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MCQ Mar 2020

1. What is the principal role of dermoscopy?

A. Detecting and diagnosing of cutaneous malignancies
B. Diagnosing infectious diseases
C. Diagnosing vascular diseases
D. Diagnosing bullous pemphigoid
E. Diagnosing pemphigus vulgaris

Answer: A.


2. Which of the follows is NOT an advantage of dermoscope-guided excisional biopsy?

A. Higher magnification
B. Underlying tissues visible
C. Continuous flow of high-quality images
D. A wide range of scopes is available
E. Shorter time for the procedure

Answer: E.


3. Which one of the following is considered to be a specific passive category of cancer immunotherapy?

A. Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
B. Oncogenic virus vaccines
C. Lymphokine-activated killer cells
D. Immune checkpoint inhibitors
E. Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes

Answer: D.


4. Concerning the management of the side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors, which one of the following statements is NOT TRUE:

A. Most toxicities of immune checkpoint inhibitors are mild and can be managed easily with a course of steroids.
B. The aim of management is always to identify and address any side effects before it becomes severe.
C. All side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors require emergent management and hospitalization in order to avoid delay in treatment.
D. The primary care physician had a role in the management of side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors.
E. The primary care physician needs to be vigilant in ruling out autoimmune side effects when dealing with any illness in a cancer patient who has been given checkpoint inhibitors.

Answer: C.


5. Which of the following disease entities does not belong to atypical parkinsonism?

A. Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
B. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
C. Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)
D. Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
E. Vascular parkinsonism

Answer: D.


6. The most accurate diagnostic imaging for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease is:

A. CT brain
B. MRI brain
C. PET with Parkinson’s disease protocol
D. X-ray
E. Ultrasound

Answer: C.


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