2014 module exam Flashcards
A 7-year-old boy is suffering from severe diarrhoea and weight loss. Investigations showed that he has IgA deficiency. What is the causative agent?
a. Giardiasis
b. Cryptosporidium
c. Entamoeba histolytica
a. Giardiasis
Mutation of which gene will make patients with colorectal cancer not respondents to anti-epidermal growth factor antibodies?
a. MSH
b. MLH
c. KRAS
c. KRAS
Cells characterised by increased canalicular system (intracellular canaliculi)?
a. Chief cells
b. Mucus neck cells
c. Enteroendocrine cells
d. Parietal cells
d. Parietal cells
Which part of GI tract has a functional sphincter preventing fecal matter to pass from the colon?
rectum
A well-known case of chronic hepatitis B who is a drug addict comes with new episodes of hepatomegaly, raised liver enzymes and jaundice. On investigations he was found to have Hepatitis D infection on top of hepatitis B. What is the drug of choice to treat him?
Interferon
A 67-year-old woman presenting with significant weight loss, loss of appetite and vague abdominal pain. A biopsy was taken from her stomach showed signet ring cells filled with mucin. What is the diagnosis?
a. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
b. Neuroendocrine tumor
c. Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma
c. Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma
What is the diagnostic test that is used to confirm the species of Salmonella?
a. Urease test
b. Catalase test
c. H and O antigens
d. H2S production
c. H and O antigens
Which of the following is only seen in pancreas?
a. Centroacinar cells
b. Intercalated ducts
c. Pancreatic acinar cells
d. Interlobular cells
e. Main pancreatic duct
f. Accessory pancreatic duct
a. Centroacinar cells
(This question was an EMQ all these choices were available the correct answer was centroacinar (according to Dr. Narayana the question he sent mentioned that he wanted cells only and the choice pancreatic acinar cells was only acinar cells making only centroacinar cells as the correct answer) but the question in our exam was exactly the same as it is written we told him to check it and he said he will and if it had more than one answer he will make sure to correct it but as always they posted the grades before he even replied)
What is the function of hemopexin?
a. Transform ferric to ferrous
b. Breakdown of porphyrin to heme
c. Binds heme and transports it so that it’s not free in circulation
c. Binds heme and transports it so that it’s not free in circulation
Around which structure does ischemia affect the most in hepatic lobules?
a. Portal venule
b. Central vein
b. Central vein
Which congenital malformation/embryological abnormality is associated with excessive growth of tissue around the second part of the duodenum?
Annular pancreas
Which of the following is a characteristic of chronic pancreatitis?
a. fibrosis and atrophy of pancreatic tissue
b. Total loss of islets cells of Langerhans
a. fibrosis and atrophy of pancreatic tissue
Which analyte is raised in the following scenarios?
A patient with fetor hepaticus and asterixis, who went into comma?
a. Ammonia
b. GGT
c. AST
d. Acidic phosphatase
e. Albumin
f. AFP
a. Ammonia
Which analyte is raised in the following scenarios?
A 45-year-old female with a severe colicky pain on her right hypochondriac region. She was scheduled to undergo an emergency cholecystectomy?
a. Ammonia
b. GGT
c. AST
d. Acidic phosphatase
e. Albumin
f. AFP
b. GGT
An esophageal biopsy taken from a patient having heartburn and dysphagia showed basal cell hyperplasia, papillae elongation, and intraepithelial neutrophils. What is the diagnosis?
a. Barrett’s Esophagus
b. Squamous cell carcinoma of the Esophagus
c. Reflux esophagitis
c. Reflux esophagitis
An esophageal biopsy from an old man with a long history of GERD showed some stratified squamous epithelium along with columnar epithelium with goblet cells. What is the diagnosis?
Barrett’s Esophagus
Which of the following cells if found indicates intestinal metaplasia in the stomach?
a. Giant cells
b. Neuroendocrine cells
c. Goblet cells
c. Goblet cells
Which structure connects lymphatics of the liver to the anterior abdominal wall?
a. Anterior coronary ligament
b. Posterior coronary ligament
c. Ligamentum venosum
d. Left triangular ligament
e. Falciform ligament
e. Falciform ligament
Which of the following palate muscles is innervated by the mandibular nerve?
a. Levator veli palatini
b. Tensor veli palatini
c. Musculus uvulae
d. palatoglossus
b. Tensor veli palatini
Which of the following nerves carries preganglionic parasympathetic fibers?
a. pelvic splanchnic nerves
b. superior hypogastric plexus
a. pelvic splanchnic nerves
In case of inflammation in the lesser sac what would prevent the extension of fluid formed in the lesser sac anteriorly?
a. Transverse colon
b. Stomach
b. Stomach
A patient with hepatitis suffers from a pain in his right upper quadrant. What is the nerve(s) that is responsible for this localized pain?
a. Lower thoracic nerves
b. Phrenic nerve
a. Lower thoracic nerves
Which of the following is a structure through which the lesser sac can extend to?
a. Transverse colon
b. Lienorenal ligament
c. Greater omentum
c. Greater omentum
A 1-year old baby is having fever with severe diarrhea and vomiting. Electron microscope of his stools showed wheel like structures. What is the diagnosis?
a. Norovirus
b. Astrovirus
c. Adenovirus
d. Rota virus
d. Rota virus