UPSC Medical Science 2023

A 35-year-old male smoker with complaints of difficulty in swallowing and ulcer on tip of his tongue for last one month, visits an ENT surgeon. Based on his clinical examination a…

A 56-year-old male visits a surgery OPD with complaints of difficulty in passage of urine especially on straining. Based on his clinical examination and ultrasound findings, he is…

(a) (i) Describe the following regarding the knee joint : (I) All movements including locking and unlocking with muscles responsible for each (II) Role of cruciate ligaments in mo…

(a) (i) Describe the role of SRY (Sex-determining region on Y gene) transcription factors in testicular development. 10 (ii) Describe Vitelline duct abnormalities. 5 (b) (i) Descr…

(a) Enumerate various classes of antihypertensive drugs. Briefly discuss the role of calcium channel blockers in the treatment of hypertension. 5+5=10 (b) (i) Describe mechanism o…

(a) (i) Enumerate any five risk factors for oral cancer. Describe its morphology. 5+5=10 (ii) Enumerate five causes of membranous glomerulonephritis. Describe its morphology. 5+5=…

(a) Classify the various types of poisons. Enumerate the features of Plumbism. Discuss the tests which will show/establish the onset of early stages of Pb poisoning. 5+5+5=15 (b)…

(a) (i) Describe the morphological characteristics of *Cryptococcus neoformans* on microscopic examination. Discuss the pathogenesis of Cryptococcosis. 5+5=10 (ii) Define meningoc…

(a) (i) Enlist the clinical features of dengue fever. (ii) Outline the management of a patient with dengue haemorrhagic fever. (5+5=10 marks) (b) Write the symptoms of schizophren…

(a) A 30-year-old female has been brought to medical emergency with a history of low-grade fever, headache, anorexia and weight loss for the last one month. She has also developed…

(a) Discuss in short the aetiology, clinical features, investigations and management of chronic renal failure. (5+5+5+5=20 marks) (b) (i) Write the causes of unconjugated hyperbil…

(a) A 20-year-old male has presented to the medicine OPD. He has complaints of episodes of breathlessness associated with tightness of chest and wheezing since the childhood. Thes…

(a) A 65-year-old lady has progressively increasing dysphagia for last 6 months. She also has significant weight loss. How will you investigate her? (10 marks) (b) A 42-year-old m…

(a) (i) Enumerate the causes for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). (ii) Discuss the management of PPH. (10+10=20 marks) (b) (i) Enumerate the signs of lower limb arterial ischaemia. (…

(a) (i) Enumerate the causes of radio-opacities on a plain abdominal radiograph. (ii) Enlist the causes of hydronephrosis in adults. (iii) How would you investigate an adult patie…

(a) State the vision, goals and objectives of the National Framework for Malaria Elimination in India, 2016-2030. What are the milestones and targets to be met under this framewor…