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10. A laceration in the right hand of a 22-year old male was sutured.
A week later, the sutures were removed and healing continued.
However, the site of the wound developed a raised, nodular scar
that developed over the following 2 months. What process
occurred?
A. wound dehiscence
B. exuberant granulation
C. organization
D. keloid formation
16. A 48-year-old man has chronic cough with fever that have
persited for several months. The chest radiograph reveals a diffuse
reticulonodular pattern. Microscopically on transbronchial biopsy
there are focal areas of inflammation containing epitheloid
macrophages, Langhan's giant cells, and lymphocytes. These
findings are most typical for which of the following immunologic
responses:
A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. Type IV
21. How many Barr bodies does a patient with 48 XXXY karyotype
have?
A. none
B. one
C. two
D. three
22. A 24-year old male has a workup for infertility and is found to
have oligospermia. Physical examination finding include bilateral
gynecomastia, reduced testicular size, and reduced body hair.
Karyotypic analysis will most likely reveal which of the following
abnormalities?
A. 47,XXY
B. 47,XYY
C. 46,XY, del(22q11)
D. 46XX/47XX,+21
26. A 12 year old boy from Kalinga was admitted at a local hospital
due to fever and chills. What is the infective stage of malaria to
man?
A. gametocyte
B. trophozoite
C. sporozoite
D. schizont
33. A raving parent drags her child to the doctor, complaining about
the recent deterioration in the child's performance at school. The
doctor observes that the child appears somewhat pale. Peering
at the child's medical record, the doctor notes a change in the
patient's address. A brief interview reveals that the family had only
recently moved to a new neighborhood, an urban community that
first grew around an old battery factory famed for having been
enclosed down after a series of well-documented industrial
accidents.
Given this information, and assuming that the parent is not merely
hysterical, the doctor suspects that the deterioration in the child's
performance may be the result of exposure to the following
substance:
A. asbestos
B. cigarette smoke
C. lead
D. organophosphates
38. The leading cause of death in children between 5-14 years of age
is:
A. malignant neoplasm
B. congenital anomalies
C. injuries
D. cardiac disease
42. Emboli of major veins of the legs eventually plug small vessels
of the:
A. pulmonary circulation
B. coronary circulation
C. cerebral circulation
D. systematic circulation
44. When a person dies suddenly from a "heart attack" the most
likely event causing it will be a/an:
A. aortic aneurysm
B. coronary artery embolism
C. congestive heart failure
D. arrhythmia
47. An 8-yr old boy has venticular septal defect. 40 yrs later, he
developed increasing dyspnea, hypoxia, and cyanosis. The reason
for this is the development of
A. acute myo.infarction
B. left atrial thrombosis
C. pulmonary hypertension
D. endocardial fibroelastosis
58. Mang Juanito, 60-year-old man has been smoking for many years
no nausea and vomiting. He had one bout of hemoptysis and went
to the ER for consultation. X-ray shows a 6 cm mass on the
bronchus. Which of the following cytologic findings is likely to be
found in this patient?
A. Presence of acid fast organism on sputum exam
B. Presence of malignant squamous cells in sputum
C. Presence of numerous necrotic debris and inflammatory cell
in sputum
D. Presence of reactive mesothelial cells in pleural fluid exam
63. A 46 year old female has keratoconjunctivitis. She also has oral
mucosal atrophy with buccal mucosal ulceration. A biopsy of her
lip reveals marked lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltrates in minor
salivary glands. Which of the following antibodies is most likely to
be found for this patient?
A. anti-centromre antibody
B. SS-B
C. Scl-70
D. anti-ds DNA
69. Imelda, 6-years-old, girl, had a blocky, reddish brown rash and
was treated with aspirin, she developed fatty change of the liver.
The most likely diagnosis is:
A. Subacute Sclerosing panencephalitis
B. Varicella-Zoster infection
C. Reye's syndrome
D. Poliomyelitis
77. A 62-year old male who presented with hematuria was recently
diagnosed with a grade IV transitional cell carcinoma that has
infiltrated through the bladder wall. Which of the following
statements regarding the findings is TRUE?
A. He has pooly differentiated tumor
B. The neoplasm is metastatic
C. The stage of this tumor is low
D. A paraneoplastic syndrome is apparent
78. A 30 year old man had an orchietomy for testicular cancer. Which
biologic marker is NOT valuable in the diagnosis management?
A. LDH
B. AFP
C. HCG
D. Estrogen
93. The most likely malignant bone tumor in a 65 y/o man is:
A. Giant cell tumor
B. Osteosarcoma
C. Metastatic prostatic cancer
D. Multiple myeloma
94. An 8 year old female can bend her thumb back to touch her
forearm. She can pull her skin out from her abdomen about 8 cm
and a cut to her skin gapes open and is difficult to repair. Her
underlying disease process results from an inherited defect in
A. LDL receptor
B. factor VIII
C. alpha 1-antitrypsin
D. collagen
100. A 6-cm mass beneath the dura that compresses the underlying
left lateral parietal lobe is found incidentally on head CT scan done
surgically removed and sent for histopath. Morphologically, the
mass consist of elongated cell with pale oblong nuclie and pink
cytoplasm with occasional psammoma bodies. The most likely
diagnosis is:
A. Ependymoma
B. Medulloblastoma
C. Meningioma
D. Schwannoma