PATHOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM Q&A
All are true about Diabetes Mellitus EXCEPT..
a.it has systemic manifestation involving all organ systems
b. prognosis depend upon the age of onset of the disease
c. the most common presentation is in the childhood
d. there is an increased incidence of problem pregnancies - Answer-c.the most common
presentation is in the childhood
a 2 year old male infant is noted to have a large abdominal mass which extends across
the midline. of the following, the most likely diagnosis
a. horseshoe kidney
b. hydronephrosis
c. hypoplastic kidney
d. wilm's tumor - Answer-d. Wilm's tumor
Elevated blood levels of estrogen that are unopposed by progesterone over a long
period of time may be responsible for;
a. breast cancer
b. endometrial cancer
c. both
d. neither - Answer-c. both
projectile vomiting in a three week old infant would be most characteristic of which of
the following?
a. achalasia
b. intussussception
c. Meckel's diverticulum
d. Pyloric stenosis - Answer-e. Pyloric stenosis
Which of the following leukemias occurs predominantly in childhood?
a. acute lymphocytic leukemia
b. acute myelogenous leukemia
c. chronic lymphotic leukemia
d. chronic myelogenous leukemia - Answer-a. acute lymphocytic leukemia
Spontaneous (non-traumatic) hemorrhages of the central nervous system are most
often due to;
a. alzheimer's disease
b. hypertension
c. meningitis
d. metastatic carcinoma to the brain - Answer-b. hypertension
, a relatively common inflammatory disease that results from a shortened epidermal
turnover, most commonly affects males in the 4th decade, and presents as a silvery
scale on the knees and elbows is;
a. actin keratosis
b. dermatitis
c.lupus erthematosus
d.psoriasis
e.seborrhea - Answer-b. dermatitis
which of the following tumors is likely to show pulmonary metastases at the time of
diagnosis;
a.renal cell carcinoma
b.Wilm's tumor
c.both
d.neither - Answer-c.both
endometriosis most frequently involves the;
a.fallopian tube
b.ovary
c.umbilicus
d.uterus
e.wall of large intestine - Answer-b.ovary
the incidence of carcinoma of the stomach is increased significantly above the general
population in patients with;
a. acute monocytic leukemia
b. pernicious anemia
c. polycythemia rubra vera
d. sickle cell anemia - Answer-a. acute monocytic leukemia
Which of the following conditions would LEAST LIKELY be a direct result of hepatic
cirrhosis;
a. ascites
b. enlarged spleen
c. hepatic infarction
d. jaundice - Answer-c. hepatic infarction
enzymatic fat necrosis would be MOST characteristic of;
a. acute cholecystitis
b. acute choledocholithiasis
c. acute pancreatitis
d. acute viral hepatitis - Answer-c. acute pancreatitis
the presence of red blood cells in urine indicates;
a. bone marrow hyperactivity
b. nephritic syndrome
All are true about Diabetes Mellitus EXCEPT..
a.it has systemic manifestation involving all organ systems
b. prognosis depend upon the age of onset of the disease
c. the most common presentation is in the childhood
d. there is an increased incidence of problem pregnancies - Answer-c.the most common
presentation is in the childhood
a 2 year old male infant is noted to have a large abdominal mass which extends across
the midline. of the following, the most likely diagnosis
a. horseshoe kidney
b. hydronephrosis
c. hypoplastic kidney
d. wilm's tumor - Answer-d. Wilm's tumor
Elevated blood levels of estrogen that are unopposed by progesterone over a long
period of time may be responsible for;
a. breast cancer
b. endometrial cancer
c. both
d. neither - Answer-c. both
projectile vomiting in a three week old infant would be most characteristic of which of
the following?
a. achalasia
b. intussussception
c. Meckel's diverticulum
d. Pyloric stenosis - Answer-e. Pyloric stenosis
Which of the following leukemias occurs predominantly in childhood?
a. acute lymphocytic leukemia
b. acute myelogenous leukemia
c. chronic lymphotic leukemia
d. chronic myelogenous leukemia - Answer-a. acute lymphocytic leukemia
Spontaneous (non-traumatic) hemorrhages of the central nervous system are most
often due to;
a. alzheimer's disease
b. hypertension
c. meningitis
d. metastatic carcinoma to the brain - Answer-b. hypertension
, a relatively common inflammatory disease that results from a shortened epidermal
turnover, most commonly affects males in the 4th decade, and presents as a silvery
scale on the knees and elbows is;
a. actin keratosis
b. dermatitis
c.lupus erthematosus
d.psoriasis
e.seborrhea - Answer-b. dermatitis
which of the following tumors is likely to show pulmonary metastases at the time of
diagnosis;
a.renal cell carcinoma
b.Wilm's tumor
c.both
d.neither - Answer-c.both
endometriosis most frequently involves the;
a.fallopian tube
b.ovary
c.umbilicus
d.uterus
e.wall of large intestine - Answer-b.ovary
the incidence of carcinoma of the stomach is increased significantly above the general
population in patients with;
a. acute monocytic leukemia
b. pernicious anemia
c. polycythemia rubra vera
d. sickle cell anemia - Answer-a. acute monocytic leukemia
Which of the following conditions would LEAST LIKELY be a direct result of hepatic
cirrhosis;
a. ascites
b. enlarged spleen
c. hepatic infarction
d. jaundice - Answer-c. hepatic infarction
enzymatic fat necrosis would be MOST characteristic of;
a. acute cholecystitis
b. acute choledocholithiasis
c. acute pancreatitis
d. acute viral hepatitis - Answer-c. acute pancreatitis
the presence of red blood cells in urine indicates;
a. bone marrow hyperactivity
b. nephritic syndrome
