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   Artery
   Percent   of
Arteriographic
 Abnormalities
   Potential   Clinical
Manifestations
  
   Subclavian
   93
   Arm   claudication,
Raynaud's   phenomenon
  
   Common   carotid
   58
   Visual   changes, syncope, transient 
ischemic   attacks, stroke
  
   Abdominal   aortaa 
   47
   Abdominal   pain, nausea, vomiting
  
   Renal
   38
   Hypertension,   renal failure
  
   Aortic   </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/eXoioFjmPIE/181-arteriographic-abnormalities-in.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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CHEMICAL CARCINOGENPREDOMINANT TUMOR TYPE
AflatoxinsLiver cancer
Benzene Leukemia
CyclophosphamideBladder cancer, Leukemia
Diethyl stilbestrol (DES)Vaginal and clear cell adenocarcinomas
Estrogen replacement
therapyEndometrial and breast cancers
TamoxifenEndometrial cancer
Tobacco products
(smokeless)Oral cancer
NickelLung cancer
CadmiumLung cancer
Chromium (VI) compoundsLung cancer
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The dicrotic pulse has two palpable waves, one in the systole and one in  diastole (Figure above). It usually denotes a very low stroke volume,  particularly in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.

A dicrotic pulse results from an accentuated dicrotic wave and tends to occur in patients with

*sepsis, 
*severe heart failure, 
*hypovolemic shock, 
*cardiac tamponade, and 
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Pulsus bisferiens with both percussion and tidal waves occurring during systole. This type of carotid pulse contour is most frequently observed in patients with hemodynamically significant aortic regurgitation or combined aortic stenosis and regurgitation with dominant regurgitation. It is rarely appreciated at the bedside by palpation. 

The bisferiens pulse, which has two systolic peaks (as</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/0sxibieaAqY/179-pulsus-bisferiens.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><media:thumbnail url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_as7Ap63dYXM/StThdeEQZrI/AAAAAAAAAtI/OOtWzV-kojc/s72-c/pulsus_bisferiens.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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*A very small lower jaw is the commonest finding in Pierre Robin syndrome. But the growth of the mandible seems to normalize by the 5th year of life, it however gives a characteristic appearance called as "bird facies."

*The combination of a small lower jaw and the reverse tongue gives rise to acute breathing problems in a child because of airway blockage. Defects of the middle ear can lead</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/korsd17CYlk/178-bird-facies.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><media:thumbnail url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_as7Ap63dYXM/SstQFm7Mo6I/AAAAAAAAAqs/4FaejaMpe9c/s72-c/bird_facies2.gif" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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A face that resembles that of a lion. It is seen in multiple conditions and has been classically described for Lepromatous leprosy as well as Paget's disease of bone. It is a dermatological symptom, with characteristic facial features that are visible on presentation and is useful for focusing on differential diagnosis. 
  
Differential diagnoses include the following: 

* Lepromatous leprosy 
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2. Antibiotic - Tetracycline ( high-dose, intravenous )

3. Anticonvulsant - Valproic acid

4. Antiviral - Dideoxynucleosides ( eg: Zidovudine ), protease inhibitors ( indinavir, ritonavir ) 

5. Oncotherapeutics - Asparginase, Methotrexate .</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/YUWA_4wFEKo/175-drugs-causing-fatty-liver.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9pACBWq_bRdj8Li5_9f8h97LszU/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9pACBWq_bRdj8Li5_9f8h97LszU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://ourmedicine.blogspot.com/2009/09/175-drugs-causing-fatty-liver.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572533902663720755.post-7605606228300832584</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-15T00:36:32.171-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nephritic syndromes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">psgn notes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis notes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">streptococci m types 47 49 55 2 60 57</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rpgn</category><title>174 - Poststreptococcal GlomeruloNephritis ( PSGN )</title><atom:summary>1. Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is prototypical for acute endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis .

