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UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA, SRI LANKA. SECOND EXAMINATION FOR MEDICAL DEGREES (1 ST)—OCTOBER 2018 PATHOLOGY PAPER II
Date: 25.10.2018. Time: 3 hours
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ANSWER ALL THE TEN QUESTIONS
Answer each question in separate answer book
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A 50 year old man presented to the Accident and Emergency unit with sudden onset of abdominal pain and vomiting. The pain was referred to the back. He gave a history of two similar episodes during the past two years. He conceded to regular consumption of alcohol
- Give the most likely diagnosis in this patient (5 Marks)
- Name the two biochemical investigations which support the diagnosis given in 1.1. (10 Marks)
- Enumerate four(4)causes for the condition you mentioned in 1.1 (20 Marks)
- Describe the pathological features of the condition you mentioned in 1.1 (30 Marks)
- Briefly describe the underlying pathogenesis of any3 causes you mentioned in 1.3 (35 Marks)
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A 60 year old woman is admitted for a mastectomy following a trucut biopsy diagnosis of invasive duct carcinoma of the breast no special type(NOS). The surgeon hands over the sample to you to be sent for histopathological examination.
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- Describe in detail the steps you will take to transport the mastectomy specimen to the histopathology laboratory in your hospital (40 Marks)
- Mention 3 other special types of breast cancer. (30 Marks)
- Name the receptor panel that may be done on this tissue sample (20 Marks)
- Name two test methods that can be used for the panel you mention in 2.3 (10 Marks)
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A 30 year old man who presented with recurrent episodes of epigastric pain and heartburn was subjected to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy which showed reddish inflamed band of mucosa above the gastro-esophageal junction. Biopsies were taken from that site.
- Name two possible causes for the above appearance (10 Marks)
- Describe the spectrum of histopathological features illustrating with a diagram of any one of the conditions from 3.1 (40 Marks)
- Describe the macroscopic and microscopic appearance of the malignancy that may follow the conditions you mentioned in 3.1. (50 Marks)
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- Name the different types of pneumonia encountered based on the clinical associations (10Marks)
- Discuss how the local defense mechanisms play a role in protecting against the development of pneumonia (30 Marks)
- State the complications of pneumonia (50Marks)
- Describe briefly the microscopy and microscopy of lobar pneumonia (10Marks)
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Normal haemopoiesis is essential to have normal peripheral blood cell counts to be maintained
- List components/factors required for normal haemopoiesis (15 Marks)
- State four laboratory investigations useful to assess haemopoiesis (10 Marks)
- Briefly outline changes in haemopoiesis which occur from intrauterine life to extra-uterine life (50 Marks)
- Briefly outline the pathological basis for anaemia in chronic kidney disease (25 Marks)
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A patient was referred to Teaching Hospital Jaffna with a clinical suspicious of acute leukemia
- Define acute leukemia (10 Marks)
- State the blood picture findings you expect in a patient with acute leukemia (20 Marks)
- Outline briefly how you would confirm the diagnosis of acute leukemia (30 Marks)
- State two different clinical manifestations which can be seen in a patient with acute leukemia (10 marks)
- Explain the pathological basis for each manifestation you mentioned in 6.4 (30 Marks)
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A 55 year old female with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with the history of having had a seizure. Further history and examination findings suggested increased intracranial pressure (ICP). A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain revealed 4x3x4 cm mass in the right temporal lobe and a brain tumour was suspected.
- List three (3) causes (other than tumour) of space occupying lesion of the brain. (15 Marks)
- Outline the classification of tumours of the brain (20 Marks)
- List four (4) symptoms (other than seizure) and four (4) signs of raised ICP. (15 Marks)
- Describe the mechanism of increased ICP in brain tumours (20 Marks)
- List two (2) conditions where the lumbar puncture (LP) will be helpful in the diagnosis and mention the expected cerebro fluid findings in those conditions you mentioned. (20 Marks)
- Mention the role of LP in diagnosis of the above patient. (10 Marks)
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- Briefly describe three (3) pathological changes that may occur in blood vessels due to hypertension (60 Marks)
- Briefly state the types of intracranial haemorrhages that are caused by hypertension (10 Marks)
- List two(2) pathologies that may occur in the heart due to hypertension and briefly describe the mechanism of that changes in the heart (30 Marks)
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A 32 year old female presented with fever, chills and rigors. She also complained of severe left loin pain.
- Mention two investigations that will help in the diagnosis (10 Marks)
- How would they help differentiate between a lower urinary tract infection and an acute pyelonephritis involving left kidney? (10 Marks)
- Describe the macroscopic and microscopic features of acute pyelonephritis. (50 Marks)
- Explain the aetiopathogenesis and complications of acute pyelonephritis. (30 Marks)
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A 32 year old woman presented to the clinic with the enlargement of the thyroid gland. Her initial investigation revealed the following.
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) : Thyroiditis
Thyroid stimulating hormone :0.86ng/L (0.8-2.7)
freeThyrox in (fT4) :7.3 ml/L (0.4-4.2)
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- Explain briefly the microscopic features you will see in FNAC of the thyroid in this patient (10 Marks)
- What is the functional status of this patient according to her thyroid function (5 Marks)
- If she is subfertile, what is the management plan you will have for this condition (10 Marks)
- List one (1) serum test that you will order to support the aetiology (10 Marks)
10.2 After being followed up for a few years, she defaulted treatment for 2 years. She came again to the clinic with an irregular mass in the anterior neck region. FNAC revealed papillary carcinoma of thyroid and she underwent total thyroidectomy.
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- explain briefly the microscopic features of papillary carcinoma of thyroid (40 Marks)
10.3 On post-operative day 9, she developed tingling sensation and numbness of hands and feet with circum-oral numbness.
- list one (1) important blood investigation you will order at this situation (05 Marks)
- Indicate the expected finding in 10.3.1 and state the pathophysiological basis of that finding (20 Marks)
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