Paper I — 2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Qxv

Paper I

2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Suppose this lady develops acute iron poisoning, the therapy which can be given is:

• a) Fresh frozen plasma
• b) Erythropoietin
• c) Desferrioxamine
• d) Folinic acid Question numbers (xvi) – (xx) consists of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate options given below.

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Answer

Correct answer: c) Desferrioxamine

Desferrioxamine is an iron chelator, forming a stable, water-soluble complex with excess free iron in acute iron poisoning, promoting its excretion — the specific antidote for this condition.

Related Concepts

1. 1Chelating Agents

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