Pathology Practice Test Questions &
Answers 2024/2025
An obese 45 year old female presents to the ER complaining of intermittent right upper quadrant pain
increased bowel gas. She admits to drinking about 2 six packs of beer each day to help wash down her
diet of tacos, friend chicken and pork chops. The most likely diagnosis would be;
a.alcoholic hepatitis
b.chronic cholecystitis
c.chronic pancreatitis
d.serum hepatitis - ANSWERSb.chronic cholecystitis
in patients with pancreatic carcinoma who develop jaundice, the tumor would most likely be located in
the;
a.body of pancreas
b.head of pancreas
c.islets of Langerhans
d.tail of pancrease - ANSWERSb.head of pancreas
Each of the following predisposes to the development of UTI's EXCEPT;
a.foreign body in bladder
b.residual urine in bladder post-void
c.muscular hypertrophy of bladder wall
d.stasis of urine in bladder - ANSWERSc.muscular hypertrophy of bladder wall
Patients with advanced cervical cancer usually die as the result of;
a.hepatic metastases and liver failuer
b.hypertension and heart failure
c.pulmonary metastases and respiratory failure
, d.ureteral obstruction and renal failure - ANSWERSd.ureteral obstruction and renal failure
The development of a kidney abscess might be anticipated in a patient with..
a.bacterial endocarditis
b.gallstones
c.hypertension
d.nephrotic syndrome - ANSWERSa.bacterial endocarditis
which has the greatest mortality in females?
a.breast carcinoma
b.cervical carcinoma
c.endometrial carcinoma
d.ovarian carcinoma - ANSWERSa.breast carcinoma
the presenting symptoms of esophageal varices is usually..
a.dysphasia
b.epigastric tenderness
c.hematemesis
d.retrosternal chest pain - ANSWERSc.hematemesis
damaged or altered red blood cells are removed from circulation by the..
a.bone marrow
b.lymph node
c.megakaryocytes
d.spleen
e.thymus - ANSWERSd.spleen
which of the following skin tumors is most likely to metastasize..
a.basal cell carcinoma
Answers 2024/2025
An obese 45 year old female presents to the ER complaining of intermittent right upper quadrant pain
increased bowel gas. She admits to drinking about 2 six packs of beer each day to help wash down her
diet of tacos, friend chicken and pork chops. The most likely diagnosis would be;
a.alcoholic hepatitis
b.chronic cholecystitis
c.chronic pancreatitis
d.serum hepatitis - ANSWERSb.chronic cholecystitis
in patients with pancreatic carcinoma who develop jaundice, the tumor would most likely be located in
the;
a.body of pancreas
b.head of pancreas
c.islets of Langerhans
d.tail of pancrease - ANSWERSb.head of pancreas
Each of the following predisposes to the development of UTI's EXCEPT;
a.foreign body in bladder
b.residual urine in bladder post-void
c.muscular hypertrophy of bladder wall
d.stasis of urine in bladder - ANSWERSc.muscular hypertrophy of bladder wall
Patients with advanced cervical cancer usually die as the result of;
a.hepatic metastases and liver failuer
b.hypertension and heart failure
c.pulmonary metastases and respiratory failure
, d.ureteral obstruction and renal failure - ANSWERSd.ureteral obstruction and renal failure
The development of a kidney abscess might be anticipated in a patient with..
a.bacterial endocarditis
b.gallstones
c.hypertension
d.nephrotic syndrome - ANSWERSa.bacterial endocarditis
which has the greatest mortality in females?
a.breast carcinoma
b.cervical carcinoma
c.endometrial carcinoma
d.ovarian carcinoma - ANSWERSa.breast carcinoma
the presenting symptoms of esophageal varices is usually..
a.dysphasia
b.epigastric tenderness
c.hematemesis
d.retrosternal chest pain - ANSWERSc.hematemesis
damaged or altered red blood cells are removed from circulation by the..
a.bone marrow
b.lymph node
c.megakaryocytes
d.spleen
e.thymus - ANSWERSd.spleen
which of the following skin tumors is most likely to metastasize..
a.basal cell carcinoma
