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Carbamazepine has been utilized to successfully diminish attacks in trigeminal neuralgia. During this therapy which of the following is indicated ?

(A) Clinical observation only

(B) Clinical observation and complete blood and platelet counts prior to and at frequent intervals during therapy

(C) No monitoring

(D) Complete blood investigation only if adverse symptoms arise

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Trigeminal neuralgia_______________?

(A) Does not disturb the patient during sleep

(B) Can be treated with NSAID’s

(C) Always bilateral in distribution

(D) Is a hereditary condition

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The following site is the common involvement in case of Myositis ossificans_______________?

(A) Massetor

(B) Hyoglossus

(C) Stylohyoid

(D) Lateral pterygoid

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Bell’s palsy is triggered by_______________?

(A) Exposure to cold

(B) Tooth extraction

(C) Local and systemic infection

(D) Any of the above

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A patient shows inability to close the right corner of the mouth is most probably suffering form_______________?

(A) Myasthenia gravis

(B) Bell’s palsy

(C) TMJ dysfunction syndrome

(D) Multiple sclerosis

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Mask-like appearance of face with narrowing of aperture and rigidity of the mucosa is characteristic of______________?

(A) Progressive systemic sclerosis

(B) Tetanus

(C) Multiple sclerosis

(D) Osteomalacia

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In an acute attack of migraine, the during of choice______________?

(A) Ergontamine tortrate

(B) Methysergide

(C) Propranolol

(D) Caffeine

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Burning Mouth Syndrome describes pain associated with_____________?

(A) Oral lichen planus

(B) Oral submucous fibrosis

(C) Aphthous stomatitis

(D) No detectable oral disease

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An attack of cluster headache can be aborted by _____________?

(A) Morphine administration

(B) Breathing oxygen

(C) Aspirin administration

(D) Sublingual nitroglycerine administration

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Precocious puberty is most characteristic of which of the following ?

(A) Jaffe’s syndrome

(B) Monostotic fibrous dysplasia

(C) Abright’s syndrome

(D) Osteogenesi imperfecta

Submitted By: Ali Uppal