1. | In the study on the use of Varenicline, the 7-day point prevalence quit rate at 26th week for smokers on Varenicline quoted below was INCORRECT except: |
A. | 15%. |
B. | 21.8%. |
C. | 24.8%. |
D. | 31%. |
E. | 43.3%. |
2. | The most common reported side effect of Varenicline was: |
A. | Headache. |
B. | Nausea. |
C. | Muscle ache. |
D. | Insomnia. |
E. | Dysgeusia. |
3. | Which of the following is NOT a typical site of osteoporotic fractures? |
A. | Compression fracture of the vertebrae. |
B. | Neck of femur fracture. |
C. | Colles fracture of the wrist. |
D. | Fracture of the humerus. |
E. | None of the above. |
4. | Which of the following is THE most common sign/symptom which a patient with multiple myeloma may experience? |
A. | Anaemia. |
B. | Bone pain. |
C. | Deranged renal functions. |
D. | Hypercalcemia. |
E. | Weight loss. |
5. | Which of the following statement concerning diagnostic work up of palpable breast mass is INCORRECT? |
A. | Triple assessment includes clinical, radiological and pathological assessment. If all investigation concur, diagnosis was made in 96% of patients. |
B. | The commonly used reporting system for mammography is the Breast Imaging Reporting & Data System (BIRADS), which is recommended by the American College of Radiology. |
C. | Breast MRI is the most sensitive and is the standard imaging modality for the work up of any palpable breast mass. |
D. | Core needle biopsy is recommended if the palpable breast mass is suspicious of breast cancer. |
E. | Management of disconcordant lesions shall be discussed in a multidisciplinary meeting involving breast surgeons, radiologists and pathologists. |
6. | Regarding modern management of breast cancer, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT: |
A. | For early operable breast cancers, surgery is the mainstay of treatment. |
B. | Breast conservative surgery (BCS) plus irradiation has been proven to offer equal benefits in overall survival compared to mastectomy for breast cancer. |
C. | Oncoplastic breast surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy can extend the indication of breast conserving surgery for breast cancer patients. |
D. | Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is now considered the standard axillary staging procedure for clinical node negative breast cancer patients. |
E. | Genomic assay should be offered to all breast cancer patients who require adjuvant treatment. |