Saturday, May 2, 2009

Part 13 HIV Multiple choice questions

61q: in the absence of prophylactic antiretroviral therapy to the mother during pregnancy, labor and delivery and to the fetus following birth , the probability of transmission of HIV from mother to infant/fetus in industrialized countries is ?


a. 15-25 %
b. 25-35 %
c. 50-60 %
d. 100 %




62q: in the absence of prophylactic antiretroviral therapy to the mother during pregnancy, labor and delivery and to the fetus following birth , the probability of transmission of HIV from mother to infant/fetus in developing countries is ?


a. 15-25 %
b. 25-35 %
c. 50-60 %
d. 100 %




63q: find the false statement ?


a. mother to child transmission before birth is 23-30 %
b. mother to child transmission during birth is 50-65 %
c. mother to child transmission by breast feeding is 12-20 %
d. maternal transmission of HIV to fetus occurs most commonly during perinatal period
e. all are true




64q: which of the following is a mode of transmission of HIV ?


a. tears
b. saliva
c. urine
d. human bite




65q: what is the average CD4+ T cell count of an HIV infected patient at the time of death ?


a. just over 200 cells/microliter
b. just over 300 cell/microliter
c. just under 200 cells/microliter
d. just over 100 cells/microliter


2 comments:

  1. Interesting that the average CD4 count at death is given as just over 300c/uL!One would have thought people who die are generally those that develop AIDS....that's a CD4 count below 200cell/uL......Whether the answer would be 'just below 200' or 'just over 100' is another story..

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  2. q65.according to robbins and cotrans pathologic basis of disease its 200 cells per microlitre....so please check it out and do tell us the acceptable answer

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