans. Stable angina.
Q.14. Describe a typical stable angina.
Ans. A typical stable angina is a retrosternal choking or
constricting chest pain, comes on with exertion, is
relieved by rest or nitroglycerin, may radiate to jaw, neck
or arms (more in left arm).
Q.15. What are the aggravating factors of angina?
Ans. Aggravating factors of angina are:

Exertion

Emotional excitement

Cold weather

Exercise after meals or heavy meals

Anemia

Thyrotoxicosis.
Q.16.
Ans.

Q.17.
What are the relieving factors of angina?

The relieving factors of angina are:
Rest
Glyceryl trinitrate
Warm-up before exercise.
What are the clinical manifestations of coronary heart
disease?
Ans. The clinical manifestations of coronary heart disease
are:

Stable angina

Unstable angina


Heart failure

Arrhythmia

Sudden death.
Q.18. What is the most common cause of angina?
Ans. The most common cause of angina is coronary
atherosclerosis.
Q.19. What is the pathology of stable angina?
Ans. Ischemia due to fixed atheromatous stenosis of one or
more coronary arteries, i.e. demand led angina.
Q.20. What are the angina with normal coronary arteries?
Ans. Angina with normal coronary arteries are:

Prinzmetals angina (variant angina)

Syndrome X.
Q.21. What is Prinzmetals angina?
Ans. Prinzmetals angina is also known as variant angina,
characterized by chest pain at rest that occurs in
cycles, due to vasospasm and may be accompanied by
spontaneous and transient ST elevation on the ECG.
Q.22. How can you treat Prinzmetals angina?
Ans. Calcium channel blockers and nitrates.

Q.23. Which antianginal drug is contraindicated in
Prinzmetals angina?
Ans. b-blocker is contraindicated in Prinzmetal's angina.
Q.24. What is cardiac syndrome X?
Ans. Cardiac syndrome X is the constellation of typical angina
on effort, objective evidence of myocardial ischemia on
stress testing, and angiographically normal coronary
arteries.
Q.25. What is the treatment of cardiac syndrome X?

Ans. This is treated with antianginal therapy, usually with bblocker.
Q.26.
Ans.

Q.27.
Ans.

What are the risk factors for coronary artery disease?

Major risk factors are:
Smoking
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Hypercholesterolemia
Sedentary lifestyle.
Other risk factors:
Obesity
Homocystinemia
Excess alcohol intake.
Fixed risk factors:
Age
Male sex
Family history.
How can you investigate this patient?
Resting ECG:
The ECG is often normal, even in patients with
severe coronary artery disease. The most convincing
ECG evidence of myocardial ischemia is ST segment
depression with or without T-wave inversion.
Exercise ECG:
An exercise tolerance test (ETT) is usually performed
using a standard treadmill while monitoring the
patients ECG, BP, and general condition.
Planar or down-sloping ST segment depression of
1 mm is indicative of ischemia.
Up-sloping ST depression is less specific and often
occurs in normal individuals.
Other forms of stress testing:
Myocardial perfusion scanning.
Stress echocardiography.
Coronary arteriography:
This provides detailed anatomical information
about the extent and nature of coronary artery
disease.
Others:
RBS and lipid profile.
Q.28. How can you manage this patient?

Ans. General measures:

Lifestyle adviceAdvice to patients with stable
angina.

Do not smoke.

Aim for ideal body weight.

Take regular exercise (exercise upto, but not
beyond, the point of chest discomfort is beneficial
and may promote collateral vessels).

Avoid severe unaccustomed exertion and vigorous
exercise after a heavy meal or in very cold weather.

Take sublingual nitrate before undertaking exertion
that may induce angina.

Control of risk factorsSuch as smoking, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.

Drug therapy:

1. Antiplatelet therapy

Low-dose (75 mg) aspirin

Clopidogrel (75 mg daily), if aspirin causes troublesome dyspepsia or other side effects.

2. Antianginal drug treatment

Five groups of drugs are used to help relieve or
prevent the symptoms of angina:

a. Nitrates, e.g. isosorbide dinitrate.
b.
b-blockers, e.g. slow-release metoprolol 50200 mg
daily and bisoprolol 515 mg daily.

c.
Calcium antagonists, e.g. verapamil and
diltiazem.

d. Potassium channel activators, e.g. nicorandil.

e. An If channel antagonist.

Invasive therapy:

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Q.29. What is the most common side effect of nitrate?
Ans. Headache is the most common side effect of nitrate.
Q.30. How can you treat it?
Ans. We can treat it by using slow release preparation of
nitrate and paracetamol may help.
Q.31. What are the contraindications of -blocker?
Ans. Bronchial asthma, COPD, advanced heart block, peripheral
vascular disease, and NYHA class III and IV heart failure.
Q.32. Do you know NYHA classification?

Ans. New York Heart Association classification of heart failure
symptom severity.
Class I No limitations. Ordinary physical activity does
not cause undue fatigue, dyspnea or palpitation
(asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction).
Class II Slight limitation of physical activity. Such patients
are comfortable at rest. Ordinary physical activity
results in fatigue, palpitation, and dyspnea or angina
pectoris (symptomatically mild heart failure).
Class III Marked limitation of physical activity. Less than
ordinary physical activity will lead to symptoms
(symptomatically moderate heart failure).
Class IV Symptoms of congestive heart failure are present,
even at rest. With any physical activity increased
discomfort is experienced (symptomatically severe
heart failure).
Q.33. What are the common side effects of calcium channel
blocker?
Ans. The common side effects of calcium channel blocker are:

Constipation

Fluid retention (edema)

Calcium channel antagonists reduce myocardial
contractility and can aggravate or precipitate heart
failure.
Q.34. How many patients taking calcium channel blocker
develop edema?
Ans. About 50% of patient develops edema, more with
dihydropyridine than nondihydropyridine.
Q.35. What is tri-vessel disease?
Ans. Tri-vessel disease is atherosclerosis disease involving left
anterior descending (LAD) artery, circumflex (CX) and
right coronary arteries.
Q.36. What is ACS? Why both of them known as collectively?
Ans. ACS means acute coronary syndrome. Acute coronary
syndrome is a term that encompasses both unstable
angina and MI (STEMI and NSTEMI).
These two are considered collectively as initial
emergency management is same done by using ACS
triage therapy. It is also a dynamic process, i.e. unstable
angina if not treated appropriately in time, may progress
to MI.
Q.37. What is unstable angina?

Ans. Unstable angina is characterized by new-onset or
rapidly worsening angina (crescendo angina), angina
on minimal exertion or angina at rest in the absence of
myocardial damage.
Q.38. What is the pathology of unstable angina?
Ans. Ischemia caused by dynamic obstruction of a
coronary artery due to plaque rupture or erosion with
superimposed thrombosis (supply-led angina).
Q.39. How can you manage unstable angina?
Ans. To manage unstable angina:

Patient should be hospitalized

Bed rest

Aspirin300 mg stat, then 75 mg daily

Clopidogrel300 mg stat, then 75 mg daily

b-blocker

- Atenolol50100 mg daily

- Metoprolol 50100 mg 12 hourly

Subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (enoxaparin 1mg/kg 12 hourly).

If pain persists or recurs

Intravenous nitrates.

If medical treatment fails

PCI

CABG.
Q.40. A 50-year-male smoker develops sudden severe chest
pain which radiates to neck. He vomited several times
and now he is sweating. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Acute myocardial infarction.
Q.41. What is myocardial infarction (MI)?
Ans. Acute ischemic necrosis of an area of myocardium is
called myocardial infarction.
Q.42. What is the pathology of MI?
Ans. Myocardial necrosis caused by acute occlusion of a
coronary artery due to plaque rupture or erosion with
superimposed thrombosis.
Q.43. How may a patient with MI present to you?
Ans. Prolonged cardiac pain >30 minutes: Chest, throat,
arms, and epigastrium or back.

Breathlessness.

Collapse/syncope.
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Anxiety and fear of impending death.

Nausea and vomiting.
Q.44. Please tell WHO diagnostic criteria of MI.

Ans. According to the WHO criteria as revised in 2000, a cardiac
troponin rise accompanied by either typical symptoms,
pathological Q-waves, and ST elevation or depression or
coronary intervention are diagnostic of MI.
Q.45. What is silent MI?
Ans. Painless MI is called silent MI.
Q.46. Who are more prone to develop silent MI?
Ans. Older patients or those with diabetes mellitus.
Q.47. What is the cause of silent MI?
Ans. Autonomic neuropathy.
Q.48.
Ans.

How will you investigate this patient?

Investigate the patient by:
ECG
Cardiac markers
Blood testsCBC, ESR, CRP, blood sugar, and lipid
profile
X-ray chest PA view
Echocardiography.
Q.49. What are the ECG findings in MI?

Ans. The ECG findings in MI are:

ST segment elevation with convexity upward > 1mm
in limb leads, and >2 mm in chest leads

Diminution of R-wave

Pathological Q-wave

Symmetrical T-wave inversion.
Q.50. In which leads do you expect changes of inferior MI?
Ans. Lead II, III, and AVF.
Q.51. In which leads do you expect changes of anterior MI?
Ans. V16, I, and AVL.
Q.52. In which leads do the ECG changes occur in acute
anteroseptal MI?
Ans. V14.
Q.53. In which leads do the ECG changes occur in acute
anterolateral MI?
Ans. V46.
Q.54.
Ans.

What are the criteria of pathological Q-wave?

The criteria of pathological Q-wave are:
Q-wave height >3 mm
Q-wave wide >1 mm
Q-wave is more than 25% of the succeeding R-wave.
Q.55. What are the cardiac markers?

Ans. Commonly used cardiac markers are (according to time
of appearance):

Troponin T/I

CK-MB

AST

LDH.
Q.56. How can you manage this patient?
Ans. Early/immediate medical managementfirst 12 hours:

Admit the patient in CCU.

Assess clinically.

Attach ECG monitor.

Oxygen
inhalationHigh
concentration/nasal
cannula 46 L/minute.

Intravenous access + blood for markers (plus FBC,
biochemistry, lipids, and glucose).

Intravenous opiate, e.g. morphine (or diamorphine)
510 mg + antiemetic, e.g. metoclopramide 10 mg,
titrated by giving repeated small aliquots until the
patient is comfortable.

Antiplatelet therapy:

AspirinThe first tablet (300 mg) should be given
orally within the first 12 hours and therapy should be
continued indefinitely if there are no side effects.

In combination with aspirin, the early (within 12
hours) use of clopidogrel 600 mg, followed by 150 mg
daily for 1 week and 75 mg daily thereafter.

AnticoagulantsLow molecular weight heparin
(subcutaneous enoxaparin 1 mg/kg 12-hourly) should be
continued for 8 days or until discharge from hospital
or coronary revascularization.

Antianginal therapy:

Sublingual glyceryl trinitrate 0.31 mg. Repeat if
necessary.

-blocker (if no contraindication) for ongoing chest
pain, hypertension, and tachycardia.
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Q.57.
Ans.
Q.58.
Ans.
Reperfusion therapy:
If primary PCI available, give GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor
then PCI.
Alternatively give thrombolysis.
What drugs are used to relief pain in MI?

Opiate, e.g. morphine or diamorphine.
What are the contraindications of morphine?
The contraindications of morphine are bronchial asthma,
COPD, respiratory depression, and profound hypotension.
Q.59. What are the thrombolytic agents?
Ans. Alteplase, streptokinase, tenecteplase, and reteplase.
Q.60. Which is commonly used in our country?
Ans. Streptokinase.
Q.61. What are the indications of thrombolytic therapy?
Ans. Patients with MI presenting within 12 hours of the onset
of symptoms and PCI is unavailable.

ECG shows

1. New onset left bundle branch block or

2. Characteristic ST segment elevation > 1 mm in the
limb leads or 2 mm in the chest leads.
Q.62. What are the contraindications of thrombolytic
therapy?
Ans. The contraindications of thrombolytic therapy are:

Active internal bleeding.

Previous subarachnoid or intracerebral hemorrhage.

Uncontrolled hypertension.

Recent surgery (within 1 month).

Recent trauma (including traumatic resuscitation).

High probability of active peptic ulcer.

Pregnancy.
Q.63. How is streptokinase given?
Ans. 1.5 million units mixed in 100 mL of normal saline infuse
intravenously over 1 hour.
Q.64. What are the side effects/complications of streptokinase?
Ans. The side effects/complications of streptokinase are:

Bleeding such as stroke.

Transient hypotension.
Q.65. What are the immediate complications of MI?
Ans. The immediate complications of MI are:

Arrhythmia
Ischemia
Cardiogenic shock.
Q.66. What are the complications of MI?

Ans. i. Early complications are:

ArrhythmiaAll types of arrhythmia

Ischemia

Cardiogenic shock

Pericarditis

Thromboembolism

ii. Mechanical complications are:

Rupture of chorda tendinae or papillary muscle
damage leading to MR

Rupture of interventricular septum leading to VSD.

iii. Late complications are:

Ventricular aneurysm

Dresslers syndrome (pleurisy, pericarditis, and
pyrexia-3P)

Shoulder hand syndrome.
Q.67. What is the late management of MI?
Ans. 1. Risk stratification and further investigation.

2. Lifestyle modification

Cessation of smoking

Regular exercise

Diet (weight control and lipid-lowering).

3. Secondary prevention drug therapy

Antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and/or clopidogrel)

b-blocker

ACE inhibitor/ARB

Statin.

4.
Additional therapy for control of diabetes and
hypertension.

5. Aldosterone receptor antagonist.

6. Rehabilitation devicesImplantable cardiac defibrillator for high-risk patients.
Q.68. What are the roles of ACE inhibitor in MI?
Ans. ACE inhibitor can counteract ventricular remodeling
and thus

a. Prevent the onset of heart failure

b. Improve survival

c. Reduce recurrent MI

d. Avoid rehospitalization.
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Q.69.
Ans.

What are the roles of -blocker in MI?

b-blocker can
a. Relieve pain
b. Reduce arrhythmias
c. Reduce blood pressure
d. Improve short-term mortality in patients who present
within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms.
Q.70. What are the causes of sudden severe chest pain?
Ans. The causes of sudden severe chest pain are:

Dissecting aortic aneurysm

Tension pneumothorax

Pulmonary embolism.
Q.71. What is dyspnea?
Ans. Dyspnea (breathlessness) is a subjective awareness of
increased drive to breathe.
Q.72. What are the causes of acute dyspnea?
Ans. i. Cardiac causes:

Acute pulmonary edema

Myocardial ischemia.

ii. Respiratory causes:

Acute severe asthma

Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Pneumothorax

Pneumonia

Pulmonary embolism

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Laryngeal edema (e.g. anaphylaxis).

iii. Others:
Psychogenic hyperventilation, metabolic acidosis
(e.g. diabetic ketoacidosis, lactic acidosis, uremia,
overdose of salicylates, and ethylene glycol poisoning).
Q.73. What are the causes of chronic dyspnea or dyspnea on
exertion?
Ans. i. Cardiac causes:

Chronic congestive cardiac failure.

Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism.

ii. Respiratory causes:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Chronic asthma.

Bronchial carcinoma.

Interstitial lung diseases: Sarcoidosis, fibrosing

alveolitis.
Large pleural effusion(s).
iii. Others:
Severe anemia.
Obesity.
Q.74. What are the causes of acute pulmonary edema or

acute left heart failure?
Ans. Acute left heart failure due to:

1. Myocardial infarction

2. Systemic hypertension

3. Acute mitral regurgitation due to rupture of chordae
tendineae

4. Myocarditis.

Acute on chronic heart failure:

1. Mitral stenosis

2. Aortic stenosis.
Q.75. A 60-year-old man wakes up with shortness of breath
at midnight and rushes toward the window. He feels
better after several minutes after coughing up small
frothy sputum. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea due to left ventricular
failure.
Q.76. What are the clinical features of acute pulmonary
edema?
Ans. The clinical features of acute pulmonary edema are:

Dyspnea at rest

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)

Orthopnea

Perspiration

Cyanosis

Pulsus alternans

Gallop rhythm

Bilateral basal crepitation

Features of underlying cause.
Q.77. What is orthopnea?
Ans. Orthopnea is dyspnea on lying flat.
Q.78. What are the characteristics of sputum in acute
pulmonary edema?
Ans. Frothy sputum may be tingned with blood.
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Q.79. How can you manage acute pulmonary edema?

Ans. 1. Urgent hospitalization.

2. Sit the patient up in order to reduce pulmonary
congestion.

3. Give oxygen (high-flow, and/or high-concentration).

4. Administer nitrates, such as IV glyceryl trinitrate
10200 g/minute or buccal glyceryl trinitrate
25 mg, titrated upwards every 10 minute, until
clinical improvement occurs or systolic BP falls to <
110 mmHg.

5. Administer a loop diuretic such as furosemide 4080
mg IV.

6. Intravenous opiates may be cautiously used when
patients are in extremes. They reduce sympathetically
mediated peripheral vasoconstriction but may cause
respiratory depression and exacerbation of hypoxemia
and hypercapnia.

7. If these measures prove ineffective
a.
Inotropic agents may be required to augment
cardiac output, particularly in hypotensive patients.

b. Insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump can be
very beneficial in patients with acute cardiogenic
pulmonary edema, especially when secondary to
myocardial ischemia.

8. The patient should be kept on strict bed rest with
continuous monitoring of cardiac rhythm, BP, and
pulse oximetry.
Q.80. What are the X-ray findings of pulmonary edema?
Ans. The X-ray findings of pulmonary edema are:

Upper lobe diversion

Kerleys B line

Bilateral hilar opacities (Bats wing appearance)

Pleural effusion.
Q.81. Define heart failure.
Ans. Heart failure is the clinical syndrome that develops when
the heart cannot maintain an adequate cardiac output,
or can do so only at the expense of an elevated filling
pressure.
Q.82. What are the types of heart failure?
Ans. The types of heart failure:

i. According to onset

Acute heart failure

Chronic heart failure
Acute on chronic heart failure.
ii. According to involvement
Left heart failure
Right heart failure
Biventricular heart failure.
iii. According to function
Systolic dysfunction
Diastolic dysfunction.
iv. According to cardiac output
High output failure
Low output failure.
Q.83.
Ans.

What are the common causes of heart failure?

The common causes of heart failure are:
Myocarditis/cardiomyopathy
Hypertension
Aortic stenosis
Mitral stenosis
Ventricular septal defect
Atrial fibrillation.
Q.84. What are the factors that may precipitate or aggravate

heart failure?
Ans. The factors are:

Myocardial ischemia or infarction.

Intercurrent illness, e.g. infection.

Arrhythmia, e.g. atrial fibrillation.

Inappropriate reduction of therapy.

Administration of a drug with negative inotropic
properties (e.g. b-blocker) or fluid-retaining properties
(e.g. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
and corticosteroids).

Pulmonary embolism.

Conditions associated with increased metabolic
demand, e.g. pregnancy, thyrotoxicosis, and anemia.

IV fluid overload, e.g. postoperative IV infusion.
Q.85. What are the causes of right heart failure?
Ans. The causes of right heart failure are:

Secondary to left heart failure
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Chronic lung disease (cor pulmonale)

Multiple pulmonary emboli
Pulmonary valvular stenosis.
Q.86. What are the clinical signs of right ventricular hypertrophy?

Ans. The clinical signs of right ventricular hypertrophy are
epigastric pulsation and left parasternal heave.
Q.87. What is cor pulmonale?
Ans. Right ventricular hypertrophy with or without failure
due to pulmonary vascular lung parenchyma or chest
wall cause.
Q.88. What are the causes of tender hepatomegaly?
Ans. The causes of tender hepatomegaly are:

Congestive cardiac failure

Viral hepatitis

Liver abscess

Hepatoma

Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Q.89. What are the cardinal features (typical signs) of right
heart failure?
Ans. The cardinal features of right heart failure are:

Peripheral pitting edema

Raised JVP

Enlarged tender liver.
Q.90. What are the cardinal features of left heart failure?
Ans. The cardinal features of left heart failure are:

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Orthopnea

Cold perspiration

Pulsus alternans

Gallop rhythm

Bilateral basal crepitations altered after coughing.
Q.91. What are the complications of heart failure?
Ans. The complications of heart failure are:

Renal failure

Hypokalemia

Hyperkalemia

Hyponatremia

Thromboembolism

ArrhythmiasAtrial and ventricular.
Q.92. How can you treat a case of chronic heart failure?

Ans. i. General measures:
EducationExplanation of nature of disease,
treatment, and self-help strategies.

DietGood general nutrition and weight reduction
for the obese. Avoidance of high-salt foods and
added salt, especially for patients with severe
congestive heart failure.
Smoking cessation.

ExerciseRegular moderate aerobic exercise
within limits of symptoms.

AlcoholAlcohol moderation or elimination of
alcohol consumption. Alcohol-induced cardiomyopathy requires abstinence.

VaccinationInfluenza
and
pneumococcal
vaccination should be considered.
ii. Drug therapy:
Diuretic therapyFurosemide and spironolactone,
usually in combination.
Vasodilator therapyNitrates reduce preload as
venodilators and hydralazine reduce afterload as
arterial dilators.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
therapyLisinopril and ramipril.
Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) therapy
Losartan and valsartan.
-adrenoceptor blocker therapyBisoprolol and
metoprolol.
Digoxin and amiodarone.
iii. Coronary revascularization.
iv. Heart transplantation.
Q.93. What are the drugs used in heart failure?
Ans. Diuretic therapyFurosemide and spironolactone
usually in combination.

Vasodilator therapyNitrates reduce preload and
arterial dilators, such as hydralazine, reduce afterload.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition
therapyLisinopril and ramipril.
Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) therapy
Losartan and valsartan.
-adrenoceptor blocker therapyBisoprolol and
metoprolol.
Digoxin and amiodarone.

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Q.94. Describe the mechanism of ACE inhibitors in heart failure.

Ans. ACE inhibitor interrupts the vicious circle of
neurohumoral activation that is characteristic of
moderate and severe heart failure by preventing the
conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, thereby
preventing salt and water retention, peripheral arterial
and venous vasoconstriction, and activation of the
sympathetic nervous system.
Q.95. What are the contraindications of ACE inhibitor?
Ans. The contraindications of ACE inhibitor are pregnancy,
bilateral renal artery stenosis, and hyperkalemia.
Q.96. What are the contraindications of -blocker?
Ans. The contraindications of -blocker are bronchial asthma,
COPD, heart block, and peripheral vascular disease.
Q.97. What is the role of digoxin in heart failure?
Ans. There is little role of digoxin in heart failure if the patient
is in sinus rhythm but improves heart failure if atrial
fibrillation is present.
Q.98. Which drug has survival benefit in heart failure?
Ans. Spironolactone has survival benefit in heart failure.
Q.99. What are the causes of generalized edema?
Ans. The causes of generalized edema are:

Cardiac failureRight or combined left and right
heart failure.

Chronic venous insufficiencyVaricose veins,

Hypoalbuminemia: Nephrotic syndrome, chronic
liver disease, and protein-losing enteropathy.
Drugs:
NSAIDs
Amlodipine.
Idiopathic:
Women > men.

Chronic lymphatic obstruction.
Q.100. What are the causes of unilateral leg swelling?
Ans.
The causes of unilateral leg swelling are:
Deep vein thrombosis
Lymphedema
Cellulitis
Calf hematoma
Rupture of Bakers cyst.

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Q.101. What are the causes of nonpitting edema?

Ans.
The causes of nonpitting edema are:
Lymphedema
Myxedema (hypothyroidism).
Q.102. Define palpitation.
Ans.
Palpitation is the subjective awareness of the heartbeat.
Q.103. What are the causes of palpitation?
Ans.
The causes of palpitations are:
IrregularAtrial fibrillation and ectopics.
RegularParoxysmalSVT/ VT.
SustainedSinus tachycardia, anemia, anxiety, and
valve disease.
Q.104. What is sinus tachycardia?
Ans.
Sinus rate more than 100 beats per minute is sinus
tachycardia.
Q.105. Tell some common causes of sinus tachycardia?
Ans.
Some common causes of sinus tachycardia are:
Anxiety
Fever
Anemia
Heart failure
Thyrotoxicosis.

Drugse.g. -agonists (salbutamol).
Q.106. What is sinus bradycardia?
Ans.
Sinus rate<60 beats per minute.
Q.107. Tell some common causes of sinus bradycardia?
Ans.
Some common causes of sinus bradycardia are:
MI (especially inferior MI)
Hypothyroidism
Obstructive jaundice
Raised intracranial pressure.
Drugse.g. b-blockers, digoxin, and verapamil.
Q.108. What is the most common arrhythmia?
Ans.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia.
Q.109. What is the character of pulse in atrial fibrillation?
Ans.
Irregularly irregular pulse.
Q.110. What are the causes of irregularly irregular pulse?
Ans.
The causes of irregularly irregular pulse are:
Atrial fibrillation
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Multiple ectopics
Atrial flutter with variable block.
Q.111. Tell five common causes of atrial fibrillation?

Ans.
The five common causes of atrial fibrillation are:
Chronic rheumatic heart disease, particularly mitral
stenosis
Ischemic heart disease
Hypertension
Thyrotoxicosis
Lone atrial fibrillation.
Q.112. What are the common presentations of atrial fibrillation?
Ans.
The common presentations of atrial fibrillation are:
Palpitation
Heart failure
Thromboembolism, e.g. stroke.
Q.113. What are the types of atrial fibrillation?
Ans.
i. According to duration
Paroxysmal
Persistent
Permanent.
ii. According to heart rate
Fast atrial fibrillationVentricular rate is >100/
minute
Slow atrial fibrillationVentricular rate is <100/
minute.
Q.114. What will you get by examining this patient with atrial
fibrillation?
Ans.
We get by examining patients with atrial fibrillation are:
Irregularly irregular pulse
Pulsus deficit
Absence of a-wave in JVP
Variable intensity of first heart sound.
Q.115. What are the ECG findings in atrial fibrillation?
Ans.
The ECG findings are:
Absence of P-wave
Presence of fibrillatory f-wave
R-waves are irregular in space and amplitude.
Q.116. Tell the outline of management of atrial fibrillation?
Ans.
The outline of management are:
Restoration of sinus rhythm (either by drug or DC
shock)

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Maintenance of sinus rhythm

Control of heart rate during atrial fibrillation
Prevention of thromboembolism (either by warfarin
or aspirin)
Treatment of underlying cause.
Q.117. How can you assess risk of thromboembolism in atrial

fibrillation?
Ans.
By using the CHADS score:
Congestive heart failure (1 point)
Hypertension (1 point)
Age > 75 (1 point)
Diabetes mellitus (1 point)
Stroke or transient ischemic attack (2 points)
Score: 0 = aspirin therapy only, 1= warfarin or aspirin,
and 2 = warfarin.
Q.118. What is the role of digoxin in atrial fibrillation?
Ans.
Digoxin controls heart rate but cannot convert atrial
fibrillation to sinus rhythm.
Q.119. What is lone atrial fibrillation? How will you manage
the patient?
Ans.
Atrial fibrillation having no cause and patient have
structurally normal heart is known as 'lone atrial fibrillation'.
This patient needs no anticoagulation because of lowrisk of thromboembolism. Aspirin may be used.
Q.120. A 25-year-old young woman presents with palpitation
for half an hour with no other complaints. On
examination pulse is 165/minute regular, no other
abnormality. What is your diagnosis?
Ans.
The diagnosis is supraventricular tachycardia.
Q.121. How will you treat this patient?
Ans.
We treat this patient by:
Confirmation of diagnosis by ECG
Reassurance
Vagotonic maneuver, e.g. carotid sinus massage and
Valsalva maneuver
Sedation by diazepam
DrugsIV adenosine, verapamil, and -blocker
DC cardioversion if cardiac decompansation.
Q.122. What is the contraindication of IV adenosine?
Ans.
Bronchial asthma is the contraindication of IV adenosine.
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Q.123. What is syncope?

Ans.
Syncope is the transient loss of consciousness due to
reduced cerebral perfusion.
Q.124. What are the causes of syncope?
Ans.
The causes of syncope are:
i. Cardiac diseases:

Arrhythmia
Bradyarrhythmia and tachyarrhythmia.

Mechanical
Ischemic LV dysfunction
Aortic stenosis
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
ii. Inappropriate vasodilatation:

Simple faint

Malignant vasovagal syndrome

Postural hypotension

Situational syncope, e.g. cough syncope, and
micturation syncope.
iii. Neurogenic syncope:

Epilepsy

Transient ischemic attack.
iv. MetabolicHypoglycemia.
Q.125. What is Stokes-Adams attacks?
Ans.
Recurrent syncope due to episodes of ventricular
asystole is called Stokes-Adams attacks.
Q.126. What are the causes of Stokes-Adams attacks?
Ans.
The causes of Stokes-Adams attacks are:
Complete heart block
Mobitz type II second-degree AV block
Sinoatrial disease.
Q.127. What is Stokes-Adams syndrome?
Ans.
Stokes-Adams attacks due to complete heart block.
Q.128. What are the features of complete heart block?
Ans.
The features of complete heart block are:
It may be asymptomatic or recurrent syncope (StokesAdams attacks)
BradycardiaSlow (2550/min) and regular largevolume pulse
Intermittent cannon waves in JVP
Variable intensity of first heart sound.
Q.129. What are the causes of complete heart block?
Ans.
The causes of complete heart block are:

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i. Congenital
ii. Acquired
Idiopathic fibrosis
MI/ischemia
Inflammation
AcuteAortic root abscess in infective endocarditis
ChronicSarcoidosis and Chagas disease.
Cardiac surgery
DrugsDigoxin and b-blocker.
Q.130. What are the ECG findings of complete heart block?

Ans.
The findings are:
Complete AV dissociation
Slow ventricular rate (2550/min)
PR interval variable but PP interval and RR interval
fixed.
Q.131. What is the treatment of chronic complete heart block?
Ans.
Permanent pacemaker is the treatment of chronic complete
heart block whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.
Q.132. A 75-year-old male gives a history of loss of
consciousness yesterday. His wife says he lost
consciousness while he was sitting in a chair; he
became pale but regained consciousness within few
seconds with facial flushing. What is your diagnosis?
Ans.
The diagnosis is cardiac syncope.
Q.133. How can you differentiate cardiac syncope from simple
faint (vasovagal syncope)?
Ans.
Nausea
Light-headedness
Palpitation
Chest pain
Light-headedness
Sweating
Extreme 'death-like'
pallor
Pallor
Often none
Rapid recovery (< 1 min) Slow

Flushing
Nausea
Light-headedness

Recovery
Unconscious
period
Premonitory
symptoms
Neurocardiogenic
syncope (vasovagal
syncope)
Cardiac syncope
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Seizures
Often none
Confusion
Cardiac syncope
Hyperexcitability
Olfactory hallucinations
'Aura'
Chest pain
Breathlessness
Unconscious period Extreme 'death-like' Prolonged (> 1 min)
pallor
unconsciousness
Motor seizure activity
Tongue-biting
Urinary incontinence
Recovery
Rapid recovery
Prolonged confusion
(< 1 min)
(> 5 min)
Flushing
Headache
Focal neurological signs

Light-headedness
Palpitation
Premonitory
symptoms
Q.134. How can you differentiate cardiac syncope from seizures?

Ans.
Q.135. Define hypertension.

Ans.
Persistent rise of blood pressure above the normal is
called hypertension.
Or
The level of blood pressure at which the benefits of
treatment outweigh its costs and hazards is called
hypertension.
Q.136. What are the objectives of the initial evaluation of a
patient with high BP readings?
Ans.
The objectives are:
To obtain accurate and representative measurements
of BP.
To identify contributory factors and any underlying
cause (secondary hypertension).
To assess other risk factors and quantify cardiovascular
risk.
To detect any complications (target organ damage)
that are already present.
To identify comorbidity that may influence the choice
of antihypertensive therapy.
Q.137. What are the causes of hypertension?
Ans.
The causes of hypertension are:

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Essential hypertension > 95%

Secondary hypertension <5%.
DBP
mmHg
or
160
or
140159
and
or
Stage 2
Hypertension
<120
120139
<80
8089
9099
Stage 1
Hypertension
Normal
Prehypertension
SBP
mmHg
BP
classification
Q.138. What are the secondary causes?

Ans.
Secondary causes are:
Renal disease:

Renal vascular diseaseRenal artery stenosis

Parenchymal renal disease, particularly glomerulonephritis

Polycystic kidney disease.
Endocrine disease:

Pheochromocytoma

Cushing's syndrome

Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn's syndrome)

Acromegaly

Primary hypothyroidism

Thyrotoxicosis.
Drugs:

Oral contraceptives containing estrogens and corticosteroids

NSAIDs.
Coarctation of the aorta
Alcohol
Obesity
Pregnancy (pre-eclampsia).
Q.139. What is the most common cause of hypertension?
Ans.
The most common cause of hypertension is ideopathic.
Q.140. What is the second common cause of hypertension?
Ans.
The second common cause of hypertension are renal
diseases.
Q.141. Classify hypertension.
Ans.
Classification according to JNC VII.
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Q.142. What are the target organs of hypertension?

Ans.
The target organs of hypertension are:
Central nervous system
Eyes
Heart
Kidneys
Blood vessels.
Q.143. What are the CNS complications of hypertension?

Ans.
The CNS complications of hypertension are:
Hypertensive encephalopathy
Transient ischemic attack
Stroke
Subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Q.144. What are the eye complications of hypertension?

Ans. 1. Hypertensive retinopathy
Grade 1Arteriolar thickening, tortuosity, and
increased reflectiveness (silver wiring).
Grade 2Grade 1 plus constriction of veins at
arterial crossings (arteriovenous nipping).
Grade 3Grade 2 plus evidence of retinal ischemia
(flame-shaped or blot hemorrhages and 'cotton
wool' exudates).
Grade 4Grade 3 plus papilledema.
2. Central retinal vein thrombosis.
Q.145. How can you measure blood pressure?

Ans.
Blood pressure is measured in the following ways:
Use a machine that has been validated, wellmaintained, and properly calibrated.
Measure sitting BP routinely, with additional standing
BP in elderly and diabetic patients and those with
possible postural hypotension.
Remove tight clothing from the arm.
Support the arm at the level of the heart.
Use a cuff of appropriate size (the bladder must
encompass > two-thirds of the arm).
Lower the pressure slowly (2 mmHg/sec).
Read the BP to the nearest 2 mmHg.
Use phase V (disappearance of sounds) to measure
diastolic BP.
Take two measurements at each visit.

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Recommendation
Weight reduction
Maintain normal body weight (body mass

index is 18.524.9 kg/m2).
Modification
Consume a diet rich in fruits, vegetables,

and low-fat dairy products with a reduced
content of saturated and total fat
Adopt DASH eating

plan 1
Reduce dietary sodium intake to no more

than 100 mmol per day (2.4 gm sodium or
6 gm sodium chloride)
Dietary sodium
reduction
Engage in regular aerobic physical activity

such as brisk walking (at least 30 min per
day, most days of the week)
Physical activity
Moderation of alcohol
Q.146. Outline the treatment strategy of treatment of

hypertension.
Ans. 1. General measures

Lifestyle modifications to manage hypertension.
2. Antihypertensive drugs.
3. Treatment of underlying cause in secondary hypertension.
Limit consumption to no more than

consumption 2 drinks per day in most men
and to no more than 1 drink per day in
women
Q.148.
Ans.

Q.147. What is DASH?

Ans.
DASH means dietary approaches to stop hypertension.
Classify antihypertensive drugs.
Thiazides or thiazide-like diuretics
ACE inhibitors
Angiotensin II receptor blockers
Calcium channel blockers
b-blockers
Othersa-blocker and centrally acting drugs, e.g.
clonidine.
Q.149. What is the goal or target of antihypertensive therapy?

Ans.
The goal BP is <140/90 mmHg in otherwise normal
individual and
In patients with diabetes or renal disease, the goal BP is
<130/80 mmHg.
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Q.150.
Ans.

What is the threshold for antihypertensive drugs?
Threshold for offering drug treatment

BP > 160/100 mm Hg
Isolated systolic hypertension (systolic BP> 160
mmHg)
BP > 140/90 mmHg and target organ damage or 10
years CVD 20%.
Q.151. What are the strategies of antihypertensive drug

combination?
Ans.
(A = ACE inhibitor (consider angiotensin II receptor

antagonist if ACE-intolerant); C = calcium channel
blocker; D = thiazide-type diuretic).
Q.152. Which drug will you choose to treat hypertension in

pregnancy?
Ans. Calcium channel blocker and methyldopa.
Q.153. What is hypertensive encephalopathy?
Ans. Hypertensive encephalopathy is an acute and transient
disturbance of cerebral function due to sudden rise of
blood pressure.
Q.154. What are the clinical features of hypertensive

encephalopathy?
Ans. The clinical features of hypertensive encephalopathy
are:

Abrupt onset

Slurring of speech

Blurring of vision

Paresthesia

Papilledema

Disorientation

Convulsion

Coma.
Q.155. What is malignant hypertension?
Ans. Malignant hypertension is a syndrome associated with
an abrupt increase of blood pressure in a patient with
underlying hypertension or related to the sudden onset
of hypertension in a previously normotensive individual.
The absolute level of blood pressure is not as important
as its rate of rise.
Clinically, the syndrome is recognized by progressive
retinopathy (arteriolar spasm, hemorrhages, exudates,
and papilledema), deteriorating renal function with
proteinuria, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and
encephalopathy.
Q.156. What are hypertensive emergency and urgency?
Ans. Hypertensive emergency is the situation when BP should
be lowered within 1 hour to reduce morbidity or death,
e.g. hypertensive encephalopathy, aortic dissection and
MI, etc.
Hypertensive urgency is the situation when BP should
be lowered within few hours, e.g. asymptomatic severe
hypertension.
Q.157. What is gestational hypertension? What is time limit?
Ans. Elevated blood pressure during pregnancy or first 24
hour postpartum in the absence of previous chronic
persistent hypertension or proteinuria.
Q.158. Which type of lipid profile should be preferable?
Ans. Fasting lipid profile.
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Q.159. What is white coat hypertension? What is advice with

white coat hypertension?
Ans. An unrepresentative surge in BP when measured in the
clinic, particularly by a doctor has been termed 'white
coat' hypertension.
The risk of cardiovascular disease in these patients is
less than that in patients with sustained hypertension
but greater than that in normotensive subjects. So these
patients should be under regular follow-up.
Q.160. A 9-year-old boy came with the history of fever for
10 days and painful swelling of large joints. He gave
a history of sore throat 3 weeks back. On precordium
auscultation a soft systolic murmur is found. What is
your diagnosis?
Ans. Acute rheumatic fever.
Q.161. What is the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever?
Ans. The condition is triggered by an immune-mediated
delayed response to infection with specific strains of
group A -hemolytic streptococci due to antigenic
molecular mimicry.
Q.162. Which age group is more vulnerable?
Ans. Age 515 years.
Q.163. Which pattern of arthritis occurs in rheumatic fever?
Ans. Migratory polyarthritis.
Q.164. How can you diagnose acute rheumatic fever?
Ans. The diagnosis, made using the revised Jones criteria, is
based upon two or more major manifestations, or one
major and two or more minor manifestations, along
with evidence of preceding streptococcal infection.
Q.165.
Ans.

What are the major criteria?

The major criteria are:
Carditis
Polyarthritis
Chorea
Erythema marginatum
Subcutaneous nodules.
Q.166. What are the minor criteria?

Ans. The minor criteria are:

Fever

Arthralgia
Previous rheumatic fever
Raised ESR or CRP
Leukocytosis
First-degree AV block.
Q.167. What are the supporting evidences of preceding

streptococcal infection?
Ans. The supporting evidences of preceding streptococcal
infection

Recent scarlet fever

Raised antistreptolysin O or other streptococcal antibody titer

Positive throat culture.
Q.168. How can you treat acute rheumatic fever?
Ans. Management of the acute attack

i. Antibiotic therapy: A single dose of benzathine penicillin 1.2 million U IM or oral phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg 6-hourly for 10 days to eliminate any residual streptococcal infection.
If the patient is penicillin-allergic, erythromycin or
a cephalosporin.

ii. Bed rest and supportive therapy: Bed rest till
temperature, leukocyte count, and ESR become
normal.

iii. Aspirin: 60 mg/kg body weight/day, divided into six
doses.
In adults, 100 mg/kg/day may be needed upto the
limits of tolerance or a maximum of 8 gm/day.
Aspirin should be continued until the ESR has fallen
and then gradually tailed off.

iv. CorticosteroidsIndicated in cases with carditis or
severe arthritis.
Prednisolone1.02.0 mg/kg/day in divided doses,
should be continued until the ESR is normal, then
tailed off.

Secondary prevention
Long-term prophylaxis with penicillin should be given
as benzathine penicillin 1.2 million U IM monthly or
oral phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg 12-hourly upto
the age of 21 years or 5 years which is longer.
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Q.169. Which valve is most commonly affected in rheumatic

fever?
Ans. Mitral valve is most commonly affected in rheumatic
fever.
Q.170. What is the most common valvular heart disease?
Ans. Mitral stenosis is the most common heart disease.
Q.171. A 35yearold female presents with right-sided
hemiplegia. On examination you found irregularly
irregular pulse, right-sided upper motor neuron lesion
and mid-diastolic murmur on heart auscultation. What
is your diagnosis?
Ans. CVD (right-sided hemiplegia) due to cerebral embolism
as a result of atrial fibrillation from mitral stenosis.
Q.172. What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis?
Ans. The most common cause of mitral stenosis is chronic
rheumatic heart disease.
Q.173. What will you get by examining precordium of this
patient?
Ans. InspectionNormal.

PalpationTapping apex beat, may have diastolic thrill
in the apex. Left parasternal heave and palpable P2 if
pulmonary hypertension.

AuscultationLoud S1 localized low-pitched rough
rumbling mid-diastolic murmur best heard in left
lateral position with bell of the stethoscope breathholding after expiration.

Loud P2 if pulmonary hypertension.
Q.174. What are the causes of MDM?
Ans. The causes of MDM are:

Mitral stenosis

Tricuspid stenosis

Carey Coombs murmur

Austin Flint murmur

Left atrial myxoma.
Q.175. How can you treat mitral stenosis?
Ans. i. Medical:

Lifelong penicillin either oral or IM for secondary
rheumatic prophylaxis.

Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis
when necessary.

Diuretic if heart failure.

Q.176.
Ans.

Digoxin if atrial fibrillation.

Aspirin or warfarin if atrial fibrillation.
ii. Surgical:
CMC or OMC
PTMC
Valve replacement.
What are the typical signs of AR?

The typical signs of AR
PulseHigh volume collapsing pulse
BPHigh systolic, low diastolic, and wide pulse
pressure
Thursting apex beat
Early diastolic murmur on auscultation best heard in
left parasternal area in sitting position breath-holding
after expiration.
Q.177. Define infective endocarditis.

Ans. This is due to microbial infection of a heart valve (native
or prosthetic), the lining of a cardiac chamber or blood
vessel, or a congenital anomaly (e.g. septal defect).
Q.178. What are the types of infective endocarditis?
Ans. The types of endocarditis are:

Acute infective endocarditis

Subacute infective endocarditis

Postoperative infective endocarditis.
Q.179. What are the common organisms involved in infective
endocarditis?
Ans. 1. Streptococcus Viridens group and enterococci.

2. StaphylococcusStaphylococcus aureus and coagulase negative

3. Gram-negative bacilliHaemophilus anaerobes

4. OthersRickettsiae and fungi.
Q.180. What are the peripheral stigmata of infective
endocarditis?
Ans. The peripheral stigmata of infective endocarditis are:

Clubbing

Splinter hemorrhage

Oslers nodes

Janeway lesions

Purpura

Roths spots.
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Q.181.
Ans.

Tell the emperical therapy of infective endocarditis?

AcuteFlucloxacillin and gentamicin.
Subacute or indolentBenzyl penicillin and gentamicin.
In those with penicillin allergy, a prosthetic valve or
suspected methicillin-resistant Staph. aureus (MRSA)
InfectionTriple therapy with vancomycin, gentamicin,
and oral rifampicin.
Q.182.
Ans.

Some congenital heart diseases are:

ASD(atrial septal defect)
VSD(ventricular septal defect)
PDA(patent ductus arteriosus)
TOF(tetralogy of Fallot)
Pulmonary stenosis
Coarctation of aorta
Aortic stenosis
Complete transposition of great arteries.
Please name some congenital heart diseases.
Q.183.
Ans.

Cyanotic congenital heart diseases are:

TOF (tetralogy of Fallot)
Complete transposition of great arteries.
Q.184.
Ans.

The followings are acyanotic congenital heart diseases

ASD(atrial septal defect)
VSD(ventricular septal defect)
PDA(patent ductus arteriosus)
Pulmonary stenosis
Coarctation of aorta
Aortic stenosis.
Which are cyanotic congenital heart diseases?
Which are acyanotic congenital heart diseases?
Q.185. Which is the most common congenital heart disease?

Ans. Ventricular septal defect is the most common congenital
heart disease.
Q.186.
Ans.

What are the components of TOF?

The components of TOF are:
VSD
Overriding of aorta
Pulmonary stenosis
Right ventricular hypertrophy.
Q.187. What are the presentations of TOF?

Ans. The presentation of TOF are:

Cyanotic spells, e.g. cyanosis during crying, running,
and feeding.

Stunted growth.

Syncope.
Q.188. What are the findings on examination?
Ans. The findings of examinations are:

Short stature

Clubbing

Cyanosis

An ejection systolic murmur in pulmonary area.
Q.189. What is the chest X-ray findings of Fallot's tetralogy
and ASD?
Ans. X-ray findings of TOF are boot-shaped heart and oligemic lung field.

X-ray findings of ASD are cardiomegaly with fullness
of pulmonary conus and plethoric lung field.
Q.190. What is oligemic and plethoric lung field?
Ans. Oligemic lung field means reduced pulmonary
vascularities; hence it is more translucent than expected.

Plethoric lung field means increased pulmonary blood
flow.
Q.191. What is the medical management of TOF?
Ans.
i. During cyanotic spell:

Patient should be put in squatting position

High flow O2

IV morphine

IV -blocker.

ii. Between cyanotic spell:

Oral -blocker.
Q.192. What are the auscultatory findings of ASD and VSD?
Ans. ASDEjection systolic murmur in pulmonary area

VSDPansystolic murmur in left parasternal area.
Q.193. What are the clinical presentations of VSD?
Ans. Patient may present as

a. Cardiac failure in infants.
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b. As a murmur with only minor hemodynamic

disturbance in older children or adults.
c. Rarely as Eisenmenger's syndrome.
Q.194. What are the physical signs and auscultatory findings

in VSD?
Ans. Physical signs and auscultatory findings in VSD are:

Heaving apex beat

Left parasternal systolic thrill

Pansystolic murmur in left sternal edge radiating over
whole precordium.
Q.195.
Ans.

What are the causes of acute pericarditis?

The causes of acute pericarditis are:
Viral (e.g. Coxsackie B but often not identified)
Acute MI
Tuberculosis
Rheumatic fever
Connective tissue disease (e.g. SLE)
Uremia
Malignant disease.
Q.196. What are the clinical features of acute pericarditis?

Ans. The clinical features of acute pericarditis are:

Retrosternal chest painIt radiates to the shoulders
and neck, and aggravated by deep breathing, movement, a change of position, exercise and swallowing.

Pericardial rub.
Q.197. What is cardiomyopathy?
Ans. Cardiomyopathy is defined as "a heterogeneous
group of diseases of the myocardium associated with
mechanical and/or electrical dysfunction that usually
(but not invariably) exhibit inappropriate ventricular
hypertrophy or dilatation and are due to a variety of
causes that frequently are genetic".
Q.198.
Ans.

What are the types of cardiomyopathies?

The types of cardiomyopathies are:
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Obliterative cardiomyopathy.
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Respiratory System
Q.1. What are the common presentations (symptoms) of

respiratory diseases?
Ans. The common presentations of respiratory diseases are:

Cough

Sputum

Wheeze

Breathlessness

Chest pain

Hemoptysis.
Q.2. What are the causes of cough?
Ans. Causes of cough

i. Acute cough (<3 weeks)

Viral respiratory tract infection (rhinitis/sinusitis)

Bacterial infection (acute bronchitis)

Inhaled foreign body

Pneumonia

Acute extrinsic allergic alveolitis.

ii. Chronic cough (>8 weeks)

COPD

Asthma

Tuberculosis

Lung carcinoma

Bronchiectasis

Interstitial lung disease.

GERD

Postviral bronchial hyper-reactivity

Rhinitis/sinusitis

Cigaret smoking

Drugs, especially ACE inhibitors.
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Q.3. What are the 'Red flag' symptoms associated with

cough ?
Ans. The 'Red flag' symptoms are:

Hemoptysis

Breathlessness

Fever

Chest pain

Weight loss.
Q.4. What are the causes of cough with normal chest X-ray?
Ans. The causes are:

GERD

Asthma

Postviral bronchial hyper-reactivity

Rhinitis/sinusitis

Cigaret smoking

Drugs, especially ACE inhibitors

Viral respiratory tract infection

Bacterial infection (acute bronchitis)

Inhalation of irritant dusts/fumes.
Q.5. What are the causes of cough with normal chest
examination?

