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Examples of multiple true/false questions asked

Amenorrhoea may be caused by:

  1. hyperprolactinaemia

  2. premature ovarian failure

  3. rapid weight loss

  4. cessation of the oral contraceptive pill

Conductive hearing loss is present in:

  1. otosclerosis

  2. infective erosion of the long process of the incus

  3. eustachian tube blockage

  4. cochlear damage

Bulimia is characterised by:

  1. weight fluctuations

  2. laxative abuse

  3. diuretic abuse

  4. marked guilt feeling

L-dopa excess may result in:

  1. hallucinations

  2. vivid dreams

  3. facial dyskinesia

  4. chorea

A footballer presents with an acute knee injury after twisting his leg. Which of the following signs are characteristic of a torn meniscus?

  1. tenderness to palpation over the meniscus

  2. tenderness on deep pressure over the patella

  3. locking

  4. retropatellar crepitus on movement of the knee

All children under 10 years of age with a urinary tract infection should have:

  1. urine culture and sensitivities

  2. micturating cystourethrogram

  3. intravenous pyelogram

  4. retrograde pyelogram

Extended matching questions

Select the single most appropriate diagnosis for each of these case histories. A diagnosis may appear once, more than once or not at all

  1. An 8-year-old boy is brought to the surgery because of peeling skin from hands and feet. He had been treated with penicillin a week earlier for a mild sore throat. His mother had noticed a transient rash the day after the previous visit.
  2. A young man attends with a three-week history of a reddish brown rash over his trunk and arms. The lesions started off oval in shape and followed skin cleavage lines. A single similar lesion had appeared a few days before the main crop.

Possible diagnosis for items 1 and 2:

  1. allergic rash

  2. scarlatina

  3. chickenpox

  4. tinea versicolor

  5. measles

  6. pityriasis rosea

  7. rubella

  8. scabies

  9. glandular fever

 

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