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1. Paradoxical embolism is caused typically

by periodic reversal of blood flow in leg veins
by periodic reversal of blood flow in leg arteries
by mural thrombus lining the wall of an arterial aneurysm (paradoxical embolism to leg veins)
by patent foramen ovale

2. Commonly, sideroachrestic anemia is not

accompanied by sideroblasts
a sign of myelodysplastic syndrome
caused by repeated loss of blood (e.g. in young women)
caused by vitamin B6 deficiency

3. Microcytic anemia is usually not

hypochromic at the same time
hyperchromic at the same time
caused by thalassemia
caused by repeated blood loss

4. Eponymic name for trisomy 18 is:

Down syndrome
Edwards syndrome
Patau syndrome
Turner syndrome

5. Hepcidin, hemojuvelin and feroportin play a role in

in development of chronic diseases anemia
in pathogenesis of hemorrhagic complications in children suffering from hemophilia
in prevention of hemorrhagic complications in hemophilia
in the treatment of hemostatic disorders in children, with the effect of hepcidin as most prominent

6. Common signs of Crohn disease do not include:

Diarrhea
Pain
Constipation
p-ANCA positivity with ASCA (antibodies against S. cerevisiae) negativity

7. Classical Virchow-Rokitanski triad does not include

alteration of blood flow (stasis or turbulence)
abnormality of blood coagulation (hypercoagulability)
medical history of thrombosis or embolism
injury of vessel wall (endothelial injury or dysfunction)

8. Eponymic name for trisomy 8 is:

Edwards syndrome
Patau syndrome
Warkany syndrome
Down syndrome

9. Positivity of Blumberg sign means:

Tenderness to palpation over McBurney's point
Pain upon removal of pressure on the abdominal wall
Inability to keep balance while walking with closed eyes
Inability to keep balance while standing with closed eyes

10. Ivermectin is:

An antiparasitic drug
Dipeptidyl dipeptidase-IV inhibitor used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus
A medicine used in the treatment of neonatal diarrhea
Well tolerated immunosupresiv used (a) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and (b) in GVH reaction prevention after transplants