Pathology Quizzes, Questions & Answers
Recent Pathology Quizzes
Questions: 7 | Attempts: 316 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionA 55-year-old man presents with a fungating lesion on his penis. The gross and microscopic appearance of the lesion is shown for your evaluation. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Questions: 17 | Attempts: 642 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025
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Sample QuestionThe primary cause of Potter sequence?
Questions: 25 | Attempts: 298 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025
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Sample QuestionA 12-year-old male is investigated for severe headache and is found to have an intraventricular mass by CT scan. The mass is well demarcated with pushing borders. Microscopically, the excised mass shows cells with nuclei showing open chromatin with an inconspicuous nucleus and, well-defined cytoplasm with tapering processes. These cells are arranged in rosette like rests and around the vessels forming pseudorosettes. Also seen are epithelial lined tubules. The delicate processes are positive with PTAH staining and are positive for GFAP. What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?
Questions: 21 | Attempts: 654 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionA 35 year-old woman consulted one of her parent's friends, a jeweler, about having her wedding ring resized since it was becoming tight on her finger. The jeweler mentioned to her parents that he thought the woman's features were getting coarser which prompted the parents to suggest that she see a physician. You might expect the physician's workup to reveal
Questions: 31 | Attempts: 361 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat is commensalism?
Questions: 18 | Attempts: 886 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionA 7 year old child presents with hypoalbuminemia, edema, hyperlipidemia, and proteinuria. The edema is in the periorbital region initially and eventually spreads to the rest of the body. The patient is given steroid therapy and the disease goes away. What is a key morphological feature of the patients disease?
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 2943 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionA 57-y/o man is brought to the emergencydepartment because of blurry vision, difficulty standing, and mental confusion. On physical examination the patient appears malnourished, he had diffuse crackles bilaterally, and on standing his gait is wide-based and unsteady. The patient’s friend, who accompanies him, says the patient “hasn’t been himself lately,” and is having difficulty remembering to do everyday tasks. Which neuropathologic findings are most consistent with this patient’s symptoms?
Questions: 19 | Attempts: 495 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025
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Sample QuestionAfter 20 years as a rock crusher, a 55‑year‑old man complains of shortness of breath, and you discover nodular lung shadows on chest x‑ray. Pleural biopsy reveals lesions with whorls of fibrous tissue containing birefringent particles. He has
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 2728 | Last updated: Jan 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionThe development of atheromatous plaque formation with subsequent complications is observed in an experiment. Atherosclerotic plaques are shown to change slowly but constantly in ways that can promote clinical events, including acute coronary syndromes. In some cases, changes occurred that were not significantly associated with acute coronary syndromes. Which of the following plaque alterations is most likely to have such an association?
Questions: 22 | Attempts: 366 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionThe presence of splenomegaly in a patient with osteopetrosis is usually due to:
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