Self-Assessment Questions

1-Which one of the following conditions is associated with unilateral sacroiliitis ?

a-Ankylosing spondylitis

b-Psoriasis

c-Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2-The onset of diplopia, rapidly progressing to loss of accommodation, bilateral facial paresis, and fixed dilated pupil, is characteristic of which one of the following?

a-Myasthenia Gravis

b-Miller-Fisher syndrome

c-Botulism

d-Infarction of the pons and cerebellar peduncles

3-Which of the following anti-hypertensives doesn't alter serum aldosterone level?

a-Lisinopril

b-Losartan

c-Amlodipine

d-spironolactone

e-Clonidine

4-In a young women on oral contraceptive pills, with acute mesenteric ischemia, which is more likely to be the underlying vascular event?:

a-Arterial thrombosis

b-Venous thrombosis

c-Arterial embolism

Answers are given below

Answers:

1- b

2- c

3- c

4- b