The END of IIyr examinations…

Pathology Microbiology Pharmacology and Forensic medicine…

It had just been a few months’ obligatory work…I dont think I have probed into atleast 0.00001% of what I need to know and that I have retained atleast 0.0000001% of what I probed into.
But the exams are over..and results will be out soon. I would get through the exam hopefully..and the next part of the course starts. Everything goes on…

Looking at some of the blunders(or wonders??):
PREFINAL EXAMINATION:
MICROBIOLOGY-VIVA

My examiner was asking me…
–How do you diagnose HIV infection?
er…. er…. …

–Have you ever heard about western blot??
yes sir..

–what will you detect in western blot–antigens or antibodies??
antigens, sir

–ANTIGENS???
… … ……

–What do you know about vaccines for polio?
killed vaccine..live attenuated vaccine… … … …

–Route of administration of sabins vaccine?
orally…

–is it given as gel or a tablet or a capsule?
… … …
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FINAL EXAMINATION:
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MICROBIOLOGY PAPER I
Qno.1 Prophylaxis of polio

My ans:

Local treatment: Soon after the dogbite, the wound is immediately washed with soap and water. Soap acts as an effective disinfectant. Anti rabies serum may be applied and infiltrated onto the wound…. … …
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MICROBIOLOGY PAPER II
Q. Different morphological forms of hemoflagellates.
My ans. Trichomonas vaginalis is consists of 4 polar flagellae….. …. …

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PHARMACOLOGY VIVA:

–how do you treat hypoglycemia?
.. … … infuse gluose

–how much do you infuse?
… …. .. …

–What are the side effects of the inhaled steroids?
… … … …
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PATHOLOGY VIVA:
–what is microalbuminuria?
.. … …

–How do you differentiate between hematuria and hemoglobinuria?
… … …er… red cells …microscopically…(i was murmering)

–What did you say? I couldnt hear u???
… … …red cell casts …

–Red cell casts need not be present?!!
… …. …

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MICROBIOLOGY VIVA:
–name some autoimmune diseases.
… … SLE..

–ok.. then…??
… … …rheumatic fever.. ..

–thats all?
… … …

–speak about lab diagnosis of filaria.
… … …

–what is the sample that you will take for diagnosis in lab?
… … …
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FORENSIC MEDICINE VIVA:

–what incisions do you give to open the body during autopsy?(It was the body of a person died due to severe burns)
.. .. …. …. …

–How do you remove the brain?
… …incision is given on the scalp… from mastoid to mastoid…in coronal plane…

–fine. then??
scalp is reflected..anteriorly till superior orbital margin… …

–fine. And posteriorly till??
…till… … …

–Leave it. tell me what will you use to open the cranium?
… … …

–You use saw, right??
yes.. sir… …

–tell me, what did you use in your anatomy lab? Saw or anything else??
..saw..sir… …

–ok. what would you see after you open?
… er.. dura.. sir

–what do you use to cut it?
…er… scalpel…

–How can you do it with a scalpel? You’ld end up damaging the brain! you have to use a scissor. No??
…yes …sir…

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–identify the spotter.
seeds of nux vomica..sir

–what does those seeds contain?
stychrine sir..

–poisoning by those seeds resembles which natural disease??
… .. .. ..

–what are the features of poisoning?
… …convulsions…sir…

–then tell me where you see convulsions?
… …. …

–You also use a vaccine to prevent the disease.. .. ..
… … …

–the disease usually follows a injury… … ..
… … .. ..tetanus.. sir
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Funny, is it not??
-Firstly, I dont know much of the subject. neither Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry..or..patho, pharma, micro and forensic…
-I am not clear and confident about what I know,(Not confident partly because I am not clear…and partly because I dont believe that I know it)
-I dont speak out what I know.
-I block my common sense when I sit before my examiner.

Finally I end up giving the worst possible performance…

Dont really know how to analyze this.. … …