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SECOND EXAMINATION FOR MEDICAL DEGREES OCTOBER 2011
PATHOLOGY Paper II
Date: 18.10.2011.
Time: 03 hours
ANSWER ALL THE TEN QUESTIONS
Answer each QUESTION in separate answer book
1.
A patient presenting with right sided colicky loin pain radiating
downwards with an episode of haematuria is suspected as having urinary
calculi. On ultrasound scanning the right kidney is found to be
hydronephrotic.
1.1. List the four main types of urinary calculi giving one possible
predisposition to calculi formation for each of the four (4) types
mentioned
(40 Marks)
1.2. Describe briefly the morphology (macroscopy and microscopy) of a
hydronephrotic kidney.
(3 0 Marks)
1.3. List four (4) other causes of hydronephrosis.
(20 Marks)
I .4. State one other complication of calculi formation in the urinary tract
(10 Marks)
A 65 year old male presents with shortness of breath and is found to have a
consolidated area in the right lobe of the lung. He also has had two bouts of
haemoptysis. A bronchial carcinoma is suspected. He is also found to have a
high serum calcium level.
2.1. Give 2 other causes that might give rise to a similar X ray appearance
(10 Marks)
2.2. Describe the pathology of bronchial carcinoma (macroscopic and
microscopic appearances)
(40 Marks)
2.3. List 4 other possible diagnostic modalities (Investigations) in this case.
(20 Marks)
2.4. Briefly explain the possible basis for this patient's high serum calcium
levels
(30 Marks)
A 65 year old patient has had diabetes mellitus for the past 15 years. The
diabetic control has been poor.
3.1. Describe the pathological features that you would expect in:
3.1.1. Heart
(30 Marks)
3.1.2. Kidney
(30 Marks)
3.1.3. Liver
(20 Marks)
3.2. List 4 investigations that you would do when following up this patient
giving reasons
(20 Marks)
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4.
4.1. Define 'Shock'
(10 Marks)
4.2. List the major types of shock giving clinical examples
(40 Marks)
4.3. Discuss the metabolic and circulatory effects of cardiogenic shock
(50 Marks)
5.
5.1. List 5 common causes of liver cirrhosis
(20 Marks)
5.2. Outline the steps involved (pathogenesis) of liver cirrhosis
(30 Marks)
5.3. Name 5 clinical consequences that can arise in a patient with liver
cirrhosis giving reasons
(30 Marks)
5.4.
Describe the mechanism of formation of ascites in a cirrhotic patient
(20 Marks)
6.
A 26 year old male presented with short duration of illness and treated for
meningitis. He died after intensive management
6.1. List 5 bacterial pathogens causing acute pyogenic meningitis.
(25 Marks)
6.2. Describe the autopsy findings (macroscopic and microscopic changes) of
intracranial structures in acute pyogenic meningitis.
(50 Marks)
6.3. List 5 pathological complications of acute pyogenic meningitis.
(25 Marks)
7.
7.1. Mention 5 precancerous lesions of colorectal carcinoma .
(20 Marks)
7.2. Briefly describe the macroscopic appearances of 2 precancerous lesions
mentioned above.
(40 Marks)
7.3 Brief out the sequence of events of one of the precancerous lesions
mentioned in 7.1 leading to colorectal carcinoma.
(20 Marks)
.
7.4 Briefly describe the complications (other than colorectal carcinoma) of
one of the lesions mentioned in 7.1.
(20 Marks)
8.
8.1. What is hyperplasia?
(10 Marks)
8.2. Briefly discuss the causes and pathological sequalae of thyroid
hyperp
th lasia
(40 Marks)
8.3. Briefly describe the interpretation of the following FNAC (Fine Needle
Aspiration Cytology) report "FNAC of right lobe solitary thyroid nodule
revealed Follicular neoplasm"
(25 Marks)
8.4. Mention the tumour markers of thyroid malignancy with their usefulness
in clinical practice
(25 Marks)
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9.
A 62 year old previously healthy lady presented with headache, dyspnea and
blurred vision.
Her full blood count is given below:
RBC count
7.1X 10 12/i
Hb
21.0 01
Haematocrit
63 1/1
MCV
82 n
MCH
28pg
WBC count
20.6 X 10 9/1
Neutrophil
14.2 X 10 9ii
Eosinophil
01.6X 10 9/I
Basophil
01.0 X 10 9/1
Lymphocyte 03.6 X 10 9/1
Monocyte
00.2 X 10 9/1
Platelet count 710 X 10 9ii
9.1. What is the most likely diagnosis?
(20 Marks)
9.2. List 2 most useful blood investigations and their expected findings that
would confirm the diagnosis
(40 Marks)
9.3. List 2 well recognized clinical consequences of the condition mentioned
in 9.1
(20 Marks)
9.4. Briefly mention the prognosis and the possible complications of the
condition mentioned in 9.1
(20 Marks)
10.
An 8 year old girl was brought the hospital following spontaneous excessive
gum bleeding. On inquiry mother told that the child had few episodes of
spontaneous muco-cutaneous bleeding in the past. There is a family history of
similar illness. Von Willebrand's disease is suspected.
Briefly mention the role of vWF (von Willebrand Factor) in the normal
haemostatic response to vascular damage
(20 Marks)
List the coagulation investigations and the expected findings in vWD
(40 Marks)
List 2 drugs (other than coagulation components) used to treat mild vWD
(20 Marks)
List the possible complications of plasma derived coagulation components
for these patients
(20 Marks)
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