2. The incidence of Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is decreasing in western countries and is typically sporadic. Epidemics are still seen, though less commonly.

3. Acute PSGN typically affects children between the ages of 2 and 14 years, but 10% of cases are patients older </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/HMAIjTUDvm4/174-poststreptococcal.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aaEg0jCiHuDjW8RQ2bmS9_zon60/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aaEg0jCiHuDjW8RQ2bmS9_zon60/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://ourmedicine.blogspot.com/2009/09/174-poststreptococcal.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572533902663720755.post-6009857457978214660</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-25T05:17:23.072-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">diagnosis of neurofibromatosis</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">neurofibromatosis mcqs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">8th cranial nerve mcqs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cafe au lait spots mcqs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nf1 diagnostic criteria</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nf2 diagnostic criteria</category><title>173 - Neurofibromatosis ( NF1 and NF2 ) diagnosis</title><atom:summary>A. Diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis type 1 ( NF1 ) are :

1. Presence of 2 or more cafe au lait spots of size greater than 5 mm if the patient is prepubertal or greater than 15 mm of size, if the patient is post pubertal .

2. Presence of 2 or more of the general neurofibromas or even a single plexiform neurofibroma .

3. axillary or inguinal freckling 

4. Optic nerve </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/F1cLJyWLtJ0/173-neurofibromatosis-nf1-and-nf2.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-LsEDokltxQZauL2ZreL7ZT_4HQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-LsEDokltxQZauL2ZreL7ZT_4HQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://ourmedicine.blogspot.com/2009/08/173-neurofibromatosis-nf1-and-nf2.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572533902663720755.post-4497631492005860162</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-25T05:20:11.744-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">urine abnormalities mcqs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">red urine causes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drugs causing reddish urine</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">diets causing red urine</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">conditions causing reddish discoloration of urine</category><title>172 - Red Urine causes</title><atom:summary> A. Conditions with positive dipstick test :

Hematuria
Haemoglobinuria - negative urinalysis
Myoglobinuria - negative urinalysis

B. Conditions with negative dipstick test : 

Drugs - 1. Phenacetin
             2. Phenazopyridine
             3. Phenytoin
             4. Phenosuximide
             5. Phenothiazine
             6. Phenopthalein
             7. Aminosalicylic acid
             8. </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/28Wio-OAQH0/172-red-urine-causes.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kzTREKcGaK9SgzqwZjgR5cGjEek/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kzTREKcGaK9SgzqwZjgR5cGjEek/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://ourmedicine.blogspot.com/2009/08/172-red-urine-causes.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572533902663720755.post-3555164548698444310</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 17:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-27T10:57:22.783-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">jones mote reation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cutaneous basophilic hypersensitivity</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">type 4 hypersensitivity reaction examples</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">type 4 hypersenisitivity associated conditions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">patch test hypersensitivity</category><title>171 - Type 4 Hypersensitivity reaction examples</title><atom:summary> Examples of conditions associated with Type 4 Hypersensitivity are :

1. Tuberculin test
2. Lepromin test
3. Contact dermatitis
4. Tuberculosis ( TB )
5. Sarcoidosis
6. Temporal arteritis
7. Patch test
8. Granulomatous inflammation 
9. Type 1 Lepra reaction 
10. Jones mote reaction ( Cutaneous Basophilic Hypersensitivity ) </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/-bWbLp1VI9M/171-type-4-hypersensitivity-reaction.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HWoOL8Vz4m8BcbqOV7GdZoD2xcc/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HWoOL8Vz4m8BcbqOV7GdZoD2xcc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://ourmedicine.blogspot.com/2009/05/171-type-4-hypersensitivity-reaction.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572533902663720755.post-2602092917375251756</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-27T10:49:20.411-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">arthus reaction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hyperacute graft rejection</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">type 3 hypersensitivity examples</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">immune complex mediated hypersensitivity examples</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">type 3 hypersensitivity associated conditions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">schick test</category><title>170 - Type 3 Hypersensitivity reaction examples</title><atom:summary>Examples of conditions associated with Type 3 Hypersensitivity reaction are :

