Showing posts with label Medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medicine. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Occlusion of anterior descending branch of left coronary artery

Occlusion of the anterior descending branch of left coronary artery will lead to infarction of which area?

A. Anterior wall of left ventricle
B. Posterior part of the interventricular septum
C. Lateral part of the heart
D. Inferior surface of the right ventricle

Monday, September 28, 2009

Patient with pneumonia ceases to recognize doctor and staff, thinks he is in jail and complains of scorpions attacking him.

A patient with pneumonia for 5 days is admitted to the hospital. He suddenly ceases to recognize the doctor and staff. He thinks that he is in jail and complains of scorpions attacking him. He is in an altered sensorium. This condition is most likely:

A. Acute delirium
B. Acute schizophrenia
C. Acute dementia
D. Acute paranoia

32 year old male with abdominal pain, vomiting, psychiatric symptoms and visual hallucinations

Chandu, aged 32 years presents with abdominal pain and vomiting. He also complains of some psychiatric symptoms and visual hallucinations. Most likely diagnosis is:

A. Intermittent Porphyria
B. Hypothyroidism
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. Hysteria