49. All of the following are features of cellulitis except:
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7%
a) Caused by Streptococcus hemolyticus infection.
7%
b) Pus is thin and sanguinous
43%
c) The main inflammatory cells are lymphocytes and plasma cells.
14%
d) Mainly occurs in loose tissues.
29%
. e) Most common in diabetics
46. Xeroderma pigmentosum is one of:
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0%
a) Autosomal dominant diseases
15%
b) Familial cancer syndromes
23%
c) Non-hereditary predisposing conditions
62%
d) Defective DNA repair syndromes
Which of the following is an effect of chemical mediators?
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0%
a) Increased vascular permeability
0%
b) Chemotaxis
0%
c) Fever
100%
d) All of the above
39. What type of leukocyte actively participates in acute inflammatory processes and contains myeloperoxidase within its primary (azurophilic) granules and alkaline phosphatase in its secondary (specific) granules?
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92%
a) Neutrophils
8%
b) Eosinophils
0%
c) Monocytes
0%
d) Lymphocytes
0%
e) Plasma cells
13. Which of the following is not correct regarding carcinoma in situ:
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7%
a) Pre-invasive stage of carcinoma
27%
b) Characterized by severe dysplasia without invasion of the basement membrane
60%
c) Common sites include liver and kidney
7%
d) Cells are pleomorphic and hyperchromatic with increased mitoses
. Which of these is not a clinical feature of inflammation?
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6%
a) redness
94%
b) necrosis
0%
c) pain
0%
d) heat
In acute inflammation chemotactic agents cause endothelial cell activation by all of the following except:
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23%
a) Activation of oxidative burst
15%
b) De-granulation and secretion of enzymes
0%
c) Production of arachidonic acid metabolite
62%
d) Inhibition of cellular adhesion
0%
e) Modulation of leukocyte adhesion
18) Shock is a circulatory disturbance characterized
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0%
a) Increased blood pressure
86%
b) Decreased volume of circulating blood
0%
c) Elevated body temperature
14%
d) Decreased volume of interstitial fluid
. Chemotatic factors may include the following except:
a) Leukotriene B4 b) Chemokine c) Nitric oxide d) Bacterial products
a) Leukotriene B4 b) Chemokine c) Nitric oxide d) Bacterial products
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12%
a) Leukotriene B4
0%
b) Chemokine
82%
c) Nitric oxide
6%
d) Bacterial products
11) Which of following statements are FALSE?
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79%
a) Embolic obstruction of small or medium sized arteries results in pulmonary infarct
7%
b) Multiple PEs can lead to development of pulmonary hypertension & chronic right heart failure.
14%
c) 60-80% of PEs are clinically silent
0%
d) Natural course of PE includes resolution & organization of the emboli.
43. A benign tumor known to be precancerous:
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16%
a) Leiomyoma
16%
b) Squamous cell papilloma
68%
c) Villous bladder papilloma
0%
d) Fibroadenoma
51. Which of the following is not a feature of acute inflammation?
.
.
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88%
a) Persistent vasoconstriction.
0%
b) Vasodilatation
6%
c) Increased vascular permeability.
6%
d) Vascular stasis.
0%
e) Emigration of leucocytes
35. During the early stages of the inflammatory response, histamine induced increased vascular permeability is most likely to occur in
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5%
a) Arteries
24%
b) Pre-capillary arterioles
10%
c) Capillaries
57%
d) Post-capillary venules
5%
e) Veins
12) Common risk factors for arterial thrombo-emboli include the following EXCEPT:
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10%
a) Acute myocardial infarction
40%
b) Paradoxical embolism from venous thrombi
30%
c) Rheumatic heart disease
20%
d) Cardiomyopathy
67. The erbB2 is mutated in breast cancer by which of the following mechanisms?
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50%
a) Point mutation
19%
b) Chromosomal translocation
27%
c) Gene amplification
4%
d) Telomerase activation
66. Mutations of RAS gene is common in:
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74%
a) Thyroid cancer
9%
b) Breast cancer
0%
c) Lung cancer
17%
d) Neuroblastoma
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5) A cholecystectomy specimen is examined fresh in the laboratory. It shows a large impacted gallstone in the neck. Fundus of the gallbladder shows engorgement of blood vessels on external surface. This is most likely due to:
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10%
a) A malignant process
5%
b) Hyperemia
75%
c) Congestion due to obstruction to outflow of blood
10%
d) Chronic inflammation