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A 60-year-old woman with a history of chronic pancreatitis comes with worsening epigastric pain radiating to the back associated with nausea and vomiting. She has lost 10 kg in the past 4 months. She has no evidence of jaundice. LFT and serum amylase/lipase are within normal limits. CT scan of the abdomen shows the following. What would be the most appropriate next step in the management of this patient?

AWhipple procedure
BERCP with stenting
CPalliative chemotherapy and best suppoive care
DDistal pancreatotomy and splenectomy
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A 4-month-old boy presented with spontaneous nose bleeds and bloody diarrhea. There is a history of recurrent chest and ear infections for which the child was frequently hospitalized. On examination, it was found that the child was also suffering from atopic dermatitis and had petechiae all over the body. Blood sample of the child was taken and sent for fuher evaluation. Lab findings suggested abnormally low platelet counts along with eosinophilia and the peripheral blood smear is given below. The gene involved in the above condition is present on which chromosome: –

AChromosome 21
BChromosome 23
CX-chromosome
DChromosome 1
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