GERD

Cough variant asthma

Postnasal drip (rhinitis/sinusitis)

ACE inhibitors.
Q.6. What are the causes of productive cough?
Ans. The causes of productive cough are:

Pneumonia

Bronchiectasis

Lung abscess


Chronic bronchitis/COPD

Cystic fibrosis

Alveolar cell cancer.
Q.7. What are the causes of purulent sputum?
Ans. The causes of purulent sputum are:

Pneumonia

Bronchiectasis
Respiratory System

Lung abscess
COPD (infective exacerbation)
Cystic fibrosis.
Q.8. What are the causes of copious amount of sputum?

Ans. The causes of copious amount of sputum are:

Bronchiectasis

Rupture of a lung abscess or empyema into the
bronchial tree

Pulmonary edema

Alveolar cell cancer.
Q.9. What is the cause of rusty sputum?
Ans. Pneumococcal pneumonia is the cause of rusty sputum.
Q.10.
Ans.

What are the causes of frothy sputum?

The causes of forthy sputum are:
Pulmonary edema
Alveolar cell carcinoma.
Q.11.
Ans.

What are the causes of wheeze?

The causes of wheeze are:
Asthma
COPD.
Q.12. What is wheeze?

Ans. Musical sound produced by obstruction of small
bronchus and bronchioles.
Q.13. What is stridor?
Ans. Sound produced by obstruction of large bronchus
whether intrathoracic or extrathoracic.
Q.14. What are the causes of breathlessness according to
time frame?
Ans. i. Minutes

Pulmonary thromboembolism

Pneumothorax

Acute left ventricular failure

Asthma

Inhaled foreign body.

ii. Hours to days

Pneumonia

Asthma

Exacerbation of COPD.
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iii. Weeks to months

Anemia
Pleural effusion
Respiratory neuromuscular disorders.
iv. Months to years
COPD
Pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis.
Q.15. What are the causes of chronic breathlessness,

according to lung and heart cause?
Ans. Lung causes are:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic asthma

Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism

Bronchial carcinoma

Interstitial lung diseases: Sarcoidosis, fibrosing
alveolitis, and extrinsic allergic alveolitis.

Lymphatic carcinomatosis

Large pleural effusion(s).

Heart causes are:

Chronic congestive cardiac failure

Myocardial ischemia.
Q.16. Tell the MRC grading of dyspnea.
Ans. Grade 1Breathless when hurrying on the level or
walking up a slight hill.

Grade 2Breathless when walking with people of own
age or on level ground.

Grade 3Has to stop because of breathlessness when
walking on level ground at own pace.
Q.17. What is hemoptysis?
Ans. Hemoptysis means coughing up blood.
Q.18. What is massive hemoptysis?
Ans. Coughing out 200ml of blood in 24 hours.
Q.19. Tell six common causes of hemoptysis.
Ans. The six common causes of hemoptysis are:

Tuberculosis

Bronchial carcinoma

Bronchiectasis

Pneumonia

Mitral stenosis

Pulmonary infarction.
Respiratory System
Q.20. What is pleural effusion?

Ans. The accumulation of serous fluid within the pleural
space is termed pleural effusion.
Q.21.
Ans.

Tell the common causes of pleural effusion.

The common causes of pleural effusion are:
Pneumonia (parapneumonic effusion)
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary infarction
Malignant disease
Cardiac failure
Subdiaphragmatic disorders (subphrenic abscess,
pancreatitis, etc).
Q.22. How can you differentiate exudative pleural effusion

from transudative pleural effusion?
Ans.
Exudative
Transudative
Protein content > 3 gm/dL
Protein content < 3 gm/dL
Pleural fluid LDH >200 UL/L
Pleural fluid LDH <200 UL/L
Q.23. What is the Lights criteria?

Ans. Light's criteria for distinguishing pleural transudate
from exudate

Pleural fluid is an exudate if one or more of the following criteria are met:

Pleural fluid protein: Serum protein ratio > 0.5

Pleural fluid LDH: Serum LDH ratio > 0.6

Pleural fluid LDH > two-thirds of the upper limit of
normal serum LDH.
Q.24. When is Light's criteria applicable?
Ans. When pleural fluid protein is between 2.5 and 3.5 gm/dL.
Q.25. Tell five common causes of exudative pleural effusion.
Ans. The five common causes of exudative pleural effusion
are:

Pneumonia (para-pneumonic effusion)

Tuberculosis

Pulmonary infarction

Malignant disease, e.g. carcinoma of bronchus and
lymphoma

Connective tissue diseases (SLE).
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Q.26. Tell five common causes of transudative pleural

effusion.
Ans. The five common causes of transudative pleural effusion
are:

Cardiac failure

Nephrotic syndrome

Chronic liver disease

Malnutrition

Hypothyroidism.
Q.27. What findings will you get by examining the patient
with right-sided pleural effusion?
Ans. Inspection

Movement diminished on right side

Palpation

Trachea and apex beat deviated to left

Expansibility reduced on right side

Vocal fremitus diminished on right side

Percussion

Stony dull on right side

Auscultation

Breath sound diminished or absent on right side

Vocal resonance diminished or absent on right side.
Q.28. How much fluid is to be present to detect clinically and
radiologically?
Ans. At least 500 mL clinically and 300 mL radiologically in PA
film.
Q.29. What are the purposes of aspiration?
Ans. Diagnostic

To detect the cause.

Therapeutic purposes

To reduce breathlessness.
Q.30. How much fluid should be drawn in case of diagnosis
and therapeutic purposes?
Ans. At least 50 mL for diagnostic purpose and not more than
1.5 L on first occasion.
Q.31. How much fluid will you aspirate on first occasion?
Ans. Not more than 1.5 L.
Q.32. What will happen if you aspirate more than 1.5 L or
rapidly?
Ans. Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Respiratory System
Q.33.
Ans.

What are the obstructive pulmonary diseases?

The obstructive pulmonary diseases are:
COPD
Bronchial asthma.
Q.34.
Ans.

What are the restrictive pulmonary diseases?

The restrictive pulmonary diseases are:
Interstitial lung disease
Pulmonary fibrosis.
Q.35. How can you differentiate obstructive from restrictive

lung diseases?
Ans.
Obstructive
Restrictive
FEV1
VC
or Normal
FEV1/VC
Normal or
Test
Q.36. Define COPD.

Ans. COPD is defined as a preventable and treatable lung
disease with some significant extrapulmonary effects
that may contribute to the severity in individual
patients. The pulmonary component is characterized by
airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The airflow
limitation is usually progressive and associated with an
abnormal inflammatory response of the lung to noxious
particles or gases.
Q.37. What are the components of COPD?
Ans. The components of COPD are:

Chronic bronchitis

Emphysema.
Q.38. Define chronic bronchitis.
Ans. Chronic bronchitis is defined as cough and sputum on
most days for at least 3 consecutive months for at least 2
successive years.
Q.39. Define emphysema.
Ans. Emphysema is defined as abnormal permanent
enlargement of the airspaces distal to the terminal
bronchioles, accompanied by destruction of their walls
and without obvious fibrosis.
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Q.40. Define airflow obstruction.

Ans. FEV1< 80% predicted and FEV1: FVC<70%.
Q.41. What are the extrapulmonary manifestations (systemic
features) of COPD?
Ans. Extrapulmonary manifestations include impaired
nutrition, weight loss and skeletal muscle dysfunction
and increased prevalence of osteoporosis.
Q.42. What are the causes of COPD?
Ans. The causes of COPD are:

Smoking accounts for more than 95% of cases

Occupational dust and chemicals

Indoor and outdoor air pollution

Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency.
Q.43. How much smoking accounts for COPD?
Ans. At least 10 pack years (1 pack year = 20 cigarets/day/year).
Q.44. How many smokers are susceptible to develop COPD?
Ans. 15% of smokers are susceptible to develop COPD.
Q.45. What are the common presentations of COPD?
Ans. The common presentations of COPD are:

Cough with sputum production (smoker's cough)

Breathlessness.
Q.46. Tell the MRC grading of dyspnea.
Ans.
Grade Degree of breathlessness related to activities

No breathlessness except with strenuous exercise
Breathlessness when hurrying on the level or walking up a

slight hill
Walks slower than contemporaries on level ground because

of breathlessness or has to stop for breath when walking at
own pace
Stops for breath after walking about 100 m or after a few

minutes on level ground
Too breathless to leave the house, or breathless when

dressing or undressing.
Q.47. Is airflow obstruction reversible in COPD?

Ans. Airflow obstruction in emphysema is irreversible but in
chronic bronchitis there is some degree of reversibility
of airflow obstruction due to presence of inflammation.
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Q.48. What are the differences between emphysema and

chronic bronchitis?
Ans.

Feature
Diagnosis Clinical
Pathological
Appearance
Blue bloater
Pink puffer
Prominent
Absent
Cyanosis
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
Hyperinflation +
++
Dyspnea
++
Cough
++
++
Cor pulmonale
A combination of emphysema and bronchitis are found

in most patients with COPD.
Q.49. What are the patterns of emphysema?

Ans. Centriacinar, panacinar, and periacinar.
Q.50.
Ans.

Q.51.
Ans.

What findings can you get by examining this patient?

Patient is dyspneic.
Pursed-lip breathing.
Cyanosis.
Excavation of supraclavicular and suprasternal fossae,
indrawing of costal margins, and intercostals spaces.
Contraction of sternomastoid and scalene muscles
on inspiration.
Tracheal tug.
Reduced cricosternal distance.
Barrel chest.
Loss of cardiac dullness, and lowered down liver
dullness.
Vesicular breath sound with prolonged expiration.
Low or medium-pitched rhonchi.
How can you predict acute infective exacerbation?
We can predict acute infective exacerbation by
Increased breathless and cough
Increased sputum volume and purulence
Fever.
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Q.52. What are the most common pathogens in acute

infective exacerbations?
Ans. Streptococcus pneumoniae

Haemophilus influenzae

Moraxella catarrhalis.
Q.53. How would you investigate this patient?
Ans. Investigate by

BloodCBC, ESR

X-ray chest PA view

ECG

ABG

SputumMicroscopy and C/S

Lung function test

HRCT.
Q.54.
Ans.

Tell the radiological findings in COPD.

The radiological findings in COPD are:
Hyperinflated lung field
Low flat diaphragm
Long tubular heart shadow
Hyperlucent lung fields
Horizontal ribs
Widened intercostal spaces
Roomy apex
Bullae.
Q.55.
Ans.

What may be the ECG findings in COPD?

The ECG findings in COPD are:
Right ventricular hypertrophy +/ strain
Right atrial hypertrophy (P pulmonale)
Multifocal atrial tachycardia.
Q.56. What may be the ABG abnormalities in COPD?

Ans. Type II respiratory failure (PaO2<8 and PaCO2>6.6) in
chronic bronchitis.

Type I respiratory failure (PaO2<8 and PaCO2<6.6) in
emphysema.
Q.57. Define respiratory failure.
Ans. When pulmonary gas exchange fails to maintain normal
arterial oxygen and carbon dioxide levels is termed
respiratory failure.
Respiratory System
Q.58. What are the types of respiratory failure?

Ans. Type I and II relates to the absence or presence of hypercapnia (raised PaCO2)

Type I respiratory failure (PaO2<8 and PaCO2<6.6)

Type II respiratory failure (PaO2<8 and PaCO2>6.6).
Q.59. What are the causes of type I respiratory failure?
Ans. The causes of type I respiratory failure are:

Acute asthma

Emphysema

Pulmonary edema

Pneumonia

Lung fibrosis.
Q.60. What are the causes of type II respiratory failure?
Ans. The causes of type II respiratory failure are:

Acute severe asthma

COPD

Ankylosing spondylitis

Kyphoscoliosis.
Q.61. What are the principles of O2 therapy in respiratory
failure?
Ans. The principles are:

In type I, high concentration (i.e.>35%, usually 60%)/
high flow (68 L/min)

In type II, low concentration (24%28%)/low flow(1
2L/min).
Q.62. Why low conc. O2 is given in COPD with type II
respiratory failure?
Ans. A small percentage of patients with severe chronic
COPD and type II respiratory failure develop abnormal
tolerance to raised PaCO2 and may become dependent
on hypoxic drive to breathe. In these patients, lower
concentrations of oxygen 24%28% by Venturi mask
should be used to avoid precipitating worsening
respiratory depression.
Q.63. Which findings would you expect in lung function tests
in COPD?
Ans. FEV1<80% predicted and FEV1: FVC<70% (airflow
obstruction)

TLC, FRC and RV

Vital capacity(VC)

TLCO(carbon monoxide transfer factor).
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Q.64. Tell me the spirometric staging of COPD.

Ans. Spirometric classification of COPD severity based on
postbronchodilator FEV1

Stage Severity
I
Mild

II
Moderate

III
Severe

IV
Very severe

FEV1
FEV1/FVC < 0.70
FEV180% predicted
FEV1/FVC < 0.70
50% FEV1 < 80% predicted
FEV1/FVC < 0.70
30% FEV1 < 50% predicted
FEV1/FVC < 0.70
FEV1 < 30% predicted or FEV1 < 50%
predicted plus chronic respiratory failure
Q.65. How can you manage a patient with stable COPD?

Ans. i. General measuresStop smoking completely and
permanently.

Vaccination for influenza and pneumococcal
pneumonia.

ii. Drug therapy
Mild COPDShort-acting bronchodilators, such as the
2-agonists salbutamol or the anticholinergic,
ipratropium bromide, as needed.
Moderate COPDRegular short-acting bronchodilators (alone/combination)

+
Longer-acting bronchodilators, such as the 2agonists salmeterol and formoterol, or the anticholinergic tiotropium bromide (alone/combination)

Severe COPDShort-acting
bronchodilators
(alone/combination)

+
Longer-acting bronchodilators, such as the 2agonists salmeterol and formoterol, or the anticholinergic tiotropium bromide(alone/combination)

+
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) if two or more
exacerbations requiring antibiotics or oral steroids
per year.

+/
Oral theophylline.
Respiratory System
Q.66. What are the indications of steroid in COPD?

Ans. Indications of steroid in COPD are:

Severe disease (FEV1 < 50%) with two or more
exacerbations requiring antibiotics or oral steroids
per yearICS.

Acute exacerbations of COPDOral prednisolone,
doses of 30 mg/day for 10 days are recommended.
Q.67. What are the surgical treatments for COPD?
Ans. Bullectomy, lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), and
lung transplantation.
Q.68. How would you manage acute exacerbations of COPD?
Ans. i. Home managementMild to moderate exacerbation
by the use of

Increased bronchodilator therapy

A short course of oral corticosteroids

Antibiotics if appropriate.

ii. HospitalizationOxygen 24% or 28%

BronchodilatorsNebulized short-acting 2-agonists
combined with an anticholinergic agent (e.g.
salbutamol with ipratropium).

CorticosteroidsOral prednisolone30 mg daily
for 10 days.

AntibioticsAmoxicillin or macrolide.

Noninvasive ventilation for severe hypercapneic
respiratory failure (pH<7.35)

Respiratory stimulant, i.e. doxapram if noninvasive
ventilation is not available.
Q.69.
Ans.

What are the indications for hospitalization?

The indications for hospitalization are:
Cyanosis
Peripheral edema
An alteration in consciousness
Comorbidity
Social isolation.
Q.70.
Ans.

What are the complications of COPD?

The complications of COPD are:
Pulmonary hypertension
Cor pulmonale
Respiratory failure
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Polycythemia
Pneumothorax
Secondary infection.
Q.71. What are the criteria for discharge of COPD patient?

Ans. When the patient is clinically stable on his or her
maintenance medication.
Q.72. What is the new method used to assess prognosis of
COPD patient?
Ans. BODE index.
Q.73. What is BODE index?
Ans. BODE index is a composite score comprising the body
mass index (B), the degree of airflow obstruction (O), a
measurement of dyspnea (D) and exercise capacity (E
Distance walked in 6 min (m)).
Q.74. Define cor pulmonale
Ans. Right ventricular hypertrophy with or without failure
due to lung parenchyma, vasculature, and chest wall
cause.
Q.75.
Ans.

Tell some common causes of cor pulmonale.

The common causes of cor pulmonale are:
COPD
ILD
Bronchiectasis
Severe kyphoscoliosis
Ankylosing spondylitis.
Q.76. Define bronchial asthma.

Ans. Asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory disorder
of the airways, characterized by reversible airflow
obstruction causing cough, wheeze, chest tightness, and
shortness of breath.
Q.77. How to make diagnosis of asthma?
Ans. Compatible clinical history plus either/or:
FEV1 15% (and 200 mL) increase following administration of a bronchodilator/trial of corticosteroids > 20%
diurnal variation on 3 days in a week for 2 weeks on
PEF diary.
FEV1 15% decrease after 6 mins of exercise.
Respiratory System
Q.78. What is the bedside test of asthma?

Ans. Peak expiratory flow rate is the bedside test of asthama.
Q.79. What is reversibility test?
Ans. Reversibility test is to see the reversibility of airflow
obstruction in obstructive lung diseases.
Q.80. How is reversibility test done?
Ans. Reversibility test is done by measuring forced expiratory
volume in 1 second before and 20 minutes after
administration of 200400 g of inhaled salbutamol
or after 2 weeks of a trial of corticosteroids (e.g. 30 mg
prednisolon daily for 2 weeks).
Q.81. When reversibility test is called positive?
Ans. When FEV1 15% (or 200 mL) increase following
administration of a bronchodilator /trial of corticosteroids.
Q.82. What are the clinical features?
Ans. Typical symptoms include recurrent episodes of wheeze,
chest tightness, breathlessness and cough which display
a diurnal pattern, with symptoms and lung function
being worse in the early morning.
Q.83. How is chronic asthma managed?
Ans. Management of chronic asthma is stepwise to achieve
optimum control.
i.
General measures

Patient education about disease process, compliance,
inhaler technique, peak flow monitoring, and selfmanagement.

Avoidance of known precipitants.

Smoking cessation.

Immunizations against influenza and pneumococcus.
ii.
Drug therapy

Step 1Occasional use of inhaled short-acting 2adrenoreceptor agonist bronchodilators: salbutamol
or terbutaline.

Step 2Inhaled 2-agonists as required +

Low dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) such as
beclomethasone (200800 gm/day), budesonide
or leukotriene modifier.


Low dose ICS + long-acting 2-agonists
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Or

Medium or high dose ICS
Or

Low dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) + leukotriene
modifier.
Or

Low dose ICS + sustained release theophylline.


Medium or high dose ICS + long-acting 2-agonists

+/

Leukotriene modifier

+/

Sustained release theophylline

Step 5Step 4 + oral steroid +/ anti-IgE treatment.
Q.84. What is 'rescue' therapy?

Ans. Short courses of oral corticosteroids (prednisolone 30
60 mg daily) are used to regain control of symptoms in
mild to moderate exacerbations of bronchial asthma;
this is called 'rescue' therapy.
Q.85. What are the indications for 'rescue' courses?
Ans. Indications for 'rescue' courses are:

Symptoms and PEF progressively worsening day by
day

Fall of PEF below 60% of the patient's personal best
recording

Onset or worsening of sleep disturbance by asthma

Persistence of morning symptoms until midday

Progressively diminishing response to an inhaled
bronchodilator

Symptoms severe enough to require treatment with
nebulized or injected bronchodilators.
Q.86. When is tapering of the dose of oral steroid necessary
to withdraw treatment?
Ans. When it is given for more than 3 weeks.
Q.87. Can you show me how to use inhaler?
Ans. Remove the cap and shake the inhaler. Breathe out gently
and place the mouthpiece into the mouth. Incline the
head backward to minimize oropharyngeal deposition.
Respiratory System
Simultaneously, begin a slow deep inspiration, depress
the canister and continue to inhale. Hold the breath for
10 seconds.
Q.88.
Ans.

What are the features of acute severe asthma?

The features of acute severe asthma are:
Respiratory rate is 25/min
Heart rate is 110/min
Inability to complete sentences in 1 breath
PEF 33%50% predicted (< 200 L/min).
Q.89.
Ans.

What are the features of life-threatening asthma?

The features of life-threatening asthma are:
Cyanosis
Feeble respiratory effort
Silent chest
Bradycardia or arrhythmias
Hypotension
Exhaustion
Confusion
Coma
PEF < 33% predicted (< 100 L/min).
Q.90. What is silent chest?

Ans. There is no breath sound heard on auscultation. This is a
sign of life-threatening asthma.
Q.91.
Ans.

What are the causes of sudden severe dyspnea?

The causes of sudden severe dyspnea are:
Pneumothorax
Massive pulmonary embolism
Acute left ventricular failure
Acute severe asthma
Inhaled foreign body.
Q.92.
Ans.

How would you manage acute severe asthma?

We can manage acute severe asthma by the followings
Urgent hospitalization and send blood for ABG.
Nebulized salbutamol 5 mg 24 hourly.
Oxygen High-flow/60%.
Prednisolone 40 mg orally (or hydrocortisone 200 mg
IV if patient cannot swallow or vomit).
IV access, chest X-ray, send blood for urea and electrolytes, theophylline level.
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Administer repeat salbutamol 5mg + ipratropium

bromide 0.5 mg nebulizer.

If failure to respond, continuous salbutamol nebulizer
510 mg/hr.

If not respond, consider IV magnesium sulfate 1.22 gm
over 20 mins, or aminophylline 5 mg/kg loading dose
over 20 mins followed by a continuous infusion at 1
mg/kg/hr.

Correct fluid and electrolytes (esp. K+)

Mechanical ventilation if necessary.
Q.93. Which form of salbutamol should be given in acute

severe bronchial asthma?
Ans. Nebulized salbutamol.
Q.94. What are the common causes of occupational asthma?
Ans. The common causes of occupational asthma are:

Isocyanates

Flour and grain dust

Colophony and fluxes

Latex

Animals

Aldehydes

Wood dust.
Q.95. A 45-year-old male presents with cough with profuse
amount of sputum for 3 months. What are the
possibilities?
Ans. The posibilities are:

Bronchiectasis, lung abscess, and alveolar cell cancer.
Q.96. What are the causes of foul smelling sputum?
Ans. Bronchiectasis and lung abscess.
Q.97. What is the cause of the fetid sputum?
Ans. Anaerobic infection is the cause of fetid sputum.
Q.98. If anaerobic organism infection, how will you treat the
case?
Ans. Treat the case by using metronidazole.
Q.99. Define bronchiectasis.
Ans. Bronchiectasis is the abnormal permanent dilatation of
bronchi with destruction of their walls proximal to the
terminal bronchioles.
Q.100. What are the common causes of bronchiectasis?
Ans. The common causes of bronchiectasis are:
Respiratory System

Pulmonary tuberculosis
Pneumonia complicating measles and whooping
cough
Suppurative pneumonia
Inhaled foreign body
CongenitalKartagener's syndrome, cystic fibrosis,
and primary hypogammaglobulinemia.
Q.101. What are the components of Kartagener's syndrome?

Ans. Dextrocardia, bronchiectasis, and sinusitis or frontal
sinus agenesis.
Q.102. How will you clinically diagnose a case of
bronchiectasis?
Ans. Patient presenting with cough with profuse purulent
sputum for long time. On examination clubbing and
coarse crepitations which alter after coughing.
Q.103. What are the respiratory causes of clubbing?
Ans. The respiratory causes of clubbing are:

Suppurative lung diseases (lung abscess, bronchiectasis, and empyema thoracis)

Bronchial carcinoma

Interstitial lung diseases.
Q.104. What are the cardinal findings on examination in
bronchiectasis?
Ans. Clubbing and coarse crepitations which alter after
coughing.
Q.105. What will be the color of sputum of pseudomonas
infection?
Ans. Greenish sputum.
Q.106. What is the definitive investigation for bronchiectasis?
Ans. High resolution CT scan is the definitive investigation
for bronchiectasis.
Q.107. What investigations will you do?
Ans. The investigations are:

Sputum for bacteriological and mycological examination

X-ray chest PA view

HRCT.
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Q.108.
Ans.

Q.109.
Ans.

What are the radiological findings?
The radiological findings are:

Linear shadow (tramline)
Ring shadow
Multiple small cavities with or without fluid level.
How will you treat bronchiectasis?
Treatments of brochiectasis are:

Postural drainage Keeping the affected side up and
percuss over the affected part with cupped hand.
Antibiotic if infection Amoxicillin commonly used
Chest physiotherapy.
Inhaled bronchodilators and corticosteroids if airflow
obstruction.
Surgical treatment Mobectomy, heart lung transplantation.
Q.110. What is postural drainage?

Ans. Coughing maintaining position of the body to keep
affected part of lung up and clab with cupped hand.
Q.111. What is lung abscess?
Ans. Lung abscess is a large localized collection of pus, or a
cavity lined by chronic inflammatory tissue, from which
pus has escaped by rupture into a bronchus.
Q.112. What is the radiological finding?
Ans. The radiological finding is:

Cavitary lesion with air-fluid level.
Q.113. How will you treat a lung abscess?
Ans. Treatments of lung abscess are:

i. Postural drainage.

ii. AntibioticAmoxicillin plus metronidazole as empirical therapy and change after culture sensitivity
result.

iii. Surgical treatment.
Q.114. How long will you give antibiotic?
Ans. 46 weeks.
Q.115. A 20-year-old lady presented with fever, right-sided
pleuritic chest pain and cough. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Pneumonia is the diagnosis.
Q.116. Define pneumonia.
Ans. Pneumonia is defined as an acute respiratory illness
associated with recently developed radiological
Respiratory System
pulmonary shadowing which may be segmental, lobar

or multilobar.
Pneumonia means inflammation of lung parenchyma.
Q.117. Tell me the clinical classifications of pneumonia.

Ans.
Clinical classifications of pneumonia are:
Community-acquired pneumonia
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Suppurative pneumonia, and aspiration pneumonia
Pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts.
Q.118. What are the common organisms causing communityacquired pneumonia (CAP)?
Ans.
The common organisms are:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Legionella pneumophila
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Staphylococcus aureus.
Q.119. What finding will you get on examining the chest?
Ans.
InspectionMovement is diminished on affected side.
PalpationExpansibility reduced on affected side,
trachea and apex beat in normal position, vocal fremitus
increased on affected side.
PercussionWoody dull.
AuscultationBronchial breath sound and increased
vocal resonance.
Q.120. What are the causes of bronchial breath sound?
Ans.
The causes of bronchial breath sound are:
3Cs
Consolidation
Cavitation
Collapse with patent bronchus
Fibrosis.
Q.121. What are the types of breath sound?
Ans.
The types of breath sound are:
Vesicular
Vesicular with prolonged expiration
Bronchial.
Q.122. What does rusty sputum indicate?
Ans.
It indicates pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Q.123. What investigations will you do?

Ans.
Investigations are:
Blood for TC, DC, ESR and Hb%Neutrophilic leukocytosis.
X-ray chest PA view
Sputum for Gram stain and C/S
Blood culture
Pneumococcal antigen detection in serum or urine.

Q.124. When CXR findings will appear in case of pneumonia?

Ans.
After 1218 hours of onset of symptoms.

Q.125. What is the radiological finding in consolidation?

Ans.
Homogenous opacity with air bronchogram.

Q.126. When signs of consolidation will appear in pneumonia?

Ans.
Usually after 2 days of onset of symptoms.

Q.127. How can you assess severity of pneumonia?

Ans.
We can assess severity of pneumonia by using CURB-65
score.
Q.128. What is CURB-65?

Ans.
CURB65 is:
Confusion
Urea >7 mmol/L
Respiratory rate>30/min
Blood pressure (systolic < 90 mm Hg or diastolic < 60
mmHg)
Age>65 years (Score 1 point for each feature).

Q.129. What is severe pneumonia?

Ans.
Score 3 or more indicates severe pneumonia.

Q.130. How can you treat CAP?

Ans.
i. OxygenMaintaining the PaO2 8 kPa (60 mmHg) or
SaO2 92%.
ii. Maintain fluid balance.
iii. Antibiotic treatmentPrompt administration of antibiotics improves outcome.
Antibiotic treatment for CAP
Uncomplicated CAP
Amoxicillin 500 mg 8-hourly orally or
If patient is allergic to penicillin
Clarithromycin 500 mg 12-hourly orally or

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Erythromycin 500 mg 6-hourly orally.

If staphylococcus is cultured or suspected
Flucloxacillin 12 gm 6-hourly IV plus
Clarithromycin 500 mg 12-hourly IV .
Severe CAP
Clarithromycin 500 mg 12-hourly IV or
Erythromycin 500 mg 6-hourly IV plus
Co-amoxiclav 1.2 gm 8-hourly IV or
Ceftriaxone 12 gm daily IV or
Cefuroxime 1.5 gm 8-hourly IV or
Amoxicillin 1 gm 6-hourly IV plus flucloxacillin 2
gm 6-hourly IV.

Respiratory System
Q.131. What are the complications of pneumonia?

Ans.
The complications of pneumonia are:
Pleural effusion
Empyema
Lung abscess
Hemoptysis
Pneumothorax
Distant abscess, e.g. brain abscess
Septicemia.

Q.132. Define hospital-acquired pneumonia(HAP).

Ans.
Hospital-acquired or nosocomial pneumonia refers to
a new episode of pneumonia occurring at least 2 days
after admission to hospital.
Q.133. What are the organisms involved in hospital-acquired

pneumonia(HAP)?
Ans.
In early-onset HAP(within 45 days of admission), the
organisms as CAP
In late-onset HAPGram-negative bacteria (e.g.
Escherichia, Pseudomonas and Klebsiella species),
Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)) and anaerobes.

Q.134. How can you treat HAP?

Ans.
i. A third-generation cephalosporin (e.g. cefotaxime)
with an aminoglycoside (e.g. gentamicin) or
meropenem or a monocyclic -lactam (e.g. aztreonam)
and flucloxacillin.
These antibiotics are all given intravenously, at
least initially.
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ii. Physiotherapy is important in those who are immobile

or old.
iii. Adequate oxygen therapy, fluid support and
monitoring are essential.
Q.135. What is aspiration pneumonia?

Ans.
Aspiration pneumonia is characterized by destruction of
the lung parenchyma by the inflammatory process after
the inhalation of septic material during operations on
the nose, mouth or throat, under general anesthesia, or
of vomitus during anesthesia or coma.

Q.136. What is tuberculosis?

Ans.
It is a chronic specific systemic infectious disease caused
by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
Q.137. What are the organisms causing tuberculosis?

Ans.
The organisms are:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium bovis
Atypical mycobacteria, e.g. M. kansasii, M. marinum,
and M. avium intracellulare complex.

Q.138. Tell another mycobacterium other than tuberculosis.

Ans.
Mycobacterium leprae causing leprosy.

Q.139. Why is mycobacterium called acid or alcohol fast?

Ans.
Mycobacterium is called acidor alcohol fast because it
resists decolorization with acid and alkali.
Q.140. What are the types of tuberculosis?

Ans. a. According to site
i. Pulmonary tuberculosis
Primary
Postprimary Reactivation
Reinfection
ii. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Outside the lung parenchyma (according to
USA)
Outside the lung and pleura (according to UK).
b. According to bacteriological specimen

Smear positive
2 sputum positive for AFB
1 sputum positive with chest X-ray abnormality
1 sputum positive with one culture positive.

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Respiratory System
Smear negative
Symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis with 3
negative sputum specimens
Persisting symptoms after a course of antibiotics
3 negative sputum specimen or repeated X-ray
negative.
c. According to treatment category
Category 1
Category 2.
Q.141. What are the sources of infection?

Ans.
The sources of infection are:
Human source
Bovine source.
Q.142. What are the routes of entry?
Ans.
Routes of entry are:
Nasal (most common)droplet infection
Oral
Percutaneous
Direct inoculation
Transplacental.
Q.143. What are the sites of primary tuberculosis?
Ans.
The sites of primary tuberculosis are:
Lungs
Intestine
Tonsil.
Q.144. What are the common sites of pulmonary TB?
Ans.
The sites of pulmonary TB are:
Primary pulmonary TB

Subpleural lesion.
Postprimary TB

Apical lesion.
Q.145. What are the histological findings in tubercular
lesions?
Ans.
The histological findings are:
Caseating granuloma
Epithelioid cell
Multinucleated giant cell.
Q.146. What is Ghons complex?
Ans.
A combination of Ghons focus, hilar lymphadenopathy
plus lymphangitis.
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Q.147. What is Ghons focus?

Ans.
The formation of a granuloma surrounding an area of
caseation leads to the appearance of primary lesion in
the lung is known as Ghons focus.
Q.148. What are the clinical features of pulmonary
tuberculosis?
Ans.
The clinical features of pulmonary tuberculosis are:
Asymptomatic

Symptomatic
Respiratory symptoms
- Cough >3 weeks
- Sputum production
- Hemoptysis
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Localized wheez.
General symptoms
- Fever (low grade with evening rise of temperature and relieved at late night by sweating)
- Weight loss
- Anorexia.

Signs
No physical signs in most of the cases
Signs of
- Fibrosis
- Collapse
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumothorax
- Cavitary lesion may be found.
Q.149. What are the sites of extrapulmonary TB?
Ans.
The sites of extrapulmonary TB are:
Lymph node (20%40%)Cervical and supraclavicular are most common
Serous membrane (like pleura 20%25%, peritoneum)
Meninges
Intestine
Genitourinary (5%18%)
Bones and joints
Liver
Adrenal gland.
Q.150. What are the organs resistant to develop TB?
Ans.
The organs are:

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Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
Thyroid gland
Pancreas.
Q.151. What investigations are done to diagnose pulmonary

TB?
Ans. Blood for
TC, DC, ESR, and Hb%

CRP

Radiology
Chest X-ray
CT scan chest

Bacteriological examinationSputum for
MicroscopicZN stain
CultureSolid media (takes 46 weeks)
- Lowenstein Jensen media
- Middle Brook media
Liquid media (takes 13 weeks)
- BACTEC media
- MGIT (mycobacterial growth indicator tube)
media

Tuberculin skin test
Mantoux test
Heaf test

Other
PCR (10 colony is enough to become positive).
Q.152. What are the radiological presentations/findings of
pulmonary tuberculosis?
Ans.
The radiological presentations are:
Soft patchy opacities
Consolidation
Collapse
Cavitation
Fibrosis
Miliary shadowing
Pleural effusion/empyema.
Q.153. What type of opacity is found in chest X-ray of a
pulmonary TB patient?
Ans.
Soft patchy opacities.
Q.154. What are the aims of treatment of tuberculosis?
Ans.
The aims are:
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To interrupt TB transmission by rendering patient

noninfectious thus reducing mortality and morbidity.
To prevent development of drug resistance.
Q.155. What is the basis of combination therapy?

Ans.
i. To prevent the emergence of resistance, e.g. INH acts
on rapidly growing bacteria, pyrazinamide enters into
the caseous material, refampicin acts on dormant
bacilli.
ii. To prevent resistance due to spontaneous mutation.
Q.156. Why multidrug treatment is rational?
Ans.
Multidrug treatment is rational due to:
Better patient compliance
Prevent drug resistance.
Q.157. What is FDC?
Ans.
FDC means fixed dose combination, i.e. drugs are
present in fixed amount in single tablet.
Q.158. What are the advantages of fixed drug combinations
(FDC)?
Ans.
The advantages of FDC are:
Prescription errorless likely to occur due to straightforward dose recommendations and easier patient
weight to dose adjustment.
Small number of tablet to be ingested.
Decreased drug resistance.
Q.159. Why long-term treatment is required?
Ans.
Long-term treatment is required because:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis multiplies slowly.
Intensive phase rapidly reduces bacterial population.
Continuation phase destroys the remaining bacteria.
Q.160. Define new case, relapse, treatment failure, treatment
after default, and chronic TB?
Ans.
New caseA patient who has never taken anti TB or
taken for less than 1 month.
RelapseA patient who recently received treatment
and was cured or treatment completed and now again
developed smear positive pulmonary TB.
Treatment failureA patient while on management
remain smear positive or becomes smear positive at 5
months or more after start of management or a patient
who was initially smear negative and is found smear
positive at the end of 2nd month of treatment.

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Treatment after defaultA patient who completed at

least 1 month of treatment and returned after at least 2
months after interruption of treatment.
ChronicA patient who remained smear positive after
completing directly observed retreatment regimen.
Q.161. What are the drugs used in TB?

Ans.
1st line drugs
INH
Rifampicin
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
Streptomycin
Thiacetazone.
2nd line drugs
Aminoglycosides : Kanamycin and amikacin
Thionamides: Ethionamide
Fluoroquinolone
Cycloserine
Para-aminosalicylic acid
Clofazimine and rifabutin.
Treatment regimen
Patient category
Intensive
phase
(Daily)

New smear (+) positive 2(HRZE)

PTB patients
New smear () negative
PTB patients
Extrapulmonary TB
patients
Concomitant associated
HIV/AIDS

TB diagnostic
category
Q.162. What is the treatment plan of TB according to national

tuberculosis program (NTP)?
Ans.
Treatment phase
Initial or intensive phase
Continuation phase
Diagnostic category (adults)
Continuation
phase
(Daily)
4(HR)
Contd...
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Treatment regimen
Patient category
TB diagnostic
category
Pretreatment
weight (Kg)
>70
3037
3854
5570

Category II:
Continuation phase
Daily (Next 5 months)
Intensive phase
Daily
Daily
(First 3
(First 2
months)
months)
Number of Injection
4FDC
streptomtablets
ycin
500 mg
3037
Number of
2FDC
tablets
Pretreatment
weight (Kg)
Intensive phase
Continuation phase
Daily (First 2 months)
Number of 4FDC tablets Number of 2FDC tablets
2
2
3
3
4
4
Composition of FDC Tablets

4FDC: Isoniazid 75 mg + rifampicin 150 mg +
pyrazinamide 400 mg + ethambutol 275 mg
2FDC : Isoniazid 75 mg + rifampicin 150 mg
Dosages of FDC Tablets
Category I:
Sputum smear (+) positive

PTB with of treatment of
more than one month
2(HRZE)S/ 5(HR)E
Relapse
1(HRZE)
Treatment failure after
Cat-I
Treatment after default
Others
II
Continuation
phase
(Daily)
Intensive
phase
(Daily)
Contd...
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Ethambutol
400 mg
(Number of
tablets)
2
Contd...
Respiratory System
Continuation phase
Intensive phase
Daily
Daily
(First 3
(First 2
months)
months)
Number of Injection
4FDC
streptomtablets
ycin
1 gm*
1 gm*
Ethambutol
400 mg
(Number of
tablets)
700 mg
>70
5570
NB: The dose of streptomycin should not exceed 750 mg

daily after the age of 50 years.
3854
Number of
2FDC
tablets
Pretreatment
weight (Kg)
Contd...
Q.163. What is 6 months regimen?

Ans.
Initial phase 2 months.
Continuation phase4 months.
Q.164. Name a single side effect from each of the 1st line antiTB drugs?
Ans.
Rifampicin Hepatitis
INHPeripheral neuropathy
PyrazinamideHepatitis/ Hyperuricemia (gouty arthritis)
EthambutolOptic neuritis
StreptomycinOtotoxicity (8th cranial nerve palsy)
ThiacetazoneSteven-Johnsons syndrome.
Q.165. A patient on anti-TB suddenly developed jaundice,

how will you manage the patient?
Ans.
Management of patient
Anti-TB drugs should be stopped.
Liver function tests are done.
Viral serology are done to exclude viral hepatitis.
Supportive measures should be taken, e.g. nutrition.
Wait till jaundice disappears and liver function returns
to normal.
After that anti-TB drugs will be reintroduced slowly.
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Q.166. How will you investigate a case of sputum positive

pulmonary TB?
Ans. After starting treatment with anti-TB drugs, sputum
should be examined after 2, 3, and 5 months.
Q.167.
Ans.

How can you assess response to anti-TB treatment?
Treatment response
By 2nd weekSputum smear becomes negative
After 4 weeksFeeling well, weight gain, no fever, no
cough and sputum
By 2 months80% culture negative
By 3 months100% culture negative
Chest radiograph Should have improved.
Q.168. Why do we give BCG vaccine?

Ans. Causes of giving BCG vaccine are:

Protection against tubercular meningitis and miliary
tuberculosis.

To protect the babies from TB which may be
transmitted from mother or other source.

Lack of maternal antibody against TB. The earlier the
age, the higher the protection.
Q.169.
Ans.

How much protection can give BCG vaccine?

Protections are:
BCG gives protection upto 7 years
Protect in young 0%70%.
Q.170. What are the types of drug resistant tuberculosis?

Ans. Primary drug resistance: It occurs in those exposed to
others infected with resistant organism.

Secondary drug resistance: Occurs in patients who do
not comply with the treatment regimen.

Multidrug resistance: Resistance to INH + rifampicin
with or without other drug resistance.

XDRTB: Resistance to rifampicin +INH and any member
of the quinolone and at least any of the injectable 2nd
line drug.
Q.171.
Ans.

How do we prevent TB?

Prevention of TB:
General health promotion
Effective treatment of sputum positive case
Specific protection
Respiratory System

Active immunization
ChemoprophylaxisINH 5 mg/kg/day for 9 months.
Q.172.
Ans.

The malignant conditions of lung are:

Bronchogenic carcinoma
Mesothelioma.
What are the malignant conditions of lung?
Q.173. What are the presentations of bronchogenic carcinoma?

Ans. i. AsymptomaticDetected as solitary nodule in X-ray.

ii. Local effectsCough, hemoptysis, breathlessness,
and collapse.

iii. Invasion of adjacent structuresPleural pain,
hoarseness of voice, and Horners syndrome.

iv. Metastatic effectsFocal neurological deficit,
epileptic seizures, personality change, jaundice, and
bone pain or skin nodules.

v. Nonmetastatic extrapulmonarySIADH, hypercalcemia, digital clubbing, etc.
Q.174. What are the causes of bronchogenic carcinoma?
Ans. Cigaret smoking It is the most common cause of lung
cancer. Radon and industrial materials (e.g. asbestos,
silica, beryllium, cadmium, and chromium) are
associated with lung cancer.
Q.175.
Ans.

What are the histological types of lung cancer?

Small-cell lung cancer 20%
Nonsmall-cell lung cancer
Squamous 35%
Adenocarcinoma 30%
Large-cell 15%.
Q.176. What are nonmetastatic extrapulmonary manifestations

of bronchial carcinoma?
Ans. Endocrine

Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion causing
hyponatremia.

Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion.

Hypercalcemia due to secretion of parathyroid
hormone-related peptides.

Carcinoid syndrome.

Gynecomastia.
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Neurological
Polyneuropathy.
Myelopathy.
Cerebellar degeneration.
Myasthenia (Lambert-Eaton syndrome).
Others
Digital clubbing.
Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy.
Nephrotic syndrome.
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
Eosinophilia.
Q.177. What are the distant organs metastasized from

bronchial carcinoma?
Ans. Distant metastases occur most commonly in bone,
adrenals, liver, brain, and skin (BALBS).
Q.178. What investigations will you do for bronchial
carcinoma?

Blood for TC, DC, Hb%, and ESR

X-ray chest PA and lateral view

Sputum for malignant cells

Bronchoscopy and biopsy, bronchial brushing and
washing

CT scan and CT guided FNAC

If palpable lymph node, biopsy

If pleural effusion, pleural biopsy

For metastases, USG of abdomen, CT scan of brain
and abdomen, and isotope bone scan.
Q.179. What are the modalities of treatment?
Ans. The modalities of treatment are:

Surgery

Radiotherapy

Chemotherapy

Palliative therapy Laser therapy and stenting, pain
relieve.
Q.180. Which tumor is more sensitive to chemotherapy?
Ans. Small-cell carcinoma is more sensitive to chemotherapy.
Q.181. What are the primary sites of secondaries in the lung?
Ans. Breast, kidney, thyroid, ovary, uterus, and testes
(BKTOUT).
Respiratory System
Q.182. A young male presents with sudden severe rightsided chest pain and breathlessness. On examination,
resonant on percussion and absent breath sound on
right side. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Right-sided pneumothorax is the diagnosis.
Q.183.
Ans.
Q.184.
Ans.
What is pneumothorax?
Pneumothorax is the presence of air in the pleural space.
What are the definitive signs of pneumothorax?

Hyper-resonant percussion note and diminished/absent
breath sound.
Q.185. What are the causes of pneumothorax? Or classify

pneumothorax.
Ans. Classification of pneumothorax

i. Spontaneous

Primary

No evidence of overt lung disease.

Rupture of
1. A small subpleural emphysematous bulla
2. Pleural bleb
3. The pulmonary end of a pleural adhesion.

Secondary

Underlying lung disease, most commonly COPD
and TB; asthma, lung abscess, pulmonary infarcts,
and bronchogenic carcinoma.
ii.
Traumatic

Iatrogenic (e.g. following thoracic surgery or biopsy,
pleural fluid aspiration).
Chest wall injury.
Q.186.
Ans.

Q.187.
Ans.

What are the types of spontaneous pneumothorax?

The types of spontaneous pneumothorax are:
Closed type.
Open type.
Tension (valvular) type.
What are the features of tension pneumothorax?

The features of tension pneumothorax are:
Severe chest pain
Severe and progressive dyspnea
Shifting of mediastinum
Features of shock (cyanosis, hypotension, and tachycardia).
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Q.188. What is the treatment of tension pneumothorax?

Ans. Immediate insertion of a needle in 2nd intercostal
space in midclavicular line followed by water seal tube
drainage.
Q.189. How can you treat pneumothorax?
Ans. 1. Tension pneumothorax, presence of chronic lung
disease, age> 50 years with significant dyspnea/
occupying>15% of hemithorax, >2.5 L air aspiration
Water seal tube drainage.

2. Age< 50 years with significant dyspnea/occupying >
15% of hemithoraxNeedle aspiration.

3. Insignificant dyspnea/occupying<15% of hemithorax
Observation.
Q.190. What are physical signs in bedside to differentiate
lobar pneumonia and pneumothorax?
Ans.

Examination
Lobar pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Trachea
Central

Deviated to opposite
site
Hyper-resonant
Percussion note Woody dull
auscultation
Bronchial breath sound

vocal resonance

or absent breath
sound
or absent vocal
resonance
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3
Gastrointestinal System
Q.1. What are the common presentations of gastrointestinal

system?
Ans. Common symptoms of gastrointestinal disease are:

Dysphagia and odynophagia

Dyspepsia

Vomiting

Constipation

Diarrhea

Abdominal pain

Weight loss

Hematemesis

Melena.
Q.2. Define dysphagia and odynophagia.
Ans. Dysphagia is defined as difficulty in swallowing.

Odynophagia means painful swallowing.
Q.3. What are the types of dysphagia?
Ans. The types of dysphagia are:

Oropharyngeal dysphagia

Esophageal dysphagia.
Q.4. What are the causes of oropharyngeal dysphagia?
Ans. The causes of oropharyngeal dysphagia are:

Bulbar palsy

Pseudobulbar palsy

Myasthenia gravis.
Q.5. What are the causes of esophageal dysphagia?
Ans. Stricture

Benign
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Peptic stricture
Fibrous ring
Malignant
Carcinoma of esophagus
Carcinoma of stomach
Extrensic compression
Esophagitis
Peptic esophagitis
Candidiasis
DysmotilityAchalasia.
Q.6. What are the differences between oropharyngeal and

esophageal dysphagia?
Ans.

Oropharyngeal dysphagia
Esophageal dysphagia
Difficulty initiating swallowing +/

choking, nasal regurgitation or
tracheal aspiration
Food 'sticking' after

swallowing +/ regurgitation
Q.7. How will you investigate dysphagia?

Ans. The process of investigations are:

Endoscopy of upper GI tract.

Barium swallow with videofluoroscopic swallowing
assessment.

Esophageal manometry.
Q.8. What are the presentations of achalasia cardia?
Ans. The presentations of achalasia are:

i. The presentation is slowly developing dysphagia
which is initially intermittent, and is worse for solids
and eased by drinking liquids, and by standing and
moving around after eating.

ii. Episodes of chest pain due to esophageal spasm.

iii. Nocturnal choking due to pulmonary aspiration.
Q.9. What is the management of achalasia cardia?
Ans. Management

EndoscopicPneumatic balloon dilatation using a
3035 mm diameter.

SurgicalSurgical myotomy (Heller's operation) with
a partial fundoplication antireflux procedure.

PPI therapy is often necessary after surgery.
Q.10. What is dyspepsia?
Ans. Dyspepsia is the medical term for indigestion, a
symptom that includes epigastric pain, heartburn,
distension, nausea or 'an acid feeling' occurring after
eating or drinking.
Q.11. What are the alarm features of dyspepsia?

