• 1. 
    What condition is caused by the deposition of salts of uric acid?

  • gout
  • osteoporosis
  • arthritis
  • rheumatism
  • 2. 
    Which disease is detected by using the Schilling test?

  • leukemia
  • hemochromatosis
  • pernicious anemia
  • diabetes mellitus
  • 3. 
    Which of these is not a form of colour blindness?

  • deuteranopia
  • myopia
  • protanopia
  • tritanopia
  • 4. 
    What is a more formal term for the disease called pinkeye?

  • exopthalmia
  • astigmatism
  • oculitis
  • conjunctivitis
  • 5. 
    What fat-soluble substance present in green leafy vegetables was given its name because it is required for coagulation of the blood to take place?

  • iron
  • vitamin D
  • vitamin C
  • vitamin K
  • 6. 
    What is eczema?

  • a stomach disorder
  • an inflammatory skin condition
  • loss of memory
  • a type of seaweed
  • 7. 
    Chiropody is a name for a medical specialty whose history can be traced to 1500 BCE in Egypt. Which part of the human body does chiropody deal with?

  • eyes
  • brain
  • feet
  • heart
  • 8. 
    When we suffer from belching, flatulence, aversion to eating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and heartburn, we call it indigestion. Which word would have been used in 18th-century Britain to describe the same symptoms?

  • dropsy
  • gout
  • grippe
  • dyspepsia
  • 9. 
    In the 18th century, Englishman Stephen Hales inserted a tube into a blood vessel and allowed the blood to rise up the tube, thus measuring what aspect of circulation?

  • heart rate
  • blood pressure
  • pulse
  • coagulation
  • 10. 
    Which fever is also called “three-day fever”?

  • pappataci fever
  • hay fever
  • rat bite fever
  • trench fever
  • 11. 
    If you become infested with worms, what kind of drug will you need?

  • antifungal
  • antibiotic
  • antimalarial
  • anthelmintic
  • 12. 
    What is the full name of the medical scanning technique called PET?

  • positive energy therapy
  • positron emission tomography
  • potential energy treatment
  • passive excitation transmission
  • 13. 
    Which brain disorder results in a progressive and irreversible decline in memory and various other cognitive functions?

  • epilepsy
  • Alzheimer disease
  • Hansen disease
  • Huntington disease
  • 14. 
    Which of these diseases is called tabardillo in Mexico, where it killed the scientist who discovered how it was transmitted?

  • cholera
  • typhus
  • malaria
  • sleeping sickness
  • 15. 
    What does a dyslexic have trouble doing?

  • maintaining eye-hand coordination
  • reading
  • remembering
  • distinguishing right from left
  • 16. 
    Which of these vitamins is water-soluble as opposed to fat-soluble?

  • vitamin A
  • vitamin D
  • vitamin C
  • vitamin E
  • 17. 
    Which disease is caused by a deficiency of vitamin B12?

  • scurvy
  • pernicious anemia
  • night blindness
  • goitre
  • 18. 
    Astigmatism affects which part of the human body?

  • knees
  • eyes
  • heart
  • liver
  • 19. 
    What is another name for breakbone fever?

  • dengue
  • rhinitis
  • yellow fever
  • typhoid
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