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2nd Professional Pathology Examination23 February 2005
MCQ
Time allowed: 1 Hour 40 min
, Questions 1-35: Choose the one best response from several for each set of answers
1. Which one of the following best describes emphysema?
A. Paroxysmal vasoconstriction
B. Destruction of bronchial walls
C. Destruction of alveolar walls
D. Excess mucus production
E. Collapse of alveolar air spaces
2. Rheumatic fever is due to infection with which type of organism?
A. Staphlococci
B. Streptococci
C. Enteric organisms
D. Meningococci
E. E. coli
3. Metaplasia is which one of the following?
A. The growth of a metastasis
B. Transformation of a mature cell into an immature cell
C. Transformation of a benign cell into a malignant cell
D. Transformation of a mature cell into a mature cell of another type
E. Commonly premalignant
4. Which one of the following best describes a granuloma?
A. An important stage in wound healing
B. Composed predominantly of blood vessels and macrophages
C. A collection of transformed macrophages
D. A manifestation of a type 3 hypersensitivity reaction
E. A major type of necrosis
5. Phaeochromocytoma produces which one of the following?
A. Serotonin
B. Norepinephrine
C. Histamine
D. Cortisol
E. Aldosterone
6. Which one of the following is not a feature of tuberculosis?
A. Caseating granulomas
B. The Gohn focus
C. Positive Ziehl-Nielsen stain
D. Positive Kveim test
E. Positive Mantoux test
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