LONG ESSAY

2 X 10 = 20 Marks

1.

Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of Essential Hypertension?

2.

Clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of Typhoid fever?

SHORT ESSAY

10 X 5 = 50 Marks

3.

Treatment of acute severe asthma

4.

Management of carbamate poisoning

5.

Abdominal Paracentesis - Indications, procedure and complications

6.

Diagnosis and management of acute gout

7.

Clinical recognition and initial management of delirium

8.

Diagnosis and management of acute lung abscess

9.

Differences between spasticity and rigidity

10.

Genetic counselling in autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance like Huntington’s chorea

11.

Heat exhaustion

12.

Angiotensin receptor blockers

SHORT ANSWERS

10 X 3 = 30 Marks

13.

List three major complications of acute Pneumonia

14.

List three long term complications of uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus

15.

What are COX-2 (cyclo-oxygenase-2) inhibitors?

16.

Name analgesic drugs safe in pregnancy

17.

List major clinical signs of Acromegaly

18.

Antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis during urogenital surgery

19.

List common causes of pain in right lower quadrent of the abdomen

20.

List common causes of Hypokalemia

21.

Three common causes for third cranial nerve palsy

22.

Mention some diseases that cause very high serum alkaline phosphatase