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42348 Surgery

Which of the following statements about Dandy-Walker syndrome are true and which are false? 1 Most common posterior fossa malformation 2 Consists of a cystic expansion of 4th ventricle in the posterior fossa & midline cerebellar hypoplasia 3 Triad of Hypoplasia of vermis + Cephalad rotation of the vermian remnant & cystic dilatation of 4th ventricle extending posteriorly + Small posterior fossa 4 Most common manifestation is Macrocephaly 5 Managed by shunting the cystic cavity

A1-T, 2-T, 3-T, 4-T, 5-T
B1-T, 2-T, 3-F, 4-T, 5-T
C1-T, 2-F, 3-F, 4-T, 5-T
D1-T, 2-T, 3-T, 4-F, 5-F
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42349 Medicine

A 52-year-old man complains of impotence. On physical examination, he has an elevated jugular venous pressure, S3 gallop, and hepatomegaly. He also appears tanned, with pigmentation along skin folds. He has joint pain and bony overgrowth primarily affecting the second and third metacarpophalangeal joints bilaterally. The plasma glucose is 250 mg/dL, and liver enzymes are elevated. Which of the following studies will help establish the diagnosis?

ADetection of nocturnal penile tumescence
BDetermination of iron saturation
CDetermination of serum copper
DDetection of hepatitis B surface antigen
Medicine
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