DR NTR UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ::
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M.B.B.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION - JANUARY, 2014
SECOND M.B.B.S. EXAMINATION
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PATHOLOGY(GENERAL PATHOLOGY & HAEMATOLOGY)
PAPER-I
Time: 2 Hours
Max. Marks: 40
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Note: Answer all questions. Give diagrammaticrepresentation wherever possible.
1) A male child aged 8 years presented with fever,
fatigue, generalized lymphadenopathy, bone pain,
petechial hemorrhages over the skin, pallor, enlarged
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testes and features of meningism.a) What is the provisional diagnosis?
b) Describe blood and bone marrow picture and
c) Other investigations to confirm the diagnosis.
d) Discuss the prognosis of the same. (1+4+3+2=10)
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WRITE SHORT NOTES ON:5 x 4 = 20
2) Etiology and pathogenesis of fat embolism
3) Mention Arachidonic acid metabolites and their role in
inflammation.
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4) Tabulate the differentiating features of Necrosis andApoptosis
5) Describe the chemical nature of Amyloid
6) Describe the steps / events involved in mechanism of
tumor INVASION and METASTASIS
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WRITE BRIEFLY ON:5 x 2 = 10
7) Name any four (4) pathological changes in Vitamin A
deficiency
8) Name any four (4) growth factors involved in
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regeneration and wound healing9) Name one (1) infectious disease and three (3) tumors
caused by Epstein-Barr virus
10) Name three (3) X-linked recessive and one (1) X-
linked dominant disorders
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11) Name two (2) special stains for reticulocytes and two(2) causes of Reticulocytosis.
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