PG Degree Examinations in General Medicine (MD) - May 2014 Paper I – Basic Sciences as Applied to General Medicine Time: 3 hrs
Max marks:100 • •
Answer all questions Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essays:
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1. A 48 years old man has been diagnosed with metastatic carcinoma with unknown primary. Patient complains of severe body pain. Discuss the pathophysiology of pain. How will you manage this patient. Discuss the pharmacology of the drugs used for management of pain.
Short essays:
(10x8=80)
2. Discuss the pathology of lobar pneumonia in relation to clinical signs 3. Proteinuria. 4. Pulmonary function tests 5. Biochemical investigations for establishment of cushing syndrome. 6. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation 7. Cohort studies 8. Tests for diagnosis of HIV infection on different stages 9. Coagulation cascade
Add a note on. management of rheumatic fever. Answer briefly: (10x4=40). 7. Classes of anti-retroviral drugs used in treatment of HIV/AIDS. 8. Achalasia cardia.
What is intermittent claudication and explain its pathophysiology. How would you. differentially diagnose. Explain the role of physiotherapy in managing.
... and management of pulmonary hypertension. 4. Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of IgA nephropathy. 5. Common variable immune-deficiency (CVID).
8. Insulin analogues. 9. Endocrinal paraneoplastic syndromes. ****************************. Page 1 of 1. General Medicine III.pdf. General Medicine III.pdf. Open.
