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13061 Medicine

A 26-year-old female presents with a rash on the back, elbows, buttocks and knees. The rash began acutely, associated with severe pruritis and burning sensation. Biopsy was done that shows immunofluorescence granular deposition of IgA in the papillary dermis, along the epidermal basement membrane zone and neutrophilic dermatitis within dermal papillae. So, what will be the course of management?

APrednisone 40 mg daily
BGluten-free diet
CDapsone 100 mg daily
D2 and 3
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13064 Medicine

A patient following head injury was admitted in Intensive care ward with signs of raised intracranial pressure. He was put on ventilator and staed on Intravenous fluids and diuretics. Twenty four hours later his urine output was 3.5 liters, serum sodium 156 mEq/1 and serum osmolality of 316 mOsm/kg. The most likely diagnosis based on these parameters is-

AHigh output due to diuretics
BDiabetes insipidus
CToo much infusion of normal saline
DCerebral salt retaining syndrome
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13066 Medicine

A 14-year-old girl develops a rash, abdominal pain, and arthralgias. She is also experiencing some nausea, vomiting, and crampy abdominal pain. On examination, she has a palpable purpuric rash on her buttocks and lower legs, a tender abdomen, and no active joint inflammation. Her stools test positive for blood, and urinalysis reveals RBCs and RBC casts. Her renal function deteriorates rapidly over several days. A renal biopsy is performed.For the above patient with GN, select the most likely diagnosis on renal biopsy.

Adiffuse proliferative GN
Bcrescentic GN
Cfocal proliferative GN
Dmembranoproliferative GN
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