Most Asked Pathology Questions

Question 1

Which condition causes atrophy of the villi with resultant malabsorption?
A) celiac sprue
B) tropical sprue
C) kwashiorkor
D) whipple’s disease

Answer 1

A) celiac sprue

Question 2

Parasitic infections show and increase in which of the following cells?
A) neutrophils
B) basophils
C) eosinophils
D) lymphocytes

Answer 2

C) eosinophils

Question 3

Which condition is characterized by the presence of a 45x karyotype?

Answer 3

turner syndrome

Question 4

Which vitamin is the most important in wound healing?

Answer 4

C

Question 5

T helper cells are seen in which hypersensitivity reaction?

Answer 5

type 4

Question 6

Which is the pathognomonic of parkinson’s disease?
A) lewy bodies
B) guanieri bodies
C) ghon complex
D) aschoff bodies

Answer 6

A) lewy bodies

Question 7

People with parkinsons are deficient in

Answer 7

dopamine

Question 8

Which malignant tumor gives an onion skin appearance periosteal response?
A) ewing’s sarcoma
B) osteosarcoma
C) fibrosarcoma
D) chondrosarcoma

Answer 8

A) ewing’s sarcoma

Question 9

In which do you see a gumma?
A) syphilis
B) malaria
C) lyme disease
D) TB

Answer 9

A) syphilis

Question 10

Condition associated with kidney stones
A) hyperparathyroidism
B) hyperthyroidism
C) myxedema
D) grave’s disease

Answer 10

A) hyperparathyroidism

Question 11

With this form of hepatitis you can be cured and not become a carrier
A) hep A
B) hep B
C) hep C
D) hep D

Answer 11

A) hep A

Question 12

Which are characteristics of bence jones proteins?
A) multiple myeloma
B) RA
C) neurofibromatosis
D) paget’s disease

Answer 12

A) multiple myeloma

Question 13

Negri bodes are associated with

Answer 13

rabies

Question 14

krukenberg’s tumor is of the

Answer 14

stomach

Question 15

most common benign brain tumor

Answer 15

glioma

Question 16

chromic alcoholic with thiamine deficiency
A) korsakoff syndrome
B) broca’s aphasia
C) pellagra
D) angular stomatitis

Answer 16

A) korsakoff syndrome

Question 17

Which causes demyelination of peripheral nerves?
A) gullian barre syndrome
B) MS
C) ALS
D) tabes dorsalis

Answer 17

A) gullian barre syndrome

Question 18

An acute peripheral demyelination disease is seen with (changed demyelination to peripheral demyelination)
A) MS
B) gullian barre
C) poliomyelitis
D) syphilis

Answer 18

B) gullian barre

Question 19

Which phase is not consistent with paget’s disease
A) initial osteolytic stage
B) mixed osteoclastic and osteoblastic stage
C) osteosclerotic stage
D) predominance of osteoclastic activity in 2nd phase

Answer 19

D) predominance of osteoclastic activity in 2nd phase

Question 20

Cervical cancer is most likely associated with
A) herpes
B) gonorrhea
C) papilloma
D) chlamydia

Answer 20

C) papilloma

Question 21

Involuntary movements are caused by a lesion of

Answer 21

basal ganglia

Question 22

Which disease presents with fever, koplik spots, and a red papular rash?

Answer 22

rubeola

Question 23

brown lung disease is also called

Answer 23

byssinosis

Question 24

Mask like face, claw like fingers, HTN, and fibrosis of the esophagus are characteristic of which disease?

Answer 24

scleroderma

Question 25

Avascular necrosis of the lunate carpal bone is called

Answer 25

kienbock's disease

Question 26

A fracture of the distal radius with anterior displacement of the distal fragment is known as

Answer 26

smith's fx

Question 27

hyperuricemia and monosodium urate crystals are usually associated with which of the following diseases? A) gout B) sarcoidosis C) RA D) SLE

Answer 27

A) gout

Question 28

Which of the following is a major cause of dwarfism? A) huntington's disease B) marfan syndrome C) acromegaly D) achondroplasia

Answer 28

D) achondroplasia

Question 29

An ivory vertebra with obvious bone enlargement and cortical thickening leads one towards the diagnosis of

Answer 29

osteitis deformans

Question 30

Tetralogy of fallot would include all of the following except A) pulmonary artery stenosis B) RV hypertrophy C) distention of aorta D) intra-atrial septal defect

Answer 30

D) intra-atrial septal defect

Question 31

Pyknosis is characterized by nuclear ____________

Answer 31

condensation

Question 32

Examination of a young baby boy reveals an abnormality where the urethral opening happens to be on the ventral surface of the shaft of the penis. The disorder that describes this condition is

Answer 32

hypospadias

Question 33

Calcification of the ALL and sparing of the disc spaces are 2 most important findings in

Answer 33

DISH

Question 34

A pathological accumulation of air in airspaces would best be described as

Answer 34

emphysema

Question 35

Hyperglycemia, acidosis, polydipsia are symptoms of

Answer 35

hypoinsulinism

Question 36

Iron def anemia most commonly presents itself on a lab test as

Answer 36

microcytic hypochromic

Question 37

An excessive amount of cortisol is characteristic of which of the following? A) cushing's disease B) DM C) acromegaly D) addison's disease

Answer 37

A) cushing's disease

Question 38

In an eye exam, a pupil that accommodates but has no pupillary reflex is called what?

Answer 38

Argyll Robertson pupil

Question 39

Course, rhythmic tremors of the hands and tongue, stooped posture, expressionless face and slowness of the voluntary movements are characteristic of

Answer 39

Parkinson's disease

Question 40

Which disorder is most apt to be responsible for iron def anemia in males? A) peptic ulcer B) renal failure C) cardiomyopathy D) liver disease

Answer 40

A) peptic ulcer

Question 41

Which is not a characteristic of horner's syndrome? A) ptosis B) miosis C) enophthalmos D) dyspnea

Answer 41

D) dyspnea

Question 42

caseous necrosis is a form of necrosis unique to

Answer 42

TB

Question 43

The lung tumor most commonly caused by smoking

Answer 43

squamous cell carcinoma

Question 44

Mature cells of atypical size, shape, and organization are characteristic of

Answer 44

dysplasia

Question 45

A pneumoconiosis characterized by an accumulation of iron dust in the lung is referred to as

Answer 45

siderosis

Question 46

All of the following are findings with AS except A) bamboo spine B) trolley track sign C) knife clasp syndrome D) dagger sign

Answer 46

C) knife clasp syndrome

Question 47

Exacerbations of hemolytic anemia when RBCs are exposed to oxidative stressors may be caused by deficiency of

Answer 47

vit E

Question 48

Infections of pathogenic anaerobes of the saccharolytic group of the genus clodistrinium causes

Answer 48

gas gangrene

Question 49

Which of these conditions is characterized by T cell deficiency due to lack of development of the thymus, abnormality of heart and vessels, mouth, ears, palate? A) burtons B) digeorge C) bureger D) wischott aldrich

Answer 49

B) digeorge