AIIMS PGMEE FORENSIC MEDICINE QUESTIONS YEAR 2013

                                    MAY-2013

1. The assessment and differentiation of entry wound and exit wound is difficult 
    during postmortem examination of a case of death due to bullet injury due to
    surgical alterations. This phenomenon is known as
     A. McNaughten phenomenon
     B. Ricochet phenomenon
     C. Kennedy phenomenon
     D. Alec Jeffrey phenomenon.

Answer: C. 



2. A driver wearing seat belt, suddenly applies brakes to avoid a collison. Which
    of the following body parts is most likely to be injured?
     A. Spleen                                    B. Mesentry
     C. Liver                                       D. Abdominal aorta.

Answer: B.



3. A young male is brought to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting and 
    breathlessness 2 hrs. after insecticide ingestion. On examination there is pin-point 
    pupils and kerosene like smell emitting from the patient. Which of the following
    is not correct regarding the management of this patient? 
    A. Activated charcoal has no proven therapeutic role
    B. Cholinesterase levels do not have prognostic significance
    C. Atropine is the antidote of choice
    D. Atropine reverses respiratory muscle weakness.

Answer: D.



4. True about methanol poisoning is all except:
     A. Critical level is 1.25 ml/kg body wt.
     B. Fomepizole competitively inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase
     C. Formic acid is mainly responsible for toxicity
     D. Methanol causes snow field vision.

Answer: B.



5. Priapism occurs with
    A. Spanish fly
    B. Sea snake bite
    C. Scorpion bite
    D. Rattle snake bite.

Answer: A.

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