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1

Intrathecal fluorescein with endoscopic visualization is useful in diagnosis of?

ARhinitis Medicamentosa

BMultiple ethmoidal polyps

CDiagnosis of CSF Rhinorrhoea

DDeviated nasal septum

2

When a lumbar puncture is performed to sample cerebrospinal fluid, which of the following external landmarks is the most reliable to determine the position of the L4 vertebral spine?

AThe iliac crests

BThe lowest pair of ribs bilaterally

CThe inferior angles of the scapulae

DThe posterior superior iliac spines

3

Which of the following is the MOST accurate statement about CSF?

AFormed by the choroid plexus in the ventricles.

BNormally contains no neutrophils

CpH is less than that of plasma

DRemoval of CSF during dural tap can cause a headache due to the change in pressure.

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