Clinical

Q1. True about functional aphonia ..all except:

a. Seen in emotionally labile female of age 15 -30 yrs

b. Speech therapy is important for its treatment
c.vocal cord remain in abducted position on attempt of phonation
d. On coughing vocal cord can be adducted
e. Aphonia is sudden in onset

Answer is : b

Q2. True about vocal cord nodule

all except..

a. localized epithelial hyperplasia

b. Symmetrical on both vocal cords
c. Male> Female
d. Most common age group 20 to 30
e. Pinkish white nodule at jonction of anterior 2/3 & posterior 1/3

Answer is: e

Q3. Treatment of spasmodic dysphonia is :

a. type 1 thyroplasty
b. type 2 thyroplasty
c. type 3 thyroplasty
d. type 4 thyroplasty
e. Speech therapy

Answer is : b

Q4. In Acoustic neuroma the following is not seen:

a. Auditory defect
b. Sensory aphasia
c. Motor aphasia
d. Changes in audiometry
e. Vertigo

Answer is : c

Q5. Hyposthesia of the posterior aspect of the external auditory canal may be an
early sign of:

a. Trigeminal neuralgia
b. Costens syndrome
c. Lateral sinus thrombosis
d. Multiple sclerosis
e. Acoustic neuroma
Answer is : e

Q6. A four months old baby is found to have stridor. Flexible endoscopic
examination revealed a globular reddish mass under the vocal cords. What is the
likely diagnosis?

a. Vocal nodule
b. Laryngeal papilloma
c. Congenital subglottic haemangioma
d. Vocal polyp
e. Subglottic stenosis

Answer is : c

Q7. A young boy 16 years age complains of nasal bleeding, headache and nasal
blockage. On examination, he had perforation is cartilaginous part of the septum.
The cause is:

a. Sarcoidosis
b. Tuberculosis
c. Syphilis
d. SMR
e. Leprosy

Answer is : b

Q8. The patient may develop oro-antral fistula after tooth extraction. Which teeth
extraction is responsible for it:

a. Canine
b. Upper 2nd premolar
c. Lower last molar
d. Lower premolar
e. Incisor

Answer is : b

Q9. A forty year old patient had nasal polyps along with dry inspisated mucin in
nose. The C.T scan showed double density sign in sinuses. The diagnosis is:

a. Mucormycosis
b. Carcinoma of sinus
c. Fungal granulomas
d. Pots puffy tumor
e. Allergic fungal sinusitis
Answer is : e

Q10. A fifty year old shy lady complains of nasal obstruction. On examination she
smells bad from her nose which is full of crusts. What is the first line of
treatment for her:

a. Alkaline douches
b. Young’s operation
c. Paraffin drops
d. Glycerin drops
e. SMR

Answer is: a