Ans. Alarm features in dyspepsia are:

Weight loss

Anemia

Vomiting

Hematemesis and/or melena

Dysphagia

Palpable abdominal mass.
Q.12. What are the neurological causes of vomiting?
Ans. Neurological causes of vomiting are:

Raised intracranial pressure, e.g. brain tumor

Labyrinthitis and Meniere's disease

Migraine

Meningitis.
Q.13. Give the description of vomiting of gastric outlet
obstruction, e.g. pyloric stenosis.
Ans. Projectile vomiting of large volumes of gastric content
that is not bile-stained (green). Vomitus contains
previous day food.
Q.14. Give the description of vomiting in raised intracranial
pressure, e.g. brain tumor.
Ans. Vomiting is sudden, more in the morning without any
warning, i.e. without nausea.
Q.15. What is hematemesis?
Ans. Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood.
Q.16. What is melena?
Ans. Melena is the passage of tarry black stool.
Q.17. How can you differentiate between hematemesis and
hemoptysis?
Ans.

Hematemesis Hemoptysis
Vomiting of blood
Coughing up blood
Coffee ground in color
Bright red in color
Mixed with food particle
Frothy, not mixed with food
Acidic reaction
Alkaline in reaction
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Q.18.
Ans.

What are the common causes of hematemesis?

The common causes of hematemesis are:
Peptic ulcer
Gastric erosion
Esophagitis
Rupture esophageal varices
MalloryWeiss tear
Carcinoma of stomach or esophagus
Vascular malformation.
Q.19.
Ans.

What are the clinical features of upper GI bleeding?

Clinical features are:
History of vomiting of blood or not.
Features of shockPallor, cold extremities, thready
pulse, and low blood pressure.
AnemiaIron deficiency anemiaKoloinychia, and
pale smooth tongue.
Stigmata of liver diseases such as jaundice, spider
naevi, ascites, and splenomegaly.
Q.20. How much blood is lost to cause postural hypotension?

Ans. About 1.5 L blood is lost.
Q.21. How much blood is lost to produce shock?
Ans. About 3L blood is lost.
Q.22. What are the investigations done in acute upper GI
bleeding?
Ans. Investigations are:

Full blood count

Blood grouping and crossmatching of at least 2 units
of blood

Urea and electrolytes

Liver function test

Prothrombin time

Upper GI endoscopy.
Q.23. What is the management of acute upper GI bleeding?
Ans. Managements

Emergency management of acute nonvariceal upper
gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Gain intravenous access with large-bore cannula.

Check full blood count and routine biochemistry;
crossmatch blood.

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Q.30.
Ans.

Perform hourly measurements of blood pressure,

pulse and urine output; consider central venous
pressure (CVP) monitoring in severe bleeding.
Give intravenous colloids or crystalloids in patients
with hypotension and tachycardia.
Transfuse with blood if blood pressure remains low
and patient is actively bleeding.
Organize endoscopy for diagnosis and treatment.
Give IV PPI therapy for bleeding peptic ulcer.
Consider surgery or arterial embolization if bleeding
recurs.
Which etiologies bear the worst prognosis?

Malignancy and varices have the worst prognosis.
Mention the criteria of stool in melena?
Black, tarry, foul smelling, and sticky.
How much blood is required to cause melena?
At least 60 mL blood in single episode is needed to cause
melena.
Why is stool black?
Stool is black due to formation of acid hematin as a result
of lysis of RBC from upper GI bleeding.
What are the usual sites for hematemesis and melena?
Upper gastrointestinal tract, especially stomach and
duodenum are the usual sites but hemorrhage from
upto the right side of the colon may cause melena.
What are the causes of lower GI bleeding?
Causes of lower GI are:
Anal disease, e.g. fissure, and hemorrhoids
Inflammatory bowel disease
Carcinoma
Rectal polyps
Angiodysplasia
Solitary rectal ulcer
Diverticular disease
Meckel's diverticulum.
Define diarrhea?
Passage of loose stool three or more times in a day is
called diarrhea.
Or
Gastroenterologists define diarrhea as the passage of
more than 200 gm of stool daily.
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Diarrhea duration <2 weeks is called acute diarrhea and

>2 weeks called chronic diarrhea.
Q.31. What are the causes of acute diarrhea?

Ans. Infective causes:

Bacterial, e.g.

Campylobacter jejuni

Salmonella spp.

Shigella

Escherichia coli

Staphylococcal enterocolitis

Bacillus cereus

Clostridium perfringens, botulinum, and difficile

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis.

Viral, e.g.

Rotavirus

Fungal, e.g.

Histoplasmosis

Parasitic, e.g.

Amebic dysentery (Entamoeba histolytica)

Giardia intestinalis

Noninfective causes of diarrhea:

DrugsAntibiotics, cytotoxic drugs, PPIs, and NSAIDs.
Q.32. What are the electrolyte imbalances occurring in acute
watery diarrhea?
Ans. Electrolyte imbalances are:

Hyponatremia

Hypokalemia

Metabolic acidosis, rarely alkalosis.
Q.33. What are the causes of bloody diarrhea?
Ans. Causes of bloody diarrhea are:

Bacillary dysentery (Shigella)

Amebic dysentery (Entamoeba histolytica)

Inflammatory bowel disease

Colonic carcinoma

Campylobacter jejuni

Salmonella spp.

Escherichia coli (0157- H7)

Clostridium difficile.
Q.34. Patient presented with acute watery diarrhea, how will
you manage the patient?
Ans. Managements

i. Assessment of dehydration

ii. Correction of dehydration according to degree of dehydration.

No dehydrationLiquid diet, increased amount of
fluid intake
Some dehydrationBy ORS (oral rehydration salt)
Severe dehydrationBy IV fluid, e.g. cholera
saline(100 mL/kg body wt. total, 40 mL/kg in first
hour and 60 mL/kg in next 2 and hours in adult).
iii. If infective diarrhea, antimicrobials, e.g. azithromycin
1 gm or ciprofloxacin 1000 mg single dose in bacterial
infection or nitazoxanide in rotavirus.
Q.35. What are the causes of chronic diarrhea?

Ans. The causes of chronic diarrhea are:

i. Irritable bowel syndrome

ii. Inflammatory bowel disease

iii. Colonic carcinoma

iv. Malabsorption
a. Pancreatic
Chronic pancreatitis
Cancer of pancreas
b. Enteropathy
Celiac disease

Tropical sprue
Lymphoma
Lymphangiectasia
c. Small bowel
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis
Drugs NSAIDs
VIPoma.
Q.36. What is the most common cause of chronic diarrhea?
Ans. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common
cause of chronic diarrhea.
Q.37. What is steatorrhea?
Ans. Steatorrhea is fatty stools, pale, bulky, greasy, and
difficult to flush.
Q.38. What are the mechanisms responsible for malabsorption?
Ans. Mechanisms are:

Intraluminal maldigestion

Mucosal malabsorption

'Postmucosal' lymphatic obstruction.
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Q.39. Define constipation.

Ans. Constipation is defined as infrequent passage of hard
stools.
Q.40. What is the most common cause of constipation?
Ans. Simple idiopathic constipation is the most common
cause of constipation.
Q.41. What are the neurological causes of constipation?
Ans. Neurological causes of constipation are:

Multiple sclerosis

Spinal cord lesions

Cerebrovascular accidents

Parkinsonism.
Q.42. What are the metabolic/endocrine causes of constipation?
Ans. Metabolic endocrine causes of constipation are:

Diabetes mellitus (autonomic neuropathy)

Hypercalcemia

Hypothyroidism

Pregnancy.
Q.43. What are the types of laxative?
Ans. Types of laxative

i. Bulk-forming laxatives

Dietary fiber

Wheat bran

Methylcellulose

Mucilaginous seeds and seed coats, e.g. ispaghula
husk.

ii. Stimulant laxatives (stimulate motility and intestinal
secretion)

Bisacodyl

AnthraquinonesSenna and dantron

Docusate sodium.

iii. Osmotic laxatives

Magnesium sulfate

Lactulose.
Q.44. Tell five common causes of pathological weight loss.
Ans. Five common causes of pathological weight loss are:

Diabetes mellitus

Tuberculosis

Thyrotoxicosis

Malignancy

Malabsorption/malnutrition.
Q.45. What do you mean by significant weight loss?

Ans. More than 3 kg loss in 6 months or 10% of body weight in
6 month or 0.5 kg/month.
Q.46. What are the causes of weight loss with increased
appetite?
Ans. Causes of weight loss with increased appetite are:

Diabetes mellitus

Thyrotoxicosis.
Q.47. What are the causes of acute abdominal pain (acute
abdomen)?
Ans. Causes of acute abdominal pain are:

i. Inflammation

Appendicitis

Diverticulitis

Cholecystitis

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Pancreatitis

Pyelonephritis

Intra-abdominal abscess.

ii. Perforation/rupture

Peptic ulcer

Diverticular disease

Ovarian cyst

Aortic aneurysm.

iii. Obstruction

Intestinal obstruction

Biliary colic

Ureteric colic.
Q.48. What are the medical causes of acute abdominal pain
(acute abdomen)?
Ans. Medical causes of acute abdominal pain are:

Peptic ulcer

Pancreatitis

Pyelonephritis

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Addison's disease

Acute intermittent porphyria

Hypercalcemia.
Q.49. What are the causes of abdominal distension?
Ans. Causes of abdominal distension are:

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Fat
Fluid (ascites)
Feces
Flatus
Fetus.
Q.50. Define GERD.

Ans. GERD develops when the esophageal mucosa is exposed
to gastroduodenal contents for prolong period of time,
resulting in symptoms and, in a proportion of cases,
esophagitis.
Q.51. What are the clinical features of GERD?
Ans. Clinical features of GERD

Heartburn and regurgitation provoked by bending,
straining or lying down.

Waterbrush-salivation due to reflex salivary gland
stimulation.

Odynophagia or dysphagia Woken at night by choking as refluxed fluid irritates the larynx.

Atypical chest pain (can mimic angina).
Q.52.
Ans.

What are the complications of GERD?

Complication of GERD are:
Esophagitis
Barretts esophagus
Anemia (iron deficiency anemia)
Benign esophageal stricture (as a consequence of
long-standing esophagitis).
Q.53. How can you treat GERD?

Ans. Treatment of GERD

1. Lifestyle advice:

Elevation of bed head in those who experience
nocturnal symptoms

Avoidance of dietary items which the patient finds
worsen symptoms

Avoidance of late meals

Weight reduction

Giving up smoking.

2. Antacids and alginates provide symptomatic benefit

3. H2 receptor antagonist

4. PPI is the treatment of choice

5. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery.
Q.54. What is Barretts esophagus?

Ans. Barrett's esophagus is a premalignant condition
in which the normal squamous lining of the lower
esophagus is replaced by columnar mucosa (columnar
lined esophagus; CLO) containing areas of intestinal
metaplasia.
Q.55. What is PUD?
Ans. The term 'peptic ulcer' refers to an ulcer in the lower
esophagus, stomach or duodenum, in the jejunum after
surgical anastomosis to the stomach or, rarely, in the
ileum adjacent to a Meckel's diverticulum.
Q.56. What are the common sites of PUD?
Ans. The common sites of PUD are:

i. Stomach

ii. Duodenum

iii. Lower end of esophagus

iv. In the jejunum after surgical anastomosis to the
stomach

v. In the ileum adjacent to a Meckel's diverticulum.
Q.57. Is PUD possible in ileum?
Ans. Yes, adjacent to a Meckel's diverticulum.
Q.58. What are the causes of peptic ulcer disease (PUD)?
Ans. Causes of peptic ulcer disease are:
i.
Helicobacter pylori: Peptic ulceration is strongly
associated with H.pylori infection. Around 90% of
duodenal ulcer patients and 70% of gastric ulcer
patients are infected with H. pylori.

ii. NSAID: Damage mucosal barrier, reduce integrity
of the duodenal mucosa, and increase the risk of
bleeding or perforation from pre-existing gastric/
duodenal ulcer.

iii. Stress ulcer: Curling and Cushings ulcer.

iv. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

v. Smoking: Increases risk of gastric ulcer and to lesser
extent duodenal ulcer.

vi. Blood group A.
Q.59. Which NSAIDs has very low risk in PUD?
Ans. NSAIDs with very low risk in PUD is:

Celecoxib

Etoricoxib.
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Q.60. What are the consequences of H. pylori infection?

Ans. Consequences of H. pylori infection are:

Chronic gastritis

Peptic ulcer disease

Gastric carcinoma

MALToma (mucosa associated lymphoid tissue).
Q.61.
Ans.

What are the characteristics of peptic ulcer pain?

Characteristics of peptic ulcer are:
It is episodic in nature
Localization to epigastrium
Nocturnal
Pointing sign positive
Relationship to food.
Q.62. How can you investigate PUD?

Ans. Investigations of PUD

i. Upper GI endoscopy (confirmatory)

ii. Test for detection of H.pylori infection

a. Invasive (endoscopy/biopsy required)

Rapid urease test

Histology

Culture

b. Noninvasive

Serology

Urea breath test

Stool antigen

iii. Barium meal X-ray of stomach and duodenum(less
used nowadays).
Q.63. What are the diagnostic and prognostic values of
endoscopy?
Ans. Diagnostic and prognostic values of endoscopy are:

Endoscopy is the confirmatory diagnostic tool for
PUD (92% sensitive but 100% specific). It can exclude
other lesions.

Endoscopy can be used to see whether ulcer heals or
not.
Q.64.
Ans.

What are the complications of PUD?

Complications of PUD are:
GI bleeding
Perforation
Gastric outlet obstruction.
Q.65.
Ans.

What are the endoscopic criteria of rebleeding?

Endoscopic criteria of rebleeding are:
Ulcer with active bleeding Oozing and sprouting
Ulcer with adjacent clot
Ulcer with visible blood vessel on the base.
Q.66. How can you treat PUD?

Ans. Treatment of PUD:
i.
H.pylori eradication:

A. 1st line therapy (triple therapy) for 7 days

PPI 12-hourly

Clarithromycin 500 mg 12-hourly

Amoxicillin 1 gm 12-hourly or metronidazole
400 mg 12-hourly. If fails then

B. 2nd line therapy for 7 days

PPI 12-hourly

Bismuth 120 mg 6-hourly

Metronidazole 400 mg 12-hourly

Tetracycline 500 mg 6-hourly.

ii. General measures: Smoking, aspirin and NSAIDs
should be avoided

iii. Maintenance treatment: PPI should be used for 68
weeks.

iv. Surgical treatment
Superselective vagotomy.
Q.67. What is the management of endoscopically found
PUD?
Ans. Managements are:

H.pylori status should be assessed.

If H.pylori is positive, triple therapy.

If H.pylori is negative, PPI.
Q.68. What is triple therapy?
Ans. Triple therapy is a regimen containing three drugs
including a PPI taken simultaneously with two antibiotics
from amoxicillin, clarithromycin and metronidazole.
Q.69. What are the indications for H. pylori eradication?
Ans. Indications are

Peptic ulcer

MALToma

H. pyloriPositive dyspepsia.
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Q.70. What are the indications for surgery in peptic ulcer?

Ans. i. Emergency

Perforation

Hemorrhage

ii. Elective

Complications, e.g. gastric outflow obstruction

Recurrent ulcer following gastric surgery.
Q.71.
Ans.

What are the complications after PUD surgery?

Complications after PUD surgery are:
Dumping
Bile reflux gastritis
Diarrhea and maldigestion
Weight loss
Anemia
Metabolic bone disease
Gastric cancer.
Q.72. What is dumping syndrome?

Ans. Dumping is a complication of gastric surgery. Rapid
gastric emptying leads to distension of the proximal
small intestine as the hypertonic contents draw fluid
into the lumen. This leads to abdominal discomfort and
diarrhea after eating. Autonomic reflexes release a range
of gastrointestinal hormones which lead to vasomotor
features such as flushing, palpitations, sweating,
tachycardia and hypotension.
Q.73. What are the common presentations of carcinoma of
stomach?
Ans. Common presentations of carcinoma of stomach are:

Patients above 40 years may present with 3AsAnemia, anorexia and asthenia

Epigastric painEpigastric, severe, partly meal related, not relieved by antacid

Epigastric mass

Vomiting (if it is in pylorus)

Dysphagia (if it is in cardiac end)

Dyspepsia, hematemesis and melena

Unexplained iron-deficiency anemia

Features of metastasis.
Q.74. What are the paraneoplastic features of carcinoma of

the stomach?
Ans. Paraneoplastic features of carcinoma of the stomach are:

Acanthosis nigricans

Thrombophlebitis (Trousseau's sign)

Dermatomyositis.
Q.75.
Ans.

Tell the sites of carcinoma of the stomach.

Sites of carcinoma of the stomach are:
Antrum50%
Cardiac end20%
Body of the stomach20%30%.
Q.76. How can you confirm the diagnosis?

Ans. Endoscopy of upper GI tract and biopsy.
Q.77.
Ans.

What are the modalities of treatment?

Modalities of treatment are:
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Palliative therapy.
Q.78. Describe the pain of acute pancreatitis.

Ans. Severe, constant upper abdominal pain which radiates
to the back builds up over 1560 minutes immediately
after eating, relieved by stupping forward.
Q.79. What are the characteristic findings on examination?
Ans. Characteristic findings on examination are:

Marked epigastric tenderness in spite of little guarding
and rigidity.

Discoloration of the flanks (Grey Turner's sign) or
the periumbilical region (Cullen's sign)Features of
severe pancreatitis with hemorrhage.
Q.80. Mention the common causes of acute pancreatitis?
Ans. Common causes of acute pancreatitis are

Gallstones

Alcohol

Idiopathic

Post-ERCP

Infection (mumps and coxsackievirus)

Metabolic (hypercalcemia and hypertriglyceridemia)
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Drugs (azathioprine, thiazide, diuretics, sodium

valproate).
Q.81. What are the adverse prognostic factors in acute

pancreatitis (Glasgow criteria)?
Ans. Adverse prognostic factors are:

Age > 55 years

PO2 < 8 kPa (60 mmHg)

White blood cell count (WBC) > 15 109/L

Albumin < 32 gm/L

Serum calcium < 2 mmol/L (8 mg/dL) (corrected)

Glucose > 10 mmol/L (180 mg/dL)

Urea > 16 mmol/L (45 mg/dL) (after rehydration)

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 200 U/L

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > 600 U/L.
Q.82.
Ans.

How can you investigate acute pancreatitis?

Investigations in acute pancreatitis are:
S. amylase (after 24 hours urinary amylase)
S. lipase
USG of hepatobiliary system including pancreas
(pancreatic swelling, gallstone)
Plain X-ray of abdomen to exclude other pathology
Blood urea and S.electrolytes
Blood glucose
S.ALT, LDH
S.calcium and WBC count.
Q.83. What are the causes of raised serum amylase other

than acute pancreatitis?
Ans. Causes of raised serum amylase other than acute pancreatitis are:

Upper gastrointestinal perforation

Biliary peritonitis

Intestinal infarction

Macroamylasemia.
Q.84. What is the role of serum lipase in diagnosis of acute
pancreatitis?
Ans. Serum lipase is raised in acute pancreatitis and this
remains elevated for a longer period of time than
those of amylase but the accuracy of serum lipase is
not significantly greater than serum amylase and it is
technically more difficult to measure.
Q.85.
Ans.

Write down the treatment of acute pancreatitis?

Treatment of acute pancreatitis are:
NPO
Analgesic: Pethidine with atropine (relax sphincter of
Oddi), tramadol
IV fluidsNormal saline/colloids to correct hypovolemia.
Hyperglycemia is corrected by insulin
Prophylactic broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics
such as imipenem or cefuroxime in severe cases
Treatment of the cause.
Q.86. What are the complications of acute pancreatitis?

Ans. Complications are

i. Systemic

Hyperglycemia

Hypocalcemia

Hypoxia

ii. Pancreatic

Abscess

Pseudocyst

Pancreatic ascites or pleural effusion

iii. Gastrointestinal

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Duodenal obstruction

Obstructive jaundice.
Q.87. What is the most common cause of chronic pancreatitis?
Ans. Alcohol is the most common cause of chronic
pancreatitis.
Q.88.
Ans.

What are the causes of chronic/recurrent pancreatitis?

Causes of chronic/recurrent pancreatitis are:
Alcohol
Tropical chronic pancreatitis
Hereditary chronic pancreatitis
Cystic fibrosis
Idiopathic chronic pancreatitis
Trauma
Hypercalcemia.
Q.89. What are the cardinal features of chronic pancreatitis?

Ans. Cardinal features of chronic pancreatitis are:
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Recurrent abdominal pain

Chronic diarrhea and steatorrhea
Diabetes mellitus
Weight loss.
Q.90. What is IBS?

Ans. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel
disorder characterized by altered bowel habits, abdominal
pain, and absence of detectable organic pathology. IBS is
the most common GI disease in clinical practice.
Q.91. What are the types/clinical presentations of IBS?
Ans. Three types/clinical presentations:

1. Spastic colon (constipation predominant)

2. Alternating constipation and diarrhea (mixed)

3.
Chronic painless diarrhea (diarrhea predominant).
Q.92. What are the diagnostic criteria of IBS?
Ans. Recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort at least 3 days/
month in the last 3 months associated with two or more
of the followings:

1. Improvement with defecation

2. Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool

3. Onset associated with a change in form (appearance)
of stool.
Q.93. What are the clinical features of IBS?
Ans. Clinical features of IBS are:

Colicky abdominal pain

Altered bowel habit

Abdominal distension

Rectal mucus

Feeling of incomplete defecation.
Q.94. What are the characteristics of pain in IBS?
Ans. Recurrent abdominal pain which is usually colicky or
'cramping' in nature, felt in the lower abdomen and
relieved by defecation.
Q.95. What are the negative criteria of IBS?
Ans. Negative criteria of IBS

Age > 40 years

Weight loss

Nocturnal symptoms

Blood in stool.
Q.96. Write down the difference between IBS and IBD.

Ans.
Traits
IBS
Types of disease
Functional bowel

disorder
Ulcer in the GIT
No
Predominant clinical Altered bowel habit
features
and abdominal pain
Complications
Less
Treatment
Reassurance, medical

and psychotherapy

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Ans.

IBD
Inflammatory
Yes
Blood diarrhea
More
Prompt medical
and surgical
treatment
What is the treatment of diarrhea predominant IBS?

Treatment of diarrhea predominant IBS are:
Reassurance
Avoid excessive dietary fiber and legume
Antidiarrheal drugsLoparamide, codeine phosphate
Amitriptyline
Hypnotherapy.
Q.98. What is the treatment of constipation predominant

IBS?
Ans. Treatment of constipation predominant IBS are:

Reassurance

High roughage diet

Ispaghula, lactulose

Relaxation therapy.
Q.99. What do you mean by IBD?
Ans. IBD means inflammatory bowel disease.
Q.100. Which diseases are included under IBD?
Ans. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are included
under IBD.
Q.101. Where is the site of lesion in ulcerative colitis?
Ans. Colon only; begins at anorectal margin with variable
proximal extension.
Q.102. Where is the site of lesion in Crohn's disease?
Ans. Any part of gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus.
The sites most commonly involved, in order of frequency,
are terminal ileum and right side of colon, colon alone,
terminal ileum alone, ileum and jejunum.
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Q.103. What are the characteristics of lesions in ulcerative colitis?

Ans. Characteristics of lesions in ulcerative colitis are
continuous mucosal and submucosal inflammation.
Q.104. What are the characteristics of lesions in Crohn's disease?
Ans. Characteristics of lesions in Crohn's disease are
noncontinuous or discrete transmural inflammation.
Q.105. What is the most common presentation of ulcerative
colitis?
Ans. Bloody diarrhea is the most common presentation of
ulcerative colitis.
Q.106. What are the complications of inflammatory bowel
disease?
Ans. Complications of inflammatory bowel disease are:

Intestinal

Life-threatening colonic inflammation (toxic megacolon)

Hemorrhage

Fistulas

Cancer

Extraintestinal

Eyes

- Uveitis

- Episcleritis

- Conjunctivitis

Joints

- Type I (pauciarticular) arthropathy

- Type II (polyarticular) arthropathy

- Arthralgia

- Ankylosing spondylitis

- Inflammatory back pain

Skin

- Erythema nodosum

- Pyoderma gangrenosum

Liver and biliary tree

- Sclerozing cholangitis

- Fatty liver

- Chronic hepatitis

- Cirrhosis

- Gallstones

Nephrolithiasis
- Stones in patients with small bowel disease or
after resection.

Venous thrombosis.
Q.107. What extraintestinal features are associated with

active disease of IBD?
Ans. Eyes

Uveitis

Episcleritis

Conjunctivitis

Joints

Arthralgia of large joints

Skin

Erythema nodosum

Pyoderma gangrenosum

Mouth ulcer

Liver and biliary tree

Sclerozing cholangitis

Fatty liver

Chronic hepatitis

Cirrhosis

Gallstones

Venous thrombosis.
Q.108. How can you differentiate ulcerative colitis from
Crohn's disease?
Ans.

Ulcerative colitis
Crohn's disease
Risk factors More common in non/ More common in

exsmokers
smokers
Anatomical Colon only; begins at Any part of gastrointestinal
distribution anorectal margin with tract; perianal disease

variable proximal
common; patchy distribution

extension
'skip lesions'
Presentation Bloody diarrhea
Variable; pain, diarrhea,

weight loss all common
Histology
Inflammation limited Submucosal or transmural

to mucosa; crypt dist- inflammation common; deep

ortion, cryptitis, crypt fissuring ulcers, fistulas;

abscesses, loss of
patchy changes; granulomas

goblet cells
Management 5-ASA; corticosteroids; Corticosteroids; azathiopr
azathioprine;
ine; methotrexate; biologic

colectomy is
therapy (anti-TNF); nutritional

curative
therapy; surgery for

complications is not curative
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Q.109. What are the drugs used in the treatment of IBD?

Ans. Drugs used in the treatment of IBD are:

Aminosalicylates (mesalazine, olsalazine, sulfasalazine, balsalazide)

Corticosteroids (prednisolone, hydrocortisone, budesonide)

Azathioprine

Methotrexate

Anti-TNF antibodies (infliximab and adalimumab).
Q.110.
Ans.

What are the features of severe ulcerative colitis?

Features of severe ulcerative colitis are:
Stool frequency> 6 stools/day
Blood in stool +++
Fever >37.5C, 2 days out of 4
Tachycardia >90/minute
ESR> 30 mm/hour
Anemia< 10 gm/dL Hb
Albumin <30 gm/L.
Q.111. How can you manage severe/fulminant ulcerative

colitis?
Ans. Medical management of fulminant ulcerative colitis are:

Intravenous fluids.

Transfusion if Hb < 100 gm/L.

IV methylprednisolone (60 mg daily) or hydrocortisone
(400 mg daily).

Antibiotics for proven infection.

Nutritional support.

Subcutaneous heparin for prophylaxis of venous
thromboembolism.

Avoidance of opiates and antidiarrheal agents.

Consider infliximab (5 mg/kg) in stable patients not
responding to 35 days of corticosteroids.
Q.112.
Ans.

Name some diseases which affect the terminal ileum?

Diseases which affect the terminal ileum are followings:
Intestinal tuberculosis
Crohn's disease
Lymphoma
Yersinia enterocolitica.
Q.113. What are the presentations of intestinal TB?

Ans. Presentations of intestinal TB are:

Abdominal painAcute or chronic

Alteration of bowel habitDiarrhea alternating with
constipation

Low-grade fever

Abdominal swelling due to ascites in peritoneal tuberculosis.
Q.114.
Ans.

Pathological types of intestinal TB are:

Ulcerative
Hypertrophic
Mixed.
What are the pathological types of intestinal TB?
Q.115.
Ans.

What are the indications of steroid in TB?

Indications of steroid in TB are:
Tubercular meningitis
Miliary tuberculosis
Tubercular pericarditis
Urogenital tuberculosis.
Q.116.
Ans.

Causes of oral ulceration are:

Aphthous
Infection
Candidiasis
Herpes simplex
Syphilis.
Gastrointestinal diseases
Crohn's disease
Celiac disease.
Dermatological conditions
Lichen planus
Pemphigoid
Pemphigus
Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Cytotoxic drugs
Systemic diseases
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
What are the causes of oral ulcer?
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Behet's syndrome.
Neoplasia
Carcinoma
Leukemia
Kaposi's sarcoma.
Q.117. What are aphthous ulcers?

Ans. Aphthous ulcers are superficial and painful oral ulcer
either idiopathic or premenstrual.
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4
Hepatology
Q.1. What is jaundice?

Ans. Jaundice is the yellowish coloration of skin, sclera and
mucous membrane due to raised level of bilirubin in the
plasma.
Q.2. At which level of bilirubin jaundice is clinically
detected?
Ans. Jaundice is usually detectable clinically when the plasma
bilirubin exceeds 50 mol/L (3 mg/dL).
Q.3. What are the types of jaundice?
Ans. Types of jaundice are:
PrehepaticHemolytic or congenital hyperbilirubinemia

HepaticHepatocellular jaundice

PosthepaticObstructive (cholestatic) jaundice.
Q.4. Define hepatitis.
Ans. Necroinflammation of hepatic parenchyma is called
hepatitis.
Q.5. What are the common causes of hepatitis?
Ans. Common causes of hepatitis are:

Viral hepatitis

Drugs

Alcohol

Autoimmune.
Q.6. Name the drugs causing hepatitis.
Ans. Drugs are:

Pyrazinamide
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Halothane
Isoniazid
Rifampicin
Allopurinol
Amitriptylin
Azathioprin
Indomethacin
Ibuprofen
Amiodarone.
Q.7. What are the causes of viral hepatitis?

Ans. Causes of viral hepatitis are:
CommonHepatitis virus
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B hepatitis D
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis E
Less commonOther viruses
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr virus
Herpes simplex
Yellow fever.

Q.8. What are the hepatotropic viruses?

Ans. Hepatotropic viruses are:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis E
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr virus.

Q.9. Classify viral hepatitis.

Ans. i. Etiological classification:
a. Major hepatotropic viruses:
HAV
HBV
HCV
HDV
HEV.
b. Minor hepatotropic virus:
HGV

Hepatology

Q.10. Which hepatitis viruses cause acute viral hepatitis?

Ans. Hepatitis viruses cause acute viral hepatitis are:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis E.

Q.11. Which hepatitis viruses cause chronicity?

Ans. Hepatitis viruses cause chronicity are:
Hepatitis C.

Q.12. What are the genomic types of hepatitis viruses?

Ans. All are RNA viruses except HBV which is DNA virus.

Q.14. What is the mode of transmission of each virus?

Ans. a. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Feco-oral route
b. Hepatitis B hepatitis D
i. Horizontal transmission
Infected unscreened blood products
IV drug use
Tattoos/acupuncture needles
Sexual (homosexual and heterosexual)
Surgical procedure
ii. Vertical transmission
c. Hepatitis C
Parenteral transmission
Infected unscreened blood products
IV drug use
Tattoos/acupuncture needles.

Q.13. Can HDV itself cause disease?

Ans. No, as HDV is a defective virus it works along with HBV.
c. Transfusion transmitted virus (TTV)

d. Tropical virus:
Yellow fever virus
Dengue flavivirus
Hemorrhagic virus
e. Systemic virus:
Herpes virus
EBV
CMV.
ii. Clinical classification:
Acute (inflammation less than 6 months)
Chronic (inflammation more than 6 months).
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Q.15. What is feco-oral route?

Ans. When organism enters through mouth by ingestion of
contaminated food or drinks.
Q.16. What is the classical patterns of acute viral hepatitis?
Ans. Classical patterns are:
i. Prodromal phase: Usually 2 weeks, influenza like
symptoms. Nausea, vomiting, distaste for cigaret,
constant right upper abdominal pain (due to
stretching of Glissons capsule).
ii. Icteric phase: Jaundice, liver is palpable, soft and
tender. Spleen is palpable in 10% cases particularly in
children, appetite returns to normal.
iii. Recovery phase: Uninterrupted (once in recovery
phase patient become well spontaneously), duration
of recovery within 6 months (usually 24 weeks).
Q.17. What investigations can be done in acute viral hepatits?
i. LFT (liver function test)
Serum bilirubin (to see depth of jaundice)
SGPT (ALT) Increase (release from damaged
hepatocytes)
Serum ALP (increase in biliary intrahepatic
obstruction)

ALT>6 times, ALP<2.5 times is suggestive of
hepatocellular jaundice, ALT<6 times and ALP>2.5
times is in favor of cholestatic jaundice.
PTIncrease (most important prognostic factor)

Serum albumin (if jaundice > 25 days albumin
decrease since half-life of albumin 25 days)
ii. Serology
Hepatitis A: Anti-HAV IgM (Acute infection)
Hepatitis B: HBsAg, anti-HBc IgM, HBeAg,
Hepatitis C: Anti-HCV antibody, HCV-RNA.
Hepatitis E: Anti-HEV IgM,
iii. USGHepatomegaly, uniform hypoechoic echotexture
iv. CBCESR increase, relative lymphocytosis.
Q.18. Can you tell significance of antigen and antibody of
HBV?
Ans. Significance are:
i. HBsAgIt indicates infection with HBV (acute and
chronic). HBsAg appears in the blood late in the
Hepatology
ii.
Q.19. What are the components of liver function tests?

Ans. Components of LFTs are:
Serum bilirubin
Aminotransferase (ALT and AST)
Alkaline phosphatase
Gamma-glutamyl transferase
Serum albumin
Prothrombin time.
Q.20. What is window period? Which marker will be found in
this period?
Ans. Window period is the period between disappearance of
HBsAg and appearance of anti-HBs.
During this period anti-HBc IgM is always positive.
Q.21. What are the complications of acute viral hepatitis?
Ans. Complications of acute viral hepatitis are:
Acute liver failure
Relapsing hepatitis
Cholestatic hepatitis (hepatitis A)
Aplastic anemia
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (hepatitis B and C).
Q.22. How can you treat acute viral hepatitis?
Ans. i. Treatment of acute attack:
Rest
DietNo specific dietary modifications are needed.
Avoid drugs such as sedatives and narcotics, which
are metabolized in the liver, alcohol, elective
surgery.
ii. Treatment of complicationsLiver transplantation in
acute liver failure if it develops.
iii. Follow-up LFT (Serum bilirubin, ALT, PT)

iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
incubation period but before the prodromal phase of

acute type B hepatitis; it usually lasts for 34 weeks
and can persist for upto 5 months.
HBsAb It appears 3 months after onset and persist.
It indicates either a previous infection, in which
case anti-HBc is usually also present or previous
vaccination, in which case anti-HBc is not present.
HBeAg It indicates viral replication.
HBeAb It indicates low infectivity
HBcAb IgMAcute hepatitis B
HBcAb IgG Previous or chronic infection.
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34 weeks after discharge, monthly for next 3 months.

Special attention Recurrence of jaundice.
iv. Prevention
Improvement of sanitation
Vaccination.

Q.24. A 15-year-old boy is diagnosed, he is suffering from

acute viral hepatitis but HBsAg is negative. Which virus
will you think next?
Ans. Hepatitis A virus.

Q.25. Why?
Ans. It is more common in developing countries and spread
by feco-oral route.
Q.26. What is the prognosis of acute hepatitis due to hepatitis

A?
Ans. Prognosis is good. Acute liver failure is rare in hepatitis A
(0.1%) and chronic infection does not occur.
Q.27. A 35-year-old lady is diagnosed, he is suffering from

acute viral hepatitis but HBsAg is negative. Which virus
will you think next?
Ans. Hepatitis E virus.

Q.28. Why?
Ans. In developing countries, by this age person becomes
immune to hepatitis A due to clinical or subclinical
infection.

Q.29. Suppose this lady is pregnant, what is your concern?

Ans. Special care should be given as there is increased chance
of developing acute liver failure and mortality rate
is 20% in pregnant women with HEV infection.

Q.23. What is the indication of hospital admission?

Ans. Severe anorexia/vomiting/electrolyte imbalance requiring
IV fluid and nutrition biochemical changes like

Rising serum bilirubin > 15 mg/dL
Rising of PT
Rapid falling of aminotransferase level despite rising
bilirubin
Persistence of hyperbilirubinemia at plateau for 23
weeks.
Encephalopathy (hepatic failure)Change of mentation,
flapping tremor.
Q.31. How many patients with hepatitis B virus infection

develop chronicity?
Ans. It depends on route of transmission

Horizontal transmission (10%)
Vertical transmission (90%).
Q.32. What are the drugs used to treat chronic hepatitis B?

Ans. Drugs are:
Interferon-alfa
Lamivudine
Adefovir
Entecavir and telbivudine
Tenofovir.

Q.30. What are the fates of hepatitis B virus infection?

Ans. The fates of hepatitis B virus infection are:
i. Asymptomatic
ii. Acute hepatitis (90%):
Recovery99%
Acute liver failure and death rate is 1%

iii. Chronicity (10%) HBsAg +ve for >6 months
Resolution
Asymptomatic
Carrier state
Chronic persistent hepatitis
Chronic active hepatitis
- Extrahepatic complications: PAN, GN
- Cirrhosis
- HCC Death.

Hepatology
Q.33. Tell the indications of antiviral therapy.

Ans. Indications are:
i. HBeAg positive patients

HBV DNA>20000 IU/mL with serum ALT>2 times
normal, should be treated.
Liver biopsy is not essential in this group.
HBV DNA levels >20000 IU/L with serum ALT <2 times
normal, should not be treated.
A liver biopsy may help as treatment is sometimes
given if inflammation is marked.
ii. HBeAg negative patients

HBV DNA >20000 IU should also be treated if ALT>2
times.
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iii.

HBV DNA >2000 IU should have a liver biopsy to help

with the decision to treat or not.
Compensated cirrhosis patients
HBV DNA>2000 IU/L should be treated.
HBV DNA <2000 should only be treated if the ALT is
high.
Decompensated cirrhosis patientsIt can also be
treated while waiting for liver transplantation.
Q.34. What is HBsAg carrier?

Ans. Hepatitis B carrier: HBsAg for >6 months but no evidence
of hepatitis clinically, histologically or biochemically.

Q.35. How HBsAg is transmitted vertically?

Ans. During labor admixture of maternal and fetal blood
occurs. The virus is transmitted at the time of placental
separation. So in case of vaginal delivery, more chance of
transmission.
Q.36. How will you manage a case of HBsAg positive

pregnancy?
Ans. Managements
First see whether it is acute or chronic
If IgM anti-HBc positive, it is acute
If there is history of jaundice for more than 6 months,
it is Chronic
If chronic, search for whether active or inactive
If SGPT normal, it is inactive
If SGPT twice normal, it is active
If it is active, then look for replicating or nonreplicating
by HBeAg
In HBsAg positive mother, manage baby with
immunoglobulin + vaccination immediately after
delivery of baby.

Q.37. Against which viruses vaccine is available?

Ans. HAV, HBV.

Q.38. How can you prevent HBV infection?

Ans. ActiveHepatitis B vaccine
PassiveHyperimmune serum globulin, within 24
hours, or at most a week, of exposure to infected blood
(e.g. needlestick injury, contamination of cuts or mucous
membranes).

iv.
Hepatology

Q.39. Can you tell about the route of administration, time

schedule and booster dose, duration of protection of
vaccine?
Ans. Route: IM (deltoid)
Time:
For slowest response: 0, 1, 2 and 12 months
For slow response: 0, 1, 6 months and 5 years
Booster dose after 5 years in case of:
Immunodeficiency
Hemodialysis
Persistent exposure.
Duration of protection: At least for 9 years, may be lifelong.
Q.40. Tell Ab response after vaccination?
Ans. 13 months after 3rd dose if:

Ab<10 IU/L: Nonresponder (full dose should be given).
Ab 10-100 IU/L: Low responder booster dose should
be given.

Ab> 100 IU/L: High responder.
Q.41. Which group of patient couldnt achieve the protection?
Ans. Group of patient couldn't achieve the protection are:
Immunocompromised

Age>50
Overweight
HIV+
Genetics: HLA B8+
Smoker.
Q.42. What are the other causes of ineffectiveness of vaccine?
Ans. Fault in maintenance of cold chain of the vaccine
Frozen vaccine should be kept in deep freeze 28 degrees.
Faulty technique.
Q.43. What is the presentation of hepatitis C virus infection?
Ans. Chronic liver disease.
Q. 44. Does hepatitis C virus cause acute hepatitis?
Ans. Very rare.
Q.45. What is the management of hepatitis C virus infection?
Ans. Managements
i. The treatment of choice is pegylated -interferon
given weekly subcutaneously, together with oral
ribavirin.
ii. Liver transplantation.
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Q.46. What do you mean by CLD?

Ans. CLD means chronic liver disease.

Q.47. Which diseases are included in CLD?

Ans. Diseases included in CLD are:
Chronic hepatitis
Cirrhosis of liver.

Q.49. What are the histological components of cirrhosis?

Ans. Inflammatory necrosis of hepatocyte replaced by
fibrous tissue
Regenerative nodule must be present
Loss of architecture.
NB: These 3 components are essential to have cirrhosis.

Q.48. Define cirrhosis?

Ans. Diffuse process with fibrosis and nodule formation
following hepatocellular necrosis and change in vascular
architecture.
Q.50. Classify cirrhosis.

Ans. 1. Morphological classification:

a. Micronodular (<3 mm): This is alcoholic with
liver cell failure and minimal portal hypertension
regaining.
b. Macronodular (>3 mm): Following chronic HBV
hepatitis with liver failure and portal hypertension
progressing.
2. Etiological classification:
Chronic viral hepatitis (B+/-D or C)
Alcohol
Drugs: Methotrexate, methyl dopa
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Immune.
- Primary sclerozing cholangitis
- Autoimmune liver disease
Biliary
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Secondary biliary cirrhosis
- Cystic fibrosis.
Genetic
- Hemochromatosis
- Wilson's disease
- 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Hepatology

Q.53. What is the pathogenesis of clinical features of cirrhosis

of liver?
Ans. i. Features of hepatocellular failure: Jaundice, and
encephalopathy.
ii. Features due to portal hypertension: Splenomegaly,
variceal bleeding (hematemesis, melena).

Q.52. What are the presentations of cirrhosis of liver?

Ans. i. Asymptomatic: Diagnosed incidentally at ultrasound
or at surgery.
ii. Nonspecific symptoms:
Weakness, fatigue
Muscle cramps
Weight loss
Low-grade fever
Nonspecific digestive syndrome: Anorexia, nausea,
vomiting, upper abdominal discomfort.
iii. Isolated hepatomegaly or splenomegaly.
iv. Features of hepatocellular failure: Jaundice, and
encephalopathy.
v. Features due to portal hypertension: Splenomegaly,
variceal bleeding (hematemesis, melena).
vi. Features due to complications:
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Hepatorenal syndrome
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
HCC.

Q.51. What are the common causes of cirrhosis of liver?

Ans. The common causes of cirrhosis of liver are:
Alcohol
Virus (Hepatitis B+/-D, Hepatitis C)
Drugs
Autoimmune.

Cryptogenic (unknown-15%)
Chronic venous outflow obstruction
3. Clinical classification:
Compensated cirrhosis: Cirrhosis without any
evidence of decompensation.
Decompensated cirrhosis: As evidenced by ascites,
increasing jaundice and encephalopathy.
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Q.57. What are the cutaneous stigmata of cirrhosis?

Ans. Cutane stigmata of cirrhosis are:
Leukonychia
Clubbing
Palmar erythema
Dupuytren contracture
Spider naevi (found above the nipple line, normal 23
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portal
Q.56. What are the complications of CLD?

Ans. Complications of CLD are:
Ascites
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)
Portal hypertension
Variceal bleeding
Congestive gastropathy
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatorenal syndrome
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
HCC.
and
Q.55. What are the features of portal hypertension?

Ans. Features of portal hypertension are:
Splenomegaly
Collateral vessels
Variceal bleeding
Ascites.
failure
Q.54. What are the features of hepatocellular insufficiency?

Ans. Features of hepatocellular insufficiency are:
Jaundice
Ascites
Circulatory changes: Spider telangiectasis
Palmar erythema
Cyanosis
Endocrine changes:
- Loss of libido and hair loss
- Men: Gynecomastia, testicular atrophy, and
impotence
- Women: Breast atrophy, and menstrual irregularity
Hemorrhagic tendencies: Bruise, purpura, and epistaxis.

iii. Combined hepatocellular

hypertension Ascites.
Hepatology

Q.58.
Ans.

Q.59.
Ans.

Q.60.
Ans.

Q.61.
Ans.

Q.62.
Ans.

Purpura, ecchymosis
Generalized pigmentation
Hepatic facies
Gynecomastia in male and breast atrophy in female
Loss of hair.
Describe hepatic facies.

Description of hepatic facies are:
Muddy complexion
Shunken eyes
Prominent zygoma
Pinched nose
Thin ala nasi.
What are the signs of decompensation of cirrhosis?
Signs of decompensation of cirrhosis are:
Increasing jaundice
Ascites +/ edema
Encephalopathy
Fetor hepaticus.
What are the investigations done in cirrhosis of liver?
Investigations are:
Liver function test
USG of hepatobiliary system including pancreas:
Nonhomogenous coarse parenchymal echotexture is
found in liver cirrhosis. Ascites, hepatosplenomegaly
may be found.
Viral markers.
Ascitic fluid study if ascites present.
Upper GI endoscopy.
Liver biopsy (relatively contraindicated in ascites)
Confirmatory.
What are the principles of management of cirrhosis?
Principles of management of cirrhosis are:
Maintenance of nutrition
Avoidance of further injury to the liver
Treatment of causes
Prevention and treatment of complications
Liver transplantation in suitable cases.
How can you treat a case of CLD?
Treatment of CLD
NutritionProtein intake is encouraged, normal
requirement is 1 gm/kg/body weight. In acute hepatic
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encephalopathy/fulminant hepatic failure, total

protein restriction for 57 days.
Avoidance of further injury to the liver.
Vaccination of other hepatotropic virus A and B.
Avoidance of hepatotoxic drugs.
Alcohol avoidance.
All elective surgeries should be avoided except lifesaving surgeries.
Treatment of causes:
- Viral hepatitisAntiviral therapy
- Alcoholic cirrhosisAbstinence
- Wilsons diseasePenicillamine
- HemochromatosisVenesection
- Primary biliary cirrhosisUrsodeoxycholic acid
Prevention and treatment of complications
Liver transplantation in suitable cases.
Q.63. What is ascites?

Ans. Ascites is the accumulation of free fluid in the peritoneal
cavity.
Q.64.
Ans.

What are the causes of ascites?

Causes of ascites are:
Cirrhosis of liver
Cardiac failure
Intra-abdominal malignancy
Nephrotic syndrome
Abdominal tuberculosis
Others, e.g. malnutrition
Protein losing enteropathy
Pancreatitis
Hypothyroidism.
Q.65.
Ans.

What are the most common causes of ascites?

The most common causes are:
Malignant disease
Cirrhosis
Heart failure.
Q.66. How much ascites fluid is necessary to detect clinically?

Ans. It depends on the contour of the body. Usually 1L but
may be 2 L if obese.
Hepatology
Q.67. How will you differentiate exudative and transudative

ascites?
Ans. Ascites is called exudative when ascites protein concentration is above 25 gm/L or a SAAG of less than
11 gm/L and transudative with a total protein concentration below 25 gm/L or a SAAG of more than 11 gm/L.
Q.68. What do you mean by SAAG?
Ans. SAAG: Serum-ascites Albumin Gradient
=Serum albumin concAscites fluid albumin conc.

NB: If the gap is >11 gm/L then it is due to portal
hypertension.
A gradient of more than 11 gm/L is 96% predictive that
ascites is due to portal hypertension.
Q.69. What is the type of ascites in cirrhosis of liver?
Ans. Transudative ascites.
Q.70.
Ans.

What are the causes of transudative ascites?

Transudative causes (protein < 25 gm/L) are:
CCF
Cirrhosis of liver
Nephrotic syndrome
Hypothyroidism
Hypoproteinemia due to any cause.
Q.71.
Ans.

What are the causes of exudative ascites?

Exudative causes (protein > 25 gm/L) are:
Tubercular peritonitis
Intra-abdominal malignancy
Pancreatitis.
Q.72.
Ans.

What are the common causes of cirrhotic ascites?

Common causes of cirrhotic ascites are:
Avoid salt and water retention
Portal hypertension
Hypoalbuminemia
Secondary aldosteronism
Slippage of hepatic lymph.
Q.73. What are the principles of treatment of cirrhotic

ascites?
Ans. Principles of treatment are:

Restriction of physical activity
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Salt restriction (cornerstone of management)

Fluid restriction if serum Na is <125 mmol/L
Diuretics
Paracentesis.
Q.74. How can you treat ascites?

Ans. 1. General measures

i.
Bed restIncrease venous returnIncrease
cardiac output and peripheral circulation
Increase renal circulation and GFRIncrease
micturation and fluid excretion.

ii. Salt restriction.

iii. No need of fluid restriction unless serum Na is
< 125 mmol/L (i.e. in hyponatremia).