1. Arthus reaction ( locally )
2. Serum sickness ( systemically )
3. Schick test
4. Polyarteritis Nodosa ( PAN )
5. Rheumatoid arthritis ( RA )
6. Systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE )
7. Acute viral hepatitis
8. Pencillamine toxicity
9. Hyperacute graft rejection 
10. Type 2 lepra reaction ( ENL )
11. Hypersensitivity </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/iEv_R0vBpzQ/170-type-3-hypersensitivity-reaction.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZ1UBkf0TEFmYRSlkF5F5DX2i9I/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dZ1UBkf0TEFmYRSlkF5F5DX2i9I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://ourmedicine.blogspot.com/2009/05/170-type-3-hypersensitivity-reaction.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572533902663720755.post-821059234186688206</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-27T10:53:07.905-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">type 2 hypersensitivity associated conditions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pemphigus vulgaris mcqs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">type 2 hypersensitivity examples</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">good pasture syndrome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cytotoxic antibody mediated hypersensitivity examples</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pemphigoid</category><title>169 - Type 2 Hypersensitivity reaction examples</title><atom:summary>Examples of Conditions associated with Type 2 Hypersensitivity are :

1. Blood transfusion reactions
2. Erythroblastosis fetalis
3. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia or agranulocytosis or thrombocytopenia 
4. Good pasture syndrome 
5. Graves disease
6. Myasthenia Gravis
7. Pemphigus vulgaris
8. Bullous pemphigoid
9. Pernicious anemia 
10. Acute rheumatic fever
11. Diabetes Mellitus  </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/gaOHeAcRnBg/169-type-2-hypersensitivity-examples.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LvQ6jZYujJWDrvYen2YQzoCDTis/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LvQ6jZYujJWDrvYen2YQzoCDTis/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://ourmedicine.blogspot.com/2009/05/169-type-2-hypersensitivity-examples.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572533902663720755.post-3453367478154499849</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 17:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-27T10:52:06.579-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">prusnitz kustner reaction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">schultz dale phenomenon</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">eczema</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">conditions with type 1 hypersensitivity</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">casoni's test</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">type 1 hypersensitivity examples</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">theobald smith phenomenon</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">asthma atopy</category><title>168 - Type 1 Hypersensitivity reaction examples</title><atom:summary>Examples of conditions that show Type 1 Hypersensitivity are :

1. Eczema
2. Hay Fever
3. Asthma ( atopy )
4. Urticaria
5. Anaphylactic shock
6. Acute dermatitis
7. Theobald Smith phenomenon
8. Prusnitz kustner reaction
9. Casoni's test
10. Schultz Dale phenomenon  </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/EMXPvS2fNSg/type-1-hypersensitivity-examples.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/823bpJ1E6BSPWff-UH_B8SUCDbo/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/823bpJ1E6BSPWff-UH_B8SUCDbo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://ourmedicine.blogspot.com/2009/05/type-1-hypersensitivity-examples.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572533902663720755.post-1841991126424729806</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 05:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-25T22:22:06.180-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">marfan's syndrome mcqs with answers part 4</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ghent international criteria for diagnosis of marfan' s syndrome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">treatment of marfan's syndrome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">genetics of marfan's syndrome</category><title>167 - Marfan's syndrome mcqs with answers part 4</title><atom:summary>16q: all of the following are the major ghent criteria except ?


