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Choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of original sentence if it is substituted for the under lined word or phrase. 'Salt water is often used to induce vomiting'-
A cause
B control
C cure
D stop
Prolonged vomiting due to pyloric stenosis results in
A Metabolic alkalosis
B Hyponatraemia
C Hyperchloraemia
D Hyperkalaemia
E Hypoproteinaemia
Biochemical changes that occur following prolonged vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction are
A Hypokalaemia
B Hypochloremia
C Metabolic acidosis
D Hypernatremia
E Hypoalbuminemia
Persistent vomiting may cause
A Elevated blood urea
B Metabolic alkalosis
C Alkaline urine
D Hyperkalaemia
E Raised plasma chloride level
Cytotoxic drug- induced vomiting can be prevented by
A Domperidone
B Ondansetrone
C Meclizine
D Metoclopramide
E Promethazine
Chemotherapeutic drugs causing severe vomiting include
A Cisplatin
B Doxorubicin
C 5-Flurouracil
D Actinomycin-D
E Methotrexate
Causes of vomiting in neonates are
A Intestinal atresia
B Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
C Biliary atresia
D Metabolic acidosis
E Ano-rectal malformation without fistula
Vomiting starts in the first week of life in infants with
A Duodenal atresia
B Meconium ileus
C Hiatus hernia
D Pyloric stenosis
E Coeliac disease
Regarding vomiting of milk by infants
A Because of gastroesophegeal reflux
B Volumes of emesis are commonly 5-10ml
C These infants are otherwise healthy
D It resolves by 1 year in 90% of cases
E Complications like pneumonia
F apnea
G failure to thrive are common
Biochemical changes that occur followingprolonged vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction are
A Hypokalaemia
B Hypochloremia
C Metabolic acidosis
D Hypernatremia
E Hypoalbuminemia

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