2. Diuretics: Combination of K+ sparing (spironolactone
maximum dose 400 mg, amiloride) and loop diuretics
(frusemide maximum dose160) in ratio of 5:2 normally

3. Therapeutic abdominal paracentesis

4. Peritoneovenous shunt (LeVeen shunt)

5. TIPSS.
Q.75. What types of diuretics are used in CLD? Why?
Ans. Spironolactone or combination of spironolactone
and frusemide are used in CLD. Because (i) to avoid
hypokalemia which may precipitate encephalopathy
and (ii) to get the highest efficacy.
Q.76.
Ans.

When diuretics should be stopped?

Diuretics should be stopped when
Ascites is controlled
Encephalopathy develops
Serum Na < 120 mmol/L
Serum creatinine rises.
Q.77. When fluid will be restricted in case of CLD?

Ans. Fluid intake should be restricted when serum Na is < 125
mmol/L (i.e. in hyponatremia).
Q.78.
Ans.

What are the rationalities of treatment of ascites?

The rationalities of treatment of ascites are:
To improve the well-being of the patient
To improve the ascites-related complications mainly
SBP
To prevent development of umbilical hernia.
Hepatology
Q.79. What is refractory ascites and mention its type?

Ans. When highest dose of combination of diuretics (400
mg/day spironolactone and 160 mg/day frusemide),
salt restriction fails to control ascites, then it is called
refractory ascites.

Type1Diuretics resistant refractory ascites

Type 2Diuretic intractable refractory ascites.
Q.80.
Ans.

What is the treatment of refractory ascites?

Treatment of refractory ascites are:
Therapeutic paracentesis
LeVeen shunt
TIPPS
Ascites ultrafiltration and reinfusion so that effective
circulatory volume is not reduced.
Q.81.
Ans.

What are the complications of ascites?

The complications of ascites are:
InfectionSBP
Renal failure
Abdominal hernia and divarication of recti
Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
Q.82. What is hepatic encephalopathy?

Ans. It is a neuropsychiatric syndrome caused by liver disease.
Q.83. Which criteria should be present to diagnose hepatic
encephalopathy?
Ans. Criteria are

i. Evidence of acute/chronic liver disease

ii. Evidence of neuropsychiatric manifestation

iii. No evidence of structural abnormality in brain

iv. No other cause of neuropsychiatric abnormality is
detected.
Q.84. What are the predisposing factors of hepatic
encephalopathy?
Ans. The predisposing factors of hepatic encephalopathy are:

Uremia: Spontaneous, diuretic induced

Drugs: Sedatives, hypnotics

GI bleeding

Excess dietary protein

Constipation/diarrhea

Paracentasis (if >3.5L)
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Hypokalemia
Infection
Trauma/surgery
Portosystemic shunts.
Q.85. Tell the grading of hepatic encephalopathy.

Ans.

Clinical
grade
Clinical signs
Grade 1 Poor concentration, slurred speech,

mentation, and disordered sleep rhythm
slow
Grade 2
Drowsy but easily rousable, occasional aggressive

behavior, and lethargic.
Grade 3
Marked confusion, drowsy, sleepy but responds to

pain and voice, and gross disorientation.
Grade 4
Unresponsive to voice, may or may not respond to

painful stimuli, and unconscious.
Q.86.
Ans.

Which signs will you expect in hepatic encephalopathy?

Signs are:
Flapping tremor (asterixis)
Constructional apraxia
Hyperreflexia and bilateral extensor plantar responses
Fetor hepaticus.
Q.87. Is flapping tremor present in every case?

Ans. No, it is found in Grade II and III encephalopathy.
Q.88. What are the principles of management of hepatic
encephalopathy?
Ans. The principles of management of hepatic encephalopathy are:

To treat or remove precipitating causes

To suppress the production of neurotoxins by bacteria
in the bowel.
Q.89.
Ans.

Tell the management of hepatic encephalopathy?

The management of hepatic encephalopathy are:
Identify precipitants and correct or treat them
Dietary protein restriction is rarely needed
Hepatology

Evacuate and sterilize bowelLactulose (1530 mL

8-hourly).The dose is increased gradually until the
bowels are moving twice daily.
Broad spectrum antibiotics (Rifaximin 550 mg
twice daily or Metronidazole (200 mg four times daily)
is also effective in the acute situation.
Neomycin should be avoided.
Stop or reduce diuretic therapy.
Maintain nutrition with adequate calories, given
if necessary via a fine-bore nasogastric tube, and
do not restrict protein for more than 48 hours. Give
intravenous fluids as necessary (beware of too much
sodium).
Treat any infection.
Increase protein in the diet to the limit of tolerance as
the encephalopathy improves)
Liver transplantation.
Q.90. What is the mechanism of action of lactulose in hepatic

encephalopathy?
Ans. The mechanism of actions are:

It produces an osmotic laxative effect

It reduces the pH of the colonic content

It, thereby limits colonic ammonia absorption

It promotes the incorporation of nitrogen into
bacteria.
Q.91. What are the differential diagnoses of hepatic
encephalopathy?
Ans. Differential diagnosis are:

Intracranial bleeding (subdural, and extradural
hematoma)

Drug or alcohol intoxication

Delirium tremens/alcohol withdrawal

Wernicke encephalopathy

Primary psychiatric disorders

Hypoglycemia

Neurological Wilson's disease

Postictal state.
Q.92. What are the components of scoring in Child-Pugh
classification of prognosis in cirrhosis?
Ans. The components are:

Encephalopathy
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Bilirubin (mol/L)
Albumin (gm/L)
Prothrombin time (seconds prolonged)
Ascites.
Q.93. Tell the 5 year and 10 year prognosis as per Child-Pugh

classification of prognosis in cirrhosis?
Ans. Add the individual scores: < 7 = Child's A, 79 = Child's B,
> 9 = Child's C.

Child-Pugh grade
Survival (%)
5 years
10 years
45 25
20 7
20 0
Q.94. Define portal hypertension?

Ans. It is defined as a portal venous pressure above 7 mm Hg
(normal; 25mm of Hg).
Q.95. When do clinical features or complications develop in
portal hypertension?
Ans. Clinical features or complications develop usually when
the portal venous pressure exceeds 12 mmHg.
Q.96. What are the mechanisms of developing portal
hypertension?
Ans. Mechanisms are:

Increased portal blood flow

Increased resistance in the liver (liver architecture is
lost Increase
Resistance Less blood flow through liver).
Q.97.
Ans.

What are the common causes of portal hypertension?

Common causes of portal hypertension are:
Cirrhosis
Schistosomiasis
Portal vein thrombosis
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Veno-occlusive disease.
Q.98. What are the clinical features of portal hypertension?

Ans. Clinical features of portal hypertension are:

Splenomegaly (cardinal feature)
Hepatology

Variceal bleeding
Ascites
Formation of collaterals like caput medusa
Fetor hepaticus: Results from portosystemic shunting
of blood which allows mercaptans to pass directly to
lungs.
Q.99. What are the complications of portal hypertension?

Ans. Complications of portal hypertension are:

Variceal bleeding: Esophageal, gastric, other (rare)

Congestive gastropathy

Hypersplenism

Ascites

Iron deficiency anemia

Renal failure

Hepatic encephalopathy.
Q.100. What is the management of portal hypertension?
Ans. Management of portal hypertension are:

Treatment is usually directed to specific complications.

Treatment of underlying cause

For reduction of portal hypertension
Tab. Propranolol 80160 mg/day
TIPS may be advised.
Q.101. What is the emergency management of variceal
bleeding?
Ans. Emergency management of bleeding
Management Reason

i. 0.9% saline (12 L)

Extracellular
volume replacement
ii. Vasopressor (terlipressin)

Reduces portal pressure, acute

bleeding and risk of early
rebleeding
iii. Prophylactic antibiotics

(Cephalosporin IV)
Reduces incidence of SBP

iv. Emergency endoscopy

Confirm variceal rather than

ulcer bleed
To stop bleeding
v. Variceal band ligation
vi. Proton pump inhibitor
To prevent peptic ulcers
vii. Phosphate enema and/or

lactulose
To prevent hepatic encephalopathy
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Q.102.
Ans.

Prevention of recurrent bleeding are:

Drugs: Nonselective -blocker propranolol
Endoscopic treatment
- Scleorotherapy
- Banding
TIPSS
Portosystemic shunt surgery.
How can you prevent recurrent bleeding?
Q.103.
Ans.

Prophylaxis for initial variceal bleeding are:

Propranolol
Endoscopic band ligation.
How can you prevent initial variceal bleeding?
Q.104. A patient got admitted in the hospital with jaundice;

suddenly he developed unconsciousness, what are the
probable causes?
Ans. The probable causes are:

Acute hepatic failure

Hepatic encephalopathy on decompensated cirrhosis

Hypoglycemia in hepatitis patient

Other causes of coma.
Q.105. What is acute (fulminating) hepatic failure?
Ans. Development of hepatic encephalopathy within 12
weeks of onset of jaundice in patient with no history of
liver disease.
Q.106. What is fulminant hepatic failure?
Ans. This is defined as severe hepatic failure in which
encephalopathy develops in under 2 weeks in a patient
with a previously normal liver.
Q.107. What are the features of FHF?
Ans. Features of FHF are:

Hepatic encephalopathy

Cerebral edema

Fever, vomiting, hypotension and hypoglycemia

Bleeding from different sites

Jaundiced patient with a small liver

Fetor hepaticus is common, but ascites and
splenomegaly are rare.

The mental state varies from slight drowsiness,
confusion and disorientation
Hepatology

(Grades I and II) to unresponsive coma (Grade IV) with

convulsions.
Q.108. What are the principles of management of FHF?

Ans.
i. There is no specific treatment, but patients should be
managed in a specialized unit.

ii. Supportive therapy

For hepatic encephalopathy As discussed in hepatic
encephalopathy

For cerebral edemaWhen signs of raised intracranial
pressure are present.

20% mannitol (1 gm/kg bodyweight) should be
infused intravenously

This dose may need to be repeated. Dexamethasone
is of no value.
For hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia,

Hypophosphatemia and hypocalcemia should
be anticipated and corrected with 10% dextrose
infusion, potassium, calcium, phosphate and
magnesium.
For coagulopathyWith intravenous vitamin K,
platelets.

Blood or fresh frozen plasma.

A proton pump inhibitor (PPI) to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding.

Prophylaxis against infectionBroad spectrum
antibiotic.
Renal and respiratory failure should be treated as
necessary.

iii. Liver transplantation.
Q.109. What are the causes of acute liver failure?
Ans. Causes of acute liver failure are:

1. Viral infections: Hepatitis A, B, E

2. Drugs: Paracetamol
Antitubercular drugs
Herbal remedies
Halothane
Ecstasy

3. Wilsons disease

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy

Shock and cardiac failure
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Budd-Chairi syndrome
Leptospirosis
4. Cryptogenic: (non A-E hepatitis).
Q.110. Tell the classification of acute liver failure.

Ans.
Types Time: Jaundice to encephalopathy
Hyperacute
< 7 days
Acute 828 days
Subacute 29 days12 weeks
Q.111. Name some tumors of the liver.

Ans. BenignAdenoma and hemangioma

Malignant
PrimaryHCC
SecondaryMetastatic.
Q.112. Which tumor is the most common and why?
Ans. Secondary tumor is the most common and because of
dual blood supplyHepatic artery and portal vein.
Q.113.
Ans.

What are the risk factors/causes for HCC?

Risk factors causes are:
Chronic hepatitis B and C infection
Cirrhosis
Hemochromatosis
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Aflatoxin: Aspergillus flavus
Androgenic steroid.
Q.114. What findings do you expect examining the liver?

Ans. Liver is enlarged, hard in consistency, nodular surface,
may be tender and bruit may be present on auscultation.
Q.115.
Ans.

What investigations will you do in HCC?

Investigations are:
USG of whole abdomen
Alpha feto-protein (AFP)- positive in 60% of HCC
Biopsy
CT, MRI
Screening for HBV and HCV.
Hepatology
Q.116. How can you screen HCC in cirrhotic patients?

Ans. We can screen HCC in cirrhotic patients by ultrasound
scanning and AFP measurements at 36 months
intervals.
Q.117. How can you differentiate HCC from secondary tumor?
Ans.
Primary
Secondary
History of cirrhosis, hepatitis

B, C infection
History of primary carcinoma, e.g.

ca stomach, 50% source unknown
Nodule usually single
Multiple nodules
Bruit present
Rub present
Umbilication absent
Umbilication present
Alpha fetoprotein increased
Alkaline phosphatase increased
CEA normal
CEA increased
Q.118. What is the treatment of HCC?

Ans. Treatment of HCC:

i. Surgical treatment:

Hepatic resection

Hepatic transplantation

ii. Percutaneous ablation

TACE Transarterial chemoembolism

TARE Transarterial radioembolism

TACI Transarterial chemoinfusion

iii. Systemic chemotherapy

NB: The best option is resection and adjuvant
chemotherapy (sorafenib).
Q.119. What are the types of liver abscess?
Ans. Types of liver abscess are:

Amebic liver abscess

Pyogenic liver abscess

Hydatid cyst.
Q.120. What is the organism of amebic liver abscess?
Ans. Entamoeba histolytica is the organism of amebic liver
abscess.
Q.121. How does it enter into the liver?
Ans. E.histolytica enters liver through portal vein.
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Q.122. In which lobe of liver, abscess is more common and
why?
Ans. Abscess is more common in right lobe because of
prominent right portal vein and its left branch is
angulated at its origin.
Q.123. What are the common presentations of amebic liver
abscess?
Ans. Fever and right hypochondriac pain are the common
presentations of amebic liver abscess.
Q.124. What would be your examination findings?
Ans. Raised temperature, soft enlarged tender liver, intercostal
space tenderness and edema (punch sign +ve) are the
examination findings.
Q.125.
Ans.

What are the causes of enlarged tender liver?

Causes of enlarged tender liver are:
Viral hepatitis
CCF
Liver abscess
HCC.
Q.126. What are the investigations done in liver abscess?


USG of liver/CT

CBCNeutrophilic leukocytosis with high ESR and CRP.

Aspiration of pus and C/S (in case of amebic liver
abscess no parasite is found as it is present in abscess
wall).

Alkaline phosphataseIncreased in 70% cases.

CFT, ICT (95% sensitive) in amebic liver abscess.
Q.127. What is the color of pus in amebic liver abscess?
Ans. Anchovy sauce.
Q.128. What do you mean by anchovy sauce?
Ans. Chocolate color like the sauce made by small sea fish.
Q.129. How can you treat amebic liver abscess?
Ans. Metronidazole 800 mg 8 hourly for 5 days or 400 mg
8 hourly for 10 days (alternatives are secnidazole,
Hepatology
tinidazole), followed by luminal cysticide: Diloxanide
furoate 500 mg 8 hourly for 10 days.
Q.130. How can you assess response?

Ans. ClinicallyFever and pain usually subside within 4872
hours.
Q.131. What are the indications of therapeutic aspiration of
liver abscess?

Left lobe abscess

Size>6 cm

Impending rupture

Not responding to medical therapy.
Q.132. What are the causes of hectic rise of temperature (fever
with chills and rigor)?
Ans. Causes of hectic rise of temperature are:

All deep abscess

UTI/pyelonephritis

Malaria

Cholangitis

Frist episode of pneumococcal pneumonia.
Q.133. Mention organisms causing pyogenic liver abscess.
Ans. The organisms are:

E.coli

Various streptococci (Streptococcus milleri)

Anaerobes

Bacteroides.
Q.134. How can you treat pyogenic liver abscess?
Ans. Treatments are:

Broad spectrum antibioticsCombination of
ampicillin, gentamicin and metronidazole for
minimum 2 weeks.

AlternativesCiprofloxacine, ceftriaxone.

Drainage of abscess.
Q.135. What are the differences between amebic and pyogenic
liver abscess?
Ans. The differences between amebic and pyogenic liver
abscess are followings:
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Trait
Pyogenic
Amebic
History

History of cholangitis History of intestinal

and septicemia
amebiasis or amebic
appendicitis
dysentery (50%)
Organism

E.coli
Entamoeba histolytica
Various streptococci
(Streptococcus milleri)
Anaerobes
Bacteroides
High fever with chills

and rigors
Mild to moderate fever
Age

Onset
Old age/immune
compromised
Acute
Not so
Investigation

50% multiple abscess Single abscess 90%

Neutrophilic leukocy- Anchovy sauce pus
tosis, Frank pus
Treatment

Ampicillin gentamicin
and metronidazole
(AGM) duration of
treatment is more
Metronidazole
Diloxanide furoate
Duration of treatment
is less
More fatal
Less fatal
Clinical
features
Prognosis
Insidious
CHAPTER
5
Hematology
Q.1. What is anemia?

Ans. Anemia is defined as the reduced level of hemoglobin in
the blood below the normal range appropriate for age
and sex.
Q.2. What are the morphological classifications of anemia?
Ans. The morphological classifications are:

Microcytic hypochromic anemia

Normocytic normochromic anemia

Macrocytic anemia.
Q.3. What are the etiological classifications of anemia?
Ans. The etiological classifications are:

Blood loss anemia

Hemolytic anemia

Dyserythropoietic anemia.
Q.4. What are the causes of microcytic hypochromic
anemia?
Ans. Causes of microcytic hypochromic anemia are:


Thalassemia

Sideroblastic anemia

Anemia of chronic diseases.
Q.5. A 25-year-old man presents with mild anemia with
microcytosis and hypochromia on PBF but not
responding to adequate iron therapy. What are you
thinking?
Ans. Diagnoses may be:

Continued blood loss

Thalassemia minor.
Q.6. What investigation would you suggest?

Ans. Suggested investigation is Hb electrophoresis.
Q.7. What are the causes of dyserythropoietic anemia?

Lack of iron, vitamin B12 or folate

Hypoplasia

Invasion by malignant cells

Renal failure.
Q.8. What is the most common cause of anemia in female of
Bangladesh?
Ans. Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia in
female of Bangladesh.
Q.9. What is the most common cause of anemia?
Ans. Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia.
Q.10. What are the common causes of iron deficiency
anemia?
Ans. The common causes are:

Hookworm infestation.

Gastrointestinal blood lossPeptic ulceration,
gastritis, occult gastric or colorectal malignancy,
inflammatory bowel disease.

In women of childbearing age, menstrual blood loss,
repeated pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Q.11. What are the main causes of iron deficiency anemia
worldwide?
Ans. Hookworm and schistosomiasis are the main causes of
iron deficiency anemia worldwide.
Q.12.
Ans.

What are the clinical features of anemia?

Common symptoms
Weakness
Lassitude
Tiredness
Effort intolerance
Exertional dyspnea
Chest pain
Palpitation
Hematology

Headache
Paresthesia.
Common signs
Pallor
Peripheral edema
Cardiac dilatation.
Q.13. What are the specific features of iron deficiency

anemia?
Ans. Unusual symptomPicca, i.e. craving for unusual food,
e.g. coal, earth.

SignsKoilonychia, angular stomatitis and pale smooth
tongue.
Q.14. Please tell the findings of PBF in iron deficiency
anemia?
Ans. PBF shows

RBCMicrocytic hypochromic with poikilocytosis,
anisocytosis, presence of few target cells
WBCNormal
PlateletNormal.
Q.15. What is the confirmatory test for iron deficiency
anemia?
Ans. Iron profile is the confirmatory test for iron deficiency
anemia.
Q.16.
Ans.

What are the expected findings?

Findings are:
Serum ferritin is reduced
Serum iron is reduced
TIBC is increased
Percent saturation reduced.
Q.17. How can you treat iron deficiency anemia due to

hookworm?
Ans. Treatment of anemia

If severe anemia (Hb<6 gm%), blood transfusion. In mild
to moderate anemia-iron therapyFerrous sulfate 200
mg three times daily for 36 months.

Treatment for hookwormA single dose of albendazole
(400 mg).
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Q.18. How can you assess response to treatment?
Ans. i. Clinical improvement.

ii. The hemoglobin should rise by 1 g/dL every 710
days.

iii. Reticulocyte response will be evident within a week.
Q.19. Why iron therapy is for 36 months?
Ans. Iron therapy is for 36 months to replenish the iron store.
Q.20. What is the daily requirement of iron?
Ans. Daily requirements: Male: 0.51 mg/day.

Menstruating woman:13 mg/day.
Q.21. How does hookworm enter into the body?
Ans. Hookworm enters into the body by penetrating skin.
Q.22. How does hookworm cause anemia?
Ans. Hookworm causes iron deficiency anemia by ingesting
blood and also causing blood loss from oozing.
Q.23. What are the common side effects of iron therapy?
Ans. GI irritation, constipation, black tongue and stool are
the common side effects.
Q.24. Can you tell name of a syndrome associated with iron
deficiency?
Ans. Plummer-Vinson syndrome is associated with iron
deficiency.
Q.25. What are the components of Plummer-Vinson
syndrome?
Ans. The components are:


Koilonychia

Dysphagia.
Q.26. What is macrocyte?
Ans. When RBC size is more than 96 fL, it is called macrocytes.
Q.27.
Ans.

Classify macrocytic anemia?

Classifications of macrocytic anemia are:
Megaloblastic: Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency
Normoblastic: CLD, hypothyroidism, pregnancy, and
alcoholism.
Q.28. Mention the causes of Vit B12 deficiency?

Ans. Dietary deficiency in strict vegans
Hematology

Gastric factors: Gastric surgery and pernicious anemia

Small bowel factors:
Ileal disease or resection
Bacterial over growth
Tropical sprue
Fish tapeworm.
Q.29. What is pernicious anemia?

Ans. This is an autoimmune disorder in which the gastric
mucosa is atrophic, with loss of parietal cells causing
intrinsic factor deficiency. In the absence of intrinsic
factor, less than 1% of dietary vitamin B12 is absorbed
leading to megaloblastic anemia.
Q.30.
Ans.

What are the causes of folate deficiency?

Causes of folate deficiency are:
DietPoor intake of vegetables
DrugsPhenytoin, methotrexate, and OCP
Increased demandPregnancy and lactation
MalabsorptionCeliac disease, Crohns disease, partial gastrectomy, and cancer
Alcohol excess.
Q.31.
Ans.

Please tell the sources of vitamin B12.

Mainly animal protein origin
RichestKidney, liver, and heart
ModerateMeat, fish, egg, cheese, and milk
Vegetables contain no vitamin B12.
Q.32.
Ans.

Please tell the sources of folic acid.

Richest
Leafy green vegetables
Liver, kidney, and yeast.
ModerateMeat, nut, cereals, and milk.
Q.33. Please tell the daily requirement of vitamin B12 and

folic acid.
Ans. Adult daily requirement: Vitamin B12 24 g

Folic acid 200 g
Q.34. Where is the site of vitamin B12 absorption?
Ans. Ileum is the site of vitamin B12 absorption.
Q.35. How many years are required to develop vitamin B12
deficiency if no vitamin is taken?
Ans. 3 years.
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Q.36. Please tell the neurological manifestations of vitamin
B12 deficiency?
Ans. Neurological manifestations are:

Peripheral neuropathy

Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord

Dementia

Optic atrophy

Autonomic neuropathy.
Q.37. Which tracts are involved in SCD of spinal cord?
Ans. Tracts involved in SCD of spinal cord are:

Posterior columnDiminished vibration and proprioception

Corticospinal tracts Upper motor neuron.
Q.38. Which deficiency is more common: vitamin B12 or folic
acid?
Ans. Folic acid deficiency is more common because

Folic acid is more destroyed during cooking

Daily requirement is more

Vitamin B12 is stored in liver for long time than folate.
Q.39. What are the findings in peripheral blood film in
megaloblastic anemia?
Ans. Findings are:
Macrocytosis, poikilocytosis

Hypersegmented nucleus in neutrophils

Red cell fragmentation.
Q.40. Please tell the name of the test used to detect vit B12
malabsorption.
Ans. Schilling test.
Q.41. How can you manage megaloblastic anemia?
Ans. Management of megaloblastic anemia

i. Supportive measures

Blood transfusion if severe anemia.

ii. Specific measureAdministration of vitamin B12 or
folic acid

Vitamin B12 deficiency

Hydroxycobalamin 1000 g IM in five doses 2 or 3
days apart.

Maintenance therapy 1000 g every 3 months for
life.

Folate deficiency
Hematology

Oral folic acid 5 mg daily for 3 weeks will treat acute

deficiency.
Maintenance therapy 5 mg once weekly.
NB: The use of folic acid alone in the presence of vitamin
B12 deficiency may result in worsening of neurological
defects.
Q.42. What is aplastic anemia?

Ans. Aplastic anemia is a disorder characterized by
simultaneous presence of anemia, leukopenia, and
thrombocytopenia due to hypoplasia of bone marrow.
Q.43.
Ans.

What are the causes of aplastic anemia?

Primary:
Idiopathic aplastic anemia
Congenital: Fanconis anemia.
Secondary:
Drugs:
Cytotoxic drug
Antibiotics: Chlormphenicol, sulphonamide
Antirheumatics: Penicillamine, gold
Antithyroid
Anticonvulsants
Immunosuppressive drugs: Azathioprine
Chemicals
Benzenes and insecticides like DDT, OPC
Radiation
Viral hepatitis
Pregnancy
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
Q.44. What are the clinical features of aplastic anemia?

Ans. i. Features of anemia

Pallor, easy tiredness, exertional dyspnea, chest
pain and palpitations

ii. Features of thrombocytopenia
Macular or maculopapular spot on skin and/or
mucous membrane

iii. Features of leukopenia
Fever and sore throat.

No lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and bony
tenderness.
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Q.45. What are the criteria of severe aplastic anemia?
Ans. Criteria are:

Neutrophil: < 500/mm3 (in very severe cases it is < 200
mm3)

Platelet: < 2000/ mm3

Reticulocyte: <1%

Cellularity: <20%.
Q.46. What are the diagnostic criteria of aplastic anemia?
Ans. Diagnostic criteria are:

Evidence of anemia, infection and petechiae/purpura
at least 2 of these 3 (pancytopenia).

No generalized lymphadenopathy except local nodes
and no hepatosplenomegaly.
Q.47. What are the abdominal findings of aplastic anemia?
Ans. No abnormal findings.
Q.48. Please tell PBF and bone marrow findings of aplastic
anemia.
Ans. PBF findingsPancytopenia

Bone marrow findingAplasia or hypoplasia (reduced
cellularity).
Q.49. What is the treatment of aplastic anemia?
Ans. i. Supportive treatment:

Correction of anemia by blood transfusion

Control of infection with antibiotics

Correction of thrombocytopenia by platelet/fresh
blood transfusion

In case of menorrhagia uninterrupted OCP.

ii. Marrow stimulating agents like oxymetholone,
anabolic steroid, methyl prednisolone (to get desired
action of these drugs 6 months is required).

iii. Bone marrow transplantation for patients under 30
years of age (curative treatment). In older patients,
immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporine and
antithymocyte globulin.

iv. Treatment of complications
Advice
Hematology

Avoid IM injectionsAs chance of formation of

muscle hematoma.
Elective surgeries should be postponed.
Barrier nursing.
Q.50. What is the treatment for fever with aplastic anemia?

Ans. Immediate institution of broad-spectrum parenteral
antibiotics (e.g. meropenem, piperacillin or tozabactam).
Q.51. What is pancytopenia? What are its causes?
Ans. Pancytopenia means the presence of anemia, leukopenia
and thrombocytopenia. Causes are

i. Bone marrow failure.

ii. Hypoplastic/aplastic anemia: Inherited, idiopathic,
viral, drugs.

iii. Bone marrow infiltration

Acute leukemia

Myeloma

Lymphoma

Carcinoma

Myelodysplastic syndromes.

iv. Ineffective hematopoiesis

Megaloblastic anemia

v. Peripheral pooling/destruction

Hypersplenism

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Q.52. A 12-year-old boy presents with tiredness with history
of multiple blood transfusion. On examination patient
is anemic, have jaundice and splenomegaly. What is
your diagnosis?
Ans. Hereditary hemolytic anemia.
Q.53. What are the triad of hemolytic anemia?
Ans. Triad of hemolytic anemia are anemia, jaundice, and
splenomegaly.
Q.54. Define hereditary hemolytic anemia.
Ans. It is a group of inherited disorders characterized by
excessive RBC destruction greater than erythropoiesis.
Q.55. What is the normal lifespan of RBC?
Ans. Normal lifespan of RBC is about 120 days.
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Q.56. Tell the name of normal hemoglobins with globin
chains.
Ans.

Normal hemoglobins
Types
Structure
Adult
Hb A
a2 b2
Hb A2
22
Hb F
22
Fetal
Q.57. Please tell the percentage of different hemoglobins at

birth.
Ans. Hb A 97%

Hb A2< 2%

Fetal Hb<1%.
Q.58. Please tell the name of some hereditary hemolytic
anemia.
Ans. The name of some hereditary hemolytic anemia are
thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, hereditary spherocytosis, HbE disease, and thalassemia-E disease.
Q.59. What are more common in this subcontinent?
Ans. HbE disease, thalassemia-E disease and thalassemia are
more common in this subcontinent.
Q.60. What is thalassemia?
Ans. It is an inherited impairment of Hb production in which
there is partial or complete failure to synthesis a specific
type of globin chain.
Q.61. What is the mode of inheritance of thalassemia?
Ans. Autosomal recessive disorder is the mode of inheritance
of thalassemia.
Q.62.
Ans.

Please tell the clinical features of thalassemia.

Failure to thrive (slow growth)
Recurrent bacterial infection
Thalassemic facies (hemolytic):
Frontal and parietal boosing
Malar prominence
Hematology

Depressed nasal bridge

Malocclusion of teeth
Anemia
Mild jaundice
Splenomegaly
Hepatomegaly.
Q.63. What is the diagnostic criteria for hereditary hemolytic

anemia?
Ans. Two history-positive family history and repeated blood
transfusion history plus three cardinal featuresAnemia, jaundice and splenomegaly.
Q.64. How can you diagnose thalassemia by investigation?
Ans.
PBFMicrocytic hypochromic cells, target cells,
fragmented RBC (classic).

Hb-electrophoresis

MinorHbA2 increased

MajorHbF increased

Hb%-reduced.

X-ray skullWidening of diploic space, thinning of
cuticle, thickening of trabeculae, hair on end appearance,

Iron profile: Serum iron, ferritin, TIBC and percentage
saturation are all normal.
If repeated blood transfusions then: Serum iron, ferritin, % saturation are all increased and TIBC is decreased.
Others (to see complications): CXR, ECG, Echo, blood
sugar, USG of whole abdomen.
Q.65. Which is confirmatory investigation?
Ans. Hb-electrophoresis is confirmatory investigation.
Q.66. Please tell the treatment of thalassemia?
Ans. Treatment of thalassemia

i. Hemopoietic support (if necessary): Blood transfusion
is done to keep Hb above 10 gm/dL.

ii. Folic acid 5 mg daily for lifelong (relative deficiency
occurs due to increase demand for erythropoiesis and
maturation of RBC).

iii.
Iron therapy forbidden iron chelating agent:
Desferrioxamine (if indicated).
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iv. Allogenic bone marrow transplantation is curative.

(done in case of thalassemia major).
v. Splenectomy.
vi. Evaluation of patient to see any complication if
present, treatment should be given.
vii. Gene therapy (latest).
viii. Counseling.

Q.67. What are the indications of splenectomy
thalassemia?
Ans. Indications of splenectomy in thalassemia are:

Features of hypersplenism

Significant mechanical pressure

Increased frequency of blood transfusion

Splenic rupture.
in
Q.68. What are infectious agents for which splenectomized

patients are susceptible?
Ans. Infectious agents are:

H.influenzae

S.pneumoniae

N.meningitides

Malaria.
Q.69. What are the components of counseling in thalassemia?
Ans. Components are:

Genetic counseling

Blood examination before marriage

Prenatal diagnosis: by chorionic villi sampling or by
amniotic fluid study.
Q.70. How frequently is blood transfusion needed?
Ans. 34 months interval as RBC lifespan is 120 days.
Q.71. What is iron overload?
Ans. When total body iron is increased is called iron overload.
Q.72. Iron overload anemia occurs in which condition?
Ans. Hereditary hemolytic anemia with repeated blood
transfusion.
Hematology
Q.73. Folic acid supplementation should be given in

thalassemia, why?
Ans. There is increased and ineffective erythropoiesis in
response causing increased demand of folic acid. So
folic acid supplementation is given for lifelong.
Q.74. What are the indications of blood transfusion in
thalassemia?
Ans. Absolute:

If Hb less than or equal to 6 mg/dL irrespective of
clinical features.

Hb 68 mg/dL with clinical features like chest pain
dyspnea and palpitation.

Relative:

Hb 6.18 mg/dL without signs and symptoms

Hb 8.110 with signs and symptoms.
Q.75. What is hypertransfusion and supertransfusion?
Ans. i. Hypertransfusion means blood transfusion to achieve
Hb concentration from 1112 gm/dL.
Its aim is to prevent bony deformity

ii. Supertransfusion means blood transfusion to achieve
concentration from 1415 gm/dL.
Its aim is for intellectual development and growth in first
2 years of life.
Q.76. Please mention the complications of transfusion in
thalassemia?
Ans. Immediate:

i. Transfusion reaction:

Mismatched blood transfusion

Febrile reaction

Allergic reaction.

ii. Transmission of disease:

Bacterial: Syphilis

Viral: Hepatitis B, C and HIV

iii. Thrombophlebitis

iv. Air embolism

v. Volume overloadCausing heart failure

vi. Coagulopathy

vii. Hypercalcemia

viii. Hyperkalemia
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ix. Hypokalemia
x. Citrate toxicity
xi. DIC.
Late:
i. Hemosiderosis
ii. Hemochromatosis.
Q.77. Define hemosiderosis and hemochromatosis?

Ans. Hemosiderosis is the iron deposition in intracellular
spaces without damaging organs.

Hemochromatosis (iron loading anemia): Hemochromatosis is a disorder of iron storage that results in increased intestinal iron absorption with iron deposition
and damage to many tissues.
Q.78.
Ans.

What are the target organs of hemochromatosis?

Target organs are:
HeartRestricted type of cardiomyopathy
PancreasBronze diabetes
LiverCommonly cirrhosis of liver, later HCC
JointArthropathy, commonly involving 2nd and 3rd
metacarpophalangeal joints
SkinLeaden gray skin pigmentation due to excessive melanin or bronze callus
GenitaliaTesticular atrophy, loss of libido, infertility.
Q.79.
Ans.

What are the features of hypersplenism?

Features are:
Splenomegaly
Pancytopenia
Increase cellularity of bone marrow
Improvement of blood picture after splenectomy.
Q.80. What is the prerequisite for splenectomy?

Ans. Proper indication

Consent

Pneumococcal, Hemophilus influenzae type B,
meningococcal group C and influenza vaccines at
least 23 weeks before elective splenectomy.
Q.81. What are the causes of death in thalassemia?
Ans. i. Heart failure
1.
Ischemic cardiomyopathy: Hypoxia and ischemia
cause IHD leading to ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Hematology
2.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy: Iron overload leading
to hemosiderosis and finally hemochromatosis
and develops restrictive cardiomyopathy.

ii. Intercurrent infection.
Q.82. An 8-year-old girl has purpuric spots on different

parts of the body and no other abnormal findings. Her
platelet count is 70,000/cmm. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Diagnosis will be idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
(ITP).
Q.83. What is ITP?
Ans. ITP is an acquired disorder leading to immune-mediated
destruction of platelets and possibly inhibition of
platelet release from the megakaryocyte.
Q.84. What are the types of ITP?
Ans. Types are

Acute ITP: It occurs in children, commonly follows an
infection, self-limiting.

Chronic ITP: It occurs in adults, insidious onset, chronic
course, more commonly affects females, unusual to have
history of preceding viral infection.
Q.85. What is the mechanism of ITP?
Ans. ITP is due to autoimmune mechanism mediated by
autoantibodies, most often directed against the platelet
membrane glycoprotein IIb/IIIa, which sensitize the
platelet, resulting in premature removal from the
circulation by cells of the reticuloendothelial system.
Q.86. What are the presentations of ITP? Is it common in
male or female?
Ans. Purpura, petechiae, and bruises are the presentations of
ITP. It is common in female.
Q.87. What is purpura? What are the causes of purpura?
Ans. Purpura is extravasation of blood in skin and mucous
membrane which does not blanch on pressure and
undergoes progressive color change.

Causes are:

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

DIC

Viral infectionDengue fever and EBV
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Meningococcal septicemia
DrugsAspirin, NSAIDs
Aplastic anemia
Acute leukemia.
Q.88. What history would you take?

Ans. History of bleeding, e.g. purpura and gum bleeding

History of respiratory infection 23 weeks before.
Q.89. How can you differentiate acute ITP from chronic ITP?
Ans.
Acute
Chronic
Occurs in children
Occurs in adults
Occurs in both sex
More common in females
Acute onset
Insidious onset
Self-limiting
Chronic course
Commonly follows
respiratory infection
No history of respiratory
infection
Q.90. If a patient presents with rash and your suspicion is ITP,

which single investigation would you advice?
Ans. Blood for TC, DC, Hb%, ESR, PBF, and platelet count.
Q.91. What is your expectation in ITP?
Ans. Reduced platelet count is the expectation in ITP.
Q.92. What investigation will you do to confirm your
diagnosis?
Ans. Bone marrow study.
Q.93. What is your expectation?
Ans. Increased megakaryocytes in bone marrow.
Q.94. If megakaryocytes are decreased, what will you think?
Ans. Bone marrow hypoplasia, infiltration (e.g. leukemia).
Q.95. What is the treatment of ITP?
Ans. i. Supportive:

Blood transfusion

Platelet transfusion

ii. Specific:
Hematology

SteroidsOral prednisolone at least 2 weeks

followed by tapering over 34 weeks

DoseChildren2 mg/kg, adult1mg/kg

IndicationsModerate to severe purpura, bruising
or epistaxis, platelet count less than 10 109/L
If fails, then
IV immunoglobulin.
If fails, then
IV immunoglobulin plus steroid
If no response then
Splenectomy

If fails, then
Immunosuppressive therapyVincristine, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, rituximab used in
refractory cases, failed to respond to steroid and
splenectomy.
Q.96. What are the indications of platelet transfusion in ITP?


i. Severe bleeding not controlled with steroid
Persistent epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, retinal
hemorrhages, intracranial bleeding.

ii. Before splenectomy.
Q.97. What are the indications of splenectomy in ITP?
Ans. i. Chronic cases with two relapses

ii. Life-threatening bleeding not controlled by other
means

iii. First 45 months of pregnancy when steroid failed to
induce remission.
Q.98. What are the indications of OCP in unmarried girl/
medical indications of OCP?

i. Menorrhagia due to ITP or bleeding disorder or
thrombocytopenia due to any cause.

ii. Dysmenorrhea

iii. DUB

iv. Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Q.99. A 9-year-old boy presents with swelling of right knee
joint after a minor trauma. On examination, fluctuation
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test is positive but no sign of inflammation. On query
patients father admitted excessive bleeding during
circumcision in past. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Diagnosis is hemophilia.
.100. What is the cause of hemophilia?
Q
Ans. Cause of hemophilia is deficiency
of
factor VIII
(classical hemophilia A) or factor IX (Christmas disease
hemophilia B).
Q.101. What is the mode of inheritance?
Ans. It is an X-linked recessive disorder.
Q.102. Which history would you take?
Ans. Bleeding
historyDuring
circumcision,
extraction, and cut injury.

Family historyMaternal aunt and cousin.
Q.103.
Ans.

tooth
What investigations are done in hemophilia?

Screening test
Clotting timeProlonged
Bleeding timeNormal
APTT prolonged
Prothrombin timeNormal
PlateletNormal
Confirmatory test
Factor VIII assay
Factor IX assay.
Q.104. Please tell the treatment of hemophilia?


In hemophilia A IV infusion of factor VIII, if not
available fresh blood.

In hemophilia B IV infusion of factor IX.

Rest of the bleeding site by either bed rest or a splint
reduces continuing hemorrhage.

Once bleeding has settled, patient should be mobilized and physiotherapy used to restore strength to
the surrounding muscles.
Q.105. Define leukemia.
Ans. Leukemias are malignant disorders of the hematopoietic
stem cell compartment, characteristically associated
Hematology
with increased numbers of white cells in the bone
marrow and/or peripheral blood.
Q.106. Classify leukemias.

Ans. Leukemias are traditionally classified into four main
groups:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
Q.107. Please tell the clinical features of acute leukemia.
Ans. Clinical features of acute leukemia are:

Usually abrupt onset.

Signs of bone marrow failure: Anemia, infection,
bleeding constitutional symptoms: Fever, malaise,
weakness, tiredness, sweating, anorexia, weight loss.

Hepatosplenomegaly.

Lymphadenopathy.

Bony tenderness.
Q.108.
Ans.

Q.109.
Ans.

Please tell the blood picture of acute leukemia.

CBC
Hb% decrease
Total count of WBC: 50,0001 lac
Differential count: Increase immature cells, blast
cells>10%
ESR increased
Platelet count decreased.
PBF
RBC: Normocytic, normochromic, anisocytosis, and
poikilocytosis.
WBC blast cell increased.
Auer rods in the cytoplasm of blast cells indicates a
myeloblastic type of leukemia.
Platelet: Thrombocytopenia.
Please tell the bone marrow findings in acute leukemia.

Bone marrow findings are:
Hypercellular bone marrow
M/E ratio: Increased
Granulopoiesis: Increased, blast cell>20%
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Erythropoiesis Depressed
Megakaryopoiesis reduced.
Q.110. What are the principles of treatment of acute leukemia?

Ans.
i. Supportive therapy

AnemiaAnemia is treated with red cell
concentrate transfusions. (Hb<10 gm/dL)

BleedingThrombocytopenic bleeding requires
platelet transfusions (Pl<10 109/L)

InfectionAggressive management of infection.

Fluid and electrolyte imbalance and nutritional
maintenance.

ii. Specific therapy.
Q.111. What are the phases of specific therapy?
Ans. There are three phases

Remission induction

Remission consolidation

Remission maintenance.
Q.112.
Ans.

Myeloproliferative disorders are:

CML
Polycythemia rubra Vera
Essential thrombocythemia
Myelofibrosis or myelosclerosis.
What are the myeloproliferative disorders?
Q.113.
Ans.

The disease has three phases:

Chronic phase
Accelerated phase
Blast crisis.
What are the phases of CML?
Q.114. Which chromosome is responsible for CML?

Ans. Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome is responsible for CML.
Q.115. What is Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome?
Ans. This is a shortened chromosome 22 resulting from a
reciprocal translocation of material with chromosome 9.
Q.116. How many patients with CML is Ph chromosome
positive?
Ans. 95% patients with CML is Ph chromosome positive.
Hematology
Q.117. What is the age incidence of CML?

Ans. Between the ages of 30 and 80 years, with a peak
incidence at 55 years.
Q.118. What are the common presentations of CML?
Ans. The common presentations are:

Asymptomatic

Splenomegaly

NonspecificAnemia, infection, and fatigue.
Q.119. What is the blood picture of CML?
Ans. RBC: Normocytic normochromic anisocytosis poikilocytosis

WBC: The leukocyte count can vary from 10 to 600
109/L.

Platelet: Increased/normal.

In PBF, the full range of granulocyte precursors from
myeloblasts to mature neutrophils is seen but the
predominant cells are neutrophils and myelocytes.
Q.120. What is the first line therapy for CML in chronic phase?
Ans. Imatinib is the first line therapy for CML in chronic
phase.
Q.121. How does it act?
Ans. Imatinib specifically inhibits BCR ABL tyrosine kinase
activity and reduces the uncontrolled proliferation of
white cells.
Q.122. Which variety of leukemia is most common?
Ans. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common variety of leukemia.
Q.123. Which is the median age of presentation?
Ans. The median age at presentation is 6570 years.
Q.124. What are the presentations of CLL?
Ans. The presentations are:

Asymptomatic70% diagnosis is made incidentally
on a routine FBC.

Generalized lymphadenopathy

Anemia, infections,

Systemic symptoms such as night sweats or weight
loss.
Q.125. Which drug is used to treat CLL?
Ans. Chlorambucil is used to treat CLL.
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Q.126. A 35-year-male presented to you with generalized
lymphadenopathy for 6 months. You found
hepatosplenomegaly on examination. What are your
differential diagnoses?
Ans. Differential diagnosis are:

Lymphoma

Leukemia

Disseminated tuberculosis.
Q.127. What is generalized lymphadenopathy? Mention the
causes of lymphadenopathy?
Ans. When two or more noncontiguous lymph node groups are
involved, then it is called generalized lymphadenopathy.

Causes are

Generalized

Viral: Epstein-Barr virus (glandular fever or Burkitt's
lymphoma), cytomegalovirus, HIV

Bacterial: Brucellosis, syphilis

Protozoal: Toxoplasmosis

Malignancy: Lymphoma, acute or chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Inflammatory: Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, and
sarcoidosis.

Localized

Infective: Infection in the draining area, acute or
chronic, bacterial or viral.

Malignancy: Secondary metastases, lymphoma
(Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma).
Q.128.
Ans.

What are the types of lymphoma?

Types are:
Hodgkins lymphoma
Non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Q.129. Please tell WHO classification of Hodgkin' lymphoma

(HL).
Ans.
i. Nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL

ii. Classical HL

a. Nodular sclerosing

b. Mixed cellularity

c. LymphocyteRich

d. LymphocyteDepleted.
Hematology
Q.130.
Ans.

Classify non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Classifications are:
High-grade tumors
Low-grade tumors.
Q.131. Differentiate non-Hodgkins lymphoma from Hodgkins

lymphoma?
Ans.
Features

Hodgkins
Non-Hodgkins
lymphoma lymphoma
Lymph node
involvement
Usually localized to
single axial group
Mesenteric lymph Rarely involved

node and
Waldeyers ring
Peripheral lymph
node involvement
Commonly involved
Lymph node
spread
Orderly spread by
contiguity
Noncontiguous
spread
Extranodal
involvement
Less common
More common
Systemic features
Common
Less common
Pel-Ebstein fever
May occur
Does not occur
Pruritis
Common
Less common
Histology
Reed-Sternberg cell
Absent
Prognosis
High cure rate
Low cure rate
Q.132. What is the hallmark of Hodgkins lymphoma?

Ans. Reed-Sternberg cell is the hallmark of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Q.133. What is the clinical staging of lymphoma?
Ans. I. Involvement of a single lymph node region (I) or
extralymphatic site (IE).

II. Involvement of two or more lymph node regions (II)
or an extralymphatic site and lymph node regions on
the same side of (above or below) the diaphragm (IIE).

III. Involvement of lymph node regions on both sides of
the diaphragm with (IIIE) or without (III) localized
extralymphatic involvement or involvement of the
spleen (IIIS) or both (IIISE).
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IV. Diffuse involvement of one or more extralymphatic

tissues, e.g. liver or bone marrow.
Q.134. What are the modalities of treatment of Hodgkins

lymphoma?
Ans. Modalities are:

Radiotherapy

Chemotherapy

Combined therapy.
Q.135. What is the treatment of Hodgkins lymphoma?
Ans. i. Radiotherapy

Stage I and IIA disease.

After chemotherapy to sites where there was
originally bulk disease.

To lesions causing serious pressure problems.

ii. Chemotherapy

ABVD (doxorubicin, vinblastine, bleomycin and
dacarbazine) therapy every 34 weeks for a total
of 68 cycles. Treatment response is assessed
clinically and by repeat CT
Indications:
Stage III and IV
All symptomatic patients(All stage B)
Stage IIa (>3 lymph node involvement)

iii. Combined therapy.
Q.136. What are the causes of low back pain with increased
ESR?
Ans. Causes are:

Multiple myeloma

Bony metastasis.
Q.137. Define multiple myeloma?
Ans. It is a neoplastic proliferation of plasma cell that
infiltrates the bone marrow and other tissue and produce
abnormal Ig that accumulate in blood. It is a plasma cell
disorder.
Q.138. What is the most common presentation of multiple
myeloma?
Ans. Back pain in elderly patient is the most common presentation of multiple myeloma.
Hematology
Q.139. How to diagnose multiple myeloma?

Ans. Diagnosis of multiple myeloma requires two of the
following three

i. Increased malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow

ii. Serum and/or urinary paraprotein

iii. Skeletal lytic lesions.
Q.140. How can you treat multiple myeloma?
Ans. i. If patients are asymptomatic, no treatment is required.

ii. Supportive

High fluid intake to treat renal impairment and
hypercalcemia

Analgesia for bone pain.

Bisphosphonates for hypercalcemia and to delay
other skeletal related events

Allopurinol to prevent urate nephropathy.

Plasmapheresis, as necessary, for hyperviscosity.

iii. Specific therapy

Chemotherapy bone marrow transplantation

In older patients, thalidomide + melphalan +
prednisolone.

In younger, fitter patients, thalidomide +
melphalan + prednisolone + autologous stemcell transplantation.
Q.141.
Ans.

What are poor prognostic factors?

Poor prognostic factors are:
High
2-microglobulin
Low albumin
Low hemoglobin
High calcium at presentation.
Q.142. What are the blood products used therapeutically?

