Clinical Pathology Multiple Choice Questions
1. Prothrombin timc is a coagulation test that indicates the efficiency of:
A. Extrinsic pathway.
B. Intrinsic pathway.
C. Common pathway.
D. All of the abovE.
Answer: A
2. Rose waller test is used for diagnosis of:
A. Leprosy.
B. Rhumatoid arthritis.
C. Rheumatic fever.
D. Brucellosis.
E. Infectious mononucleosis.
Answer: B
3 Multiple myeloma is characterized by:
A. Monoclonal Gammpathy.
B. Osteolytic bone lesion..
C. Bone marrow infiltration by plasma cells
D. High serum protein with high globulin.
E. All of the above
Answer: E
4. PSA is useful in diagnosis of:
A. Cancer lung.
B. Hepatocellular carcinomA.
C. Ovarian cancer
D. Prostate cancer
E. Trophoblastic tumors
Answer: D
5. All of the following conditions are myeloproliferative disorders Except:
A. Chronic myelocytic leukaemiA.
B. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemiA.
C. Polycythemia verA.
D. Idiopathic myelofibrosis.
E. Essential thrombocytopeniA.
Answer: B
6. Target cells are found in:
A. ThalassemiA.
B. Haemoglobin C diseasE.
C. Iron deficiency anaemiA.
D. Liver disorders.
E. All of the abovE.
Answer: A
7. ESR is high in the following conditions EXCEPT:
A. Multiple myeloma
B. Collagen disease
C. Pyogenic infection
D. HypofibrinogenaemiA.
E. Active Tuberculosis.
Answer: D
8. Blood culture is the main lab method for diagnosis of
A. TB.
B. Botulism.
C. Infective endocarditis.
D. Rhematic fever.
Answer: C
9. Gene splicing means:
A. Removal of Exons and joining of Entrons.
B. Removal of Introns and joining of Exons.
C. Joining of both Introns and Exons.
D. None of the above
Answer: B
10. Alkaline phosphatase is increased in:
A. Hepatobiliary disorders.
B. Bone disorders.
C. Normal pregnancy
D. All of the abovE.
E. Non of the abovE.
Answer: D
12. Which of the following marker remains elevated in blood after 10 days of myocardial infarction:
A.Troponin.
B. CK. MB
C. Myogloblin
D. All of the abovE.
Answer: A
13. Which of the following laboratory findings is pathognomic of acute glomerulonephritis
A. OliguriA.
B. HematuriA.
C. Red blood cell casts.
D. PyuriA.
E. AlbuminuriA.
Answer: C
14. Acute phase reactants include all the following EXCEPT:
A. Ferritin.
B. C reactive protein.
C. Fibrinogen:
D. Iron.
C. Haptoglobin.
Answer: d
15. Primary hyperthyroidism shows the following results:
A. High 13,T4 and TSH.
B. High 73,T4 and low TSH. 1
C. Low T3,T4 and ligh TSH.
D. None of the abovE.
Answer: b
16. Main function of major histocompatibilty complex (MHC) js:
A. Killing of microbes.
B. Activation of complement.
C. Antigen presentation.
D. None of the above
Answer: c
17. A diagnostic marker for tumors of the breast :
A. Alpha . Feto protein.
B. CEA.
C. CA 15. 3.
CA 19. 9.
Answer: C
18. Patients with SLE show the following findings:
A. Normochromic normocytic anemiA.
B. High ESR.
C. Thrombocytopenia o
D. LeucopeniA.
E. All of the abovE.
Answer:.E
19. Water bornpathogens are:
A. Hepatitis A and E viruses.
B. Hepatitis B and C viruses.
C. HIV.
D. All of the abovE.
Answer: A
20. Coronary artery disease risk increases with:
A. Decrease in LDL. Cholesterol.
B. Increase in HDL. Cholesterol.
C. Decrease in HDL. Cholesterol.
D. Increase in chylomicrons.
Answer: C