0 Anterior cruciate ligament

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MCQ 158

Q. Anterior cruciate ligament is ?

a. intracapsular and intrasynovial

b. intracapsular and extrasynovial

c. extracapsular and intrasynovial

d. extracapsular and extrasynovial

ANSWER:

Answer : B - intracapsular and extrasynovial
Both ACL and PCL are intracapsular and extrasynovial.

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0 Chest X-ray rotation

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MCQ 157

Q. On a chest X-Ray, if the patient is rotated to left, then ?

a. left side becomes more radiolucent
b. right side becomes more radiolucent
c. both the sides become less radiolucent
d. radiolucency of both sides is not affected

ANSWER:

Answer : A -  if the patient is rotated to left, left side becomes more radiolucent

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0 Bat's wing shadowing - CXR

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Bat's wing shadowing - CXR

Can be seen in

• Pulmonary oedema (Most common cause)

• Pneumocystis infection

• Alveolar cell carcinoma

• Alveolar proteinosis

• Goodpasture's syndrome

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0 Smoking related ILDs

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MCQ 156

Q. Which of the folowing is not a smoking related Interstitial lung disease (ILD) ?

a. Acute interstitial pneumonia

b. RB-ILD

c. Desquamative interstitial pneumonia

d. Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis

ANSWER:

Answer : A - Acute interstitial pneumonia.

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0 Fahr disease

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MCQ 155

Q. In Fahr disease there is ?

a. abnormality in calcium metabolism

b. abnormality in phosphate metabolism

c. abnormality in both calcium or phosphate metabolism

d. no abnormality in calcium or phosphate metabolism

ANSWER:

Answer : D, In Fahr disease calcification can be found in the globus pallidus, putamen, caudate, thalamus, cerebellum (especially dentate nucleus), corona radiata, and subcortical white matter. There is no abnormality in calcium or phosphate metabolism.

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2 DNB Thesis - Front cover page format

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THESIS TOPIC

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NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS

IN FULFILLMENT OF THE REGULATION FOR THE AWARD OF DIPLOMATE OF NATIONAL BOARD

(SUBJECT)

EXAMINATION TO BE HELD IN month,year

BY

Name

Reg No.

GUIDE 

Name

DEPARTMENT OF ____________

____________  INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

City  - Pin , State , INDIA

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THESIS TOPIC

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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE

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0 Spinal meningeal cysts

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MCQ 154

Q. Which of the following is type 2 spinal meningeal cyst ?

a. extradural spinal arachnoid cyst

b. tarlov cyst

c. intradural spinal arachnoid cyst

d. sacral meningocoele

ANSWER:

Answer : B - Tarlov cyst = perineural cyst.

Classification of spinal meningeal cysts :
type I : extradural with no neural tissue
a - extradural spinal arachnoid cyst
b - sacral meningocele
type II : extradural with neural tissue eg: tarlov cyst.
type III : intradural spinal arachnoid cyst

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1 Medical One Liners 301 - 310

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301. Thrombospondins (TSP) has anti-angiogenic abilities

302. Infectious diseases communicable during the later part of the incubation period are - Measles, chickenpox, whooping cough, hepatitis A.

303. Fredericson classification - medial tibial stress syndrome

304. Bismuth-Corlette classification - perihilar cholangiocarcinoma

305. Luftsichel sign & juxtaphrenic peak sign - Left Upper Lobe collapse
        Flat waist sign - Left Lower Lobe collapse.

306. Most common hepatic malignancy in children is Hepatoblastoma.

307. Most common anomaly associated with coarctation of aorta is bicuspid aortic valve.

308. 4th Ventricle Ependymoma vs Meduloblastoma

• Ependymoma - usually from Floor of 4th ventricle (Mnemonic - Alphabetic order EF)
• Meduloblastoma - usually from Roof of 4th ventricle

309. Most common tumor of mediastinum - neurogenic tumor.

310. Most common causes of renal artery stenosis

• Old age - Atherosclerosis
• Young (India) - Takayasu arteritis
• Young (Western world) - Fibromuscular dysplasia.

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0 Medical one liners 291 - 300

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291. Ulcerative colitis causes inflammatory diarrhoea
        Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency causes Steatorrheal diarrhoea

292. Metastases -

• MC intracranial metastasis from Carcinoma lung
• MC hepatic metastasis (overall) from Bronchogenic carcinoma
• MC hepatic mets from GIT from Colonic carcinoma

293. Isotonic exercise : Cardiac output increases
        Isometric exercise : Cardiac output decreases.

294. The repolarisation wave in heart starts from epicardial surface of apex.

295. Glucocorticoids increase the number of RBCs, platelets and neutrophils in the circulation.

296. Acute rheumatic fever - There is no residual damage to the joint.

297. Live vaccines are contraindicated in pregnancy.

298. Screening is effective for cervical cancer, breast cancer & oral cancer.

299. CTEV correction : 1st - forefoot adduction, then - inversion, then - equinus.

300. Receptor proteins for Parathyroid hormone (PTH) are present on both osteoblasts and osteocytes.

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