Ans. Blood products are:

i. Whole blood

ii. Red cell concentrate

iii. Platelet concentrate

iv. Fresh frozen plasma It is used to replace coagulation
factors

v. Cryoprecipitate It is used to replace fibrinogen

vi. Coagulation factor concentrate It is to replace
factor VIII and factor IX.

vii. IV immunoglobulin It is used in GBS and ITP.
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6
Renal System
Q.1. What is oliguria?

Ans. When urinary output is less than 300 mL in a day on a
normal diet.
Q.2. What is anuria?
Ans. It is the complete absence of urine production for the
last 24 hours or less than 30 mL/day.
Q.3. What is polyuria?
Ans. Polyuria means excessive urinary output, i.e. urine
volume >3 L/day.
Q.4. What are the causes of polyuria?
Ans. Causes are:

Excess fluid intake

Osmotic, e.g. hyperglycemia (DM) and hypercalcemia

Cranial diabetes insipidusIdiopathic (50%), mass
lesion, trauma, and infection.

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Drugs/toxins, e.g. lithium and diuretics

Interstitial renal disease

Hypokalemia, hypercalcemia.
Q.5. What is UTI?
Ans. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is defined as multiplication
of organisms in the urinary tract. It is usually associated
with the presence of neutrophils and >105 organisms/
mL in midstream clean catch morning sample of urine.

Exception in pregnancy >104 organisms/mL as UTI has
deleterious effects.
Renal System
Q.6. How can you collect midstream clean catch morning

sample of urine?
Ans. A sterile test tube/container should be taken and patient
should be instructed to collect urine during first voiding
after overnight sleep and first part of urine flow is allowed
to pass and collect the middle part of the stream.
Q.7. What is strangury and dysuria?
Ans. StranguryPainful urge for micturition but unable to
pass urine.

DysuriaPainful micturition.
Q.8. Tell the criteria for diagnosis of UTI.
Ans.
Criteria for diagnosis of bacteriuria are:

Symptomatic young women

102 coliform organisms/mL urine plus pyuria

(> 10 WCC/mm3)

Or

105 any pathogenic organism/mL urine

Or

any growth of pathogenic organisms in urine by
suprapubic aspiration

Symptomatic men

103 pathogenic organisms/mL urine

Asymptomatic patients

105 pathogenic organisms/mL urine on two occasion.
Q.9. What are the spectrum of presentations of urinary
tract infection?
Ans. The spectrum of presentations are:

Asymptomatic bacteriuria

Symptomatic acute urethritis and cystitis

Acute pyelonephritis

Acute prostatitis

Septicemia (usually gram-negative bacteria).
Q.10. What do you mean by lower urinary tract infection?
Ans. Lower urinary tract infection includes urethritis and
cystitis (urethral and bladder inflammation respectively).
Q.11. What is pyelonephritis?
Ans. The infection to the pelvis and kidney is known as pyelitis
or pyelonephritis.
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Q.12.
Ans.

What are the common presentations of lower UTI?

Common presentations are:
Frequency of micturition by day and night
Painful voiding (dysuria)
Suprapubic pain and tenderness
Hematuria
Foul smell urine.
Q.13.
Ans.

What are the common features of pyelonephritis?

Common features of pyelonephritis are:
Loin pain and tenderness
Prominent systemic symptomsFever with rigors,
vomiting and hypotension.
Q.14. What are the organisms responsible for UTI?

Ans. Typical organisms causing UTI in the community

E. coli (about 75% of infections)

Proteus spp

Pseudomonas spp

Streptococci

Staphylococcus epidermidis.

In hospital

E. coli

Klebsiella

Streptococci.
Q.15. Why is UTI more common in woman?
Ans. Because of

The urethra is shorter

Closer to perineum

Absence of bactericidal prostatic secretions

Sexual intercourse may cause minor urethral
trauma and transfer bacteria from the perineum
into the bladder.
Q.16. What do you mean by complicated and uncomplicated
UTI?
Ans. Uncomplicated UTI means UTI occurring without any
anatomical, physiological and immunological defect.
Here, persistent or recurrent infection seldom results in
serious kidney damage.

Complicated UTI means UTI occurring with anatomical
(e.g.urethral stricture), physiological (e.g.vesicoureteric
reflux) or immunological defect (e.g.diabetes). Here,
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persistent or recurrent infection results in serious kidney
damage.
Q.17. What are the types of recurrent infection?

Ans. Relapse and reinfection are the types of recurrent
infection.
Q.18. What are relapse and reinfection?
Ans. Relapse is diagnosed by recurrence of bacteriuria with
the same organism within 7 days of completion of
antibacterial treatment and implies failure to eradicate
infection.

Reinfection is when bacteriuria is absent after treatment
for at least 14 days, usually longer, followed by recurrence
of infection with the same or different organisms.
Q.19. What is the treatment for uncomplicated UTI?
Ans. Treatment is started while awaiting urine c/s report

Antibiotic: Amoxicillin 250 mg 8-hourly

Nitrofurantoin 50 mg 6-hourly

Cephalexin 250 mg 6-hourly

Ciprofloxacin 100 mg 12-hourly

Co-amoxiclav 250/125 mg 8-hourly

Duration3 days in women, 10 days in men.
Q.20. Which prophylactic measures should be taken by
women with recurrent urinary infections?
Ans. Prophylactic measures are:

Fluid intake of at least 2 L/day

Regular complete emptying of bladder

Good personal hygiene

Emptying of the bladder before and after sexual intercourse

Cranberry juice may be effective.
Q.21. Which drugs would you use to treat UTI in a pregnant
lady?
Ans. Drugs are:

Cefuroxim

Amoxicillin.
Q.22. What is asymptomatic bacteriuria?
Ans. It is defined as >105/mL organisms in urine of apparently
healthy asymptomatic patients.
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Q.23. When treatment is needed in asymptomatic bacteriuria?
Ans. Treatment is usually needed in infants, pregnant women
and those with urinary tract abnormalities.
Q.24.
Ans.

What are the causes of hematuria?

The causes of hematuria are:
Glomerulonephritis
Tumor
Infection
Infarction
Cysts in kidney
Stones.
Q.25.
Ans.

What are the medical causes of hematuria?

Causes of hematuria are:
Glomerulonephritis
Urinary tract infection
Infective endocarditis
Infarction
Benign familial hematuria
Blood dyscrasia.
Q.26.
Ans.

What are the causes of painless hematuria?

Causes of painless hematuria are:
Glomerulonephritis
Renal tuberculosis
Infective endocarditis
Benign familial hematuria
Blood dyscrasia.
Q.27. What is orthostatic proteinuria?

Ans. Proteinuria occurring after long-standing is called
orthostatic proteinuria.
Q.28. How will you perform a heat coagulation test?
Ans. Two-thirds of a test tube is filled with urine. A blue
litmus paper is emmersed to test the reaction of urine. If
alkaline, a few drops of 5% acetic acid is added to make
urine acidic. Then upper portion of urine is heated to
boiling and checked.
Q.29. What is normal reaction of urine?
Ans. Normal reaction of urine is acidic.
Renal System
Q.30. What is interpretation of heat coagulation test?

Ans. After heating if there is cloudiness, it indicates presence
of protein or phosphate. A few drops of acetic acid is
added and heated again, phosphate will dissolve but
protein intensifies.
Q.31.
Ans.

What are the causes of red urine?

Causes of red urine are:
Hematuria
Hemoglobinuria
Myoglobinuria
Food dyes
- For example, anthocyanins (beetroot)
Drugs
For example, phenolphthaleinPink when alkaline

Senna/other anthraquinonesOrange

RifampicinOrange

LevodopaDarkens on standing

PorphyriaDarkens on standing

Alkaptonuria
Bilirubinuria
For example, obstructive jaundiceDark.
Q.32.
Ans.

What are the characteristics of glomerular hematuria?

Characteristics are:
Dysmorphic RBC
RBC cast.
Q.33.
Ans.

What are the features of nephritic syndrome?

Features of nephritic syndrome are:
Hematuria (red or brown urine)
Edema and generalized fluid retention
Hypertension
Oliguria.
Q.34. What are the features of nephrotic syndrome?

Ans. Features of nephrotic syndrome are:

Massive proteinuria: Usually > 3.5 gm/24 hours (urine
may be frothy)

Hypoalbuminemia (< 30 gm/L)

Edema and generalized fluid retention

Hyperlipidemia.
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Q.35.
Ans.

Which glomerulopathies present as nephritic syndrome?

Glomerulopathies present as nephritic syndrome are:
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Goodpasture's disease (anti-GBM disease)
IgA nephropathy
Henoch-Schnlein purpura.

Q.36.
Which glomerulopathies present as nephrotic
syndrome?
Ans. Glomerulopathies present as nephrotic syndrome are:

Minimal change nephropathy

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)

Membranous nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy

SLE.
Q.37. Which glomerulopathies present as nephritonephrotic
syndrome?
Ans. Glomerulopathies present as nephitonephrotic syndrome are:

Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis

SLE

IgA nephropathy.
Q.38.
Ans.

What are the mechanisms of nephritic syndrome?

Mechanisms of nephritic syndrome are:
Inflammation
Reactive cell proliferation
Breaks in GBM
Crescent formation.
Q.39. In AGN, is streptococcus directly infecting the kidney?

Ans. No, antibody formed against streptococcal antigen cross
react with glomerular protein due to molecular mimicry.
Q.40. Which type of disease is this?
Ans. Immune-mediated.
Q.41.
Ans.

What are the mechanisms of nephrotic syndrome?

Mechanism of nephrotic syndrome are:
Injury to podocytes
Changed architectureScarring
Deposition of matrix or other elements.
Renal System
Q.42. What are the causes of rapidly progressive (crescentic)

glomerulonephritis?
Ans. Causes are:

Focal segmental (necrotizing) glomerulonephritis

SLE

Goodpasture's (anti-GBM ) disease

IgA nephropathy.
Q.43. What are the causes of glomerulonephritis associated
with low serum complement?
Ans. Causes are:

Postinfection glomerulonephritis, e.g. PSGN

Subacute bacterial infection: Especially endocarditis

SLE

Cryoglobulinemia

Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis, usually type
II.
Q.44. A 5-year-old boy presented with puffiness of face
with scanty micturition for last 3 days. What is your
diagnosis?
Ans. Diagnosis is acute glomerulonephritis.
Q.45. What is the probable cause?
Ans. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is the probable
cause.
Q.46. What history would you take to detect underlying
cause?
Ans. History of:

Skin infection (infected scabies)

Sore throat.
Q.47. What history will you take in case of AGN following
scabies?
Ans. History of:

Secondary infection of scabies

Interval between infection and onset of AGN.
Q.48. What is the latency between infection and nephritis?
Ans. The latency is usually about 10 days after a throat
infection or longer (23 weeks) after skin infection.
Q.49. If latency is 3 days, what would you think?
Ans. IgA nephropathy.
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Q.50.
Ans.

What are the clinical features of AGN?

Symptoms
Swelling of the face followed by generalized swelling
Scanty high colored urine (smoky)
Sometimes history of sore throat/skin infections 23
weeks back.
Signs
Puffy face
Pitting edema
Hypertension
Evidence of skin infection
Signs of complications.
Q.51. How many adults with glomerulonephritis have

hypertension?
Ans. 50% adult.
Q.52.
Ans.

What are the complications of AGN?

Complications are:
Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertensive LVF
ARF
Electrolyte imbalance.
Q.53. Suppose this patient develops severe breathlessness,

what is your thinking?
Ans. Acute pulmonary edema due to hypertensive left
ventricular failure.
Q.54. Suppose this patient becomes unconscious, what is
your thinking?
Ans. Hypertensive encephalopathy.
Q.55. What are the investigations done in AGN?
Ans. Urine R/M/E-
RBC ++

Cast RBC and granular cast)

Albumin +/++,

Blood CBC with ESR

Serum urea and creatinine May be raised

Serum electrolyte K+ may be raised
Serum C3 level Decreased

Bacteriological Throat swab/swab from skin lesion
for culture and sensitivity

ASO titer.
Renal System
Q.56. What are the findings in routine examination of urine

in AGN?
Ans. Urine R/M/E-
RBC ++

Cast RBC and granular cast

Albumin +/++

Dysmorphic RBC in phase
contrast microscopy.
Q.57. What is the hallmark of glomerulonephritis?
Ans. Presence of dysmorphic RBC under phase contrast
microscopy and/or RBC cast in urine.
Q.58. What is cast?
Ans. Casts are cylindrical structures (shape of renal tubule)
composed mainly of mucoprotein (the Tamm-Horsefall
mucoprotein) which is secreted by epithelial cells lining
the loops of Henle, the distal tubules and the collecting
ducts.

Common casts include

Hyaline castNephrotic syndrome

Granular castUrinary tract infection

RBC castGlomerulonephritis.
Q.59. What is treatment for AGN?
Ans. a. General measures

Bed restIncreases GFR, so helps in reducing
hypertension

Diet Salt restricted diet

Protein restricted diet

Fluid (previous day urine output + 300 mL)
K+ containing food restriction.

b. Supportive measures

EdemaDiuretic, e.g. frusemide

Antihypertensive drugCalcium channel blocker
e.g. amlodipine, ACE inhibitor

AntibioticPhenoxymethylpenicillin/erythromycin for 10 days.

c. Treatment of complications if any.

d. Follow up:

Pulse

BP

Edema
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Q.60.
Ans.

Q.61.
Ans.

Weight
Maintain fluid intake output chart
Albumin chart.
Which antihypertensives are preferred?

Preferred antihypertensives are:
Calcium channel blocker, e.g. amlodipine
ACE inhibitor if S.creatinine is less than 5 mg.
Define nephrotic syndrome?
It is a clinical condition characterized by:
Massive proteinuria: Usually > 3.5 gm/24 hours (urine
may be frothy)

Hypoalbuminemia (< 30 gm/L)

Generalized edema

Hyperlipidemia.
Q.62. What are the causes of nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. Causes of nephrotic syndrome are:

Primary glomerular disease

Minimal change glomerular lesion

Focal segmental glomerular sclerosis

Membranous nephropathy

Membrano- proliferative GN

Secondary glomerular disease

Systemic disease: Diabetes mellitus, amyloidosis,
and SLE

Infections: HBV, HCV, HIV, malaria, and syphilis

Drugs and heavy metals

Malignancy: Lymphoma, Ca breast, Ca lung, and
Ca colon.
Q.63. What are the common histological types of NS?
Ans. Common histological types of NS are:

Minimal change glomerular lesion

Focal segmental glomerular sclerosis

Membranous nephropathy.
Q.64. What is minimal change lesion?
Ans. There is no abnormality on light microscopy but
flatening of foot process under electron microscopy.
Q.65. What is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Ans. Minimal change nephropathy is the most common
cause of nephrotic sysndrome in children.
Renal System
Q.66. What is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome

in adults?
Ans. Membranous nephropathy is the most common cause of
nephrotic syndrome in adults. Minimal change disease
accounts for about one-quarter of nephrotic syndrome
in adults.
Q.67. What is the presentation of nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. Swelling of the body usually starting from the face and
then generalized edema-anasarca.
Q.68. What investigations will you do in nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. Urine R/M/E (albumin +++/++++)

24 hour urinary protein (>3.5 gm/day)

BloodCBC with ESR

Serum total proteinDecreased

Serum albumin <30 gm/L

Serum cholesterolRaised

Serum C3 level Normal

Renal function tests Serum urea and creatinine
Serum electrolytes.

USG of KUB region

Investigation to find out secondary causes RBS (DM)

ANA, anti dsDNA (SLE)

HBsAg (HBV)

Renal biopsy (confirmatory).
Q.69. What are the findings in blood investigations in case of
nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. Blood
Serum total proteinDecreased
Serum albumin <30 gm/L
Serum cholesterolRaised
Serum C3 levelNormal

Serum urea and creatinineRaised if renal impairment

Serum electrolytes.

Investigation to find out secondary causes

RBS (DM)

ANA, anti dsDNA (SLE)

HBsAg (HBV).
Q.70. What are the indications of renal biopsy in nephrotic
syndrome?
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Nephrotic syndrome before 1 year

Nephrotic syndrome after 8 years
Serum C3 level persistently declining for the past 3
months
Steroid resistance
Secondary cause of nephrotic syndrome.
Q.71.
Ans.

Q.72.
Ans.

What are the indications of renal biopsy?

Indications are:
Acute renal failure that is not adequately explained.
Chronic renal failure with normal-sized kidneys.
Nephrotic syndrome or glomerular proteinuria in
adult.
Nephrotic syndrome in children that has atypical features (hematuria, hypertension) or is not responding
to treatment.
Isolated hematuria with renal characteristics.
Systemic diseases with renal involvement.
What are the D/Ds of nephrotic syndrome?
D/Ds of nephrotic syndrome are:
AGN
Cirrhosis of the liver
CCF
PEM.
Q.73. What is the treatment for nephrotic syndrome?

Ans. i. General measures

Dietary sodium restriction .

Fluid is not restricted.

Diet: Balanced diet adequate in protein and calorie,
not more than 30% calorie from fat.

EdemaThiazide, loop diuretics plus K+ sparing
diuretics is given.

HypercholesterolemiaLipid lowering drugs (e.g.
statins).

HypercoagulopathyAnticoagulant (e.g. heparin).

InfectionAntibiotics. Pneumococcal infections
are particularly common and pneumococcal
vaccine should be given.

ii. Specific measuresThis depends on underlying
histological type.

Minimal change nephropathy
Renal System

mg/m2
Initial attack: Prednisolone 60

body surface area
daily (23 divided dose) for 6 weeks.

Then, 40 mg/m2 body surface area single morning dose
in alternate days for next 6 weeks.

Then, alternate day dose is slowly tapered and
discontinued over next 23 months.

RelapsePrednisolone 2 mg/kg/day till urine becomes
negative for protein for 3 consecutive days. Then, 1.5
mg/kg/day single morning dose in alternate days for 4
weeks.
Frequent relapsesTreated by cyclophosphamide or
cyclosporin.
Q.74.
Ans.

How can you follow up this patient?

Follow up of patient:
Edema decreased or not (weight)
Urine output
Urinary albumin by bedside heat coagulation test
Infection screening
PUD (steroid induced)
Appetite
BP.
Q.75. What are the complications of nephrotic syndrome?

Ans. Complications of nephrotic syndrome are:

InfectionSpontaneous peritonitis, pneumococcal
sepsis, cellulitis, pneumonia, and UTI.

Arterial and venous thrombosis

Abdominal pain

Hypovolemia

Shock

ARF

Hypercholesterolemia

PUD (steroid-induced)
End stage renal disease.
Q.76. What is urinary remission in nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. Urine albumin nil or trace for consecutive 3 days is
urinary remission in nephrotic syndrome.
Q.77. What is complete remission in nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. Protein-free urine along with serum albumin level >3.5
gm/dL is complete remission in nephrotic syndrome.
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Q.78. What is relapse in nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. Urine albumin 3+ or 4+ for consecutive 3 days having
been in remission previously.
Q.79. What is frequent relapse in nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. 2 or more relapses in 6 months of initial response or
more than 3 relapses in 12 months is frequent relapse in
nephrotic syndrome.
Q.80. What are infrequent relapses in nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. < 2 relapses in 6 months of initial response or less than
3 relapses in 12 months are imprequent relapses in nephrotic syndrome.
Q.81. What is steroid dependent in nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. 2 consecutive relapse when on alternate day steroids or
within 14 days of discontinuation.
Q.82. What do you mean by steroid resistant in nephrotic
syndrome?
Ans. Absence of remission despite therapy with 4 weeks of
daily prednisolone dose of 2 mg/kg/day.
Q.83. What are the clinical types of nephrotic syndrome?
Ans. Clinical types of nephrotic syndrome are:

Frequent relapse

Infrequent relapse

Steroid dependent

Steroid resistant.
Q.84. Tell the prognosis of nephrotic syndrome.
Ans. Prognosis of nephrotic syndrome are:

It depends on histological type.

Minimal change diseasePrognosis is good, it does
not progress to chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Membranous nephropathyApproximately onethird remit spontaneously, one-third remain in a
nephrotic state, and one-third show progressive loss
of renal function and progress to chronic kidney
disease (CKD).

FSGSPoor, often progress to chronic kidney disease
(CKD).
Q.85. Counselings in case of nephrotic syndrome.
Ans. Counselings are:

i. Counseling regarding disease

ii. Counseling regarding treatment
Renal System

iii. Counseling regarding complications

iv. Counseling regarding prognosis.
Q.86. How can you differentiate between AGN and nephrotic

syndrome?
Ans.
Traits
AGN
Nephrotic syndrome
Age
515 years usually
26 years usually
History: Pharyngitis
or skin infection
Clinical features:
Hematuria
Scratch mark
Hypertension
Present
Absent
Present
May be present
Present
Absent
Absent
May be present
High color
Mild to moderate
Present
Absent
Normal
Massive
Absent
Present
Urine examination
Color
Protein
RBC and RBC cast
Granular cast
Serum C3 level
Low
Relapse
Uncommon
Treatment
Mainly supportive

Normal
Common
Specific by
prednisolone
Q.87. A 30-year-old man presents with loose motion and

vomiting for 2 days. On query he admitted, he did
not pass any urine for last 24 hours. What is your
impression?
Ans. This patient develops acute renal failure (ARF) due to
hypovolemia.
Q.88. What are the common causes of ARF?
Ans. Hypovolemia (decreased blood volume), usually from
fluid loss (diarrhea), shock or excessive diuretics use.

Toxins or medication (e.g. some NSAIDs,
aminoglycoside antibiotics) sepsis.
Q.89. How can you treat the patient of ARF following
diarrhea?
Ans. Correction of dehydration by appropriate fluid (e.g.
cholera saline).

Restoration of blood volume will restore kidney
function and produce urine output.
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If no urine output after rehydration, it indicates
established ARF. So management of oliguric phase
should be given

Hyperkalemia (a plasma K+ concentration > 6
mmol/L) must be treated immediately, to prevent
life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.
FluidDaily fluid intake should equal to urine
output plus an additional 500 mL to cover
insensible losses.
Protein and energy intake In patients in whom
dialysis is likely to be avoided, accumulation of
urea is slowed by dietary protein restriction (to
about 40 gm/day).
Infection control.

DrugsVasoactive drugs such as NSAIDs and
ACE inhibitors and nephrotoxic drugs should be
avoided.
Renal replacement therapy.
Q.90. What is acute renal failure?

Ans. Acute renal failure (ARF; also referred to as acute kidney
injury, or AKI) describes a sudden and usually reversible
loss of renal function, which develops over days or weeks
and is usually accompanied by a reduction in urine
volume.
Q.91. What is the RIFLE classification/consensus criteria of
ARF?
Ans.
Grade
Risk

Injury

Failure

Loss

ESKD

GFR criteria
UO criteria
SCr 1.5 UO
< 0.5 mL/kg/hours 6 hours
SCr 2 UO
SCr 3 or SCr
> 350 mol/L with
an acute rise
> 40 mol/L

UO < 0.3 mL/kg/
hours 24 hours

Persistent ARF >

4 weeks
Persistent renal
failure > 3 months
Renal System
Q.92. What is chronic renal failure (CRF)?

Ans. Chronic renal failure (CRF) refers to an irreversible
deterioration in renal function which classically
develops over a period of years.
Q.93. What are the causes of chronic kidney disease/chronic
renal failure?
Ans. Causes of CKD/CRF are:

Glomerulonephritis

DM

Hypertension

Interstitial diseases

Renal artery stenosis

Systemic inflammatory diseases

Polycystic kidney disease

Unknown.
Q.94. What is the most common cause of CRF in developing
countries?
Ans. Chronic glomerulonephritis is the most common cause
of CRF in developing countries.
Q.95.
Ans.

What are the common causes of CKD worldwide?

Common causes of CKD worldwide are:
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension
Chronic glomerulonephritis.
Q.96. What are the stages of CKD?

Ans. Stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Stage Description

GFR
(mL/min/1.73 m2)

1
Kidney damage with normal
90
or GFR

2

Kidney damage with mild

GFR
6089
Moderate GFR
3059
Severe GFR
1529
Kidney failure
< 15 (or dialysis)
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Q.97. What is difference between CKD and CRF?
Ans. CKD refers to all stages ranging from kidney damage
with normal or raised GFR to kidney failure but CRF
means at least some impairment of renal function.
Q.98. How does a patient of CKD usually present?
Ans. Patient of CKD usually present with

AsymptomaticDetected on routine blood biochemistry, e.g. S. creatinine high.

Anorexia, nausea, and vomiting.

Weakness, lethargy, and pallor due to anemia.

Later hiccup, pruritus, muscular twitching, fits,
drowsiness, and coma.
Q.99.
Ans.

What are the stigmata of chronic kidney disease?

Stigmata of chronic kidney disease are:
Pallor
Pruritus
Pigmentation
Persistent hypertension
Progressive back pain (renal osteodystrophy)
Proximal myopathy
Peripheral neuropathy.
Q.100. What are the common renal diseases causing hypertension?

Ans. The common renal diseases causing hypertension are:

Glomerulonephritis

Renovascular disease

Interstitial diseases

Renal artery stenosis

Polycystic kidney disease.
Q.101. What are the causes of anemia in chronic renal failure?
Ans. Causes of anemia in chronic renal failure are:

Relative deficiency of erythropoietin.

Diminished erythropoiesis due to toxic effects of uremia on marrow precursor cells.

Reduced red cell survival.

Increased blood loss due to capillary fragility and
poor platelet function.

Reduced dietary intake and absorption and utilization of iron.
Renal System
Q.102. How will you treat anemia in chronic renal failure?

Ans. Treatment of anemia in chronic renal failure are:

First look for iron deficiencyCorrected by iron supplementation.

Then, recombinant human erythropoietinTarget
Hb level is 1012 gm/dL.

If severe anemia and blood transfusion.
Q.103.
Ans.

What are the components of renal osteodystrophy?

Components are:
Osteomalacia
Osteoporosis
Osteosclerosis
Hyperparathyroid bone disease (osteitis fibrosa
cystica).
Q.104. What may be the findings of renal ultrasonography in

chronic renal failure?
Ans. Renal ultrasound

Small echogenic kidneys with loss of corticomedullary differentiation are usual finding in advanced renal failure.

Structural abnormalities, such as polycystic kidneys,
also may be observed.
This is a useful test to screen for hydronephrosis.

Asymmetric renal size suggests renovascular or
developmental disease.
Q.105. How will you treat chronic renal failure?
Ans. 1. Identify and treatment of the underlying renal disease

2. Renoprotection

Goals of treatment

BP < 120/80

Proteinuria < 0.3 gm/24 hours.

Treatment

Patients with chronic kidney disease and proteinuria
> 1 gm/24 hours:

ACE inhibitor increasing to maximum dose.
Add angiotensin receptor antagonist if goals are not
achieved.
Add diuretic to prevent hyperkalemia and help to
control BP.
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Add calcium-channel blocker (verapamil or diltiazem)

if goals not achieved.

Additional measures

Statins to lower cholesterol to < 4.5 mmol/L

Stop smoking (threefold higher rate of deterioration
in CKD)

Treat diabetes (HbA1c < 7%)

Normal protein diet (0.81 gm/kg body weight).

3. Correction of complications
HyperkalemiaLimit K+ intake to 70 mmol/day
AcidosisNaHCO3
Hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia

Hypocalcemia Vitamin D analogues
HyperphosphatemiaDietary restriction of high
phosphate foods (milk, cheese, eggs), use of phosphate binding drugs with food such as CaCO3 and
AL(OH)3, parathyroidectomy.

Drug therapy

This should be minimized in patients with chronic
renal impairment.

Tetracyclines (with the possible exception of
doxycycline) should be avoided. Avoid nephrotoxic
medications.

AnemiaEcombinant human erythropoietin, iron
supplementation.

Fluid and electrolyte balanceFluid intake around 3
liters/day, Na+ intake to 100 mmol/day.

4. Renal replacement therapy when indicated.
Q.106. What are the treatment modalities of hyperkalemia in

case of CRF?
Ans. Treatment modalities are:

i. Pharmacological 10% glucose and insulin

Salbutamol nebulization

ii. Dialysis

iii. Dietary potassium restriction.
Q.107. What do you mean by renal replacement therapy
(RRT)?
Ans. Renal replacement therapy means the facility to replace
functions of the kidney.
Renal System
Q.108. What are the types of renal replacement therapy?

Ans. Types of renal replacement therapy are:

Hemodialysis Removal of toxic elements from the
blood, which is filtered through a membrane while
circulated outside of the body through a machine.

Hemofiltration.

Peritoneal dialysisFiltration through the lining
membrane of the abdominal cavity; fluid is instilled
into the peritoneal cavity, then drained.

Renal transplantation.
Q.109. What are the indications of renal replacement therapy?

HyperkalemiaPlasma potassium level is >6 mmol/L
if not corrected by medical therapy.

Fluid overload and pulmonary edema if not responding to diuretic therapy.

Metabolic acidosis if medical therapy fails.

Plasma urea level is >30 mmol/L.

Plasma creatinine level is >600 mol/L.

Uremic pericarditis/ uremic encephalopathy.
Q.110. What is dialysis?
Ans. Dialysis is a process for removing waste materials and
excess water from the blood, and is used primarily as an
artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people
with renal failure.
Q.111. What are the inherited causes of chronic kidney disease?
Ans. Inherited causes of chronic kidney disease are:

Polycystic kidney disease

Alports syndrome.
Q.112. What are the mode of inheritance of polycystic kidney
disease (PKD)?
Ans. Mode of inheritance are:

Adult polycystic kidney diseaseAutosomal dominant

Infantile polycystic kidney diseaseAutosomal recessive.
Q.113. What are the presentations of adult polycystic kidney
disease?
Ans. Presentations are:
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i. Vague discomfort in loin or abdomen due to increasing

mass of renal tissue.
ii. Acute loin pain or renal colic due to hemorrhage into
a cyst.
iii. Hypertension.
iv. Hematuria (with little or no proteinuria).
v. Urinary tract or cyst infections.
vi. Renal failure.
Q.114. Describe a typical renal colic.

Ans. A typical renal colic is an acute pain in the loin, which
radiates round the flank to the groin and often into the
testis or labium. The pain steadily increases in intensity
to reach a peak in a few minutes. The patient is restless
and generally tries unsuccessfully to obtain relief by
changing position or pacing the room.
Q.115. What are the causes of renal colic?
Ans. Renal colic occurs due to ureteric obstruction most
commonly due to calculi or 'stones', although a sloughed
renal papilla, tumor or blood clot may be responsible.
Q.116. What are the types of urinary incontinence?
Ans. Types of urinary incontinence are:

i. Stress incontinence

ii. Urge incontinence

iii. Overflow incontinence

iv. Continual incontinence.
Q.117. What are the types of neurogenic bladder?
Ans. Types of neurogenic bladder are:

Atonic (lower motor neuron)

Hypertonic (upper motor neuron)

Cortical Postcentral
Precentral
Frontal.
Q.118. What are the presentations of benign prostatic
hypertrophy (BPH)?
Ans. Presentations are:

i. The primary symptoms of BPH (obstructive
symptoms) are hesitancy, poor prolonged flow and a
sensation of incomplete emptying.
Renal System

ii. Secondary (irritative) symptoms are urinary frequency, urgency of micturition and urge incontinence.
Q.119. What is the treatment of BPH?

Ans. Treatment for benign prostatic hypertrophy are:

i. Medical

Prostate < 40 cm3:-adrenoceptor blockers
Prostate > 40 cm3: 5 -reductase inhibitors

ii. Nonsurgical intervention Thermotherapy

iii. Surgical

Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)
Holmium laser enucleation

Open prostatectomy.
Q.120. What are the common -adrenoceptor blockers used
to treat BPH?
Ans. Common a-adrenoceptor blockers used to treat BPH
are:

Tamsulosin

Alfuzosin.
Q.121. What are the common 5-reductase inhibitors used to
treat BPH?
Ans. Common 5 a-reductase inhibitors used to treat BPH are:

Finasteride

Dutasteride.
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7
Diabetes Mellitus
Q.1. Definition of diabetes mellitus.

Ans.
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder resulting in
raised blood glucose from defects in insulin secretion,
insulin action or both that arises from genetic as well as
environmental factors.
Or

Diabetes mellitus is a clinical syndrome characterized by
hyperglycemia caused by absolute or relative deficiency
of insulin.
Q.2. What are the presentations of diabetes mellitus?
Ans. i. AsymptomaticDetected on routine examination
(e.g. for insurance purposes).

ii. Acute presentation with typical symptomsYoung
people with classic triad of symptoms: Polyuria, thirst
and weight loss.

iii. Subacute presentation with nonspecific symptoms
Lack of energy, visual blurring, pruritus vulvae or
balanitis.

iv. With complications as the presenting feature, e.g.
DKA With micro/macroangiopathy.
Q.3.
Ans.

What are the types of diabetes mellitus?

Types of diabetes mellitus:
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Other specific types
Gestational diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes Mellitus
Q.4. How can you differentiate between type I and type II

diabetes mellitus?
Ans.

Features
Type I
Type II
Markers of Present Absent

cell destruction
Age of onset
<30 years
>30 years
Body habitus
Normal to wasted
Obese/overweight
Insulin reserve
Low/absent
Normal/high
Acute complication
DKA
HONK
Insulin therapy
Responsive
Responsive
Symptom
Sudden, classical
Gradual, atypical
Q.5. Can you tell WHO diagnostic criteria for diagnosis of

diabetes mellitus?
Ans.
WHO criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes are:

Fasting plasma glucose > 7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL)

Random plasma glucose > 11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL)

One abnormal laboratory value is diagnostic in
symptomatic individuals; two values are needed in
asymptomatic people.
Q.6. What are the indications for oral glucose tolerance
test?

Fasting plasma glucose 6.17.0 mmol/L (110126 mg/
dL)

Random plasma glucose 7.811.0 mmol/L (140198
mg/dL).
Q.7. How to perform an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)?
Ans. Steps to perform an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
are:

Preparation before the test.

Unrestricted carbohydrate diet for 3 days.

Fasted overnight for at least 8 hours.

Rest for 30 minutes.

Remain seated for the duration of the test with no
smoking.
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Sampling.
Plasma glucose is measured before and 2 hours after a
75 gm oral glucose drink.
Q.8. What is the values for fasting hyperglycemia and

impaired glucose tolerance?
Ans. Fasting hyperglycemia 6.16.9 mmol/L (110125 mg/dL)

Impaired glucose tolerance 7.811.0 mmol/L (140199
mg/dL).
Q.9. What are the symptoms of hyperglycemia?
Ans.
The symptoms of hyperglycemia are:

Thirst and dry mouth

Polyuria

Nocturia

Tiredness, fatigue, and lethargy

Noticeable change in weight (usually weight loss)

Blurring of vision

Pruritus vulvae and balanitis (genital candidiasis)

Nausea and headache

Hyperphagia; predilection for sweet foods

Mood change, irritability, difficulty in concentrating,
and apathy.
Q.10. What are the modalities of treatment in diabetes
mellitus?
Ans. Modalities of treatment are:

Diet

Discipline

DrugsOral hypoglycemic drugs (OHA)

Insulin.
Q.11. Please outline the management of diabetes mellitus.
Ans. Type IInsulin + Diet
i.
ObeseLow energy diet.
ii.
NonobeseWeight maintenance diet.

Type II

i. Obese Low energy diet+ exercise metformin
metformin+sulfonylurea add glitazone/other
add insulin.

ii. NonobeseWeight maintenance diet+ exercise
sulfonylurea sulfonylurea+metformin add
glitazone/other add insulin.
Diabetes Mellitus
Q.12. Please tell the guidelines for care of type II diabetes

mellitus in Bangladesh.
Ans. MildFasting glucose (FPG) <10.0 mmol/L = Diet and
exercise.

ModerateFPG >10.0- <14.0 mmol/L = Diet and exercise.
Wait for 24 weeks, without improvement, start OHA.

SevereFPG >14.0 mmol/L, initiate insulin.
Q.13. Please tell recommended composition of diet for
people with diabetes.
Ans.

Dietary constituent
Percentage of energy intake
Carbohydrate
4560%
Sucrose
Upto 10%
Fat (total)
< 35%
n6 polyunsaturated
< 10%

n3 polyunsaturated

Eat 1 portion (140 gm) oily fish once

or twice weekly
Monounsaturated 1020%
Saturated

Protein

Fruit/vegetables
< 10%
1015% (do not exceed 1 gm/kg body
weight)
5 portions daily
Q.14. What are the roles of exercise in management of

diabetes mellitus?
Ans. It benefits in the following ways

Assists control of blood glucose, blood pressure, and
lipids.

Helps to reduce and maintain ideal body weight.

Prevents atherosclerosis, CHD, CVD, and PVD.

Improves insulin sensitivity, increase demand of
blood supply of different vital tissues.
Q.15. Which type of exercise will do and how long?
Ans. Aerobic exercise, i.e. brisk walking, swimming, cycling,
and jogging at least 30 minutes a day.
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Q.16. Classify oral hypoglycemic agents?
Ans. i. Biguanide

MetforminIt is used in overweight patient with
diabetes mellitus

ii. Sulfonylureas

Glimepiride

Glipizide

Tolbutamide

Glibenclamide

Glyburide (micronized)

iii. Nonsulfonylurea secretagogue (meglitinides)

Repaglinide

Nateglinide
iv.
-glucosidase inhibitor

Acarbose

Miglitol

v. Thiazolidinedione

Rosiglitazone

Pioglitazone

vi. DPP-IV (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) inhibitor(gliptin)

Sitagliptin

Vildagliptin

Saxagliptin.
Q.17. What is the indication of metformin?
Ans. Overweight or obese patient with type II diabetes who
fail to respond to dietary measures alone.
Q.18. What are the contraindications of metformin?
Ans. Impaired hepatic or renal function and alcohol intake
are the contraindications of metformin.
Q.19. What is the complication?
Ans. Metformin can increase susceptibility to lactic acidosis.
Q.20. What is the indication of sulfonylurea?
Ans. In the treatment of nonobese patients with type II
diabetes who fail to respond to dietary measures alone.
Q.21. What is the mechanism of action of DPP-4 inhibitors?
Ans. DPP-4 inhibitors inhibit the enzyme, dipeptidyl
peptidase 4 which rapidly degradate glucagon-like
peptide (GLP-1).
Diabetes Mellitus
Q.22. What is glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1)?

Ans. Glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) is an incretin hormone
(gut hormone).
Q.23. What are the actions of glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1)?
Ans. i. GLP-1 stimulates insulin secretion in a glucosedependent manner and thus control hyperglycemia
but does not cause hypoglycemia.

ii. GLP-1 suppresses glucagon secretion.

iii. It delays gastric emptying.

iv. It reduces appetite.

v. It encourages weight loss.
Q.24. What are the indications (uses) of insulin therapy?
Ans. Indications of insulin therapy are:

i. All the patients of type 1 diabetes mellitus.

ii. Pregnancy with diabetes mellitus.

iii. Acute metabolic decompensated states in type II
diabetes mellitus (DKA, HONK, lactic acidosis).

iv. Type II diabetes mellitus with OHA failure.

v. Acute stressful condition (infection, trauma, myocardial infarction).

vi. During major surgery.

vii. Advanced complication of diabetes mellitus (nephropathy and retinopathy).
Q.25. What are the insulin preparations?
Ans.
Insulin
Onset(hr) Duration(hr)
Rapid-acting (insulin analogues:

Lispro, aspart, glulisine)
< 0.5
34.5
Short-acting soluble (regular)
0.51
48
Intermediate-acting (isophane
(NPH), lente)
13
714
Long-acting (bovine ultralente)
24
1230
Long-acting (insulin analogues:

glargine, detemir)
12
1824
Q.26. What are the side effects of insulin?

Ans. Side effects of insulin are:
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Hypoglycemia

Weight gain

Allergy

Insulin edema

Lipodystrophy.

Q.27.
Can you demonstrate how to inject insulin
subcutaneously?
Ans. Steps to inject insulin subcutaneously are:

Needle sited at right angle to the skin.

Subcutaneous (not intramuscular) injection.

Delivery devices: Glass syringe (requires resterilization), plastic syringe (disposable), pen device, infusion pump.
Q.28.
Ans.

What are the commonly used sites for insulin injection?

Main areas used are:
Anterior abdominal wall
Upper thighs/buttocks
Upper outer arms.
Q.29.
Ans.

What are the routes of administration of insulin?

Routes of administration are:
Subcutaneous
IV (in DKA)
IM (in DKA).
Q.30. What are the targets of treatment in diabetic patient?

Ans. Targets of treatment are:

i. Targets of glycemic control:

HbA1c <7.0%

Fasting blood glucose<6.1 mmol/L

Postprandial BG <8.0 mmol/L

Bed time BG<7.0 mmol/L.

ii. Targets of BP in diabetic person:

BP<130/80 mmHg

BP<120/70 mmHg in renal diseases.

iii. Targets of blood lipids in diabetic person:

LDL cholesterol<100 mg/dL

HDL cholesterol> 40 mg/dL

Triglyceride< 150 mg/dL.
Diabetes Mellitus
Q.31. What is HbA1c?

Ans. HbA1c is glycosylated hemoglobin which provides an
accurate and objective measure of glycemic control over
a period of weeks to months (3 month).
Q.32.
Ans.

What are the complications of diabetes mellitus?

Acute complications
DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis)
HONK (hyperosmolar nonketotic diabetic coma)
Lactic acidosis
Hypoglycemia.
Chronic complications
Microvascular complications:
Diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic nephropathy
Diabetic neuropathy
Macrovascular complications:
Coronary artery diseases
Cerebrovascular diseases
Peripheral artery diseases.
Q.33. A 50-year-old diabetic man on insulin went to walk

in the morning after taking insulin. He was found
unconscious. What may be the possibilities?
Ans. Possibilities are:

Hypoglycemia

Other causes of coma.
Q.34.
Ans.

How can you manage the patient?

Management
Immediate assessment by checking vital signs.
Maintenance of ABC.
Short history from available source, e.g. not taking
breakfast.
IV access and blood sample for blood sugar and other
tests.
IV glucose100 mL of 25% glucose stat followed by
10% dextrose 1000 cc.
Q.35. What is hypoglycemia?

Ans. When blood glucose is < 3.5 mmol/L (63 mg/dL) in a
diabetic patient (<2.2 mmol/L in normal person), it is
called hypoglycemia.
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Q.36. What is severe hypoglycemia?
Ans. When external help is required to recover, it is called
severe hypoglycemia.
Q.37. What are the features of hypoglycemia?
Ans. Most common symptoms of hypoglycemia are:
Autonomic

Sweating

Trembling

Pounding heart

Hunger

Anxiety.
Neuroglycopenic

Confusion

Drowsiness

Speech difficulty

Inability to concentrate

Incoordination

Irritability and anger.
Nonspecific

Nausea

Tiredness

Headache.
Q.38. What are the common causes of hypoglycemia?
Ans. Common causes of hypoglycemia are:

Missed, delayed or inadequate meal

Unexpected or unusual exercise

Alcohol

Errors in oral antidiabetic agent(s) or insulin dose/
schedule/administration.
Q.39. How can you differentiate hypoglycemic coma and
DKA at bed side?
Ans.
Traits
Hypoglycemic coma
DKA
History

No food
Vigorous exercise
Insulin overdose
Little or no insulin
Infection
Onset

In good previous health,

related to last insulin
injection
Ill health for several

days
Contd...
Diabetes Mellitus
Contd...
Traits
Hypoglycemic coma
DKA
Symptoms Palpitation, sweating,

hunger
Polyuria, thirst, abdominal

pain and vomiting
Signs

Dry skin and tongue

Weak pulse
Low BP
Air hunger
Diminished reflexes
Moist skin and tongue

Full pulse
Normal or raised
systolic BP
Shallow or normal
breathing
Brisk reflexes
No smell of acetone
Smell of acetone
Q.40. Suppose you cannot differentiate at bed side, which

treatment would you start?
Ans. IV glucose as hypoglycemic coma is more dangerous.
Q.41.
Ans.

What are the causes of hyperglycemic coma?

Causes are:
DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis)
HONK (hyperosmolar nonketotic diabetic coma).
Q.42. How can you differentiate at bed side?

Ans.
DKA HONK
Commonly occurs in type I

diabetes mellitus, but may
occur in type II
Occurs in type II diabetes

mellitus
Common in children and young
Common in elderly
Dehydration less severe
Dehydration more severe
More breathless, air hunger
Little or no breathless
Acetone breath
No smell of acetone
Q.43.
Ans.

What are the causes of DKA?

Causes are:
Undiagnosed diabetes mellitus
Omission of insulin dose
Injudicious reduction of insulin dose
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Intercurrent illness specially acute infection

Trauma
Pregnancy.
Q.44.
Ans.

What are the cardinal biochemical features of DKA?

Cardinal biochemical features are:
Hyperglycemia
Hyperketonemia
Metabolic acidosis.
Q.45.
Ans.

What are the clinical features of DKA?

Symptoms
Polyuria and thirst
Weakness
Nausea and vomiting
Abdominal pain
Impairment of level of consciousness.
Signs
Dehydration
Hypotension (postural or supine)
Tachycardia
Air hunger (Kussmaul breathing)
Smell of acetone.
Q.46. What are the principles of management of DKA?

Ans. i. The administration of short-acting (soluble) insulin

ii. Fluid replacement

iii. Potassium replacement

iv. Administration of antibiotics if infection is present.
Q.47. What is the average loss of fluid and electrolytes in
adult diabetic ketoacidosis of moderate severity?
Ans. Water: 6 L

Sodium: 500 mmol

Chloride: 400 mmol

Potassium: 350 mmol

3 L extracellular replaced with saline, 3 L intracellular
replaced with dextrose.
Q.48. What are the principles of management of HONK?
Ans. Principles of management are:

i. The administration of short-acting (soluble) insulin.

ii. Fluid replacement.

iii. Administration of antibiotics if infection is present.
Diabetes Mellitus

iv. Prophylactic low molecular weight heparin to prevent

thromboembolic complication.
Q.49. What are the differences in the treatment of HONK

from treatment of DKA?
Ans. Differences are:

i. Insulin requirement is less in HONK than in DKA.

ii. Fluid replacement is done by 0.45% NaCl in HONK in
contrast to 0.9% NaCl in DKA.

iii. No need of potassium replacement.
Q.50. What are the types of retinopathy?
Ans. Types of retinopathy are:

Nonproliferative 'background' retinopathy without
maculopathy.

Maculopathy.

Preproliferative retinopathy.

Proliferative retinopathy.
Q.51. How can you differentiate between diabetic and
hypertensive retinopathy?
Ans.
Character

Diabetic Hypertensive
retinopathy
retinopathy
Arteriolar thickening, Absent

tortuosity and increased reflectiveness
(silver wiring)
Present
Arteriovenous nipping
Absent
Present in grade 2
Hemorrhages
Dot and blot
Flame-shaped
Exudates
Soft
Hard
Papilledema
Absent
Present in grade 4
Neovascularization

Present in proli-
Absent
ferative retinopathy
Q.52. Classify diabetic neuropathy.

Ans. i. Somatic
Polyneuropathy

Symmetrical, mainly sensory and distal.

Asymmetrical, mainly motor and proximal (including amyotrophy).
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Mononeuropathy (including mononeuritis multiplex).

ii. Autonomic.
Q.53. What do you mean by microalbuminuria? What is it

significance in diabetic patient?
Ans. Microalbuminuria means the urinary excretion of small
amounts of albumin (20200 g/min or 30300 mg/24
hours).
The presence of microalbuminuria is a clear sign of
glomerular abnormality and can detect the very early
stages of progressive glomerular disease, i.e. diabetic
nephropathy.
Q.54. What is the natural history of diabetic nephropathy?
Ans. Stage of hyperfiltration microalbuminuria
sustained proteinuria nephrotic range proteinuria
end stage renal disease.
Q.55. What is gestational diabetes mellitus?
Ans. Hyperglycemia occurring for the first time during
pregnancy is termed gestational diabetes.
Q.56. What are the causes of glycosuria?
Ans. Causes are:

i. Diabetes mellitus

ii. Alimentary glycosuriaIn normal people or after
gastric surgery, hyperthyroidism, peptic ulceration or
hepatic disease.

iii. Pregnancy.
Q. 57. Name one condition where renal threshold is decreased.
Ans. In pregnancy renal threshold is decreased.
CHAPTER
8
Endocrine System
Q.1. Name some endocrine diseases.

