Medical MCQs

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Cortisol______________?
A. Secretion increases following injury
B. Favours protein synthesis
C. Enhances antigen – antibody reactions
D. Tends to lower blood pressure
Insulin facilitates glucose uptake in____________?
A. Kidney tubules
B. Red blood cells
C. Brain
D. Skeletal muscle
Hypercalcemia associated with malignancy is most often mediated by _____________?
A. Parathyroid hormone ( pth)
B. Parathyroid hormone related protein (pthrp)
C. Interleukin – 6 ( il- 6)
D. Calcitonin
In jaundice, there is an unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia which is most likely due to __________?
A. Hepatitis
B. Cirrhosis
C. Obstruction of bile canaliculi
D. Increased break down of red cells
Bile acids are derived from_____________?
A. Bile salts
B. Bile pigments
C. A & b
D. Cholesterol
Contraceptive action of combined pill is mainly due to_______________?
A. Decrease in tubal motility
B. Prevents the fertilization
C. Prevents the implantation of fertilized egg
D. Inhibits ovulation