Pathology Quizzes, Questions & Answers
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Questions: 18 | Attempts: 870 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 7 year old child presents with hypoalbuminemia, edema, hyperlipidemia, and proteinuria. The edema is in the periorbital region initially and eventually spreads to the rest of the body. The patient is given steroid therapy and the disease goes away. What is a key morphological feature of the patients disease?
Questions: 21 | Attempts: 70 | Last updated: Jun 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 5-year-old boy develops increasing muscle weakness. He is unable to play with other children because he quickly becomes tired and is unable to keep up with them. On physical examination, he is afebrile. No deformities are noted. He has 4/5 muscle strength in his extremities, with more apparent weakness of the proximal muscles. Laboratory studies show a serum creatine kinase level of 689 U/L. A muscle biopsy is done; the figure shows the appearance of the biopsy specimen at low magnification. Which of the following tests would be most appropriate to determine the diagnosis in this boy?
Questions: 19 | Attempts: 321 | Last updated: Mar 14, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 34‑year‑old man from Chicago presents to his family doctor with fever and chest pain with greeny‑yellow sputum. On examination of the chest, you hear a coarse rasping sound on deep inspiration at the left base, which does not disappear on coughing. The diagnosis is MOST LIKELY to be
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs where the air sacs may fill with fluid or pus. It is important for a medical practitioner to undertake an extensive course on fungal, and pathology of,...
Questions: 16 | Attempts: 430 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 9-year-old girl with known history of cystic fibrosis since birth now complains of increased difficulty breathing for over the past week. Her vital signs include T 38.5 C, P 80/minute, RR 30/minute, and BP 110/60 mm Hg. A chest radiograph shows prominent bronchial markings and some bronchi appear markedly distended. No other infiltrates or masses are present. Which of the following does she most likely have?
Questions: 27 | Attempts: 1506 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionFor the past 6 months, a 35-year-old woman has experienced an excessively heavy menstrual flow each month. She also has noticed increasing numbers of pinpoint hemorrhages on her lower extremities in the past month. Physical examination shows no organomegaly or lymphadenopathy. CBC shows hemoglobin of 14.2 g/dL, hematocrit of 42.5%, MCV of 91 μm3, platelet count of 19,000/mm3, and WBC count of 6950/mm3. On admission to the hospital, she has melena and is given a transfusion of platelets, but her platelet count does not increase. An emergency splenectomy is performed, and her platelet count increases. Which of the following describes the most likely basis for her bleeding tendency?
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 484 | Last updated: Mar 18, 2023
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Sample QuestionA 54-year-old woman with a long history of iron deficiency anemia now presents with progressive dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) primarily with solid foods. On examination, she has swollen, painful, smooth appearing tongue (glossitis) and spooning of her nails (koilonychia). Endoscopy reveals she has a large esophageal web, which has been obstructing her food passage. Her most likely diagnosis is
Renal quiz for pathology
Questions: 16 | Attempts: 11668 | Last updated: Aug 22, 2024
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Sample QuestionA 7 year old child presents with hypoalbuminemia, edema, hyperlipidemia, and proteinuria. The edema is in the periorbital region initially and eventually spreads to the rest of the body. The patient is given steroid therapy and the disease goes away. What is a key morphological feature of the patients disease?
Questions: 28 | Attempts: 1460 | Last updated: Mar 13, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat is hydrocephalus caused by?
Questions: 22 | Attempts: 633 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionPartial or complete failure of development of the thymus and parathyroid glands
Per your request, this 30 question quiz explores the different types of dysrhythmias, what they mean pathologically and how to identify their strips.
Questions: 25 | Attempts: 12326 | Last updated: Jul 5, 2024
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Sample QuestionIdentify the type of arrhythmia displayed in the strip above.
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