Ans. Some

endocrine diseases are hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, diabetes mellitus, hyperparathyroidism,
hypogonadism, adrenal insufficiency, and Cushing's
syndrome.
Q.2. What are the major endocrine glands?
Ans.
Pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland,
endocrine pancreas, adrenal gland, and testes or ovary
are the major endocrine glands.
Q.3. Name some hyperactive and hypoactive diseases in
endocrine system.
Ans.
Gland
Hyperactive
Hypoactive
Pituitary
Acromegaly
Dwarfism
Thyroid
Thyrotoxicosis
Hypothyroidism
Parathyroid
Hyperparathyroidism Hypoparathyroidism
Cushing's syndrome
Adrenal
Addison's disease
Q.4. A middle-aged women presented with constipation,

hoarseness of voice and cold intolerance. What is your
probable diagnosis?
Ans. Probable diagnosis is hypothyroidism.
Q.5. Define hypothyroidism?
Ans.
It is a clinical condition resulting from reduced
circulatory level of thyroid hormone.

Q.6.
What are the common causes of primary hypothyroidism?
Ans. Common causes of primary hypothyroidism are:

Spontaneous atrophic hypothyroidism.

Radioactive iodine ablation.

Thyroidectomy.

Hashimotos thyroiditis.
Q.7. What is the most common cause of primary hypothyroidism?
Ans. The most common cause of primary hypothyroidism is
iodine deficiency, e.g. in mountainous regions.
Q.8.
What are the common causes of transient hypothyroidism?
Ans. The common causes of transient hypothyroidism are:

Subacute thyroiditis

Postpartum thyroiditis.
Q.9. What do you mean by primary hypothyroidism?
Ans. Primary hypothyroidism means disease in the thyroid
gland.
Q.10. What do you mean by secondary hypothyroidism?
Ans.
Secondary hypothyroidism means disease in the
pituitary gland or hypothalamus.
Q.11. How can you differentiate primary and secondary
hypothyroidism?
Ans.

Points
Primary Secondary

hypothyroidism
Clinically

Weight gain
myxedematous
Weight loss
Lean and thin
TSH raised
TSH low
Biochemically
Q.12. What are the common presentations of hypothyroidism?


Unusual tiredness

Swelling of the body (nonpitting edema)

Weight gain

Cold intolerance

Hoarseness of voice

Constipation.
Endocrine System
Q.13. What questions will you ask if you suspect hypothyroidism?

Ans. Do you notice any change in your weight? (weight gain)

Do you notice any change in your voice? (hoarseness of
voice)

Do you prefer hot or cold? (cold intolerance)

What is your bowel habit? (constipation)

What is your menstrual history (in female)? (menorrhagia).
Q.14. What are the common findings on examination?
Ans. Common findings are:

Hoarseness of voice

Dry scaly skin

Puffy face with periorbital edema

Sinus bradycardia

Nonpitting edema

Delayed relaxation of ankle jerk.
Q.15. One disease can be diagnosed by over telephone,
which is the disease?
Ans. The disease is hypothyroidism.
Q.16. Ask one question to a patient of hypothyroidism and
what 2 clues can you get from the patients answer?
Ans. Ask the patient about weight change, so when he/she
answers you will know if he/she is having weight gain or
weight loss and you will also know if he/she has a husky
voice.
Q.17. Which biochemical investigations would you suggest
to diagnose hypothyroidism?
Ans. Biochemical investigations are serum T4 and TSH.
Q.18. Why not serum T3?
Ans. Measurements of serum T3 are unhelpful since they do
not discriminate reliably between euthyroidism and
hypothyroidism.
Q.19. What are the expected findings in primary hypothyroidism?
Ans. The expected findings in primary hypothyroidism are
serum T4 low and TSH raised.
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Q.20. What are the expected findings in secondary
hypothyroidism?
Ans. The expected findings in secondary hypothyroidism are
serum T4 low and TSH also low.
Q.21. If single investigation is asked for hypothyroidism,
which one?
Ans. TSH.
Q.22. How to interpret thyroid function test results.
Ans.
TSH
T4 T3
Most likely interpretation(s)
Undetectable
Raised
Primary thyrotoxicosis
Undetectable
Normal Raised
Undetectable
Normal Normal Subclinical thyrotoxicosis
Elevated > 20
mU/L
Low
Low
Undetectable/
normal
Low
Low
Secondary hypothyroidism
Mildly elevated Low

Low
520 mU/L
Secondary hypothyroidism
Mildly elevated
520 mU/L
Raised
Primary T3-toxicosis
Normal Normal Subclinical hypothyroidism
Elevated
Raised Raised

Noncompliance with T4
replacement-recent
'loading' dose
Secondary thyrotoxicosis
Q.23. What are the ECG findings in hypothyroidism?

Ans. Sinus bradycardia with low voltage ECG.
Q.24. How will you treat the patient?
Ans. Treat the patient by lifelong thyroxine therapy.
Q.25. What is the protocol of giving thyroxine?
Ans. 50 g (one tablet) daily for 3 weeks (given in morning in
empty stomach) 100 g daily for 3 weeks.
Then maintenance dose at 100150 g daily 6 weeks
should pass before repeating TFTs following a dose
change.
Endocrine System

It is necessary to measure thyroid function every 12

years, once dose of thyroxine is stabilized.
Q.26. What is the aim of treatment?

Ans. To maintain serum TSH within the normal reference
range is the aim of treatment.
Q.27.
Ans.

In which conditions initial small dose (25 g) is used?

Conditions are:
Patient with IHD
Elderly patient.
Q.28. Tell the treatment of hypothyroidism in pregnancy.

Ans. The dose of thyroxine should be increased usually by
50 g of thyroxine.
Q.29. What will happen if inadequate replacement is given
during pregnancy?
Ans. Inadequate maternal thyroxine replacement may result
in congenital hypothyroidism of the baby.
Q.30. What is myxedema coma?
Ans. This is a rare presentation of hypothyroidism in which
there is a depressed level of consciousness, usually in an
elderly patient who appears myxedematous.
Q.31. What is myxdema madness?
Ans. Psychotic condition developed in a patient with
hypothyroidism.
Q.32. Tell the follow up of hypothyroid patient after
treatment.
Ans. i. Clinical: Check for weight loss and decreased edema
every two weeks till patient becomes euthyroid.

ii. Biochemical: TSH is checked every 36 weeks until
patient is euthyroid.
After that monthly follow up for 3 months.
Then every 36 months follow up.
Q.33. What are the clinical criteria of remission of hypothyroidism?
Ans. Clinical criteria are:

Reduction of weight

Decreased edema

Relief of constipation

Husky voice takes about 36 months to normalize.
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Q.34.
Ans.

What are the causes of hyperthyroidism?

Causes of hyperthyroidism are:
Graves disease (60%80%)
Toxic multinodular goiter (14%)
Toxic solitary nodule (5%)
Thyroiditis, e.g. subacute (de Quervain's), postpartum.
Iodide-inducedDrugs (e.g. amiodarone), radiographic contrast media.
Q.35.
Ans.

What are the common causes of hyperthyroidism?

Common causes of hyperthyroidism are:
Graves disease (60%80%)
Toxic multinodular goiter (14%)
Toxic solitary nodule (5%).
Q.36. What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?

Ans. The most common cause is Graves disease.
Q.37. What do you mean by thyrotoxicosis?
Ans. It is defined as a state of thyroid hormone excess.
Q.38. What do you mean by hyperthyroidism?
Ans. It is defined as a state which results in excessive thyroid
function.
Q.39. What is primary and secondary hyperthyroidism?
Ans. Primary hyperthyroidism (thyrotoxicosis) is due to
disease of thyroid gland.

Secondary hyperthyroidism (thyrotoxicosis) is secondary to pituitary or hypothalamic disease.
Q.40. What are the causes of thyrotoxicosis without
hyperthyroidism?
Ans. Subacute thyroiditis

Postpartum thyroiditis

OtherThyroid destruction: Amiodarone, radiation, infarction or adenoma.

Thyrotoxicosis factitious (self-inducedthyroxine administration).

Q.41.
What are the common
hyperthyroidism?
Ans. The common causes are:


Postpartum thyroiditis.
causes
of
transient
Endocrine System
Q.42. What are the common causes of thyrotoxicosis with

less or normal iodine uptake?
Ans. Common causes are:


Postpartum thyroiditis

Drug-induced amiodarone

Radiation thyroiditis.
Q.43.
Ans.

What are the clinical triad of Graves disease?

Clinical triad are:
Diffuse goiter
Exophthalmos
Pretibial myxedema.
Q.44. What are the common presentations of hyperthyroidism?


Weight loss despite normal or increased appetite.

Heat intolerance

Excessive sweating

Tremor

Palpitation

Diarrhea

Hyperdefecation

Proptosis.
Q.45. What are the causes of significant weight loss despite
good appetite?
Ans. Causes are:

Thyrotoxicosis

Diabetes mellitus.
Q.46. Please tell the pathogenesis of weight loss in
hyperthyroid.
Ans. Weight loss is due to the increased metabolic rate.
Q.47. What questions will you ask if you suspect
hyperthyroidism?
Ans. Questions are:

Do you notice any change in your weight? (weight
loss)

What is your appetite? (increased appetite)

Do you prefer hot or cold? (heat intolerance)

What is your bowel habit? (diarrhea)
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What is your menstrual history (in female)? (scanty

mense).
Q.48. What are the common findings on examination?

Ans. Common findings are:

Anxious looking

Tremor on outstressed hands

Warm sweaty hands

Sinus tachycardia or atrial fibrillation

Proptosis, lid lag, lid retraction

Goiter +/ bruit

Pretibial myxedema

Proximal myopathy.
Q.49.
Ans.

What are the causes of tachycardia in hyperthyroidism?

Causes are:
Sinus tachycardia
Atrial fibrillation.
Q.50. What are the signs will you find in thyrotoxicosis in

hand/ neck/ eye?
Ans. In hands

i. Tremor on outstressed hands

ii. Warm sweaty hands

iii. Sinus tachycardia or atrial fibrillation or ectopics in
radial pulse

iv. Clubing and onycholysis in Graves thyrotoxicosis.

In neck

i. GoiterDifuse goiter, multiple nodules or solitary
nodule.

ii. Bruit in Graves' disease.

In eyesLid lag, lid retraction, proptosis, chemosis, and
external ophthalmoplegia.
Q.51. What are the investigations done in hyperthyroidism?
Ans. i. To detect thyrotoxicosis
Serum T3, T4, and TSH
Primary thyrotoxicosisIncreased T3 and T4, and
decreased or undetectable TSH.

Primary T3 thyrotoxicosisIncreased T3, normal
T4, and TSH undetectable.
Subclinical thyrotoxicosisT3 and T4 in the upper
part of normal range and TSH undetectable.

ii. To establish the cause
Endocrine System

a. TSH receptor antibody: Elevated in Graves disease.

b. Antiperoxidase and antithyroglobulin antibody:
Very high in Hashimotos thyroiditis, but slight to
moderate high in Graves disease.
c. Isotope scanning.
d. USG of thyroid gland.
Q.52. If single investigation is asked for hyperthyroidism,

which one?
Ans. Free T4.
Q.53. What are the modalities of treatment of hyperthyroidism?
Ans. Modalities of treatment are:

Antithyroid drugs

Subtotal thyroidectomy

Radioactive iodine therapy.
Q.54.
Ans.

Name antithyroid drugs.

Antithyroid drugs are:
Carbimazole/methimazole
Propylthiouracil.
Q.55.
Ans.

What are the side effects of antithyroid drugs?

Side effects are:
Agranulocytosis
Rashes.
Q.56. What is agranulocytosis?

Ans. A marked decrease in granulocytes, more commonly
neutrophils. In agranulocytosis, the concentration of
granulocytes (neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils)
drops below 100 cells/mm of blood, which is less than
5% of the normal value.
Q.57. What advice would you give to the patient on
antithyroid drugs?
Ans. To seek immediate medical attention if they develop
unexplained fever or sore throat.
Q.58. What are the contraindications of radioactive iodine
therapy?
Ans. Contraindications are:

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Planned pregnancy within 6 months

Active Graves ophthalmopathy.
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Q.59. What are the complications of radioactive iodine?
Ans. Complications are:

i. The majority of patients eventually develop hypothyroidism.

ii. It may precipitate thyrotoxic crisis.

iii. Radiation thyroiditis.

iv. It may worsen ophthalmopathy.
Q.60. What is the role of -blocker in the treatment of
thyrotoxicosis?
Ans. -blocker (propranolol 160 mg daily) causes
symptomatic improvement by reducing sympathetic
nervous symptoms such as tremor, tachycardia, and
sweating.
Q.61. How can you follow up the patient?
Ans. Follow up:

i. Clinical: Check for weight and pulse rate

ii. Biochemical: Free T3 and free T4.
Q.62. How will you treat thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy?
Ans. i. Antithyroid drugPropylthiouracil (150 mg /day) is
the drug of choice.
NB: Carbimazole can cross placental barrier and can
cause skin defect in the baby known as aplasia cutis.

ii. Subtotal thyroidectomyIt is performed if there is
poor drug compliance or drug hypersensitivity. The
surgery is most safely performed in 2nd trimester.
NB: Radioactive iodine is absolutely contraindicated
as it induces fetal hypothyroidism.
Q.63. Tell the complications of thyrotoxicosis with their
management?
Ans. i. Atrial fibrillation
Management:
a.
-blocker propranolol (verapamil/amiodarone if
contraindicated).

b. Antithyroid drugs

c. Anticoagulation with warfarin.

ii. Heart failure
Management: Diuretics
Digoxin
Stop -blocker.
Endocrine System

iii. Ophthalmopathy
Management:

a. Cessation of smoking

b. Artificial tear drop

c. Oral prednisolone if severe inflammation

d. Urgent surgical decompression if visual acuity loss.

iv. Dermopathy (pretibial myxedema)
Management: Local steroids.
Q.64. A 40-year-old male presents with progressively

worsening headache and sweating for 6 months.
On query he admitted history of clash with door and
bystander, increasing size of shoes and ring. What is
your diagnosis?
Ans. Acromegaly is the diagnosis.
Q.65. What is acromegaly?
Ans. It is a clinical condition characterized by hypersecretion
of growth hormone after closure of bony epiphysis (acro
means periphery, megaly means large).
Q.66. What happens if it occurs before closure of epiphysis?
Ans. Gigantism.
Q.67. What is the cause for acromegaly?
Ans. Pituitary macroadenoma is the cause for acromegaly.
Q.68.
Ans.

Q.69.
Ans.

What investigations will you do in acromegaly?

Investigations are:
Measurement of growth hormone during OGTT
X-ray skull lateral view (enlarged sella tursica)
CT/MRI of brain
IGF-1 (increased).
What is the management of acromegaly?

1st line therapy
SurgeryTranssphenoidal (microadenoma).
2nd line therapy
Radiotherapy.
3rd line therapy
Medical Rx (aim: to reduce growth hormone levels
below 5 mu/L).

1st somatostatin analogueOctreotide/lanreotide

Growth hormone receptor antagonistPegvisomant

Newer therapyStereotectic surgery.
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Q.70. What is Cushing's syndrome?
Ans. Cushing's syndrome is a clinical condition caused by
excessive activation of glucocorticoid receptors.
Q.71. What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome?
Ans. Iatrogenic, due to prolonged administration of synthetic
glucocorticoids such as prednisolone.
Q.72.
Ans.

What are the causes of Cushings syndrome?

Causes are:
ACTH dependent
Pituitary adenoma secreting ACTH (Cushing's
disease)
Ectopic ACTH syndrome (small-cell lung carcinoma)
Iatrogenic (ACTH therapy).
Non-ACTH dependent
Iatrogenic (chronic glucocorticoid therapy)
Adrenal adenoma
Adrenal carcinoma.
Pseudo-Cushings syndrome
Alcohol excess
Major depressive illness
Primary obesity.
Q.73. What is Cushings disease?

Ans. Cushing's syndrome due to pituitary cause, e.g. pituitary
adenoma.
Q.74. What are the common clinical features of Cushings
syndrome?
Ans. Common clinical features are:

Central obesity

Moon face

Plethoric face

Buffalo hump

Hirsutism

Acne

Thin skin/easy bruising, purpura

Striae (purple or red)

Hypertension

Hyperglycemia

Osteoporosis

Proximal myopathy.
Endocrine System
Q.75. What are the investigations done in Cushings

syndrome?
Ans. a. To establish presence of Cushings syndrome:

i. Screening tests

Overnight dexamethasone suppression test

24 hours urinary free cortisol

ii. Confirmatory

Low dose dexamethasone suppression test (0.5
mg every 6 hours for 48 hours).

Circadian plasma cortisol.

b. To determine the underlying cause:
Plasma ACTH levels

i. If high ACTH levels

High-dose dexamethasone suppression test (2
mg every 6 hours for 2 days).
CRH infusion tests/Inferior petrosal sinus
sampling.
Pituitary MRI scan with gadolinium contrast.
High-resolution chest CTEctopic ACTH
production.

ii. If ACTH levels undetectable
CT scan of the abdomenAdrenal tumors and
bilateral hyperplasia.

c. To see complications:

Serum electrolytes

RBS and glycosylated Hb

Bone mineral density (BMD)

Lipid profile.
Q.76. What is the treatment of Cushings syndrome?
Ans. Treatment

i. General

Prophylaxis against osteoporosis

PPI

Treatment of hyperlipidemia

Treatment of hypertension

Treatment of diabetes mellitus.

ii. Specific

a.
IatrogenicGradual withdrawal of steroid if
possible.

b. Cushing's diseaseTranssphenoidal surgery with
selective removal of the adenoma.
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If unsuccessful bilateral adrenalectomy.

c. Adrenal tumorsAdrenal adenomaResection
via laparoscopy or a loin incision.
d. Adrenal carcinomasResection if possible, tumor
bed irradiation and adrenolytic drug such as
mitotane.
e. Ectopic ACTH syndromeLocalization and removal of the tumor if possible.
In case of nonresectable malignancies, medical
therapy.
Q.77. What is Nelsons syndrome?

Ans. Nelsons syndrome is increased pigmentation (because
of high levels of ACTH) associated with an enlarging
pituitary tumor, which occurs in about 20% of cases after
bilateral adrenalectomy for Cushings disease.
Q.78. A patient with bronchial asthma was under good
control with medication. He went to see his daughter far
away from his house but forgot to bring his medicines.
Without medication he was free from breathless but in
the next morning he developed nausea, vomiting, and
collapsed. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Adrenal crisis is the diagnosis.
Q.79. How can you manage adrenal crisis?
Ans. Management

i. Correction of volume depletion IV normal saline as
required to normalize BP and pulse.

ii. Replacement of glucocorticoids IV hydrocortisone
succinate 100 mg stat and hydrocortisone (50100
mg IM 6-hourly) until the patient is well enough for
reliable oral therapy.

iii. Correction of hypoglycemia. IV 10% glucose.
Q.80. What history would you take?
Ans. History of taking steroid.
Q.81. What is the most common cause of adrenal insufficiency?
Ans. Withdrawal of suppressive glucocorticoid therapy.
Q.82. What do you mean by adrenal insufficiency?
Ans. Adrenal insufficiency results from inadequate secretion
of cortisol and/or aldosterone. It is potentially fatal and
notoriously variable in its presentation.
Endocrine System
Q.83. What is Addison's disease?

Ans. Addison's disease is the primary adrenal insufficiency.
Q.84.
Ans.

What are the presentations of Addison's disease?

Presentations are:
Chronic presentation
Acute presentation (adrenal crisis)
Acute on chronic presentation.
Q.85. What are the common features of chronic presentation?

Ans. WPPW-weakness, P-pigmentation, and P-postural
hypotension are the common features of chronic
presentation.
Q.86.
Ans.

What are the common causes of Addisons disease?

Common causes are:
Autoimmune
Tuberculosis
HIV/AIDS
Metastatic carcinoma
Bilateral adrenalectomy.
Q.87.
Ans.

What are the sites commonly search for pigmentation?

Sites are:
Buccal mucosa
Sun-exposed areasFace
Pressure areas, (e.g. elbows, knees)
Palmar creases, knuckles
Recent scars.
Q.88. What are the investigations done in Addisons disease?


i. Assessment of glucocorticoids

ACTH stimulation test

ii. Assessment of mineralocorticoids

Plasma electrolyte measurementsHyponatremia
and hyperkalemia.

iii. Other tests to establish the cause and association

Thyroid function tests.

Full blood count.

Plasma calcium and glucose.

Chest X-ray.

Test for gonadal function.

CT/MRI to identify malignancy.
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Q.89. What is the finding of chest X-ray in Addison's disease?
Ans. Small heart (microcardia) is the findings.
Q.90. How will you treat Addisons disease?

i. Glucocorticoid replacement:
Cortisol (hydrocortisone) is the drug of choice 15 mg
in the morning and 5 mg at 6 PM.
Prednisolone5 mg in morning and 2.5 mg in evening.

ii. Mineralocorticoid replacement:
Fludrocortisones (9 -fluorohydrocortisone) is used.
Usual dose is 0.050.1 mg daily.
Q.91. What advices would you give to patients on glucocorticoid replacement therapy?
Ans. Advices are:

i. Intercurrent stress

Febrile illness: Double dose of hydrocortisone.

ii. Surgery

Minor operation: Hydrocortisone 100 mg IM with
premedication.

Major operation: Hydrocortisone 100 mg 6-hourly
for 24 hours, then 50 mg IM 6-hourly until ready to
take tablets.

iii. Vomiting

Patients must have parenteral hydrocortisone if
unable to take it by mouth.

iv. Steroid card

Patient should carry this at all time. It should give
information regarding diagnosis, steroid, dose, and
doctor.

v. Bracelet

Patients should be encouraged to buy one of these
and have it engraved with the diagnosis and a reference number for a central database.
Q.92.
Ans.

What are the causes of polyuria and polydipsia?

Causes are:
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes insipidus
Hyperparathyroidism
Conns syndrome (hypokalemia).
Endocrine System
Q.93. What is diabetes insipidus?

Ans. Diabetes insipidus is a disorder characterized by the
persistent excretion of excessive quantities of dilute
urine and by thirst.
Q.94. What are the types of diabetes insipidus?
Ans. Two types:

i. Cranial diabetes insipidusIt is due to deficient
production of ADH by the hypothalamus.

ii. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidusIn which the renal
tubules are unresponsive to ADH.
Q.95. How can you differentiate diabetes insipidus from
diabetes mellitus?
Ans.
Character
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetes mellitus
Etiology

Deficiency of or
unresponsive to ADH
Absolute or relative
deficiency of insulin
Hyperglycemia
Absent
Present
Glycosuria
Absent
Present
Plasma osmolality
Low
Normal or high
Urine osmolality
Low
High
Urine sp. gravity
Low
High
Q.96. Mention some medical emergency in relation to

endocrine disorder?
Ans. Medical emergencies are:

i. Hypoglycemia

ii. Diabetic ketoacidosis

iii. Pituitary apoplexy

iv. Thyrotoxic crisis

v. Addisonian crisis

vi. Severe hypercalcemia.
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9
Musculoskeletal Disease
Q.1. A 35-year-old lady presents with painful swelling

of metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal
joints of both hands and small joints of both feet for 3
months. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Symmetrical polyarthritis is the diagnosis.
Q.2. What is polyarthritis?
Ans. Arthritis involving 5 or more joints is called polyarthritis.
Q.3. What is arthritis?
Ans. Arthritis means inflammation of joint. Joint is hot,
swollen, and tender.
Q.4. What is arthralgia?
Ans. Arthralgia means painful joint. Joint is painful but not
swollen and tender.
Q.5.
Ans.

What are the causes of polyarthritis?

Causes are:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Viral arthritis
Generalized osteoarthritis
Seronegative spondyloarthritis (psoriasis, reactive,
ankylosing spondylitis, enteropathic arthropathy)
Chronic gout
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Q.6. What are the causes of symmetrical polyarthritis?

Ans. Causes are:

Rheumatoid arthritis

Viral arthritis
Generalized osteoarthritis
Q.7. Which arthritides are more common in female?

Ans. All inflammatory arthritides are common in female except ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis and gout
which are more common in male.
Q.8. What is rheumatoid arthritis?
Ans. It is a chronic multisystem disorder of unknown etiology
(autoimmune) characterized by bilateral symmetrical
involvement of small peripheral joints and persisting
inflammatory synovitis.
Q.9. What are the clinical patterns of presentation of
rheumatoid arthritis?
Ans. Clinical patterns of presentation are:

i. Monocyclic: No further attack after 1st attack.

ii. Progressive: 20% of cases.

iii. Polycyclic: 70% of case with relapse and remissions.

iv. Palindromic: Monoarticular attacks lasting 2448
hours.

v. Transient: Self-limiting lasting less than 12 hours.

vi. Chronic persistent: Most typical form. Once started
does not end.

vii. Rapidly progressive: Rapidly progress over several
years.
Q.10. Tell the diagnostic criteria for RA?
Ans. Criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
(American College of Rheumatology, 1987 revision)

Morning stiffness > 1 hour

Arthritis of three or more joints

Arthritis of hand joints and wrists

Symmetrical arthritis

Subcutaneous nodules

Positive serum rheumatoid factor

Typical radiological changes (erosions and/or periarticular osteopenia).

First 14 for 6 weeks or more.

Four or more criteria are necessary for diagnosis.
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Q.11. Please tell ACR-EULAR classification criteria.
Ans. In 2010, a collaborative effort between the American
College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the European
League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) revised the 1987
ACR classification criteria for RA in an effort to improve
early diagnosis with the goal of identifying patients
who would benefit from early introduction of disease
modifying therapy.
Application of the newly revised criteria yields a score
of 010, with a score of 6 fulfilling the requirements for
definite RA.

Classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis.

Score
Joint involvement

1 large joint (shoulder, elbow, hip,

knee, ankle)
210 large joints
13 small joints (MCP, PIP,
thumb IP, MTP, wrists)
410 small joints
>10 joints (at least 1 small joint)
Serology

Negative RF and negative ACPA

Low-positive RF or low-positive
anti-CCP antibodies (3 times ULN)
High-positive RF or high-positive
anti-CCP antibodies (>3 times ULN)
1
2
3
5
2
3
Acute-phase
Normal CRP and normal ESR
reactants
Abnormal CRP or abnormal ESR
Duration of
symptoms
<6 weeks
6 weeks
Q.12. What are the common joint deformities develop in RA?

Ans. Hand joints

i. Swan neck deformity (fixed flexion of the DIP and
extension of PIP joints).

ii. Boutonniere/button hole deformity (fixed flexion of
the PIP and extension of DIP joints).

iii. Z deformity of the thumb (hyperextension of the interphalangeal joint and fixed flexion and subluxation
of metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb).

iv. Triggering of fingers.

v. Ulnar deviation of hands.

vi. Dorsal subluxation of the ulna at the distal radioulnar
joint.

vii. Radial deviation of wrist.

Foot joint
Hammer toe deformity

Knee joint
It may develop varus/valgus deformity.
Q.13.
Ans.

What are the ocular manifestations of RA?

Ocular manifestations are:
Episcleritis
Scleritis
Scleromalacia
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dryness of eyes and
mouth).
Q.14.
Ans.

What are the cardiac manifestations of RA?

Cardiac manifestations are:
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Endocarditis
Conduction defects
Coronary vasculitis
Granulomatous aortitis.
Q.15.
Ans.

What are the pulmonary manifestations of RA?

Pulmonary manifestations are:
Nodules
Pleural effusions
Fibrosing alveolitis
Bronchiolitis
Caplan's syndrome.
Q.16.
Ans.

What are the neurological manifestations of RA?

Neurological manifestations are:
Cervical cord compression
Compression neuropathies (carpal tunnel syndrome)
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Mononeuritis multiplex.
Q.17. What is Caplans syndrome?

Ans. Coal worker pneumoconiosis with rheumatoid nodules
in the lung.
Q.18. What is Felty's syndrome?
Ans. Felty's syndrome is the association of splenomegaly and
neutropenia with RA.
Q.19.
Ans.

Why does muscle wasting occur in RA?

Causes of muscle wasting are:
Cytokines
Prolonged disuse
Nerve entrapment.
Q.20. What are the joints commonly involved in RA?

Ans. Almost all joints can be involved in RA except distal
interphalangeal joints, lumbosacral spines.
Q.21. How many joint areas are included in ARA criteria?
Ans. 14 joint areas as below:

Right and left upper limbs: PIP-2, MCP-2, wrist-2, elbow-2

Right and left lower limbs: MTP-2, ankle-2, knee-2.
Q.22. What are the complications of RA?

i. Ruptured tendons

ii. Ruptured joints (Bakers cyst)

iii. Joint infection

iv. Spinal cord compression

v. Rarely amyloidosis

vi. Side effects of therapy

Dyspepsia

GI bleeding

Perforation

Anemia

Renal impairment

Bone marrow hypoplasia.
Q.23. What are differential diagnoses for early RA?
Ans. Differential diagnoses are:

Postviral arthritis

Q.25. What investigations are done in RA?

a. To establish diagnosis:
i. ESR, CRP- raised.
ii. Serology
RF positive in 70% cases
ANA at low titer in 30%
Anti CCP.
iii. X-rays of affected joint
Soft tissue swelling
Periarticular osteopenia
Marginal nonproliferative erosions.
iv. MRI
Demonstrations of early erosions.
v. Aspirations of joint effusions.
b. To monitor drug safety:
CBC
Urinanalysis
LFT
Serum creatinine.

Q.26. What is rheumatoid factor?

Ans. Rheumatoid factor is an antibody directed against Fc
portion of IgG. It may be IgM or IgG type. Rheumatoid
factor is positive in 70% cases. We commonly measure
IgM type but IgG type is more specific.

Q.27. What are the causes of anemia in RA?

Ans. Causes are:
i. Normocytic normochromic anemia (anemia of
chronic disease, hemolytic anemia (Coombs
test may be positive), bone marrow suppression,
splenomegaly).
ii. Microcytic hypochromic anemia (GI blood lossNSAID).

Q.24. What are the common viruses causing arthritis?

Ans. Rubella, hepatitis B or parvovirus are the common
viruses causing arthritis.
Systemic lupus erythematosus

Seronegative spondarthritides
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Acute nodal osteoarthritis.
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Q.28. What are the radiological changes in RA?

Ans. Radiological changes are:
Soft tissue swelling
Periarticular osteopenia
Marginal nonproliferative erosions
Reduction of joint space
Subluxation or bony ankylosis.
Q.29. What are the principles of management of RA?

Ans. Principles of management are:
Relief of pain
Reduction of inflammation
Protection of articular structures
Maintenance of function
Control of systemic involvement.

iii. Macrocytic anemia (folate depletionmethotrexate

therapy, associated with pernicious anemia).
Q.30. Tell the management of RA?

Ans. Management
A. Nonpharmacological intervention
Education
Exercise
Physical treatment
Physiotherapy
Hydrotherapy
Joint splinting.
B. Pharmacological therapy.
i. NSAIDs and analgesics to control symptoms.

ii. GlucocorticoidsOral/intra-articular.
iii. DMARD-1st lineMethotrexate and sulfasalazine are
used commonly.
iv. Cytokine neutralizing agents.
a. Anti TNF agents:
Infliximab
Etanercept
Adalimumab.
b. IL-I receptor antagonist:
Anakinra.
v. Immunosuppressive and cytotoxic drug.
C. Surgical

Q.32. What is DMARD?

Ans. DMARD means disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
(DMARDs).

Q.33. When will you start DMARD?

Ans. As early as possible after diagnosis.

Q.34. How long DMARD should be continued?

Ans. There is no consensus that how long DMARD should be
continued.

Q.35. What are the indications for DMARDs in the treatment

of inflammatory rheumatic diseases?
Ans. The main indications for DMARDs are:

Persistent inflammatory synovitis (> 6 weeks)
Systemic vasculitis
Systemic lupus erythematosus with cardiac, renal or
CNS involvement
As an adjunct to corticosteroid therapy in polymyalgia rheumatica and myositis.

Q.31. Tell a commonly used protocol for management of

rheumatoid arthritis.
Ans. Commonly used protocol for management are:
Establish the diagnosis clinically.
Use NSAIDs and analgesics to control symptoms.
Try to induce remission with IM depot methylprednisolone 80120 mg if synovitis persists beyond 6 weeks.
If synovitis recurs, refer to a rheumatologist to start
sulfasalazine or methotrexate. Give a second dose of
IM depot methylprednisolone.
Refer for physiotherapy and general advice through a
specialist team.
If there is no significant improvement in 612 weeks
as measured by less pain, less morning stiffness and
reduced acute-phase response, use a combination of
methotrexate and sulfasalazine.
If no response, use an alternative agent, such as gold,
d-penicillamine, leflunomide or Anti-TNF- therapy.

i. Synovectomy of wrist or finger tendon sheath (for

pain relief/tendon rupture).
ii. In advanced or severe case Osteotomy, arthrodesis,
and anthroplasties.
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Q.36. What are the most commonly used DMARD?

Ans. Methotrexate and sulfasalazine are the most commonly
used DMARD.
Q.38. What are the side effects of methotrexate?

Ans. GI upset, stomatitis, rash, alopecia, hepatotoxicity, and
acute pneumonitis are the side effects of methotrexate.

Q.39. Tell how methotrexate is prescribed in RA?

Ans. Initially 7.5 mg single dose weekly. The dose is gradually
increased upto 25 mg weekly single dose. For prevention
of side effect, folic acid is given the following day, e.g.
methotrexate on Saturday, folic acid on Sunday.

Q.40. What are the side effects of sulfasalazine?

Ans. Nausea, GI upset, rash, hepatitis, neutropenia, and
pancytopenia (rare) are the side effects of sulfasalazine.
Q.41. What are the indications of steroids in RA?

Ans. Principal indications for systemic corticosteroids are:
Short-term control of inflammatory arthritis whilst
awaiting efficacy from DMARD.
Maintenance therapy in RA that cannot be adequately controlled by DMARD alone.
Systemic vasculitis.
Control of inflammatory disease during pregnancy.

Q.42. What are the indications of intra-articular steroid?

Ans. MonoarthritisBetter to avoid multiple joints and
weight bearing joints, if a weight bearing joint causes
more problems steroid is given.
Q.43. What are the newer drugs (biologic DMARD) used in

treatment of RA?
Ans. Anti-TNF agents:
Infliximab
Etanercept
Adalimumab
IL-I receptor antagonist:

Q.37. Please tell the name of some other DMARD.

Ans. Some other DMARD:
Hydroxychloroquine
Leflunomide
Gold, penicillamine, and cyclosporine A.

Anakinra
Rituximab
Abatacept
Tocilizumab.
Q.44. What is the indication for giving newer biological

agent for treatment of RA?
Ans. When there is no response to at least 2 conventional
DMARD for optimum dose and duration, then a
biological agent together with a DMARD is used.

Q.45. What are disadvantages of uses of biologic DMARD?

Ans. i. They require subcutaneous or parenteral administration.
ii. Anti-TNF has the risk of serious infections, particularly
reactivation of latent tuberculosis.
iii. There is also evidence of a possible increased risk of
malignancy with use of anti-TNF.

Q.46. If RA untreated, then what will be the complications?

Ans. Joint destruction, deformity and disability will be the
complications.
Q.48. What are the poor prognostic factors for RA?

Ans. Poor prognostic factors are:
Insidious onset
Higher baseline disability
Female gender
Involvement of MTP joints
Positive rheumatoid factor
Blood very high ESR and CRP
Disease duration over 3 months without treatment.
Q.49. What are the prognosis of RA?

Ans. Prognosis are:
Lifespan reduced by 815 years
40% will be disabled within 3 years

Q.47. How can you assess response to therapy?

Ans. i.Clinical Reduction of joint swelling and pain
Morning stiffness less than or equal to
15 minutes
Reduction of joint tenderness.
ii. LaboratoryESR
CRP.

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Q.51. A 27-year-old lady presents with symmetrical arthritis

of hand joints without any deformity for 6 months. She
gives history of two spontaneous abortions. She has
malar rash and oral ulcer. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Systemic lupus erythematosus is the diagnosis.
Q.52. What are the types of arthritis in systemic lupus

erythematosus?
Ans. Types of systemic lupus erythematosus are nonerosive and
nondeforming symmetrical inflammatory polyarthritis.
Q.53. What are the diagnostic criteria for systemic lupus

erythematosus?
Ans. Revised American Rheumatism Association criteria for
systemic lupus erythematosus.
Characteristics
Renal disorder
Serositis
Arthritis
Rash due to unusual reaction to sunlight

Oral or nasopharyngeal ulceration, which may
be painless
Nonerosive, involving two or more peripheral
joints
Pleuritis (history of pleuritic pain or rub, or
pleural effusion) or pericarditis (rub, ECG
evidence or effusion)
Persistent proteinuria > 0.5 gm/day or
cellular casts (red cell, granular or tubular)
Oral ulcers
Photosensitivity
Erythematous raised patches with adherent

keratotic scarring and follicular plugging
Discoid rash
Fixed erythema, flat or raised, sparing the

nasolabial folds
Malar rash
Features
Q.50. What are the connective tissue disorders?

Ans. Connective tissue disorders are:
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic sclerosis
Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis.

80% will be disabled within 10 years

If on treatment 20% complete remission.
Contd...
Characteristics
Seizures or psychosis, in the absence of

provoking drugs or metabolic derangement
Neurological
disorder
Features
Hemolytic anemia or leukopenia (< 4 109/L),

or lymphopenia (< 1 109/L), or thrombo-
cytopenia (< 100 109/L) in the absence of
offending drugs
Hematological
disorder
Anti-DNA antibodies in abnormal titer or

presence of antibody to Sm antigen or
positive antiphospholipid antibodies
Immunological
disorder
Antinuclear antibody Abnormal titer of ANA by immunofluorescence

(ANA) disorder
Q.54. How is the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus

made?
Ans. Presence of 4 or more criteria at a time or sequentially.
Q.55. What is anti-ds-DNA?
Ans. Anti ds-DNA means antibody to DNA (double-stranded).
Anti-ds-DNA antibodies are characteristic of severe
active SLE but occur in only around 30% of cases.
Q.56. What history would you take if you suspect systemic
lupus erythematosus?
Ans. History of
i. Whether the rash is aggravated on exposure to
sunlight
ii. Raynauds phenomenon
iii. Convulsion and psychiatric history
iv. Drugs and oral contraceptive pill
v. Family history of systemic lupus erythematosus
vi. Repeated abortion in female
vii. History of DVT and thromboembolism.
Q.57. What are the types of rash in systemic lupus
erythematosus?
Ans. Three distinct types of rash occur:
i. The classic butterfly facial rash (upto 20% of patients).
ii. Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE)
rashes.
iii. Discoid lupus lesions.

Contd...
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Q.58. Describe a typical systemic lupus erythematosus rash.

Ans. This is an erythematous, raised and painful or itchy rash
occurring over the cheeks with sparing of the nasolabial
folds (the classic butterfly facial rash).

Q.59. What is Raynauds phenomenon?

Ans. Raynauds phenomenon is a syndrome of episodic
digital ischemia manifested by triphasic color-pallor,
cyanosis and redness of fingers and toes on exposure to
cold.
Q.61. What are the treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus?

Ans. a. General
i. Patients should be advised to avoid sun and UV
light exposure, and to employ sun blocks.
ii. Advise to stop smoking.
iii. Control of cardiovascular risk factors, such as
hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
b. Specific
i. Mild disease restricted to skin and joints
Analgesics and/or NSAIDs, and if necessary
hydroxychloroquine (200400 mg daily).
ii. Moderate disease (such as rash, synovitis, pleurisy
and pericarditis)Short courses of oral steroids.
iii. Life-threatening disease affecting the kidney, CNS
or cardiovascular systemHigh-dose steroids and
immunosuppressives. A commonly used regimen
is pulse methylprednisolone (500 mg1 gm IV)
coupled with cyclophosphamide (2 mg/kg IV),
repeated at 23 weekly intervals on 68 occasions,
depending on the clinical response.

Q.62. What is the prognosis of systemic lupus erythematosus?

Ans. 5 years survival 90%.

Q.60. Please tell the goals of treatment of systemic lupus

erythematosus.
Ans. Goals of treatment are:
To educate the patient about the nature of the illness
To control symptoms
To prevent organ damage.

Q.63. What are the causes of death in systemic lupus erythematosus?

Ans. Causes are:
i. Renal failure
ii. Sepsis
iii. Premature cardiovascular disease.
Q.64. A 20-year-old man presents with painful swelling of

both knee and right ankle joints for 2 weeks. What is
your diagnosis?
Ans. Oligoarthritis is the diagnosis.
Q.65. What do you mean by oligoarthritis?

Ans. Arthritis involving 24 joints.
Q.66. What are the common causes of oligoarthritis?

a. Seronegative spondyloarthritis
i. Reactive arthritis
ii. Psoriatic arthritis
iii. Ankylosing spondylitis
iv. Enteropathic arthritis.
b. Osteoarthritis
c. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
d. Oligoarticular presentation of polyarthritis, e.g. RA.
Q.67. What are the types of seronegative spondyloarthritis?

Ans. Types are:
Reactive arthritis, including Reiter's syndrome
Psoriatic arthritis
Arthropathy associated with inflammatory bowel disease (enteropathic arthritis).

Q.68. What are the diagnostic criteria for seronegative

spondyloarthritis?
Ans. i. Asymmetrical inflammatory oligoarthritis (lower >
upper limb)

ii. Sacroiliitis and/or inflammatory spondylitis
iii. Inflammatory enthesitis
iv. Anterior uveitis
v. Tendency for familial aggregation (HLA B27)
vi. Persistently negative RF
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Q.69. What is ankylosing spondylitis?

Ans. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is characterized by a chronic
inflammatory arthritis predominantly affecting the
sacroiliac joints and spine, which can progress to bony
fusion of the spine.
Q.71. What is genetic correlation of AS?

Ans. More than 90% of those affected are HLA-B27-positive.

Q.72. What is the most common presentation of AS?

Ans. Recurrent episodes of low back pain with marked
morning and inactivity stiffness is the most common
presentation of AS.

Q.70. What is the age and sex prevalence of AS?

Ans. Age and sex prevalence of AS are:
Peak onset in the second or third decade
Male: female ratio 3:1.

vii. Absence of nodules and other extra-articular features

of RA.
Q.74. What findings would you expect by examining the

spine?
Ans. Findings are:
Loss of lumbar lordosis, marked thoracic kyphosis,
compensated cervical hyperextension.
Tender over sacroiliac joints.
Increased wall occiput distance.
Restricted movement of spines in all direction.
Positive Schobers test.
Q.75. What are the extra-articular features of ankylosing

spondylitis?
Ans. Extra-articular features are:
Plantar fasciitis

Q.73. What are the features of back pain in ankylosing

spondylitis?
Ans. Features are:

Morning stiffness >30 minutes.
Improvement with exercise but not with rest.
Awakening from back pain during only the second
half of the night.
Alternating buttock pain.
Achilles tendenitis
Anterior uveitis
Aortic incompetence
Cardiac conduction defects
Pulmonary apical fibrosis.
Q.76. Does AS involve peripheral joints?

Ans. Yes.
Q.77. What is the pattern of peripheral arthritis?

Ans. Asymmetrical inflammatory oligoarthritis affecting hip,
knee, ankles, and shoulders.
Q.78. What are the modified New York criteria (1984) for
diagnosis for ankylosing spondylitis?
Ans. Modified New York criteria (1984) for diagnosis consist
of the following:
1. History of inflammatory back pain
2. Limitation of motion of the lumbar spine in both the
sagittal and frontal planes
3. Limited chest expansion
4. Definite radiographic sacroiliitis.
Criterion 4 plus any one of the other three criteria is sufficient for a diagnosis of definite AS.
Q.79. What are the radiological findings in sacroiliitis?

Ans. Sacroiliitis begins in the lower synovial parts of the joints
with irregularity and loss of cortical margins leading to
pseudowidening of the joint space and subsequently
sclerosis, narrowing, and fusion.
Q.80. What are the radiological findings in lumbosacral

spines?
Ans. Radiological findings are:
i. Straightening of lumbar spine caused by loss of
lordosis.
ii. 'Squaring' of vertebrae due to erosion and sclerosis of
the anterior corners of the vertebrae.
iii. Formation of bridging syndesmophytes.
iv. Ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament and
facet joint fusion.
v. The combination of all these features results in the
typical 'bamboo' spine.

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Q.81. Why is early diagnosis difficult in ankylosing
spondylitis?
Ans. 1. Back pain is very common, but AS is much less
common.

2. Diagnosis is clinical, little help from investigation. An
early presumptive diagnosis often relies on clinical
grounds requiring considerable expertise.

3. Young individuals with early AS are often reluctant to
seek medical care.
Q.82. How can you differentiate ankylosing spondylitis from
RA clinically?
Ans.

RA
Onset2nd3rd decade
More common in 4th5th decade
More in male
More in female
Sacroiliitis, spondylitis,
asymmetrical oligoarthritis
involving large joints
Symmetrical polyarthritis involving

small and large joints, no sacroiliitis
or lower spine involvement
Uveitis
Scleritis
Q.83. How will you treat a case of ankylosing spondylitis?

Ans. Treatment:

i. Regular physical exercise. Swimming is ideal exercise.
Poor posture must be avoided

ii. NSAIDs for relieving symptoms

iii. Sulfasalazine, methotrexate to control pheripheral
arthritis

iv. Anti TNF therapy for disease inadequately controlled
by above measures

v. Local corticosteroidsPlantar fasciitis

vi. SurgerySevere hip, knee, ankle, shoulder restriction.
Q.84. An 18-year-old boy presents with painful swelling of
left knee joint for 10 days. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Monoarthritis of knee joint.
Q.85. What are the causes of monoarthritis?
Ans. i. Infective arthritisPyogenic

Tuberculous

ii. Traumatic arthritis

iii. Monoarticular presentation of oligo-or polyarthritis

Reactive, psoriatic or other seronegative spondarthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis.
iv. Hemarthrosis associated with clotting abnormality,
e.g. hemophilia.
v. Crystal synovitis: Gout and pseudogout.
vi. Osteoarthritis.
Q.86.
Ans.

What may be the cause in this patient?

Causes are:
Reactive arthritis
Septic arthritis
Tuberculous arthritis
Traumatic arthritis.
Q.87. What history would you take if you suspect reactive

arthritis?
Ans. History of bloody diarrhea, dysentery, and sexual
exposure.
Q.88. What is reactive arthritis?
Ans. It is an inflammatory arthritis that typically affects young
men following an episode of bloody diarrhea or sexual
exposure.
Q.89. What are the organisms responsible for enteric
acquired reactive arthritis?
Ans. Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter or Yersinia
organisms are responsible for enteric acquired reactive
arthritis.
Q.90. What is the organism responsible for sexually acquired
reactive arthritis?
Ans. Chlamydia is the organism responsible for sexually
aquired reactive arthritis.
Q.91. Please tell the clinical features of reactive arthritis.
Ans. Clinical features are:

i. Acute onset inflammatory oligoarthritis affecting
large joints of lower limbs 13 weeks following sexual
exposure or an attack of dysentery.

ii. Additional extra-articular features:

Circinate balanitis
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Q.92.
Ans.

Keratoderma blennorrhagica
Nail dystrophy
Oral ulcer
Uveitis.
What is Reiters syndrome?

It is a triad of
Nonspecific urethritis
Conjunctivitis
Reactive arthritis.
Q.93. How can you treat reactive arthritis?

Ans. Treatment

i. Rest.

ii. NSAIDs and analgesics for relieve of pain.

iii. Intra-articular injection of corticosteroids for marked
synovitis.

iv. DMARDs for patients with persistent marked
symptoms, recurrent arthritis or severe keratoderma
blennorrhagica.

v. Anterior uveitis is treated as a medical emergency with
topical, subconjunctival or systemic corticosteroids.
Q.94. What are the organisms responsible for septic arthritis?
Ans. In adultsStaphylococcus aureus.

In the elderly and intravenous drug misusersGramnegative bacilli or group B, C and G streptococci.
Q.95. How will you treat septic arthritis?
Ans. i. Admission of patient to hospital.

ii. Urgent investigations should be done.

iii. Intravenous antibioticFlucloxacillin 2 gm 6-hourly

If penicillin-allergic, give clindamycin 450600 mg
6-hourly.

If at high risk of gram-negative sepsis (e.g. elderly,
frail, recurrent urinary tract infection), add a cephalosporin (e.g. cefuroxime 1.5 gm 8-hourly).

iv. Relieve of painOral and/or intravenous analgesics

Consider local ice-packs.

v. Decompression of jointSerial needle aspiration to
dryness (13 times/day as required).

vi. Physiotherapy from first dayEarly regular passive
movement, progressing to active movements once
pain controlled and effusion not reaccumulating.
Q.96. A 34-year-old male presents with arthritis of DIP joints

of both hands with erythematous scaly lesions in
elbow and knees. What is the diagnosis?
Ans. Psoriatic arthritis is the diagnosis.
Q.97. What are the arthritis involving DIP joints?
Ans. Gout, osteoarthritis, and psoriasis are the arthritis
involving DIP joints.
Q.98.
Ans.

What are the types of psoriatic arthritis?

Types are:
Asymmetrical inflammatory oligoarthritis (40%)
Symmetrical polyarthritis (25%)
Distal IPJ arthritis
Psoriatic spondylitis
Arthritis mutilans.
Q.99. What are the nail changes in psoriasis?

