NBDE Part I Pathology UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
which pathogen causes granulomatous lesion in lung resembling TB - CORRECT
ANSWER - histoplasmosis
in a hypertensive heart which one is seen - CORRECT ANSWER - left ventricular
hypertrophy
which organ most likely to undergo red infarction - CORRECT ANSWER - lung and loose
organs( testis, ovary, small intestines)
white infarction organs - CORRECT ANSWER - spleen, heart, kidney
lab results of a person with prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - increased serum acid
phosphatase and increase PSA
boy bleeds during extraction, uncle and male cousin have same problem with clotting? -
CORRECT ANSWER - clotting factor VIII, hemophilia A
hemophilia B - CORRECT ANSWER - clotting factor IX (christmas disease)
hemophilia C - CORRECT ANSWER - clotting factor XI(not sex linked)
hypertension treated by inhibiting which receptor - CORRECT ANSWER - beta1
in which can we see squamous metaplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - bronchiole
what medication is used to inhibit Gout? - CORRECT ANSWER - xanthine oxidase
, primary stones in gout - CORRECT ANSWER - urate crystals
-uric acid deposits in the joints monosodium urate crystals
what is the reason leukemic patients bleed - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease platelets
what are symptoms of trisomy 21 - CORRECT ANSWER - wide neck, flat nose, small
mouth, big tongue
pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER - bacterial infection (usually e. coli) of the renal
pelvis
chronic pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER - implies recurrent kidney infections and
can result in scarring of the renal parenchyma and impaired function
most common cause of portal hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - liver cirrhosis
portal hypertension can lead to - CORRECT ANSWER - esophageal varices
what does not give granuloma's - CORRECT ANSWER - gonorrhea
what gives granulomas - CORRECT ANSWER - histoplasmosis, m tuberculosis, and
tertiary syphilis
acromegaly as a result of tumor of what - CORRECT ANSWER - pituitary
anaplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - absence of differentiation
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
which pathogen causes granulomatous lesion in lung resembling TB - CORRECT
ANSWER - histoplasmosis
in a hypertensive heart which one is seen - CORRECT ANSWER - left ventricular
hypertrophy
which organ most likely to undergo red infarction - CORRECT ANSWER - lung and loose
organs( testis, ovary, small intestines)
white infarction organs - CORRECT ANSWER - spleen, heart, kidney
lab results of a person with prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - increased serum acid
phosphatase and increase PSA
boy bleeds during extraction, uncle and male cousin have same problem with clotting? -
CORRECT ANSWER - clotting factor VIII, hemophilia A
hemophilia B - CORRECT ANSWER - clotting factor IX (christmas disease)
hemophilia C - CORRECT ANSWER - clotting factor XI(not sex linked)
hypertension treated by inhibiting which receptor - CORRECT ANSWER - beta1
in which can we see squamous metaplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - bronchiole
what medication is used to inhibit Gout? - CORRECT ANSWER - xanthine oxidase
, primary stones in gout - CORRECT ANSWER - urate crystals
-uric acid deposits in the joints monosodium urate crystals
what is the reason leukemic patients bleed - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease platelets
what are symptoms of trisomy 21 - CORRECT ANSWER - wide neck, flat nose, small
mouth, big tongue
pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER - bacterial infection (usually e. coli) of the renal
pelvis
chronic pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER - implies recurrent kidney infections and
can result in scarring of the renal parenchyma and impaired function
most common cause of portal hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - liver cirrhosis
portal hypertension can lead to - CORRECT ANSWER - esophageal varices
what does not give granuloma's - CORRECT ANSWER - gonorrhea
what gives granulomas - CORRECT ANSWER - histoplasmosis, m tuberculosis, and
tertiary syphilis
acromegaly as a result of tumor of what - CORRECT ANSWER - pituitary
anaplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - absence of differentiation
