Pathology Review Q's Flashcards
PATHO Lectures: 1. Pathology of Bone Healing (1-14) 2. Pathology of Autoimmune diseases: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (26-43) 3. Genetic Basis of Orthopedic diseases (44-79) 4. Pathology of Arthriris (80-99)
Which of the following fractures would most likely lead to an infection?
a. greenstick
b. spiral
c. transverse
d. compound
e. pathological fracture
d. compound
Which of the following fractures occur due to minimal trauma?
a. greenstick
b. spiral
c. transverse
d. compound
e. pathological fracture
e. pathological fracture
Which of the following can be seen in an x-ray?
a. soft callus
b. hard callus
c. cartilaginous callus
b. hard callus
In which of the following patients does fracture healing take longer?
a. 14 year old girl
b. 35 year old man
c. 55 year old diabetic women
c. 55 year old diabetic women
Which of the following occurs due to overuse?
a. traumatic fracture
b. stress fracture
c. pathological fracture
b. stress fracture
Which of the following phases is when callus formation occurs?
a. reactive phase
b. remodeling phase
d. reparative phase
d. reparative phase
Which of the following stimulates angiogenesis?
a. transforming growth factor
b. platelet derived growth factors
c. fibroblast growth factors
d. insulin like growth factors
e. bone morphogenetic proteins
c. fibroblast growth factors
Which of the following is used clinically to enhance fracture healing?
a. transforming growth factor
b. platelet derived growth factors
c. fibroblast growth factors
d. insulin like growth factors
e. bone morphogenetic proteins
e. bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP)
Which of the following stimulates bone resorption?
a. transforming growth factor
b. platelet derived growth factors
c. fibroblast growth factors
d. insulin like growth factors
e. bone morphogenetic proteins
b. platelet derived growth factors
Which of the following degrades collagen?
a. thyroid hormones
b. leukotrienes
c. prostaglandins
d. angiogenic factors
e. metalloproteinases
e. metalloproteinases
Which of the following inhibits osteoclast activity?
a. thyroid hormones
b. leukotrienes
c. prostaglandins
d. angiogenic factors
e. metalloproteinases
c. prostaglandins
How do osteons communicate with the medullary cavity?
a. through haversian systems
b. through volkmann canals
c. through central canal
b. through volkmann canals
T/F: woven bone deposition can be seen on x-ray
false, it can only be seen when its getting turned into lamellar bone
Which stage of fracture healing can last the longest?
a. reactive phase
b. remodeling phase
d. reparative phase
b. remodeling phase
several years
Which of the following affects the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints more?
a. osteoarthritis
b. rheumatoid arthritis
a. osteoarthritis
Which of the following affects the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints more?
a. osteoarthritis
b. rheumatoid arthritis
b. rheumatoid arthritis
Which of the following correctly analyzed the synovial fluid test?
a. when the synovial fluid has pus, it means rheumatoid arthritis
b. when the synovial fluid has a high cell count, it means septic arthritis
c. when the synovial fluid has very low glucose, it means rheumatoid arthritis
d. when the synovial fluid has crystals, it means septic arthritis
b. when the synovial fluid has a high cell count, it means septic arthritis
A&C= Septic D= gout or pseudogout
How are the kidneys affected in rheumatoid arthritis?
amyloid build-up, medications, vasculitis, or associated diseases of RA, such as nephrotic syndrome
Rheumatoid arthritis patient comes in with very dry mouth. Which is more likely?
a. amyloidosis
b. Sjogren’s syndrome
c. Nephrotic syndrome
d. SLE
b. Sjogren’s syndrome
What HLA molecule is associated with Rheumatoid arthritis?
HLA-DRB1
HLA-DR1, HLA-DR4, HLA-DR10, HLA-DR14
What is “pannus” and why does it form in Rheumatoid arthritis?
Pannus is an abnormal layer of fibrovascular tissue or granulation tissue. Inflammation and exuberant proliferation of the synovium leads to the formation of pannus and destruction of cartilage, bone, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels.
What is Rice-body formation? What disease is it associated with?
it’s a nonspecific response to chronic synovial inflammation. Rice bodies appear as grains of polished rice, they’re composed of an acidophilic collagenous center and are encased in fibrin. Associated with RA.
Which Rheumatoid patients are more likely to get Rheumatoid nodules?
ones with high RF value Rheumatoid factors (RFs) are IgM's against IgG's
What are Rheumatoid nodules made up of?
fibrinoid necrosis surrounded by epitheloid cells
Give 2 reasons why Rheumatoid patients get anemia?