Ans. Nail changes include pitting, onycholysis, subungual
hyperkeratosis and horizontal ridging.
Q.100.
Ans.

What are the causes of arthritis mutilans?

Types are:
Psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis.
Q.101. A 60-year-old male presents with pain in both knees

causing difficulty in sitting toilet and pain worsen in
activity, lessened by rest. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Osteoarthritis is the diagnosis.
Q.102. How can you differentiate mechanical arthritis from
inflammatory arthritis?
Ans.
Features

Mechanical
arthritis
Inflammatory
arthritis
Any age
Below 40 years
Onset
Age
Acute
Insidious
Family history
Absent
Usually positive
Morning stiffness
Absent
Present
Better
Worse
Rest
Contd...
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Contd...
Features

Mechanical
arthritis
Inflammatory
arthritis
Activity
Worse
Improved

Signs of
Absent
inflammation
Q.103.
Ans.

Present
What are the causes of low back pain?

Causes are:
Mechanical back pain (>90%).
Nonmechanical back pain, e.g. malignancy, fracture,
and infection.
Inflammatory, e.g. seronegative spondyloarthritis.
Other specific causes, e.g. prolapsed intervertebral
disk prolapse.
Q.104. What are the features of simple mechanical low back

pain?
Ans. Features are:

Pain varies with physical activity (improved with rest)

Sudden onset, precipitated by lifting or bending

Recurrent episodes

Pain limited to back or upper leg

No clear-cut nerve root distribution

No systemic features

Prognosis good (90% recovery at 6 weeks).
Q.105.
Ans.

What are the specific causes of low back pain?

Specific causes are:
Spondylolysis
Spondylolisthesis
Spinal stenosis
Prolapsed intervertebral disk
Arachnoiditis
Vertebral fracture.
Q.106. Define osteoporosis.

Ans. Osteoporosis is defined as reduced bone density, which
causes a micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue
and leads to an increased risk of fracture.
Q.107. Please tell the WHO classification of osteoporosis.

Ans.
BMD

T-score >1.0 Normal

1.0 2.5
Osteopenia
<2.5 Osteoporosis.
Q.108. Who are more prone to develop osteoporosis?
Ans. Postmenopausal women are more prone to develop
osteoporosis.
Q.109. What is commonly used drug in the treatment of
osteoporosis?
Ans. Bisphosphonate is the commonly used drug in the treatment of osteoporosis.
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10
Nervous System
Q.1. What do you mean by lower motor neuron?

Ans. Anterior horn cells of the spinal cord and cranial motor
nerve nuclei in the brainstem with their axons are known
as lower motor neuron.
Q.2. What do you mean by upper motor neuron?
Ans. The pyramidal cells of the cerebral cortex (motor area)
with its axons are known as upper motor neuron.
Q.3. What are the differences between UMN and LMN
lesion?
Ans.

Clinical signs
Upper motor lesion
Lower motor lesion
Power

Weak
Upper limbs: extensors
weaker
Lower limbs: flexors
weaker
Weak
Wasting
None
Yes
Fasciculation
None
Yes
Tone
Spastic increase
Flaccid from onset
Reflexes
Increased
Reduced/ absent
Plantar response Extensor
Flexor
Q.4. What is reflex?

Ans. Involuntary motor response in response to sensory
stimulus.
Nervous System
Q.5. What are the types of reflex?

Ans. Types are:

Superficial reflex

Deep reflex.
Q.6.
Ans.

What are the root values of tendon reflexes?

Reflex

Root value
A. Upper limb
i. Biceps jerk
C5/C6
ii. Supinator jerk
C5/C6
iii. Triceps jerk
C7
iv. Finger jerk
C8
B. Lower limb
i. Knee jerk
L3/L4
ii. Ankle jerk
S1/S2
Q.7. What are the causes of extensor plantar response?

Ans. Causes are:

i. Physiological

1st year of life

Sleep

ii. Pathological

UMN lesion

Deep coma

Postictal period.
Q.8. What are the causes of absent ankle jerk but extensor
plantar response?
Ans.
Causes are:

Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord

Multiple sclerosis

Friedreich's ataxia

Diabetes mellitus with cervical spondylosis.
Q.9. What are the features of 3rd nerve palsy?
Ans. Features are:

Complete ptosis

Eyeball deviated to outward (divergent squint)

Dilated pupil nonreacting to light and unable to move
upward, downward, and medially.
Q.10. What is the common symptom of 3rd nerve palsy?
Ans. Diplopia is the common symptom of 3rd nerve palsy.
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Q.11.
Ans.

What are the causes of ptosis?

Causes are:
3rd nerve palsy
Horners syndrome
Myasthenia gravis
Myopathy
Mechanical ptosis, e.g. eyelid tumor.
Q.12.
Ans.

What are the features of Horners syndrome?

Features are:
Partial ptosis
Meiosis (small pupil)
Anhidrosis (ipsilateral failure of sweating)
Enophthalmos.
Q.13.
Ans.

What are the causes of Horners syndrome?

Causes are:
Central (hypothalamus/brainstem)
Peripheral (lung apex, carotid artery pathology)
Idiopathic.
Q.14. What is Bells palsy?

Ans. It is an idiopathic lower motor neuron type of facial
nerve palsy. It may be related to viral infection, due to
reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus 1.
Q.15. Where is the site of lesion in Bells palsy?
Ans. Facial canal in the petrous part of temporal bone (just
above stylomastoid foramen).
Q.16. What are the common presentations of Bells palsy?

i. Usually in the morning, bystander notice asymmetry
of faceLoss of nasolabial fold, deviation of angle of
mouth towards healthy side.

ii. Patient complaints, dribbling of saliva and water from
the angle of the mouth on the affected side.

iii. Accumulation of food particles between the gum and
cheek.
Q.17.
Ans.

What are the findings on examination in Bells palsy?

Findings are:
Facial asymmetry.
Loss of the nasolabial fold.
Nervous System

Absence of wrinkling of forehead.

Unable to close the eye.
Bells phenomenon present.
Unable to puff the cheek, failure to wistle and smile.
Deviation of angle of mouth toward the healthy side
on attempting to show teeth.
Loss of taste sensation on the anterior 2/3rd of the
tongue on the affected side.
Hyperacusis may be present if lesion occurs within
the facial canal.
Q.18. What is Bells phenomenon?

Ans. On attempting to close the eyes, the eyeball is rolled
upward and outward. This is called Bells phenomenon.
Q.19. What is the difference between Bells palsy and lower
motor neuron facial palsy?
Ans. Bells phenomenon is present in Bells palsy but absent
in LMN facial palsy.
Q.20. How will you treat a case of Bells palsy?
Ans. Treatments:

i. Prednisolone 4060 mg daily plus acyclovir for 1 week
should be given within 72 hours.

ii. Artificial tears and ointment prevent exposure
keratitis and the eye should be taped shut overnight.

iii. PhysiotherapyFacial exercise, electrostimulation
within 14 days.
Q.21. How can you differentiate UMN and LMN facial palsy?
Ans.

UMN VIIth nerve palsy
LMN VIIth nerve palsy
Contralateral lower-half of
face is involved
Ipsilateral half (both lower and

upper) of face is involved
Wrinkling of forehead and

closing of eye are spared
Wrinkling of forehead and closing

of eye are involved
Q.22. What is the most common cause of UMN facial palsy?

Ans. CVD is the most common cause of UMN facial palsy.
Q.23. What is bulbar palsy?
Ans. Bulbar palsy is the lower motor neuron lesion of X, XI,
XIIth cranial nerves.
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Q.24. What are the causes of bulbar palsy?
Ans. Causes are:

Poliomyelitis

Motor neurone disease

Syringobulbia

Medullary infarction

Brainstem tumors

Myasthenia

Guillain-Barr syndrome.
Q.25. What is pseudobulbar palsy?
Ans. Pseudobulbar palsy is UMN lesion of X, XI, XIIth cranial
nerves resulting from bilateral lesion of corticobulbar
pathways.
Q.26.
Ans.

What are the causes of pseudobulbar palsy?

Causes are:
Bilateral hemisphere (lacunar) infarction
Motor neuron disease
Multiple sclerosis
High brainstem tumors.
Q.27. How can you differentiate bulbar and pseudobulbar

palsy?
Ans.

Pseudobulbar palsy
Bulbar palsy
Lesion of corticobulbar
pathways to V,VII,X,XI,XII
Lesion to X, XI, XII
Bilateral UMN
LMN lesion
Small spastic tongue
Wasted fasciculating tongue
Jaw jerk exaggerated
Jaw jerk normal
Spastic dysarthria
Nasal speech and regurgitation
Q.28. What is headache?

Ans. Headache is the pain in and around the vertex.
Q.29. What are the common headaches?
Ans. Common headaches are:

Tension headache

Migraine

Cluster headache
Nervous System

Referred headache
Headache of raised intracranial pressure.
Q.30. Describe a tension type headache.

Ans. Tension type headache is described as 'dull', 'tight' or
like a 'pressure', or a sensation of a band round the head
or pressure at the vertex.
Q.31. Describe an attack of classical migraine.
Ans. A classical migraine attack starts with a nonspecific
prodrome of malaise and irritability followed by the
aura of a focal neurological event (usually visual), and
then a severe, throbbing, hemicranial headache with
photophobia and vomiting.
Q.32. How can you treat a migraine attack?
Ans. Simple analgesia with aspirin or paracetamol, combined with
an antiemetic such as metoclopramide or domperidone.
Q.33. What are the drugs used to prevent recurrent attacks
of migraine?
Ans. Drugs are:

Pizotifen

Propranolol

Amitriptyline

Sodium valproate

Topiramate.
Q.34. Describe an attack of cluster headache.
Ans. Periodic, severe, unilateral periorbital pain accompanied
by unilateral lacrimation, nasal congestion and
conjunctival injection lasting for 3090 minutes at a
particular time of the day for several days after interval of
weeks to months.
Q.35. What are the characteristics of headache of raised
intracranial pressure?
Ans. Characteristics are:

Worse in morning, improves through the day

Associated with morning vomiting

Worse bending forward

Worse with cough and straining

Relieved by analgesia

Dull ache, often mild.
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Q.36. Define seizure.
Ans. Seizure is a paroxysmal event due to abnormal, excessive,
hypersynchronous discharges from an aggregate of CNS
neurons.
Q.37. Define epilepsy.
Ans. Epilepsy may be defined as a tendency to have recurrent
seizures.
Q.38. Define convulsion.
Ans. Motor component of a seizure is known as convulsion.
Q.39. What are the types of epilepsy according to seizure
type?
Ans. Types of epilepsy according to seizure type:

i. Partial (simple or complex)

ii. Partial with secondary generalization

iii. Primary generalized

Tonic-clonic

Absence

Tonic

Atonic

Myoclonic.
Q.40. What are the stages of tonic-clonic seizure?
Ans. Stages are:

i. Prodormal phase: It may be irritable for some days
before seizure.

ii. Aura: A tonic-clonic seizure may be preceded by a
partial seizureThe aura.

iii. Tonic phase: The patient then goes rigid and becomes
unconscious, falling down heavily if standing
and often sustaining an injury. During this phase,
respiration is arrested and central cyanosis may be
witnessed.

iv. Clonic phase: After a few moments, the rigidity is
periodically relaxed, producing clonic jerks. During
the attack, urinary incontinence may occur, as may
tounge biting. A severly bitten, bleeding tongue after
an attack of loss of consciousness is pathognomonic
of a generalized seizure.

v. Postictal phase: The patient then gradually regains
consciousness, but is in a confused and disoriented
Nervous System
state for half an hour or more after regaining
consciousness. Full memory function may not be
recovered for some hours. After a generalized seizure
the patient usually feels terrible, may have a headache
and will want to sleep.
Q.41.
Ans.

What are the Trigger factors for seizures?

Trigger factors are:
Sleep deprivation
Alcohol (particularly withdrawal)
Recreational drug misuse
Physical and mental exhaustion
Flickering lights, including TV and computer screens
(primary generalized epilepsies only)
Intercurrent infections and metabolic disturbances
Uncommonly: Loud noises, music, reading, and hot
baths.
Q.42. How can you differentiate seizure from syncope?

Ans.
Point
Seizure
Syncope
Present
Absent
Cyanosis
Present
Absent
Tongue biting
Present
Absent
Postictal confusion
Present
Absent
Postictal amnesia
Present
Absent
Postictal headache
Present
Absent
Rapid recovery
No
Yes
Aura(e.g. olfactory)
Q.43. How can you differentiate epileptic fit and hysterical

fit?
Ans.

Traits
Hysterical convulsion Epileptic convulsion
Age
Young age
Sex
More in females

Any age
Both sexes are equally
affected
Contd...
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Contd...

Traits
Hysterical convulsion Epileptic convulsion
Consciousness No real loss of cons-

ciousness.
Real loss of consciousness
True convulsion
Convulsion
Pseudoconvulsion
Time and place In presence of family

of fit
member and never

during sleep
At any time and any place
Duration

Short duration
Persists for long

duration
Tongue bite and Absent

urinary incon tinence
Present
Eyeball
Rolling
Fixed
Postictal
confusion,
headache,
amnesia
Absent
Present
Q.44. How to administer first aid measures for seizures.

Ans. i. Move person away from danger (fire, water, machinery,
and furniture).

ii. After convulsions cease, turn into 'recovery' position
(semi-prone).

iii. Ensure airway is clear, but do not insert anything in
mouth (tongue biting occurs at seizure onset and
cannot be prevented by observers).

iv. If convulsions continue for more than 5 minutes
or recur without person regaining consciousness,
summon urgent medical attention.

v. Do not leave person alone until fully recovered
(drowsiness and confusion can persist for upto 1
hour).
Q.45. Please tell immediate management of seizures.
Ans. Immediate management of seizures

i. Ensure airway is patent.

ii. Give oxygen to offset cerebral hypoxia.
Nervous System

iii. Give intravenous anticonvulsant (e.g. diazepam 10

mg) only if convulsions are continuous or repeated (if
so, manage as for status epilepticus).
iv. Take blood for anticonvulsant levels (if known
epileptic).
v. Investigate cause.
Q.46. Please tell the initial management of status epilepticus.

Ans. Initial management of status epilepticus

i. Ensure airway is patent, give oxygen to prevent
cerebral hypoxia, and secure intravenous access.

ii. Draw blood for glucose, urea, and electrolytes
(including Ca and Mg), and liver function, and store a
sample for future analysis (e.g. drug misuse).

iii. Give diazepam 10 mg IV (or rectally) or lorazepam 4
mg IVRepeat once only after 15 minutes.

iv. Transfer to intensive care area, monitoring neurological
condition, blood pressure, respiration and blood gases,
intubating and ventilating patient if appropriate.
Q.47. What is the first line drug for partial and/or secondary
GTCS?
Ans. Carbamazepine is the first line drugs for partial and/or
secondary GTCS.
Q.48. What is the first line drug for absence seizure?
Ans. Ethosuximide is the first line drug for absence seizure.
Q.49. What is the first line drug for primary GTCS?
Ans. Sodium valproate is the first line drug for primary GTCS.
Q.50. What is acute confusional state (delirium)?
Ans. Acute confusional state (delirium) is defined as a global
impairment of cognitive function with disturbance of
arousal.
Q.51. What are the common causes of acute confusional state?
Ans. Common causes of acute confusional state are

i. Infective

Chest infection

Urinary infection

Septicemia

Viral illness
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Meningitis
Encephalitis.
ii. Metabolic/endocrine
Hypoxia (respiratory failure)
Hyper-/hypoglycemia
Hyponatremia
Liver failure and renal failure.
iii. Vascular
Acute cerebral hemorrhage/infarction
Subarachnoid hemorrhage.
iv. Toxic
Alcohol intoxication/withdrawal
Drugs (therapeutic/illicit).
iv. Neoplastic
Secondary deposits.
v. Trauma
Head injury (cerebral contusions)
Subdural hematoma.
Q.52. What is dementia?

Ans. It is defined as a global impairment of cognitive function
without alteration of consciousness and memory is most
affected in the early stages.
Q.53. What are the causes of dementia?
Ans. Causes of dementia are:

i. Vascular
Diffuse small vessel disease.

ii. Degenerative/inherited

Alzheimer's disease

Huntington's disease

Wilson's disease

Pick's disease

Cortical Lewy body disease.

iii. Neoplastic

Secondary deposits

Primary cerebral tumor.

iv. Traumatic

Chronic subdural hematoma.

v. Toxic/nutritional

Alcohol

Thiamine deficiency
Nervous System

B12 deficiency
Hypothyroidism.
Q.54. What are the reversible causes of dementia?

Ans. Reversible causes of dementia are remembered by the
mnemonics DEMENTIA:
DDrugs (any drug with anticholinergic activity)
E Emotional (depression)

M Metabolic (hypoxia)
E Endocrine(hypothyroid)
NNormal pressure hydrocephalus
T Tumor or other space-occupying lesion
I Infection (syphilis, AIDS)
A Anemia (vitamin B12 or folate deficiency), vitamin
B1 deficiency also.
Q.55. What is coma?
Ans. Coma is defined as persistent loss of consciousness.
Q.56. What are the causes of unconsciousness (coma)?
Ans. Common causes of coma (remember by mnemonics
AEIOU, DAMM)

AEIOU

AAlcohol and abscess
E Epilepsy, encephalitis, endocrine, and electrolyte
disturbance
IHead injury and brainstem infarction or hemorrhage

OOpium and drug overdose
U Uremia.

DAMM
DDiabetes (hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, nonketotic hyperosmolar hyperglycemia)

AApoplexy, epidural and subdural hemorrhage, and
subarachnoid hemorrhage

MMeningitis and cerebral malaria
MMetabolic (hepatic failure).
Q.57. What is stroke?
Ans. WHO definition of stroke: Stroke may be defined as a
sudden onset of focal or global neurological deficit,
which is nontraumatic vascular in origin, lasting more
than 24 hours or die within this period and death cannot be attributed by any other events or imaging study
done within 24 hours reveals infarction or hemorrhage.
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Q.58. Classify stroke
Ans. Classifications:

1. On the basis of duration and evolution of symptoms

a. Transient ischemic attack

b. Progressing stroke (stroke in evolution)

c. Completed stroke.

2. Pathological classifications

a. Infarctive/ ischemic stroke

b. Hemorrhagic stroke
Primary intracerebral hemorrrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
Q.59. What is TIA?
Ans. Transient ischemic attack is a sudden onset of focal
neurological deficit lasting minute to hours usually less
than 24 hours with complete recovery.
Q.60.
Ans.

What are the major risk factors of stroke?

Major risk factors are:
Smoking
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperlipidemia
Heart disease (atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and
endocarditis).
Q.61. What are the common presentations of the stroke?

Ans. Depends on which artery is involved and which segment
is involved

i. Impaired consciousness/coma

ii. Hemiparesis or hemiplegia

iii. Hemisensory loss

iv. Aphasia

v. Visual field defect

vi. Brainstem deficit.
Q.62. What do you mean by paresis, plegia, hemiplegia, and
paraplegia?
Ans. ParesisPartial paralysis

PlegiaComplete paralysis

HemiplegiaParalysis of one-half of the body

ParaplegiaParalysis of lower limbs.
Nervous System
Q.63. What is the common presentation of SAH?

Ans. Subarachnoid hemorrhage typically presents with a
sudden, severe 'thunderclap' headache (often occipital)
which lasts for hours or even days, often accompanied
by vomiting.
Q.64. How will you differentiate between hemorrhagic and
ischemic stroke clinically?
Ans. It is very difficult to differentiate clinically but the
combination of severe headache and vomiting at the
onset of the focal neurological deficits increases the
likelihood of a hemorrhagic stroke.
Q.65. What are the investigations done in case of stroke?
Ans. Imaging: Brain CT scan (to see cerebrum) and MRI (to
see cerebellum, brainstem).
If any hemorrhage is suspected, do it after 23 hours.
If infarction suspected, do it after 24 hours.

ECG

Blood glucose

Lipid profile

Blood for Hb%

Urine R/M/E

Serum creatinine

Others, according to suspicion.
Q.66. Please tell the general measures of a stroke patient.
Ans. General management

i. Immediate hospitalization

ii. ABC management

a. Airway: Keep patient in recovery position, clear airway.

b. Breathing: Use oxygen or artificial respiration if
required. Indicated if (SaO2 < 93%, hypotensive,
etc.).

c. Circulation maintenance.

iii. NutritionNPO initially; give feeding with NG tube
every 2 hourly until swallowing assessed.

iv. General care

a. Care of the bowel: Bowel movement at least once in
a day.

b. Care of the bladder: For unconscious patient with
condom or indwelling catheter.
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c. Care of eye and nose: Chloramphenicol eyedrop to

prevent exposure keratitis.
d. Care of mouth: Use antifungal to prevent oral
thrush.
e. Care of paralyzed part of the body: 2 hourly change
of posture and regular physiotherapy to prevent
bedsore or contracture.
Q.67. What are the specific measures for infarctive stroke?

Ans. For reperfusion of ischemic area

i. Antiplatelet drugsAspirin, clopidogrel

ii. Intra-arterial thrombolysis
Use of r-tpA

iii. Modification of risk factors

iv. Treatment of complication.
Q.68.
Ans.

What are the complications of stroke?

Complications are:
Chest infection
Epileptic seizures
Deep vein thrombosis / pulmonary embolism
Frozen shoulder
Pressure sores
Urinary infection
Constipation
Depression and anxiety.
Q.69. What are the specific measures for hemorrhagic

stroke?
Ans. Hemorrhagic stroke:

i. Hypertension should be controlled.

ii. Nimodipine is given to prevent vasospasm if ventricular extension is present.
iii.
Anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs are contraindicated.

iv. Surgical clot evacuation when

a. Supratentorial hemorrhage: Hematoma >5 cm or
hematoma 35 cm but deterioration of consciousness.

b. Infratentorial hemorrhage: Hematoma >5 cm or
blood in ventricle.
Q.70. How can you treat TIA?
Ans. Treatments of TIA:
Nervous System

i. AntiplateletAspirin
ii. Control of risk factors
iii. For carotid TIA, carotid Doppler studyIf significant
stenosis (>70% stenosis), carotid angiogram, and
endarterectomy.
Q.71. What is Webers syndrome?

Ans. Weber syndrome is a brainstem syndrome due to lesion
in anterior cerebral peduncle (midbrain) characterized
by(a) Ipsilateral 3rd palsy, (b) contralateral upper
motor neuron 7th palsy, and (c) contralateral hemiplegia.
Q.72. What is Millard-Gubler syndrome?
Ans. Millard-Gubler syndrome is a brainstem syndrome due
to lesion in pontomedullary junction characterized
by(a) Ipsilateral 6th palsy, (b) ipsilateral lower motor
neuron 7th palsy, and (c) contralateral hemiplegia.
Q.73. What is the investigation protocol for suspected
subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Ans. Emergency CT i. Presence of blood in subarachnoid

space and cisternsSAH

NegativeLumbar puncture after 12 hours Xanthochromia / Blood SAH

NB. If CT and CSF at 12 hours are negative, no SAH.
Q.74.
Ans.

How can you treat SAH?

Treatments of SAH:
Referral to neurosurgeon
Resuscitation
Nimodipine 60 mg.
Q.75. A 22-year-old male patient presented with sudden

onset of spastic paraparesis with definite sensory level
and urinary retention. What are your diagnoses?
Ans. Diagnoses are:

Spinal cord compression

Acute transverse myelitis.
Q.76.
Ans.

What are the treatments of acute transverse myelitis?

Treatments are:
High-dose intravenous methyl prednisolone.
Supportive measure for a paralyzed patient.
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Q.77.
Ans.

Q.78.
Ans.

What are the causes of spinal cord compression?

Causes are:
Trauma
Tumors, e.g. meningioma, metastatic carcinoma (e.g.
breast, prostate, bronchus), and myeloma
Tuberculosis.
What are the causes of spastic paraplegia?
Causes are:
Spinal cord compression
Acute transverse myelitis
Multiple sclerosis
Motor neuron disease
Friedreichs ataxia
Hereditary spastic paraplegia.
Q.79. What is the common chronic infection causing paraplegia?

Ans. Spinal tuberculosis (Potts disease) is the common
chronic infection causing paraplegia.
Q.80. A 15-year-old boy presented with weakness of both
lower limb for 3 days which is ascending in nature. He
has history of loose watery motion 14 days back. What
is your most probable diagnosis?
Ans. Guillain-Barr syndrome is the most probable diagnosis.
Q.81. Which type of disease is Guillain-Barr syndrome?
Ans. Guillain-Barr syndrome is a immune-mediated acute
inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy type of
disease.
Q.82. Which type of paralysis occurs in Guillain-Barr
syndrome?
Ans. Flaccid paralysis occurs in Guillain-Barr syndrome.
Q.83.
Ans.

What are the differential diagnoses of flaccid paralysis?

Differential diagnoses are:
Guillain-Barr syndrome
Poliomyelitis
Botulism
Hypo/hyperkalemic periodic paralysis.
Q.84. How can you differentiate GBS from poliomyelitis?

Ans. In GBS symmetrical involvement and in poliomyelitis
asymmetrical involvement.
Nervous System
Q.85. What is the finding in poliomyelitis?

Ans. Asymmetric flaccid paralysis is the finding in poliomyelitis.
Q.86. What are the cardinal findings on examination of GBS
patient?
Ans. Diffuse weakness with widespread loss of jerks.
Q.87. What is the condition of jerks in GBS?
Ans. Diminished or absent jerks.
Q.88. What are the investigations done in GBS?

i. Lumbar puncture and CSF study

ii. Electrophysiological studies

iii. Investigation to identify an underlying cause, such
as cytomegalovirus, mycoplasma or campylobacter,
requires a chest X-ray, stool culture, and appropriate
immunological blood tests.
Q.89. When will you do lumbar puncture?
Ans. 10 days after onset of disease.
Q.90. What are the typical findings in CSF?
Ans. Albuminocytological disassociation.
Q.91. What do you mean by albuminocytological disassociation?
Ans. CSF protein is elevated but usually no or little rise in CSF
cell number.
Q.92. Please tell treatment of GBS.

i. HospitalizationIdeally the patient should be treated
in ICU, may require artificial ventilation.

ii. High dose IV immunoglobulin (400 mg/kg/day for
5 days)Shorten the duration of ventilation and
improve prognosis, provided treatment is started
within 14 days of the onset of symptoms.

iii. Plasmapheresis is equally effective.

iv. Physiotherapy is the mainstay of therapy after initial
phase.
NB. Steroid is ineffective.
Q.93. What are the prognoses?
Ans. Prognoses are:

80% complete recovery
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Q.94.
Ans.

16% live with residual disability

4% die.
What are the causes of sudden muscle weakness?

Causes are:
GBS
Poliomyelitis
Botulism
Stroke
Hypo/hyperkalemic periodic paralysis.
Q.95. What are the common causes of peripheral neuropathy?


(Remember ABCDI)

i. Alcohol

ii. Vit B1, B6 and B12 deficiency

iii. Carcinoma, chronic renal failure

iv. DM

v. Drugs Isoniazid
Ethambutol
Metronidazole.

vi. Infections Leprosy, HIV, and diphtheria.
Q.96. What are the common presentations of peripheral
polyneuropathy?
Ans. Numbness, pain, and paresthesia in globe and stocking
distribution, and distal weakness are the common
presentations of peripheral polyneuropathy.
Q.97. What are your expected findings on examination?
Ans. Wasting, reduced muscle power, diminished or absent
reflexes, and diminished all modalities of sensation are
the expected findings on examinations.
Q.98.
Ans.

What are the causes of loss of tendon reflexes?

Causes are:
Lower motor neuron lesion
Dorsal column lesion
Neuronal shock
Hypo or hyperkalemia.
Nervous System
Q.99. How can you differentiate between neuropathy and

myopathy?
Ans.
Trait
Neuropathy
Myopathy
Sensory symptom
May be present
Absent
Pattern of weakness

Predominately
distal
Predominately
proximal
Wasting
May be severe

Tone
Absent until late

stage
Decreased/Increased Normal usually
Involuntary movement Present
Absent
Plantar
May be extensor
Flexor
Co-ordination
May be lost
Intact
Sensory function
Impaired
Intact
Q.100. Please name some drugs used to treat neuropathic

pain.
Ans. Gabapentine, pregabalin, carbamazepine, and amitriptyline are some drugs used to treat neuropathic pain.
Q.101. An 18-year-old boy presented with high grade fever
and headache for 3 days. On examination the boy
is conscious, toxic and has stiff neck. What is your
diagnosis?
Ans. Diagnosis is meningitis.
Q.102. What is meningitis?
Ans. Meningitis means inflammation of meninges. It is
usually due to acute infection of the meninges which
presents with a characteristic combination of pyrexia,
headache, and meningism.
Q.103. What do you mean by meningism?
Ans. It consists of headache, photophobia, and signs of
meningeal irritation:

i. Neck rigidity.

ii. Kernigs sign: It is the extension at the knee with
the hip joint flexed causes spasm in the hamstring
muscles.
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iii. Brudzinskis sign: Passive flexion of the neck causes

flexion of the hips and knees.
Q.104. What are the causes of neck stiffness?

Ans. Causes are:

i. Meningitis

ii. Subarachnoid hemorrhage

iii. Cervical spondylitis

iv. Tetanus.
Q.105.
Ans.

What are the common causes of meningitis?

Common causes are:
Viral meningitis
Bacterial meningitis
Tuberculous meningitis.
Q.106. Please tell the parameters of normal CSF.

Ans.

CSF Normal
Pressure
50250 mm of water
Color
Clear
White cell count ( 106/L)
04 all lymphocytes
Glucose
> 60% of blood level
Protein
< 0.45 gm/L
Microbiology
Sterile
Q.107. Tell the CSF findings in viral meningitis.

Ans.
Pressure
Normal
Appearance
Clear
Upto 2000 lymphocytes
Cells /L
Protein(gm/L) Normal
Glucose
Normal
Stain and cultureno organisms
Microbiology
Nervous System
Q.108. What are the common causes of bacterial meningitis?

Ans.
Age of onset
Common
i. Neonate

Gram-negative bacilli (Escherichia coli,

Proteus) Group B streptococci
ii. Preschool child

Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria

meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae
iii. Older child and adult Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus

pneumoniae
Q.109. If this patient develops maculopapular rash, what does

it indicate?
Ans. Meningococcal septicemia and meningitis caused by
Neisseria meningitides.
Q.110. What are the CSF findings in bacterial meningitis?
Ans.

Pressure
Usually increased/ normal
Appearance
Cloudy/turbid
10005000 polymorphs
Cells /L
Protein(gm/L) Increased
Glucose
Reduced
Gram stain +culture of organism
Microbiology
Q.111. Which antibiotic would you choose to treat pyogenic

meningitis?
Ans.

Organism Antibiotic
Unknown

pyogenic
Cefotaxime
Benzylpenicillin
Meningococcus
Pneumococcus Cefotaxime
Haemophilus Cefotaxime
Q.112. Suppose you treat this patient, do you need any

prophylaxis?
Ans. Yes.
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Q.113. Which drugs are used in prophylaxis?
Ans. Oral rifampicinAdult 600 mg 12-hourly for 2 days or a
single dose of 500 mg of ciprofloxacin.
Q.114. What are the clinical features of tuberculous
meningitis?
Ans. Symptoms

Headache

Vomiting

Low grade fever

Depression of conscious level

Confusion

Behavior changes

Signs

Meningism (may be absent)

Oculomotor palsies

Papilledema

Focal hemisphere sign.
Q.115. What are the CSF findings in tuberculous meningitis?
Ans.

Pressure
Usually increased/ normal
Appearance
Clear/ cloudy
Cells /L
Upto 500 lymphocytes
Protein(gm/L) Increased
Glucose
Reduced
Ziehl-Neelsen stain + culture
Microbiology
Q.116. What is cobweb?

Ans. There is formation of thin spidery web in the upper part
of CSF of tuberculous meningitis if kept undisturbed in
test tube.
Q.117. Difference between CSF of pyogenic and tubercular
meningitis?
Ans.
Characteristics Pyogenic meningitis
Tuberculous meningitis
Appearance
Cloudy/ turbid
Clear/ cloudy
Cells /L
10005000 polymorphs Upto 500 lymphocytes

Contd...
Nervous System
Contd...
Characteristics Pyogenic meningitis
Tuberculous meningitis
Glucose
Markedly reduced
Reduced
Gram stain +culture of

organism
Ziehl-Neelsen stain +
culture AFB
Microbiology

Q.118. How will you treat tuberculous meningitis?

Ans. Treat tubercular meningitis by giving category I for 9
months (2+7).
Q.119.
Ans.

What are the triad of Parkinsons disease?

Triad are:
Bradykinesia.
Resting tremor
Rigidity.
Q.120. Which type of gait is in Parkinsons disease and

describes the gait?
Ans. Festinant gait which is

Slow to start walking

Shortened stride

Rapid, small stride, tendency to shorten (festination)

Reduced arm swinging

Impaired balance on turning.
Q.121. Where is the lesion in Parkinson's disease?
Ans. Basal ganglia is the lesion Parkinson's disease.
Q.122. What is tremor? What are the causes of tremor?
Ans. Tremor is an oscillatory movement about a joint or a
group of joints resulting from alternating contraction
and relaxation of muscles.

Causes:

i. Resting tremor: Parkinson's disease.

ii. Tremor on out stressed hand: Anxiety, -agonists (e.g.
salbutamol), thyrotoxicosis, benign essential tremor.

iii. Intention tremor: Cerebellar disease.

iv. Flapping tremor/ asterixis:

Renal failure

Liver failure

Hypercapnia.
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Q.123. Describe the tremor of Parkinsons disease.
Ans. Tremor of Parkinson's disease are:

Coarse, complex movements, usually first in fingers/
thumb

Flexion/extension of fingers

Abduction/adduction of thumb

Supination/pronation of forearm, producing in combination 'pill rolling movement'.
Q.124. How can you differentiate between thyrotoxic and
Parkinson's tremor?
Ans.

Thyrotoxic tremor
Parkinsons tremor
Action tremor
Rest tremor
Usually symmetrical and
Asymmetrical and initially
bilateral
unilateral
Fine tremor(812 Hz)
Coarse tremor(46 Hz)
Diminished at rest
Diminished on action
Q.125.
Ans.

Which types of rigidity develop in Parkinsons disease?

Types are:
Cogwheel type, mostly in upper limbs
Plastic (lead pipe) type, mostly in legs.
Q.126. What are the investigations done in Parkinsons

disease?
Ans. The diagnosis is made clinically, as there is no diagnostic
test for Parkinson's disease.
Q.127. What are the drugs used in Parkinson's disease?
Ans. Drug therapy

i. Levodopa combined carbidopa.

ii. Anticholinergic drugs:

Trihexyphenidyl.

Orphenadrine.

iii. Amantidine.

iv. MAOB inhibitorsSelegeline.

v. COMT inhibitors (Catechol-o-methyl transferase
inhibitors).

Entacapone.
Nervous System

vi. Dopamine receptor agonists:

Bromocriptine
Pergolide
Cabergoline.
Q.128. What is asterixis? What are the causes?

Ans. On attempt to hold up the arms out with hands extended
at the wrists, the posture is periodically dropped,
allowing the hands to drop transiently before the posture
is taken up again.

Causes are

Renal failure

Liver failure

Hypercapnia

Drug toxicity, e.g. phenytoin

Acute focal parietal or thalamic lesions.
Q.129. What is motor neuron disease (MND)?
Ans. Motor neuron disease is a progressive disorder of
unknown cause, in which there is degeneration of motor
neurons in the spinal cord and cranial nerve nuclei, and
of pyramidal neurons in the motor cortex.
Q.130. What are the patterns of involvement in motor neuron
disease?
Ans. Patterns of involment are:

i. Progressive muscular atrophy

ii. Progressive bulbar and pseudobulbar

iii. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

iv. Primary lateral sclerosis.
Q.131.
Ans.

What are the signs of cerebellar lesion?

Signs are:
Titubation
Nystagmus (horizontal)
Scanning speech
Intention tremor
In co-ordination
Dysdiadochokinesia
Pastpointing
Ataxia
Hypotonia
Pendular knee jerk.
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11
Skin
Q.1. Name some common skin problems.

Ans. Some common skin problems are:

Scabies

Eczema

Psoriasis

Taeniasis

Urticaria/angioedema

Pityriasis versicolor

Lichen planus.
Q.2. A 10-year-old boy presents with itchy papules in finger
webs, hands, also in the body, itching more intense at
night. On examination, papules, vesicles, and pustules
are present. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Infected scabies is the diagnosis.
Q.3. What is the organism?
Ans. Organism is Sarcoptes scabiei homini.
Q.4. What is the diagnostic sign of scabies?
Ans. The pathognomonic sign is of linear or curved skin
burrows.
Q.5. What are common sites for scabies?
Ans. Common sites are:

i. Webs of the fingers and toes

ii. On the palms and soles

iii. Around the wrists and axillae

iv. On the male genitalia

v. Around the nipples and umbilicus.
Skin
Q.6. How can you diagnose scabies?

Ans. Diagnosis is clinical (burrow and mite can be seen with
hand lens).
Q.7. What are the complications of scabies?

Secondary infection

Glomerulonephritis (poststreptococcal).
Q.8. What type of complication is poststreptococcal
glomerulonephritis ?
Ans.
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is an immune
mechanism, not direct infection.
Q.9. How can you treat this case?
Ans. Treat by

5% permethrinSingle application from neck to sole,
may be repeated after a week.

Phenoxymethyl penicillin250 mg orally 6 hourly for
7 days to control infection.
Q.10. What are the other drugs used previously?
Ans. Other drugs are 25% benzyl benzoate, and monosulfirum.
Q.11. Describe a typical psoriatic lesion.
Ans. It is a well-demarcated erythematous patch with
adherent silvery white scales.
Q.12.
Ans.

What are the types of psoriasis?

Types are:
Stable plaque psoriasis
Guttate psoriasis
Erythrodermic psoriasis
Pustular psoriasis.
Q.13. What are the common sites involved in psoriasis?

Ans. Scalp, elbows, knees, and lower back are the common
sites involved in psoriasis.
Q.14. What are other organs involved in psoriasis?
Ans. Nails, joints, and eyes are other organs involved in
psoriasis.
Q.15. What are the factors causing exacerbations of psoriasis?
Ans. Factors causing excerbations of psoriasis are:
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Trauma
Infection
Sunlight
DrugsAntimalarials, -blockers, ACE inhibitors and
lithium
Emotion and anxiety.
Q.16. How can you treat psoriasis?

Ans. Treatment of psoriasis

i. General measures:

Explanation, reassurance, and instruction are vital.

ii. Specific measures:

Topical and systemic.

Treatment categories in psoriasis

i. Topical agents:

Emollients, corticosteroids, vitamin D agonists,
'weak' tar or dithranol preparations.

ii. UV therapies:

UVB or PUVA.

iii. Systemic agents:

Methotrexate and retinoids

Immunosuppressives, e.g. cyclosporine and mycophenolate

Newer 'biological' agents, e.g. infliximab and
etanercept.

iv. Intensive inpatient or day-patient care
Topical agents and UVR under medical supervision.
Q.17. What are the common sites of atopic eczema in
children?
Ans. Backs of the knees, fronts of the elbows, wrists, and ankles
are the common sites of atopic eczema in children.
Q.18. How can you differentiate eczema from ringworm
clinically?
Ans.
Ringworm Eczema
Well-demarcated raised margin
Ill-defined margin
Central healing
No central healing
Skin
Q.19. What is the organism responsible for ringworm?

Ans. Fungi, known as dermatophytes (microsporum,
trichophyton, and epidermophyton).
Q.20. What are common sites for ringworm? Please tell the
name according to their site.
Ans. Name of common sites according to their sites:

i. Surface of the bodyTinea corporis

ii. GroinTinea cruris

iii. Toe cleftsTinea pedis

iv. HandsTinea manuum

v. ScalpTinea capitis.
Q.21. How can you treat ringworm?
Ans. Treatment can be given with

i. Topical antifungal with terbinafine or miconazole
cream with or without.

ii. Systemic with terbinafine, griseofulvin or itraconazole.
Q.22.
Ans.

Name some common bullous disease.

Common bullous diseases are:
Bullous pemphigoid
Pemphigus
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita.
Q.23. What are the common clinical presentation of chronic

arsenicosis?
Ans. i. MelanosisHyperpigmentation intersparsed with
hypopigmented area giving rise to rain drop pigmentation.

ii. Hyperkeratosis of palm and sole.
Q.24. Please name some sexually transmitted infections
(STI).
Ans. Bacterial
Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)
Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis)
Granuloma inguinale (Klebsiella granulomatis).

Fungal
Candidiasis (yeast infection).
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Viral

Viral hepatitis (hepatitis B virus)
Herpes simplex (herpes simplex virus 1, 2)
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
HPV (human papilloma virus)

Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV).

Parasites
Crab louse or 'pubic lice' (phthirus pubis)
Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei).

Protozoal
Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis).
Q.25. What is the difference between veneral disease and

sexually transmitted disease (STD)?
Ans. No difference, two different terms for same problems.
Until the 1990s, STDs were commonly known as
venereal diseases, then STD was used and in recent
years the term sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has
been preferred, as it has a broader range of meaning;
sometimes the terms sexually transmitted infections
(STI) and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are used
interchangeably.
Sexually transmitted infection is a broader term than
sexually transmitted disease. An infection is colonization
by a parasitic species, which may not cause any adverse
effects. In a disease, the infection leads to impaired or
abnormal function.
Q.26. How will you diagnose a case of gonorrhea?
Ans. Diagnosis of gonorrhea

i. History of sexual exposure.

ii. Typical clinical presentationMucopurulent or
purulent urethral discharge in male.

iii. Detection of gram-negative intracellular diplococci
by microscopy of Gram stained prostatic smear or
vaginal swab.
Q.27. Which organism is responsible for gonorrhea?
Ans. Neisseria gonorrhoeaeA gram-negative diplococci.
Q.28. Which specimen will you collect from the patient for
diagnosis of gonorrhea?
Ans. Specimens are:

i. Prostatic smear or vaginal swab
Skin

ii. Urethral discharge

iii. Pharyngeal smear.
Q.29. What are the investigations to confirm the diagnosis?


i. GNDC (gram-negative diplococci) on microscopy of
smears from infected sites.

ii. Culture.

iii. NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test such as PCR).
Q.30. How can you treat gonococcal urethritis?

i. Uncomplicated infection:

Cefixime 400 mg stat or

Ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally stat or

Ofloxacin 400 mg orally stat.

ii. If quinolone resistance:

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM stat or

Spectinomycin 2 g IM stat.
Q.31. When is doxycycline used in gonococcal urethritis?
Ans. Doxycycline is used for treatment of chlamydia in
gonococcal urethritis because concurrent infection
is present in upto 50% of men with gonorrhea.
Nongonococcal, nonchlamydial urethritis is also treated
as for chlamydia.
Q.32. What is ophthalmia neonatorum?
Ans. Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum is gonococcal conjunctivitis of newborn contacting infection from mother
following vaginal delivary and presents with purulent
conjunctivitis and edema of the eyelids.
Q.33. What is classification of syphilis?
Ans. Classification of syphilis
Stage
Acquired Congenital

Early

Primary
Clinical and latent
Secondary
Latent

Late

Latent
Clinical and latent
Benign tertiary
Cardiovascular
Neurosyphilis
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Q.34. What is the organism of syphilis?
Ans. Treponema pallidum is the organism of syphilis.
Q.35. Which type of organism is it?
Ans. Spirochete.
Q.36. What is primary chancre?
Ans. The primary chancre is an indurated ulcer (primary
lesion) which develops at the site of infection, usually in
the genital area.
Q.37. How will you differentiate primary chancre from
chancroid?
Ans.

Character
Primary chancre
Chancroid

Ulcer
A single painless

indurated ulcer

Single or multiple painful

ulcers with ragged
undermined edges
Tender, usually unilateral,

unilocular, suppurative
Lymph node Painless, nontender,

mobile, discrete and

rubbery
Q.38. What is the drug of choice in the treatment of syphilis?

Ans. Penicillin is the drug of choice in the treatment of syphilis.
CHAPTER
12
Infectious Diseases
Q.1. Which infectious diseases have you seen in the

medicine ward?
Ans. Enteric fever, malaria, kala-azar, and tuberculosis are
the infectious diseases.
Q.2. What is enteric fever?
Ans. Fever caused by infection with Salmonella typhi, and S.
paratyphi A and B is called enteric fever.
Q.3. What are the types?
Ans.
Types are:

Typhoid fever Caused by Salmonella typhi

Paratyphoid feverCaused by Salmonella paratyphi A
and B.
Q.4. What is the mode of transmission?
Ans. Feco-oral route.
Q.5. Tell some infections transmitted by feco-oral route.
Ans.
Salmonella infection, bacillary dysentery (shigella),
amebic dysentery, cholera, giardiasis, hepatitis A,E are
the infections transmitted by feco-oral route.
Q.6. What is incubation period?
Ans. Incubation period is the period between the invasion
of tissue by pathogen and the appearance of clinical
features of infection.
Q.7. What is the incubation period of typhoid fever?
Ans. 1014 days is the incubation period of typhoid fever.
Q.8. What are the clinical features of 1st week of typhoid
fever?

Fever
Headache
Myalgia
Relative bradycardia
Constipation
Diarrhea and vomiting in children.
Q.9. What are the clinical features of end of 1st week of

typhoid fever?

Rose spots on trunk

Splenomegaly

Cough

Abdominal distension

Diarrhea.
Q.10. Which type of fever occurs in typhoid fever?
Ans. Continued type of fever occurs in typhoid fever.
Q.11. What is relative bradycardia?
Ans. When pulse rate does not increase to the expected level
in comparison to rise of temperature. Pulse increases 10
beats/min for 1C rise of temperature.
Q.12.
Ans.

What are the bowel complications of typhoid fever?

Bowel complications are
Perforation
Hemorrhage.
Q.13. What are the systemic complications of typhoid fever?

Ans. Systemic complications are:

Bone and joint infectionOsteomyelitis and septic
arthritis

Meningitis

Cholecystitis

Myocarditis

Nephritis

Chronic carriage.
Q.14.
Ans.

What are the investigations done in typhoid fever?

Investigations are:
1st week
Blood culture
CBC.
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2nd week
Stool culture
Blood culture
Urine culture
Widal test.
Q.15.
Ans.

What are the antigens in Widal test?

Antigens are:
Somatic antigenO
Flagellar antigenH.
Q.16. What are the interpretations of Widal test?

Ans. Interpretations:

i. Four fold rise or rising titer is significant.

ii. High TO titer (e.g. 1:160 or more) indicates salmonella
infection.

iii. High TO titer (e.g. 1:160 or more) and high TH
titer(e.g.1:160) signifies Salmonella typhi infection.

iv. High TO titer (e.g. 1:160 or more) but low TH titer (e.g.
<1:160) means salmonella infection but other than
typhi.

v. Low TO titer (e.g. <1:160) but high TH titer (e.g. 1:160
or more) indicates anamnestic reaction, i.e. due to
antigenic similarity.
Q.17. What is the definitive diagnosis?
Ans. Blood culture.
Q.18. What is the finding in CBC?
Ans. Leukopenia with relative lymphocytosis.
Q.19. How can you treat enteric fever?

Tab. ciprofloxacin 500 mg 12 hourly for 14 days (drug of
choice).

In case of resistance

Tab azithromycin 500 mg daily for 14 days or 1 gm
daily for 5 days is used.

Ceftriaxone or cefotaxime.

In chronic carrier state

Ciprofloxacin for 4 weeks.

Sometimes, cholecystectomy may be necessary.
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Q.20. Define fever?
Ans. It may be defined as rise of temperature above normal,
measured under standard condition due to elevated set
point of thermoregulatory center of the hypothalamus.

Or

'Fever' implies an elevated core body temperature >
38.0C, i.e. above the normal daily variation.
Q.21. What is the normal daily variation of body temperature?
Ans. The normal 'set-point' of core temperature is tightly
regulated within 37 0.5C.
Q.22. What are the types of fever?
Ans. Types of fever are:

Classical feverHaving regular pattern

Unclassified feverHaving no regular pattern.
Q.23. What are the types of classical fever?
Ans. Types of classical fever are:

i. Continued feverTemperature fluctuation is less
than 1C in 24 hours, e.g. typhoid fever, typhus fever.

ii. Intermittent feverFever persists for a few hours in a
day. Temperature falls to normal each day.

a. Quotidian feverFever comes daily, may be several
times, e.g. liver abscess.

b. Tertian feverFever comes every alternate day, i.e.
3 days pattern (fever-normal-fever), e.g. P. vivax,
and P. ovale malaria.

c. Quartan fever4 days pattern (2 days fever-2
days normal, fever-normal-normal-fever), e.g. P.
malariae malaria.

iii. Remittent feverDaily fluctuation greater than 2C
but does not return to normal, e.g. pneumonia, and
infective endocarditis.
Q.24. What is PUO?
Ans. A temperature above 38C for more than 3 weeks,
without diagnosis despite initial investigation during 3
days of inpatient care or after more than 2 outpatient
visits.
Q.25. What are the causes of PUO?
Ans. Causes are:
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i. Infections: Abscess(liver),TB, infective endocarditis,

malaria, dengue, kala-azar, E.fever, HIV, UTI, arthritis,
and osteomyelitis.
ii. Malignancy: Lymphoma, leukemia, hepatoma, and
renal cell carcinoma.
iii. Connective tissue disorder: SLE, temporal arteritis,
Rh.fever, and PAN.
iv. Miscellaneous.
v. Idiopathic.
Q.26. What are the common causes of fever with

hepatosplenomegaly?