a. presence of atleast one skeletal abnormalities
b. ectopia lentis
c. dilation of the ascending aorta with or without dissection 
d. dural ectasia
e. a blood relative who meets the same criteria with or without DNA diagnosis


  answer  a. presence of atleast four skeletal abnormalities not one    

17q: all of the following are </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/dWMfQ5sy6T0/167-marfans-syndrome-mcqs-with-answers.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OygsJ8ZA6b-OuWrzIE4j3rLUYMM/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OygsJ8ZA6b-OuWrzIE4j3rLUYMM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://ourmedicine.blogspot.com/2009/05/167-marfans-syndrome-mcqs-with-answers.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572533902663720755.post-3165620473038379290</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 21:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-25T14:38:10.316-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">vertebral changes in marfans syndrome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ocular features of marfan's syndrome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">skeletal changes in marfan's syndrome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cardiovascular changes in marfans syndrome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">marfan's syndrome mcqs with answers part 3</category><title>166 - Marfan's syndrome mcqs with answers part 3</title><atom:summary>11q: CT or MRI examinations of the lumbar sacral region in a marfan’s syndrome patient reveals which of the following ?

a. enlargement of the neural canal 
b. thinning of the pedicles and laminae
c. widening of the foraminae
d. anterior meningocele ( dural ectasia )
e. all the above 

  answer e. all the above   

12q: all of the following are true about the skeletal changes of MFS except ?

a. </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/cktFPmarVfw/166-marfans-syndrome-mcqs-with-answers.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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( LDAS ) ?


a. aneurysms of ascending aorta 
b. tortuous arteries
c. cleft palate
d. hypertelorism 
e. all of the above 


  answer e. all the above   

7q: patients with mutations in fibrillin-1 gene and fibrillin-2 gene are known to have some features of marfan’s syndrome and some features of osteogenesis </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/c1PLR5N6EY0/165-marfans-syndrome-mcqs-with-answers.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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a. skeletal changes that include long, thin extremities, frequently associated with loose joints 
b. reduced vision as the result of dislocation of the lenses (ectopia lentis)
c. aortic root dilation and aortic aneurysms
d. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy


  answer  d . hypertrophic cardiomyopathy   



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1. How do symptoms of swine flu differ from other types of flu?
Answer: None, really, although this flu might include gastrointestinal symptoms (diarrhea and vomiting), as well as the usual respiratory symptoms. The basic symptoms for swine flu are similar to the seasonal flu we are vaccinated for each year, which may </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/2BKzWuYMKxQ/163-swine-flu-all-you-need-to-know.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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a. 1000 – 1500 cGy
b. 1500 – 2000 cGy
c. 2000 – 2500 cGy
d. 2500 – 3000 cGy


  answer  d . 2500 – 3000 cGy   



17q: what is the major long term effect of standard ( modified bilateral ) RPLND operation ?


a. retrograde ejaculation and infertility
b. urinary incontinence
c. fecal incontinence
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a. involvement of supradiaphragmatic nodal sites in GCTs is stage III
b.  klinefelter syndrome is associated with mediastinal GCT
c. In GCTs management ,Orchiopexy should be performed before puberty, if possible 
d. Early orchiopexy reduces the risk of GCT and improves the ability to save testis 
e. Testicular feminization syndromes do not increase the risk of </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/L8FC6ugT6Vk/161-testicular-cancer-mcqs-with-answers.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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a. GCTs are divided into seminomas and non-seminomatous subtypes
b. Non-seminomatous subtypes are most common in the third decade of life
c. Seminomatous subtypes are most common in the fourth decade of life
d. Seminomas represent about 90% of all GCTs
e. Nonseminomas have an aggressive course whereas seminomas have an indolent </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/1NPEXFqJ17o/160-testicular-cancer-mcqs-with-answers.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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a. primary germ cell tumors ( GCTs ) of the testis constitute 95 % of all testicular neoplasms .
b. about 95 % of newly diagnosed patients are cured 
c. very rarely the GCTs can even arise from the pineal gland 
d. the tumor occurs most frequently in men between the ages of 40 and 60
e. higher incidence has been observed in </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ourmedicineblog/~3/Fe9XO4wIK64/159-testicular-cancer-mcqs-with-answers.html</link><author>prashanthparigela@gmail.com (doctor)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description>
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