Pathology 1

Question 1

Most common acute cause of rhinosinusitis

Answer 1

Viral URI (adenovirus)

Question 2

Most common affected area in rhinosinusitis

Answer 2

Maxillary sinuses in Adults

Question 3

Bacterial infections involves in rhinosinusitis

Answer 3

S. pneumonia; H. influenzae; and M. catarrhalis

Question 4

Virchow’s Triad (assoc with DVT)

Answer 4

Stasis; Hypercoaguability; Endothelial damage

Question 5

Origin of 95% pulmonary emboli

Answer 5

deep leg veins

Question 6

Homan sign

Answer 6

dorsiflex foot; calf pain; DVT present

Question 7

Prevention and acute management of DVT

Answer 7

Heparin

Question 8

LT prevention of DVT

Answer 8

Warfarin

Question 9

benign tumor of nasal mucosa composed of large blood vessels and firbous tissue; classically adolescent males; perfuse epistaxis

Answer 9

Angiofibroma

Question 10

Most common cause of acute epiglottitis

Answer 10

H. influenza type b

Question 11

Inspiratory stridor, sore throat, drooling with dysphagia, muffled voice

Answer 11

Acute epiglottitis

Question 12

“barking” cough with inspiratory stridor

Answer 12

Laryngotracheabronchitis (croup); parainfluenza

Question 13

Laryngeal Papilloma

Answer 13

Benign papillary tumor of vocal cord due to HPV 6 & 11

Question 14

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Answer 14

malignant tumor of nasopharyngeal epithelium; associated with EBV
African kids and Chinese Adults

Question 15

SCC from epithelial lining of vocal cord

Answer 15

Laryngeal Carcinoma

Question 16

Long bone fracture & liposuction

Answer 16

Fat emboli

Question 17

Amniotic fluid emboli

Answer 17

DIC postpartum

Question 18

Gas emboli

Answer 18

Nitrogen bubbles precipitate in ascending divers (tx with hyperbaric O2)

Question 19

Lines of Zahn

Answer 19

thrombi before death

Question 20

Sudden-onset dyspnea, chest pain, tachypnea, respiratoyr alkalosis

Answer 20

Pulmonary Embolism

Question 21

Test of choice for Pulmonary embolism

Answer 21

CT pulmonary angiography