Kala-azar

Malaria

Lymphoma

Leukemia.
Q.27. What are the common causes of fever with chills and
rigors?

Acute pyelonephritis

Malaria

Deep abscess

Cholangitis

Viral fever.
Q.28. What is kala-azar?
Ans. Kala-azar is the visceral leishmaniasis caused by
Leishmania donovani.
Q.29. What is the vector of kala-azar?
Ans. Female phlebotomine sandfly is the vector of kala-azar.
Q.30. What are the forms of Leishmania donovani?
Ans. The forms of Leishmania donovani are:

i. PromastigoteFlagellar promastigotes in female
sandfly.

ii. Amastigote (LD body)Aflagellar amastigotes in
macrophages of human body.
Q.31. Which form is LD body?
Ans. Amastigote.
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Q.32. What is the clinical presentation of kala-azar?
Ans. Clinical presentations are:

i. FeverInitially high fever, usually accompanied by
rigor and chills. Fever intensity decreases over time
and patients may become afebrile for intervening
periods ranging from weeks to months. This is
followed by a relapse of fever.

ii. Weight loss despite good appetite.

iii. Anemia and bleeding.

iv. Massive splenomegaly and moderate hepatomegaly.
Q.33. What are the investigations done in kala-azar?

i. Blood

WBCLeukopenia with relative lymphocytosis
and monocytosis

Hb% reduced

PlateletThrombocytopenia.

ii. Serodiagnosis

ELISA

Immunofluorescence antibody test

Direct agglutination test (DAT)

Rapid immunochromatographic strip test (RK39).

iii. Demonstration of amastigotes (Leishman-Donovan
bodies) in splenic smears, bone marrow or lymph
node smears.

iv. Culture in NNN media.

v. PCR.
Q.34. What is DAT?
Ans. DAT means direct agglutination test; it is called direct as
it uses promastigote as antigen.
Q.35. In field level, which investigation is used?
Ans. RK39.
Q.36.
Ans.

What are the complications of kala-azar?

Complications are:
Secondary infections: TB, pneumonia, and dysentery
Bleeding manifestation
Anemia
PKDL.
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Q.37. Why does anemia occur in kala-azar?

Ans. It is due to

i. Hypersplenism

ii. Short lifespan of RBC

iii. Hemolysis

iv. Ineffective erythropoiesis.
Q.38. What is the treatment of kala-azar?
Ans. Treatment A-I: (1st line of treatment for kala-azar
patients) oral miltefosine100 mg daily for 28 days.

Treatment A-II: Sodium antimony gluconate (SAG) (100
mg/ml) 20 mg/kg body weight IM /IV for 28 days.

Treatment B: (2nd line of treatment) amphotericine-B.
Q.39. What is the contraindication of miltefosine?
Ans. Pregnancy.
Q.40.
Ans.

What are the side effects of sodium stibogluconate?

Side effects are:
Arthralgias
Myalgias
Raised hepatic transaminases
Pancreatitis
ECG changes (T-wave inversion and reduced amplitude)
Cardiotoxicity.
Q.41. How to assess the response of treatment?

Ans. Rule of 6

Within:

6 days: Fever subside and patient feels well-being.

6 weeks: No anemia, weight gain and spleen size
decrease.

6 months: Absence of LD bodies in spleen and
bone marrow.
Q.42. What is PKDL?
Ans. PKDL is the cutaneous lesion which develops after
successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis.
Q.43. What is the treatment of PKDL?
Ans. Treatment of PKDL is Inj. sodium stibogluconate 20
mg/kg body weight daily for 20 days, which should be
repeated after 10 days interval. 6 cycles are usually given.
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Q.44. What is the causative organism of malaria?
Ans. A protozoon parasite plasmodium.
Q.45. What are the species of plasmodium?
Ans. Species of plasmodium are:
i.
P. falciparum
ii.
P. vivax
iii.
P. ovale
iv.
P. malariae.
Q.46. What is the vector of malaria?
Ans. Female anopheline mosquito is the vector of malaria.
Q.47. What types of malaria are common in Bangladesh?
Ans. Types are:

Plasmodium vivax malaria

Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Q.48. Which type of fever occurs in falciparum malaria?
Ans. Irregular feverFever has no definite pattern in falciparum malaria.
Q.49. Which type of fever occurs in vivax malaria?
Ans. Tertian fever occurs in vivax malaria.
Q.50. What is cerebral malaria?
Ans. Any alteration of neurological status in a patient having
P. falciparum is cerebral malaria.

Cerebral malaria is manifested by

Confusion

Seizures

Coma

Usually no localizing signs.
Q.51. What are the causes of anemia in malaria?
Ans. Causes of anemia in malaria are:

i. Hemolysis of infected red cells

ii. Hemolysis of noninfected red cells (black water fever)

iii. Dyserythropoiesis

iv. Splenomegaly and sequestration

v. Folate depletion.
Q.52. What do you mean by relapse and recrudescence?
Ans. Relapse: It is the repeated attack of malaria due to
persistence of exoerythrocytic forms in the liver as
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Q.53.
Ans.

hypnozoites, causing reappearance of parasites in

blood months or years later during which there was no
parasitemia in blood. It occurs in Plasmodium vivax and
Plasmodium ovale.
Recrudescence: It is the clinical manifestation results
from multiplication of parasites in red cells which have
not been eliminated by treatment and immune process.
It is found in P. falciparum and P. malariae.
What investigations are done to diagnose malaria?

Investigations are:
Thick and thin blood films
Immunochromatographic tests for malaria antigens.
Q.54. Why thick and thin film are done in malaria?

Ans. Thick and thin film are done in malaria because of

i. In thick film, erythrocytes are lysed releasing all blood
stages of parasite, it is helpful to detect the parasite,
even with low level of parasitemia.

ii. Thin film is necessary to detect the species and also to
quantify the parasite load in Plasmodium falciparum.
Q.55. How can you treat P. vivax malaria?
Ans. Chloroquinine 3 days + primaquine (radical cure) 14
days.

Chloroquinine
Dose schedule:

1st day:
4 tabs

2nd day:
4 tabs

3rd day:
2 tabs

Primaquine 15 mg daily for 14 days.
Q.56. What is radical cure?
Ans. It means eradication of malarial parasite called
hypnozoite from the liver. It is treated with primaquine
15 mg daily for 14 days.
Q.57.
Ans.

How can you treat uncomplicated falciparum malaria?

1st line treatment:
Artemether + lumefantrine combination (coartem)
Dose: 6 divided doses over 3 days
If for any reason coartem cannot be given then
2nd line treatment:
Quinine10 mg/kg 8 hourly for 7 days (Q7).
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If failure occurs after use of both quinine and coartem

schedule or if after using quinine for 7 days and coartem
cannot be used for any reason, then Q7+T7 or Q7+D7
7 days of oral quinine will be followed by 7 days of
Tetracycline or doxycycline in case of 2nd line treatment
failure 7 days of oral quinine and 7 days of tetracycline
will be given simultaneously in case of 1st line treatment
failure.
Q.58. How can you treat cerebral malaria?

Ans. Treatment of cerebral malaria

i. By intravenous artesunate
Or
Quinine salt10 mg/kg IV 8 hourly till patient can
swallow, then orally.

ii. Supportive measures.
Q.59. How can you give quinine in cerebral malaria?
Ans. Treatment is started with a loading dose of 20 mg/kg
quinine salt in 500 ml of D/A and infusion is given over
4 hours, then maintenance dosage at 10 mg/kg quinine
salt is repeated at intervals of 812 hours until the patient
can take drugs orally.
Q.60. Why is quinine used in DA?
Ans. Quinine is given in dextrose aqua infusion because
quinine may cause hypoglycemia.
Q.61. What are the complications of P. falciparum?

Coma (cerebral malaria)Most common

Hyperpyrexia

Convulsions

Hypoglycemia

Severe anemia


Acute renal failure

Spontaneous bleeding and coagulopathy

Metabolic acidosis

Shock (algid malaria)

Aspiration pneumonia.
Q.62. What is the chemoprophylaxis of malaria?
Ans. Clinical attacks of malaria may be preventable with
drugs which is known as chemoprophylaxis.
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Q.63.
Ans.

Which drugs are used for chemoprophylaxis?

Drugs are:
Proguanil
Malarone
Doxycycline
Chloroquine
Mefloquine.
Q.64. How long is chemoprophylaxis given?

Ans. Chemoprophylaxis is begun 1 week before entering the
malarious area and is continued for 4 weeks after leaving
it.
Q.65. A 30-year-old male presents with few hypopigmented
patches. There is loss of sensation over patches. What
is your diagnosis?
Ans. Leprosy is the diagnosis.
Q.66. Define leprosy?
Ans. Leprosy (Hansens disease) is a chronic granulomatous
disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae.
Q.67. Which organs are mainly involved by leprosy?
Ans. Organs are:

Skin

Nerves.
Q.68.
Ans.

Which nerves are commonly affected in leprosy?

Nerves are commonly affected in leprosy are:
Ulnar nerve (elbow)
Median nerve (wrist)
Radial nerve (humerus) Wrist drop
Common peroneal (knee)
Great auricular nerve (posterior triangle of neck).
Q.69. Classify leprosy?

Ans. Classifications of leprosy:

i. WHO classification:

a. Paucibacillary leprosy: It has 25 lesions with no
bacilli.

b. Multibacillary leprosy: 6 or more lesions which
may have bacilli.

c. Paucibacillary single lesion leprosy.

ii. Ridley-Jopling classification / Classification according
to disease spectrum:
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Q.70.
Ans.

a. Tuberculoid (TT) leprosy

b. Borderline tuberculoid(BT) leprosy
c. Borderline borderline (BB) leprosy
d. Borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy
e. Lepromatous (LL) leprosy.
What are the cardinal features of leprosy?

Cardinal features are:
Hypopigmented anesthetic patch in the skin
Thickend peripheral nerves and loss of nerve function
Acid-fast bacilli on skin smears or biopsy.
Q.71. How can you confirm your diagnosis?

Ans. Diagnosis can be confirmed by detecting acid and alcohol fast bacilli in slit skin smear.
Q.72.
Ans.

From where slit skin smear is taken?

Slit skin smear is taken from
Skin lesion
Ear lobule
Tip of the nose
Dorsum of fingers.
Q.73.
Ans.

What are the differential diagnoses for leprosy?

Differential diagnoses are:
Fungal infection
Tinea versicolor
Drug reaction
Eczema.
Q.74. How can you treat leprosy?

Ans. According to WHO:
Types of leprosy Monthly
Daily self-
Duration

supervised
administered
of treatment

drug treatment drug treatment
Paucibacillary(2 Rifampicin
5 skin lesions)
600 mg
Dapsone
100 mg
6 months
Multibacillary
(>5 skin lesions)

Clofazimine
50 mg
Dapsone
100 mg
12 months
Rifampicin
600mg
Clofazimine
300 mg
Contd...
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Contd...
Types of leprosy Monthly
Daily self-
Duration

supervised
administered
of treatment

drug treatment drug treatment
Paucibacillary
single-lesion
leprosy (one
skin lesion)

Ofloxacin
400 mg
Rifampicin
600 mg
Minocycline
100 mg
Single dose
Q.75. Define food poisoning? What are the infective causes

of food poisoning?
Ans. Acute gastroenteritis caused by ingestion of food or
drink contaminated with living bacteria or their toxins.
Organisms:
Rotavirus
Campylobacter
Salmonella
Verocytotoxigenic E. coli
Shigella

Clostridium difficile

V. cholerae.
Q.76. What is dysentery?
Ans. It means presence of mucus with/without blood in stool.
Q.77. What are the causes of dysentery?
Ans. Causes are:

Bacillary dysenteryShigella,

Amebic dysentery: E. hystolytica.
Q.78. How can you differentiate clinically?
Ans.

Traits
Amebic dysentery
Bacillary dysentery
Number of motion
Amount
Odor
Color
Nature

68/day
Copious
Offensive
Dark red
Blood and mucus
mixed with feces
Over 10 times
Small
Odorless
Bright red
Blood and mucus
no feces
Tennismus
Absent
Present
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Q.79. How can you treat bacillary dysentery?
Ans. Correction of dehydration by oral rehydration therapy
or, intravenous fluid if severe.

Antibiotic therapy with ciprofloxacin (500 mg 12-hourly for 3 days).
Q.80. What are the common causes of fever with maculopapular rash?
Ans. Causes are:

Dengue fever

Meningococcal septicemia.
Q.81. What is the causative agent of dengue fever?
Ans. Dengue virusA flavivirus.
Q.82. What is the vector of dengue virus?
Ans. Ades mosquito is the vector of dengue virus.
Q.83. What is the habit of biting?
Ans. They bite at dusk and dawn.
Q.84. What is dengue syndrome?
Ans. Dengue syndrome encompasses

i. Dengue fever (DF)

ii. Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)

iii. Dengue shock syndrome (DSS).
Q.85. What are the criteria of dengue fever?
Ans. Dengue fever is an acute febrile illness of 27 days
duration sometimes with two peaks having the following
manifestations:

1. Sudden onset continuous fever

2. Two or more of the following features:

a. Severe headache

b. Retro-orbital pain

c. Severe myalgia/arthralgia/back pain

d. Hemorrhagic manifestations

e. Nausea/vomiting/abdominal pain

f. Leukopenia.

3. High index of suspicion based on period, population
and place.

4. Absence of convincing evidence of any other febrile
illness.
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Q.86. How can you treat dengue fever?

Ans. Treatments:

Symptomatic and supportive

Rest

Antipyretic therapy for fever above 39C

Sponging with tepid water at room temperature

Paracetamol (not more than 4 times in 24 hours)

No aspirin or any other NSAID

No antibiotics as these do not help.
Q.87. What is the difference between infectious and
contagious disease?
Ans. Infectious diseases are caused by micro-organism (such
as bacteria or viruses) that get into the body and cause
illness.
Infectious diseases that spread from person to
person are called contagious diseases. All contagious
diseases are infectious but not all infectious diseases are
contagious.
Q.88. Please name some contagious diseases.
Ans. Flu, common cold, or strep, sore throat, and diphtheria
are some contagious diseases.
Q.89. What are bacteremia and septicemia?
Ans. Bacteremia refers to a bacterial invasion into blood
circulation. Septicemia is bacteremia with replicating
bacteria to cause an infection.
Q.90. What is superinfection? Name few organisms causing
superinfection.
Ans. Superinfection is a new infection occurring in a
patient having a pre-existing infection, e.g. bacterial
superinfection in viral respiratory disease or infection of
a chronic hepatitis B carrier with hepatitis D virus.
Q.91.
Ans.

Please name some drugs causing immune suppression.

Name of drugs are:
Glucocorticoids
CytotoxicsCyclophosphamide
Cyclosporine
Methotrexate
Tacrolimus
Mycophenolate.
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Q.92. What are the causes of fever with rashes?
Ans. Causes are:

i. Macular or maculopapular

Measles

Infectious mononucleosis

Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers

Rickettsial infections

Dengue fever.

ii. Hemorrhagic

Meningococcal infection

Leptospirosis.

iii. Vesicular/pustular

Chickenpox.
Q.93. Which type of virus is measles?
Ans. Measles is a type of RNA virus.
Q.94.
Ans.

What are the features of measles?

Features are:
The incubation period is 814 days.
i. Prodormal and catarrhal stageMalaise, fever, rhinorrhea, cough, conjunctival congestion and Kopliks
spots.
ii. Eruptive or exanthematous stageMaculopapular
rash that initially occurs on the face, chiefly the
forehead, and then spreads rapidly to involve the rest
of the body.
Q.95. What is Kopliks spot? Where is it found? When it will be

found?
Ans. Kopliks spots are small, grayish, irregular lesions
surrounded by an erythematous base and are found
on the buccal mucous membrane opposite the second
molar tooth.
They occur a day or two before the onset of the rash.
Q.96.
Ans.

What are the complications of measles?

Compilcations are:
Bacterial pneumonia
Bronchitis
Otitis media
Gastroenteritis
Myocarditis
Infectious Diseases

Hepatitis
Encephalitis
Encephalomyelitis
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSP).
Q.97.
Ans.

Name some common helminths in Bangladesh.

Some common helminths in Bangladesh are:
Ancylostoma duodenale
Ascaris lumbricoides
Enterobius vermicularis
Trichuris trichiura.
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CHAPTER
13
Poisoning
Q.1. Please tell the principles of management of poisoning.

Ans. i. Resuscitation if needed (ABC): Maintenance of

Airway

Breathing

Circulation.

ii. Elimination of the poison

a. Surface decontamination

b. Mouth: By stomach wash or induction of vomiting
Activated charcol

c. Urine: Fluid + diuretics Forced diuresis and urinary alkalinization.

iii. Use of specific antidotes
OPC poisoning: Atropine and pralidoxime.

iv. Symptomatic management
If convulsionAnticonvulsant and maintenance of
nutrition.

v. Rehabilitation

Personal

Familial

Social

Occupational.
Q.2. What are the features of OPC poisoning?
Ans. Features are:

i. Muscarinic (DUMBEL)

Diarrhea

Urination

Miosis

Bronchospasm
Poisoning

Emesis
Lacrimation
Salivation
Bradycardia
ii. Nicotinic
Muscle twiching
Cramp
Fasciculation
Weakness of respiratory muscle.
iii. CNS
Confusion
Slurring of speech
Headache
Convulsion
Coma.
Q.3. How can you treat this patient?

Ans. Treatments

i. Initial stabilization

Clear airway (check oropharyngeal secretion,
bronchospasm, and respiratory muscle paralysis).

Improve oxygenation (oxygen therapy).

ii. Reduction of exposure

Washing with soap and tepid water

Lavage within 12 hours.

iii. Antidote

2 antidotes

Atropine (competative antagonism of M
receptor) Reverse muscarinic effect.

Oxime (reactivate ACh)Reverse nicotinic effect.

iv. Supportive

Maintain circulation: 5001000 mL of N/S over 20
minutes initially.

Maintain respiratory insufficiency: Artificial respiration.

Treatment of convulsion: Diazepam1020 mg IV
or per rectum.

Fluid and electrolyte balance.

Control of infectionAspiration: Antibiotic.

Maintain nutrition.
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Q.4. How atropine and pralidoxime is given in OPC
poisoning?
Ans. Atropine (1 ampule contains 0.6 mg)

Atropine: 0.6 2 mg IV, repeat every 10 25 minutes until
signs of atropinization. It should be maintained upto
48 72 hours.

Specific antidote pralidoxime: 1.52 gm IV over 4
minutes, repeat 46 hours and should be given before
aging.
Q.5.
Ans.

What are the signs of atropinization?

Signs are:
Mydriasis
Tachycardia
Flashing
Dry mouth and axillae
Anhidrosis and bronchodilation.
Q.6. What are the causes of death in OPC poisoning?

Ans. Causes are:
Immediate:

Convulsion

Cardiac arrhythmia

Respiratory arrest.

Late:

Renal failure.
Q.7. What is the common poisoning in childhood?
Ans. Kerosine is the common poisoning in childhood.
Q.8. A 3-year-old boy ingests kerosine accidentally and is
brought to you. Will you give stomach wash?
Ans. No.
Q.9. This patient is well and running and playing after 4
hours. What will you do?
Ans. Observation.
Q.10.
Ans.

What are the clinical features of kerosine poisoning?

Vomiting
Cough
Choking
Wheezing
Poisoning

Dyspnea
Chemical pneumonitis.
Q.11.
Ans.

How can you manage kerosine poisoning?

Management of kerosine poisoning
Oxygen inhalation
Gastric lavage contraindicated
Broad spectrum antibiotic
Nebulized bronchodilators
X-ray chest for follow-up.
Q.12. How will you manage a patient of stupefying

poisoning?
Ans. i. Resuscitation if needed (ABC): Maintenance of

Airway

Breathing

Circulation.

ii. Elimination of the poison

Fluid + diureticsForced diuresis, urinary alkalinization.

iii. Symptomatic management

Maintenance of nutrition, fluid, and electrolytes

Condom catheterization (in male).
Q.13. What is diazepam poisoning?
Ans. When a person intake an amount of diazepam
intentionally or accidentally more than prescribed or
usual dose. It is better to tell overdose.
Q.14. What is the lethal dose of diazepam?
Ans. A lethal dose of diazepam is between 7201240 mg/kg.
Q.15.
Ans.

What are the clinical features of diazepam poisoning?

Drowsiness, ataxia, and confusion.
In severe poisoning in susceptible groups, respiratory
depression, and hypotension may occur.
Q.16. How will you manage this patient?

Ans. Managements

i. Supportive

a. Activated charcoal within 1 hour.
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b. Conscious level and oxygen saturation should be

monitored for at least 6 hours after substantial
overdose.
ii. SpecificBenzodiazepines antagonistflumazenil.
Q.17. A man is brought to emergency with history of snake

bite 3 hours back. On examination, cyanosis, ptosis,
dribbling of saliva are found and patient cannot hold
his head upright. What do you think?
Ans. Poisonous snake bite.
Q.18.
Ans.

How can you manage?

Managements
Immobilization of bitten part
Polyvalent antivenom
Tetanus prophylaxis
Antibiotic.
Q.19. What are the types of antivenom?

Ans. Types are:

i. Monovalent

ii. Polyvalent.
Q.20. How to differentiate poisonous and nonpoisonous
snake bite clinically?
Ans. By features of envenomation

Systemic features due to toxins:

i. Neurotoxin:

Ptosis (partial or complete)

Broken neck sign

Hematological abnormality:

Persistent bleeding from the site.

ii. Myotoxin:

Respiratory failure

Muscle necrosis (blackening of local site)

Dark color urine due to myoglobulinuria.

iii. Cardiotoxin:

Arrhythmia.
CHAPTER
14
Psychiatry
Q.1. Classify psychiatric disorder.

Ans. Classification of psychiatric disorders

Stress-related disorders

Acute stress disorder

Adjustment disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder.

Anxiety disorders

Generalized anxiety

Phobic anxiety

Panic disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Affective (mood) disorders

Depressive disorder

Mania and bipolar disorder.

Schizophrenia and delusional disorders

Substance misuse disorders

Alcohol

Drugs.

Organic disorders

Acute, e.g. delirium

Chronic, e.g. dementia.

Disorders of adult personality and behavior

Personality disorder

Factitious disorder.

Eating disorders

Anorexia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa.

Somatoform disorders

Somatization disorder
Dissociative (conversion) disorder
Pain disorder
Hypochondriasis
Body dysmorphic disorder
Somatoform autonomic dysfunction.
Neurasthenia
Puerperal mental disorder.
Q.2. Define delusion, hallucination, and illusion.

Ans. DelusionA delusion is a false belief.

HallucinationHallucinations are sensory perceptions
which occur in the absence of external stimuli, e.g.
hearing voices when no one is present.

IllusionIllusions are abnormal perceptions of real
stimuli.
Q.3. You saw mads in the street. What are the psychiatric
reasons of madness?
Ans.
Reasons are:

Schizophrenia

Acute mania.
Q.4. Two mads in the road, one is well-dressed and
delivering lecture in road and other is dirty having no
cloth. What are your diagnoses?
Ans. Diagnoses are:

Well-dressedAcute mania

Dirty Schizophrenia.
Q.5. What is schizophrenia?
Ans.
Schizophrenia is a psychosis characterized by delusions,
hallucinations, and lack of insight.
Q.6.
Please tell the first-rank symptoms of acute schizophrenia.
Ans. A = Auditory hallucinationssecond or third person.

B = Broadcasting, insertion/withdrawal of thoughts.

C = Controlled feelings, impulses or acts ('passivity'
experiences/phenomena).

D = Delusional perception (a particular experience is
bizarrely interpreted).
Q.7. What are the negative symptoms of chronic
schizophrenia?
Ans. Negative symptoms are:
Psychiatry

Flattened (blunted) affect

Apathy and loss of drive (avolition)
Social isolation
Poverty of speech
Poor self-care.
Q.8. What is the treatment of schizophrenia?

Ans.
Antipsychotic drugs is the treatment of schizophrenia.
Q.9. Please classify antipsychotic drugs according to
groups.
Ans.

Groups Drugs
Phenothiazine
Chlorpromazine
Butyrophenone
Haloperidol
Thioxanthenes
Flupenthixol decanoate
Diphenylbutylpiperidine
Pimozide
Substituted benzamides
Sulpiride
Dibenzodiazepines
Clozapine
Benzisoxazole
Risperidone
Thienobenzodiazepines
Olanzapine
Dibenzothiazepines
Quetiapine
Q.10.
Ans.

What are the second generation antipsychotic drugs?

Second generation antipsychotic drugs are:
Clozapine
Risperidone
Olanzapine.
Q.11. What is the benefit of second generation antipsychotic

over first generation?
Ans. Less extrapyramidal side effect is the benefit of second
generation antipsychotic over first generation.
Q.12.
Ans.

Tell the common side effects of antipsychotic drugs.

Side effects are:
Extrapyramidal effects
Gynecomastia
Galactorrhea
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Dry mouth
Blurred vision
Constipation
Urinary retention.
Q.13.
Ans.

What are the extrapyramidal effects?

Extrapyramidal effects are:
Parkinsonism
Akathisia (motor restlessness)
Acute dystonia
Tardive dyskinesia
Oculogyric crisis.
Q.14. A 13-year-old girl is brought to you with eyeballs

rotate upward, patient cannot close eyes and face is
grimacing. She gives history of taking metoclopramide
for vomiting. What is your diagnosis?
Ans. Extrapyramidal side effect of metoclopramide is the
diagnosis.
Q.15.
Ans.

How can you treat this patient?

Treated by
Reassurance
Stop the drug
Inj. procyclidine.
Q.16. How long should antipsychotic drugs be given?

Ans. To prevent relapse, this will usually be given for 12 years
in a patient with first episode of schizophrenia, but in
patients with multiple episodes, treatment may be
required for many years.
Q.17.
Ans.

Classify psychotropic drugs.

Classifications
Antipsychotic Phenothiazines

Butyrophenones

Second-generation antipsychotics
Antidepressant Tricyclics and related drugs

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Novel noradrenergic or serotonin re
uptake inhibitors
Mood-stabilizing Lithium

Carbamazepine
Psychiatry

Antianxiety

Sodium valproate
Lamotrigine
Benzodiazepines
b-adrenoceptor antagonists.
Q.18. Please tell the common types of anxiety disorder.

Ans. Common types of anxiety disorders are:

Generalized anxiety disorder

Phobic anxiety disorder

Panic disorder.
Q.19. What are the features of generalized anxiety disorder?
Ans. Features are:

i. Psychological

Apprehension

Irritability

Fear of impending disaster

Depersonalization.

ii. Somatic

Palpitations

Tremor

Dizziness

Sweating

Frequent desire to pass urine

Chest pain

Initial insomnia

Breathlessness

Headache.
Q.20. Name two antianxiety drugs.
Ans. Two antianxiety drugs are:

Benzodiazepines

b-blocker such as propranolol.
Q.21. What are the differential diagnoses of generalized
anxiety disorder?
Ans. Differential diagnoses are:

Thyrotoxicosis

Pheochromocytoma

Alcohol withdrawal

Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia.
Q.22. What are the mood or affective disorders?
Ans. Mood or affective disorders are:
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Unipolar depression
Bipolar disorder
Dysthymia.
Q.23. Please tell the clinical features of major depression.

Ans. To make a diagnosis of major depression, at least five of
the following symptoms, including at least one of the
first two, must be present nearly everyday over a 2 week
period.

Diagnostic criteria

i. Depressed mood most of the day.

ii. Markedly diminished interest in almost all activities
of the day.

iii. Significant weight loss or weight gain (at least 5% in
one month).

iv. Insomnia or hypersomnia.

v. Psychomotor retardation or agitation.

vi. Fatigue or loss of energy.

vii. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt.

viii. Diminished ability to think or concentrate or indecisiveness.

ix. Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide; a suicide attempt or a specific plan for suicide.
Q.24.
Ans.

Please name antidepressant drugs.

Antidepressant drugs are:
Tricyclics and related drugsAmitryptylline
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Noradrenergic or serotonin re-uptake inhibitors
Sertraline.
Q.25.
Ans.

Please tell name of some mood-stablizing drugs.

Some mood-stabilizing drugs are:
Lithium
Carbamazepine
Sodium valproate.
Q.26. What is somatoform disorder?

Ans. The essential feature of these disorders is somatic
symptoms which are not explained by a medical
condition and not better diagnosed as part of a
depressive or anxiety disorder.
Psychiatry
Q.27. What are the syndromes included within this category?

Ans. Syndromes are:

Somatization disorder

Dissociative (conversion) disorder

Pain disorder

Hypochondriasis

Body dysmorphic disorder

Somatoform autonomic dysfunction.
Q.28. What is dissociative (conversion) disorder or 'hysteria'?
Ans. It is characterized by a loss or distortion of neurological
function not fully explained by organic disease.
Q.29. What are the common presentations of dissociative
(conversion) disorder?

Gait disturbance

Loss of function in limbs

Aphonia

Nonepileptic seizures

Sensory loss

Blindness.
Q.30. What is obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?
Ans. An obsessional symptom is an unwanted thought or
impulse which enters the subjects mind repeatedly in
spite of his or her conscious resistance.

Compulsions are the retuals which are patterns of
behavior developed to relieve the anxiety generated by
the original obsession.
Q.31. What is the management of OCD?
Ans. i. Behavior therapyIt is the preferred treatment like
graded exposure, response prevention, and modeling.

ii. DrugsClomipramine (anafranil) 50150 mg /day

Flavoxamine (relafin)50300 mg/day

Fluoxetine (prolert) 20 mg/day.
Q.32. Please give an example of OCD?
Ans. Repeated hand washing after contact with something.
Q.33. Please tell some stress-related disorders.
Ans. Some stress-related disorders are:

Acute stress disorder
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Adjustment disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder.
Q.34.
Ans.

What are puerperal mental disorders?

Puerperal mental disorders are:
Postpartum blues
Postpartum depression
Puerperal psychosis.
CHAPTER
15
Obesity
Q.1. Define obesity.

Ans. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat
has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse
effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/
or increased health problems.
Or

Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or
excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health
(WHO).
Q.2. What is body mass index (BMI)?
Ans. BMI = Weight in kilograms /height in meter2.
Q.3. Please tell the BMI classifications.

Ans.

BMI Classifications
< 18.5
18.524.9
Underweight
Normal weight
25.029.9
Overweight
30.034.9
Class I obesity
35.039.9
Class II obesity
40.0
Class III obesity
Q.4. What are the types of obesity depending on body fat

distribution?
Ans. i. Central obesity(abdominal, visceral, android or
apple-shaped) obesity.

ii. Generalized obesitySubcutaneous fat accumulation

causing generalized (gynoid or pear-shaped) obesity.
Q.5. What are the endocrine causes of obesity?

Ans. Endocrine causes of obesity are:

Hypothyroidism

Cushing's syndrome

Insulinoma.
Q.6. What are the drugs causing obesity?
Ans. Common drugs are

Tricyclic antidepressants

Corticosteroids

Sulfonylureas

Sodium valproate

Estrogen-containing contraceptive pill.
Q.7.
Ans.

What are the complications of obesity?

Complications are:
Type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Hypertension
Stroke
Hyperlipidemia
Liver fat accumulation
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Cirrhosis
Exertional dyspnea
Sleep apnea
Respiratory failure (pickwickian syndrome)
Mechanical effects of weight
Urinary incontinence
Osteoarthritis
Varicose veins
Hormone-dependent cancers (breast and uterus)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (infertility and hirsutism)
Psychological morbidity (low self-esteem and depression)
Gallstones
Colorectal cancer
Skin infections (groin and submammary candidiasis,
and hidradenitis).
CHAPTER
16
Genetics
Q.1. Please tell some genetic disorders.

Ans. Some genetic disorders are:

Hemophilia

Thalassemia

Hereditary spherocytosis

Neurofibromatosis

Marfans syndrome.
Q.2. Please name two autosomal dominant disorders.
Ans. Two autosomal dominant disorders are:

Neurofibromatosis

Marfans syndrome.
Q.3. Please tell two autosomal recessive disorders.
Ans. Two autosomal recessive disorders are:

Thalassemia

Sickle cell anemia.
Q.4. Please name two X-linked recessive disorders.
Ans. Two X-linked recessive disorders are:

Hemophilia

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
Q.5. What are the characteristics of X-linked recessive disorder?

i. Females are carrier

ii. Males are sufferer

iii. Carrier females transmit the disease.
Q.6. What are the characteristics of autosomal recessive
disorder?

i. Unaffected carrier individuals transmit disease.

ii. If both parents are carrier, then one-quarter of their
offsprings are affected and one-half are carriers.
iii. Usually only one generation is affected.
Q.7. What are the characteristics of autosomal dominant

disorder?

i. Consecutive generations affected

ii. Half of offsprings affected, male = female

iii. Unaffected individual cannot transmit the disease.
Q.8. Please tell genotype of normal male.
Ans. Genotype of normal male is 46XY.
Q.9. Please tell genotype of normal female.
Ans. Genotype of normal female is 46XX.
Q.10. Classify chromosomal disorder with example.
Ans. Classifications:

i. Numerical abnormalities

Trisomy 21 (47, XY, +21) Down's syndrome

47, XXY Klinefelter's syndrome

45, X0 Turner's syndrome.

ii. Structural chromosomal aberrations

46, XY, del (5p) Cri-du-chat syndrome, deletion of
short arm of chromosome 5

46, XY, t (9, 22) Philadelphia chromosome.
Q.11. What are the clinical features of Down's syndrome?
Ans. Clinical features of Down's syndrome are:

Characteristic faciesFlat face, low set ear, epicanthic fold and widespaced eyes.

Mental retardation.

Single palmar crease (simian crease).

Short stature.

Fond of music.

Congenital heart defects.
Q.12. What are the clinical features of Turner's syndrome?
Ans. Clinical features of Turner's syndrome are:

Short stature

Webbing of neck

Cubitus valgus (increased carrying angle)

Streak gonads

Primary amenorrhea

Aortic coarctation.
CHAPTER
18
Immunity
Q.1. Define anaphylaxis.

Ans. Anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening, systemic
allergic reaction caused by the release of histamine and
other vasoactive mediators from mast cells.
Q.2. What are the common causes of anaphylaxis?
Ans.
Common causes of anaphylaxis are:

IgE-mediated mast cell degranulation

Foods

Peanuts

Fish and shellfish

Eggs

Insect stings

Bee venom

Wasp venom

Drugs

Penicillin and aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Q.3. How can you manage?
Ans. Anaphylaxis is an acute medical emergency.

i. Prevent further contact with allergen, e.g. removal of
bee sting.

ii. Ensure airway patency.

iii. Administer intramuscular adrenaline (epinephrine)
promptly.
Adult dose: 0.31.0 mL 1:1000 solution, acts within
minutes, repeat at 510 minutes intervals if initial response is inadequate.

iv. Administer antihistamines, e.g. chlorphenamine 10

mg IM or slow IV injection. Directly opposes effects of
mast cell activation.

v.
Administer corticosteroids, e.g. hydrocortisone
200 mg IV prevents rebound symptoms in severely
affected patients.

vi. Provide supportive treatments, e.g. nebulized 2agonists to decrease bronchoconstriction.
vii.
IV fluids to restore or maintain blood pressure.

viii. Oxygen.
Q.4. Please give one example for each hypersensitivity

reaction.
Ans.
Types

Examples
Anaphylaxis
II
Blood transfusion reaction
III
Serum sickness
IV
Montoux test
CHAPTER
19
Environment
Q.1. What are the temperature-related disorders?

Ans. Temperature-related disorders are:

Hypothermia

Heat cramps

Heat syncope

Heat exhaustion

Heat stroke.
Q.2. What is hypothermia?
Ans. When core temperature falls below 35C, it is called
hypothermia.
Q.3. What are the common causes of hypothermia?

Immersion in cold water

Exposure to extreme climates such as during hill
walking

Hypothyroidism

Glucocorticoid insufficiency

Stroke

Hepatic failure

Hypoglycemia.
Q.4. What are the clinical features of hypothermia?

Depressed conscious level

Dehydration

Confusion

Muscle stiffness

Ice cold and pale

Bradycardia
Hypotension.
Q.5. How can you treat hypothermia?


i. Resuscitation-maintain ABC

ii. Rewarming the patient in a controlled manner

iii. Treatment of associated hypoxia (by oxygenation
and ventilation if necessary), fluid and electrolyte
disturbance and dysrhythmias if present.
Q.6. What are the heat-related illnesses?
Ans. Heat-related illnesses are:

Heat cramps

Heat syncope

Heat exhaustion

Heat stroke.
Q.7. What is heat stroke?
Ans. Heat stroke occurs when the core body temperature
rises above 40C and is a life-threatening condition.
Q.8. How can you treat heat stroke?

i. The patient should be resuscitated with rapid cooling
by spraying with water, fanning, and ice packs in the
axillae and groins.

ii. Cold crystalloid intravenous fluids are given but
solutions containing potassium should be avoided.
Q.9. What are the differences between heat stroke and heat
exhaustion?
Ans.
In heat stroke, core temperature is >40C and sweating
is absent but in heat exhaustion, core temperature is
> 3740C and sweating is present.
Q.10. What is hyperthermia and hyperpyrexia?
Ans. Hyperthermia is an increase in body temperature over
the body's thermoregulatory set-point, due to excessive
heat production and/or insufficient thermoregulation.
It is not a fever.
Environment
Q.11. What is the difference between hyperthermia and

hyperpyrexia?
Ans.
Hyperthermia
It is not a fever
Hyperpyrexia
Hyperpyrexia is a fever
The body temperature rises

above its set-point
Temperature is above the

normal temperature but within
thermoregulatory set-point

Body generates heat to

achieve this temperature
Hyperpyrexia is a fever with an extreme elevation

of body temperature greater than or equal to 41.5C
(106.7F).
The body temperature rises due

to an outside source
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CHAPTER
20
Q.1. What are the fat-soluble vitamins?

Ans. Fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E, and K.

Q.2. Please tell their deficiency diseases.

Ans.

Deficiency symptoms
Vitamin A
Vitamins
Nutrition
Mild hemolytic anemia,

ataxia and visual scotomas
Delayed coagulation and bleeding
Q.3. What are water-soluble vitamins?

Ans. Water-soluble vitamins are:
Thiamin (vitamin B1)
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
Niacin (vitamin B3)
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
Biotin
Vitamin B12 and folate
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
Q.4. What are the deficiency features of vitamin B1
deficiency?
Ans. Deficiency features are:
Vitamin K
Vitamin E
Rickets and osteomalacia
Vitamin D
Night blindness
Xerophthalmia
Bitot's spots
Keratomalacia
Blindness
Nutrition
Q.5. What are the deficiency features of niacin deficiency?

Ans. Pellagra (the disease of the three Ds) Dermatitis,
diarrhea, and dementia.
Q.6. What are the deficiency features of vitamin C
deficiency?
Ans. Scurvy is the deficiency features of vitamin C deficiency.
Q.7. What are the clinical features of scurvy?
Ans. Clinical features are
i. Swollen gums which bleed easily
ii. Petechial and perifollicular hemorrhages giving rise
to corkscrew hair
iii. Ecchymosis
iv. Hemarthrosis
v. Gastrointestinal bleeding
vi. Anemia
vii. Poor wound healing.
Q.8. What are the X-ray findings of scurvy?
Ans. X-findings are:
i. Epiphysis is ring-shaped, sclerotic and sharply
demarcated(Wimbergers sign).
ii. Metaphysis is dense resembling a white line (white
line of Frankle).
iii. Beneath metaphysic, a lucent zone(Trumerfeld zone)
is present.
iv. There is spur at the corner(Pelkans spur).
Q.9. How can you treat vitamin A deficiency?
Ans. Giving oral vitamin A supplement100000 IU first day
100000 IU second day
100000 IU eighth day
Q.10. A boy ingests 20 vitamin A capsule. What may be the
effects?
Ans. Acute overdose leads to nausea and headache, increased
intracranial pressure and skin desquamation.

Beriberi
i. Dry (or neurological) beriberiChronic peripheral
neuropathy and with wrist and/or foot drop.
Korsakoff's psychosis Wernicke's encephalopathy.
ii. Wet (or cardiac) beriberiGeneralized edema
due to biventricular heart failure with pulmonary
congestion.
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Q.11. A 30-year-old lady takes 4 capsules of vitamin A daily

for long time due to misbelief of being beautiful. What
may happen?
Ans. It can cause liver damage, hyperostosis, and teratogenicity.
Q.12. What are the deficiency features of vitamin D

deficiency?
Ans. Deficiency features of vitamin D are:
In childrenRickets
In adultOsteomalacia.
Q.13. Please tell the metabolism of vitamin D.

Ans. The main source of vitamin D in the body is synthesis
of cholecalciferol from 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin
by the action of ultraviolet sunlight, a minor portion
comes from diet. Cholecalciferol is inactive, which is
converted first in the liver to 25-hydroxycholecalciferol
(25(OH)D3) and subsequently in the kidney (by the
enzyme 1 hydroxylase) to 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol
(1,25(OH)2D3) which is active form of vitamin D.
Q.14. Please tell functions of vitamin D on intestine, bone

and kidney.
Ans. Functions of vitamin D on
IntestineVitamin D increases Ca2+ absorption from
the gut.
BoneVitamin D increases calcification of osteoid tissue and also bone resorption.
KidneyVitamin D increases calcium reabsorption and
phosphate excretion.
Q.15. What are the X-ray findings of ricket?

Ans. X-ray findings are:
i. Widening, splaying, cupping, and irregularities of
metaphysis.
ii. Distance between epiphysis and metaphysis is
increased, i.e. zone of provisional calcification is lost.
Q.16. What are common nutritional disorders?

Ans. Common nutritional disorders are:
Kwashiorkor

Nutrition

Marasmus
Iodine deficiency
Night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency
Iron deficiency anemia.
Q.18. Which vitamin deficiency is more common either

vitamin B12 or folic acid?
Ans. Folic acid deficiency is more common.

Q.17. What are the neurological deficits in nutritional

deficiency?
Ans. Vitamin B1 deficiency Peripheral neuropathy
Korsakoff's psychosis
Wernicke's encephalopathy
Vitamin B6 deficiency Peripheral neuropathy
Niacin deficiency
Dementia
Vitamin B12 deficiency Peripheral neuropathy
Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord
Optic atrophy
Dementia.

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CHAPTER
21
Q.1. What is the normal plasma sodium level?

Ans. Normal Na level: 135145 mmol/L.

Q.2. What is hyponatremia?

Ans. When plasma sodium<135 mmol/L, then it is called
hyponatremia.
Q.3. Classify hyponatremia

Ans. Classifications
According to severity
i. Mild hyponatremia: When sodium level is 130135
mmol/L (S/S:Malaise, nausea).
ii. Moderate hyponatremia: When sodium level is 120
130 mmol/L (S/S: Headache, vomiting, lethargy).
iii. Severe hyponatremia: When sodium level is <120
mmol/L (S/S:Neurological manifestation like impaired consciousness, stupor, coma and seizure).
iv. Very severe hyponatremia: When Na level is <110
mmol/L.
Q.4. What are the features of severe hyponatremia

(hyponatremic encephalopathy)?
Ans. Neurological dysfunction showing:
Anorexia
Nausea and vomiting
Apathy
Dizziness
Confusion
Convulsion
Coma.

Electrolytes
Q.5. How will you treat a case of hyponatremia?

i. If hyponatremia has developed rapidly (over hours
to days), severe (<110 mmol/L) or presence of
neurological featuresInfusion of hypertonic (3%)
sodium chloride solutions, the rate of correction of
the plasma Na concentration should not exceed 0.5
mmol/L/hours.
ii. Treatment of underlying cause.
Q.6. What will be the result if correction of hyponatremia is

done rapidly?
Ans. Rapid correction may lead to central pontine
mylinolysis(osmotic demyelinating syndrome).

Q.7. What is iatrogenic hyponatremia?

Ans. Excess DA administration or sample collected from
hand used for IV line.

Q.8. What is pseudohyponatremia?

Ans. Pseudohyponatremia is the spurious low value seen if a
high proportion of the serum volume is free of water. For
example severe hyperlipidemia.

Q.9. What is the normal plasma K level?

Ans. Normal plasma concentration 3.55 mmol/L.

Q.10. What is hyperkalemia?

Ans. When K+ level > 5 mmol/L, then its called hyperkalemia.
Q.12. What are the common causes of hyperkalemia?

i. Renal impairment
Acute renal failure
Chronic renal failure
ii. Adrenocortical insufficiency (Addisons disease)
iii. Excess intake
ExogenousDietary and IV therapy.
EndogenousHemolysis and rhabdomyolysis.

Q.11. What are the types of hyperkalemia?

Ans. Types are:
Mild hyperkalemia: 56 mmol/L
Moderate hyperkalemia: 67 mmol/L
Severe hyperkalemia: >7 mmol/L.

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Q.13. What are the ECG changes in hyperkalemia?

Ans. ECG changes are:
i. Tall peaked T-waves
ii. Wide QRS complexes
iii. Loss of P-wave
iv. Sine wave.
Q.14. How can you manage severe hyperkalemia?

Ans. Management
Severe hyperkalemiaUrgent measures must be taken
i. Intravenous calcium gluconate (10 mL of 10% solution)To stabilize conductive tissue membranes.
ii. Inhaled 2 agonist, e.g. salbutamol.
or
Intravenous glucose (50 mL of 50% solution) and
insulin (5 U Actrapid).
iii. Intravenous sodium bicarbonate (100 mL of 8.4% solution), if acidosis present.
iv. Remove K+ from body, intravenous furosemide, and
normal saline.
v. Ion-exchange resin (e.g. resonium) orally or rectally.
vi. Dialysis.

Q.15. What is spurious / pseudohyperkalemia?

Ans. During venepuncture for blood sample collection, due
to incorrect/repeated handling there may be
Tissue damage
RBC damage
Endothelial cell damage
Delayed processing.
This results in release of potassium and show
hyperkalemia in blood sample, although patients K+ is
normal.

Q.16. How will you treat a patient of hypokalemic?

i. The underlying cause should be identified and treated if possible.

iv. Transcellular shiftAcidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis),

insulin deficiency, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis.
v. DrugsACE inhibitor and potassium sparing
diuretics.
ii. Acute hypokalemia may correct spontaneously.

iii. In most cases, the oral administration of potassium
supplements in the form of slow-release potassium or
effervescent potassium, is sufficient.
iv. Intravenous potassium replacement is required only
in conditions such as cardiac arrhythmias, muscle
weakness or severe diabetic ketoacidosis.

Electrolytes
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Chapter 1 Cardiovascular System 138

Chapter 2 Respiratory System

Chapter 3 Gastrointestinal System

Chapter 5 Hematology 127151

Chapter 6 Renal System 152175

Chapter 7 Diabetes Mellitus 176188

Chapter 8 Endocrine System 189205

Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Disease 206227

Chapter 10 Nervous System 228253

Chapter 11 Skin 254260

Chapter 12 Infectious Diseases 261277

Chapter 13 Poisoning 278282

Chapter 14 Psychiatry 283290

Chapter 15 Obesity 291292

Chapter 16 Genetics 293294

Chapter 17 Geriatric Problem 295296

Chapter 18 Immunity 297298

Chapter 19 Environment 299301

Chapter 20 Nutrition 302305

Chapter 21 Electrolytes 306309

Q.1. What are the common presentations of cardiovascular

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Q.3. What is the central chest pain?

Short, usually<10 min

By exercise or emotion Often spontaneous

Long, usually>20 min

Q.6. What are the causes of cardiac chest pain?

Q.7. How can you differentiate between ischemic cardiac

Noncardiac chest pain

Not relieved by rest,

Q.8. What are the differences between cardiac and

Retrosternal; radiates to Retrosternal or epigast-

This may be worsened

Q.9. What is angina pectoris?

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Q.10. What are the causes of angina?

What are the relieving factors of angina?

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Q.25. What is the treatment of cardiac syndrome X?

What are the risk factors for coronary artery disease?

Q.28. How can you manage this patient?

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Q.32. Do you know NYHA classification?

Q.37. What is unstable angina?

Pre-exam Preparation for Medicine

Anxiety and fear of impending death.

Q.44. Please tell WHO diagnostic criteria of MI.

How will you investigate this patient?