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B. Club foot, or congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV), is a deformity of the ankle and foot that is present at birth. The affected ankle is twisted with the foot pointing downwards and inwards. In 50% of cases both the feet are affected (bilateral). This condition affects 1 in every 1000 babies, and occurs more often in boys than girls. If you have had a child with CTEV, there is approximately a 1 in 30 chance that your second child will...

The first organ to become predominantly lymphoid is? A Thymus B Lymph node C Spleen D MALT

Ans: d. It is seen in severe unilateral SNHL. Patient does not perceive anty sound of tuning fork by air conduction but responds to bone conduction testing. This response to bone conduction is actually from the opposite ear because of transcranial transmission of sound. In such cases correct diagnosis can be made by masking the non-test ear with Barany’s noise box while testing for born conduction. Weber’s test will further help as it gets...

Ans: b. Disease transmitted directly by contact with soil-disease agent may be acquired by direct exposure of susceptible tissue to the disease agent in soil, compost or decaying vegetable matter in which it normally leads a saprophytic existence, e.g. hookworm larvae, tetanus, mycosis, etc. Although tetanus is transmitted by dust, it is actually wound contamination by the dust carrying tetanus spores and not due to dust droplets. Diseases...

C Osteomyelitis Pain and fever are common presenting complaints, with many patients having elevated inflammatory markers and a leukocytosis which can be confused with osteomyelitis.