Samplex 2016 Flashcards
Which of the following parasites causes amebic liver abscess?
a. Entamoeba coli
b. Endolimax nana
c. Iodameba butschlii
d. Entamoeba histolytica
e. NOTA
D
How can E. histolytica reach the liver?
a. Direct extension due to the proximity of large intestine (hepatic flexure) to the liver
b. Heart lung migration of the parasite
c. Parasite reaches portal circulation and invade the liver
d. NOTA
C
Which of the following parasites has a chromatoidal cigar-shaped body?
a. Entamoeba coli
b. Endolimax nana
c. Iodameba butschlii
d. Entamoeba histolytica
e. NOTA
D
Which of the following has the largest ova?
a. Entamoeba coli
b. Endolimax nana
c. Iodameba butschlii
d. Entamoeba histolytica
A
Which of the following parasites has a glycogen vacuole?
a. Entamoeba coli
b. Endolimax nana
c. Iodameba butschlii
d. Entamoeba histolytica
e. NOTA
C
Which of the following parasites causes malabsorption and steatorrhea?
a. Giardia lamblia
b. Balantidium coli
c. Blastocystic hominis
d. Entamoeba histolytica
e. NOTA
A
Which of the following parasites causes malabsorption?
a. Taenia solium
b. Taenia saginata
c. Capillaria philippinensis
d. Trichuris trichura
e. NOTA
C
Which of the following parasites has a snail intermediate host?
a. Taenia solium
b. Echinostoma ilocanum
c. Capillaria philippinensis
d. Trichuris trichura
e. NOTA
E
Sundathelpusa philippina is the crustacean intermediate host of?
a. Paragonimus westermanii
b. Echinostoma ilocanum
c. Capillaria philippinensis
d. Fasciola hepatica
e. NOTA
A
Which of the following parasites is notorious in causing cholangiocarcinoma?
a. Opisthorchis viverini
b. Clonorchis sinensis
c. Fasciola hepatica
d. Fasciola gigantica
e. NOTA
A
Which of the following parasites is a good differential in a patient with PTB living in Zamboanga?
a. Paragonimus westermanii
b. Echinostoma ilocanum
c. Capillaria philippinensis
d. Fasciola hepatica
e. NOTA
A
Which of the following causes neurocysticercosis?
a. Taenia solium
b. Taenia saginata
c. Capillaria philippinensis
d. Trichuris trichura
e. NOTA
A
Which of the following does not require a heart-lung stage?
a. Ascaris lumbricoides
b. Hookworm
c. Trichuris trichura
d. Stronglyoides stercoralis
e. NOTA
C
Which of the following causes iron deficiency anemia?
a. Ascaris lumbricoides
b. Hookworm
c. Trichuris trichura
d. Stronglyoides stercoralis
e. NOTA
B
Which of the following commonly causes rectal prolapse?
a. Ascaris lumbricoides
b. Hookworm
c. Trichuris trichura
d. Stronglyoides stercoralis
e. NOTA
C