MDS PREP
The disclosing agent used in modified Quigley Hein plaque index is
1) Carbol fuchsin
2) Basic fuchsin
3) Sodium fluorescein
4) Two tone dye
Community Dentistry
Answer: 2
Which of the following describes the condition characterized by acute arthritis, conjunctivitis, urethritis, and associated mucocutaneous lesions?
1) Gout
2) Lyme disease
3) Reiter's syndrome
4) Rheumatoid arthritis
Reiter's syndrome is characterized by the classic triad of acute arthritis, conjunctivitis, and urethritis, often following a genitourinary or gastrointestinal infection.
The massetric notch in distobuccal corners of the mandibular denture is due to
1) Action of buccinator on masseter
2) Action of masseter on buccinator
3) Action of palatoglossus on buccinator
4) Action of superior constrictor on masseter
Prosthodontics
Answer: 2
A boy was diagnosed to have vitamin D resistant rickets. His serum Ca2++ was 9 mg/dL and PO42- was 2.4 mg/dL and alkaline phosphatase was 1041 IU/L. The parathormone level was 59 units. The diagnosis is most likely to be
1. Hypophosphatemic rickets
2. Vitamin D dependant rickets
3. Hyperparathyroidism
4. Distal renal tubular acidosis
Medicine
Answer: 1
What is the primary function of the cholinergic system in the gastrointestinal tract?
1) Decreases peristalsis and relaxes sphincters
2) Increases peristalsis and relaxes sphincters
3) Increases peristalsis and constricts sphincters
4) Decreases peristalsis and constricts sphincters
The cholinergic system, acting via muscarinic receptors, increases peristalsis and relaxes the sphincters in the gastrointestinal tract to facilitate the movement of food and waste through the digestive system.
Periodontal membrane is thinnest at
1) Cementoenamel junction
2) Apical region
3) Fulcrum of rotation
4) Mid-root section
Periodontics
Answer: 3
Which of the following neoplasms is primary in the adrenal medulla
1) Phaeochromocytoma
2) Eosinophilic adenoma
3) Arrhenoblastoma
4) None of the above
General Medicine
Answer: 1
Which of the following is the first drug to be prescribed in status asthmaticus?
1) Salbutamol
2) Humidified oxygen inhalation
3) Hydrocortisone hemisuccinate
4) Sodium bicarbonate infusion
Pharmacology Answer: 3
Status asthmaticus/Refractory asthma
Any patient of asthma is susceptible to develop acute severe asthma which may be life-threatening. Upper respiratory tract infection is the most common precipitant.
(i) Hydrocortisone hemisuccinate 100 mg (or equivalent dose of another glucocorticoid) i.v. stat, followed by 100-200 mg 4-8 hourly infusion; may take upto 6 hours to act.
(ii) Nebulized salbutamol (2.5-5 mg) + ipratropium bromide (0.5 mg) intermittent inhalations driven by O2 .
(iii) High flow humidified oxygen inhalation
(iv) Salbutamol/terbutaline 0.4 mg i.m./s.c. may be added since inhaled drug might not get to smaller bronchi owing to severe narrowing/plugging with secretions
(v) Intubation and mechanical ventilation if needed
(vi) intensive antibiotic therapy to be used for treating chest infection
(vii) Treat dehydration and acidosis with saline + sod. Bicarbonate/lactate infusion.