General Knowledge

Question 1

VITAMIN CDEF

Answer 1

Vascular
Inflammation/Infection
Trauma
Autoimmune
Metabolic
Iatrogenic/Idiopathic
Neoplasm

Congenital
Degenerative/Developmental
Endocrine/Environemental
Functional

Question 2

What is Lemierre syndrome

most common etiology

Answer 2

Lemierre’s syndrome refers to infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.
Fusobacterium

Question 3

What is Morton’s neuroma and where it usually located

Answer 3

Morton’s neuroma is a painful condition that affects the ball of your foot, most commonly the area between your third and fourth toes

Question 4

typical value for aterial pO2

Answer 4

104mmHg

Question 5

Ca 125

Answer 5

cancer antigen 125, carcinoma antigen 125, or carbohydrate antigen 125)

CA-125 is the most frequently used biomarker for ovarian cancer detection.

Question 6

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

Answer 6

Liver cancer and germ cell tumors

Question 7

Beta-2-microglobulin (B2M)

Answer 7

Multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and some lymphomas

Question 8

Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (Beta-hCG)

Answer 8

Choriocarcinoma and germ cell tumors

Question 9

BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations

Answer 9

Ovarian cancer

Question 10

BCR-ABL fusion gene (Philadelphia chromosome)

Answer 10

Chronic myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and acute myelogenous leukemia

Question 11

CA15-3/CA27.29

Answer 11

Breast cancer

Question 12

CA19-9

Answer 12

Pancreatic cancer, gallbladder cancer, bile duct cancer, and gastric cancer

Question 13

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

Answer 13

Colorectal cancer and some other cancers

Question 14

HER2/neu gene amplification or protein overexpression

Answer 14

Breast cancer, gastric cancer, and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

Question 15

Immunoglobulins

Answer 15

Multiple myeloma and Waldenström macroglobulinemia