- the inflammation causes hepcidin levels to increase
2. the NSAIDs we give them cause GI bleeding
Which type of immunoglobulin is made by the body to attack itself in Lupus?
a. IgG
b. IgA
c. IgM
d. IgD
c. IgM
IgM’s against IgG’s
Which of the following is least specific to lupus?
a. Alopecia
b. photosensitivity
c. Discoid rash
d. Malar rash
a. Alopecia
Which of the following lupus types primarily affects the skin?
a. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE
b. Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)
b. Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)
which of the following is a strong chemotactic of neutrophils?
a. C5a
b. C6
c. C7b
d. C8
a. C5a
What’s a Lichenoid reaction?
a reaction similar to lichen planus, meaning it causes swelling and irritation in the skin, hair, nails and mucous membranes
Describe SLE cases with follicular plugs
a. acute
b. chronic
b. chronic
T/F: all SLE patients have kidney disease
false, they all have immune complexes but that doesn’t necessarily mean disease
describe the relationship between lupus progression and subepidermal basement membrane thickness
a. inversely proportional
b. directly proportional
b. directly proportional
What’s an indicator of mesangial lupus?
a. 2-3 cells per mesangium area
b. 4-5 cells per mesangium area
c. 7-8 cells per mesangium area
c. 7-8 cells per mesangium area
What is endocapillary?
An occlusion of capillary lumens due to cellular proliferation and endothelial cells edema
How do we measure capillary proliferation?
a. subepithelial deposits
b. subendothelial deposits
b. subendothelial deposits
dense hyaline deposits in glomeruli is a sign of
Proliferative Glomerulonephritis (wire loop)
crescentic glomerulonephritis is which type of kidney disease?
a. acute
b. chronic
a. acute
treat urgently
SLE patient has to get dialysis treatments weekly because of his non-functioning kidney. What type of lupus did this become?
Diffuse sclerosing lupus
What’s the most common pulmonary manifestation of SLE?
Pleurisy; its when the pleura (which lines the inner side of the chest cavity and surrounds the lungs) becomes inflamed
What’s the most common cardiac manifestation of SLE?
Pericarditis
A nonbacterial endocarditis that is seen in association with SLE is called
Libman–Sacks endocarditis
may cause vegetation of mitral valve
Why do some SLE patients have spontaneous abortions?
reduced blood to fetus
Which of the following is derived from hematopoietic cells?
a. osteoblast
b. osteocytes
c. osteoclast
c. osteoclast
Which of the following makes osteoid (which later becomes an ossification center)?
a. osteoblast
b. osteocytes
c. osteoclast
a. osteoblast
In which of the following does the osteoclast and osteoblast work in the same surface?
a. bone modeling
b. bone remodeling
b. bone remodeling
in modeling they work on different sides, that’s how the shape changes
A defect in which of the following causes skeletal deformities?
a. bone modeling
b. bone remodeling
a. bone modeling
Which of the following occurs in a basic multicellular unit (BMU)?
a. bone modeling
b. bone remodeling
b. bone remodeling
What balances the electroneutrality of H+ in the lacunae?
Cl-
What’s true about the carbonic anhydrase II pump?
a. it removes H+ from lacunae
b. it uses ATP
c. its encoded by CA3 gene
b. it uses ATP
What’s the function of the cement line that’s produced after resorption?
osteoblast adherance
Which of the following stops bone loss?
a. RANKL
b. OPG
c. both
b. OPG
Which of the following is inhibited by estrogen?
a. RANKL
b. OPG
a. RANKL
When are osteoclasts more active?
a. high RANKL and low OPG
b. high OPG and low RANKL
a. high RANKL and low OPG
What occurs when WNT signals increase?
a. increase bone resorption
b. increase bone formation
b. increase bone formation
Which of the following causes suppression of bone resorption?
a. high RANKL / OPG ratio
b. low RANKL / OPG ratio
b. low RANKL / OPG ratio
Which of the following does WNT signaling inhibit?
a. chondrocyte formation
b. osteoclast formation
c. osteoblast formation
d. osteocyte formation
b. osteoclast formation
Which is caused by multifactorial causes?
a. OI
b. primary osteoporosis
c. osteopetrosis
b. primary osteoporosis
In which of the following are you more likely to find low bone mineral density?
a. OI
b. primary osteoporosis
c. osteopetrosis
a. OI
Which OI type is more severe?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
f. 6
g. 7
c. 3
OI that is autosomal dominant is caused by mutations of which genes?
COL1A1
COL1A2
Which OI type is characterized by dark sclera?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
f. 6
g. 7
b. 2
Which TWO OI types are autosomal recessive?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
f. 6
g. 7
f. 6
&
g. 7
Which OI type is characterized by a triangluar face and very short stature?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
f. 6
g. 7
c. 3
Which OI type causes the angle of inclination to be less than 120 degrees?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
f. 6
g. 7
g. 7
it causes coxa vara
sclerotic dense lines in the X ray of a patient with OI indicates which of the following?
a. high resporption area
b. new bone formation
b. new bone formation