MDS PREP
What is a common symptom of low serum calcium levels?
1) Hypertension
2) Tetany
3) Hyperphosphatemia
4) Anemia
Tetany is a common symptom of low serum calcium levels, characterized by muscle cramps and spasms due to increased neuromuscular excitability.
Disease which increases oral melanin pigmentation
1. Addison"s disease
2. Hyperthyroidism
3. Nephritis
4. All of the above
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
Diseases that increase oral melanin pigmentation include Addison's disease.
In a patient with Cushing's syndrome, which of the following is NOT a typical laboratory finding?
1) Low serum cortisol
2) High serum cortisol
3) Low serum ACTH
4) High serum potassium
Low serum cortisol is not a typical laboratory finding in Cushing's syndrome, where high serum cortisol is expected.
Cafe-au-lait spots are seen in
1. Paget"s disease of bone
2. Cherubism
3. Von Recklinghausen disease
4. Von Willebrand disease
Oral Pathology
Answer: 3
Cafe-au-lait spots are seen in Von Recklinghausen disease.
Choose the false statement among the four
1. X-rays are ionizing rays
2. X-rays can be focused
3. X-rays cannot be seen or touched
4. X-rays can cause mutation
Oral Pathology
Answer: 2
X-rays can be focused is a false statement; they cannot be focused in the same way as light.