MBBS FINAL PROFESSIONAL
MODEL QUESTIONS FOR ANNUAL 2009
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Paediatrics
(Multiple Choice Questions)
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Q.1
A 5 years old boy presents with joint swelling after minor trauma,
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mother gives history of prolonged bleeding from circumcision site. His
platelets count is 170000, PT is 10 seconds and APTT is 60 seconds. What
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is most likely the diagnosis?a) Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
b) Platelets function defect
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c) Von willibrand disease
d) Hemophilia
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e) Vitamin K deficiencyQ.2
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A 10 years old girl presented with fever and bruises for last 2 weeks. Onexamination she is pale; however there is no evidence of
lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly. Her Hb is 6g/dl, TLC is 2700
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and platelets are 90000. The most appropriate investigation to clinch the
diagnosis is:
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a) Bone marrow aspirationb) Retics count
c) Bleeding time
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d) PT and APTT
e) Factor VIII assay
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Q.3
A 5 months child is brought for routine care. During auscultation of heart
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you find a short systolic murmur at left upper sternal border with soft2nd heart sound. The most likely diagnosis is?
a) Ventricular septal defect
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b) Atrial septal defect
c) Patent ductus arteriosus
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d) Pulmonary stenosise) Aortic regurgitation
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Q.4A 2 years old girl presents with blue discoloration of nails and lips. On
examination she is cyanosed and clubbed, heart auscultation reveals a
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short systolic murmur at left upper sternal border. The most likely
diagnosis is?
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a) VSDb) Tetrology of fallot
c) Tricuspid atresia
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d) Trunchus arteriosus
e) Pulmonary stenosis
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Q.5
A 6 months old boy presents with respiratory distress and feeding
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difficulty. On examination heart rate is 130/min and there is apansystolic murmur at left lower sternal border. What is the most likely
diagnosis?
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a) Mitral regurgitation
b) Mitral valve prolaspe
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c) Ventricular septal defectd) Coarctation of aorta
e) Atrial septal defect
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Q.6
A 4 years old boy presents with low grade fever and malaise. Throat
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examination reveals a grayish white membrane which is tightly adherentand bleeds on an attempt to remove. The most likely diagnosis is:
a) Acute Follicular tonsillitis
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b) Diphtheria
c) Herpetic infection
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d) Infectious mononucleosise) Oral thrush
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Q.7A 1-year old boy presents with high grade fever and conjunctivitis for 4
days followed by generalized maculopapular rash. One of his elder
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siblings had similar complaints 10 days back. The most likely diagnosis
is?
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a) Rubellab) Kawasaki disease
c) Scarlet fever
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d) Drug rash
e) Measles
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Q.8
A 5-year old girl presents to ER with fever, convulsions and
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unconsciousness of one day duration. On examination she is pale,Glasgow coma scale is 8 and there are no signs of meningial irritation
and no focal neurological signs. The most likely diagnosis is:
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a) Viral encephalitis
b) Pyomeningitis
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c) Tuberculous meningitisd) Cerebral malaria
e) Tetanus
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Q.9
A 5-year old boy presents with afebrile generalized tonic-clonic seizure
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lasting for 5 minutes. Previously he was healthy and had no such
problem. On examination there is no abnormality. Your plan of
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management should be:a) Start anticonvulsant therapy
b) Request for an EEG and wait for its report
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c) Request for an EEG and start anticonvulsant therapy immediately
d) Request for EEG and MRI brain
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e) Request for EEG and CT brainQ.10 A 7 year old boy came to OPD with history of difficulty in rising up from
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sitting position. Examination reveals hypertrophy of calf muscles withtrendelenburg gait. The most likely diagnosis is:
a) Beckers muscular dystrophy
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b) Deuchenne muscular dystrophy
c) Myotonic muscular dystrophy
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d) Cerebral palsye) Myasthenia gravis
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