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Pathology Mcqs Week 11: 1. in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

This document contains 7 multiple choice questions about pathology. The questions cover topics like adult respiratory distress syndrome, emphysema, lung abscesses, infections in the lungs, bacterial toxin production, Clostridium perfringens infections, and Chlamydia infections. The key points tested include the mechanisms, presentations, and pathogens involved in various lung and infectious diseases.

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Pathology Mcqs Week 11: 1. in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

This document contains 7 multiple choice questions about pathology. The questions cover topics like adult respiratory distress syndrome, emphysema, lung abscesses, infections in the lungs, bacterial toxin production, Clostridium perfringens infections, and Chlamydia infections. The key points tested include the mechanisms, presentations, and pathogens involved in various lung and infectious diseases.

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Pathology MCQs Week 11

1. In adult respiratory distress syndrome:

A. The underlying mechanism is similar to respiratory distress syndrome of newborns

B. Neutrophils can injure pulmonary endothelial cells through release of toxic oxygen

metabolites

C. Mortality levels are 80-90%

D. The lungs are uniformly affected

E. Response to oxygen therapy is usually immediate

2. In emphysema:

A. Centriacinar emphysema is the result of alpha 1 anti trypsin deficiency

B. Results in enlargement of air spaces with destruction of walls and fibrosis

C. Weight loss can be severe

D. Results from high anti protease activity

E. First symptoms don't appear until half of the parenchyma is destroyed

3. Which of the following statements regarding lung abscesses is FALSE?

A. They can result in clubbing within a few weeks of onset.

B. They can occur secondary to bronchogenic carcinoma.

C. Most resolve without major sequelae.

D. Streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus are the exclusive isolates in 65% of cases.

E. Clinically they are characterised principally by cough, fever and copious amounts of

sputum.
4; Which of the following statements about infection in the lungs is FALSE?

A. Pneumocystis Carinii produces a diffuse or patchy pneumonia, with alveoli filled with
fluid composed of proliferating parasites and cell debris.

B. Dengue fever can cause lung haemorrhage, which may lead to death.

C. Primary tuberculosis tends to produce more damage in the lungs than secondary
tuberculosis.

D. Lobar pneumonia is caused by Step pneumoniae in 90-95% of cases.

E. Atypical pneumonia is largely confined to the alveolar septa and pulmonary interstitium.

5. Which of the following statements about bacterial toxin production is TRUE?

A. Endotoxins are produced by gram +ve bacteria

B. Most of the biologic activities of lipopolysaccarides are mediated by induction of host


cytokines

C. Lipopolysaccharides are part of the outer wall of gram +ve bacteria

D. Bacteria secrete a variety of enzymes including lipopolysaccharide

E. Diphtheria toxin is a typical endotoxin

6. Infection with Clostridium perfringens typically causes which of the following?

A. Suppurative infl ammation

B. Granulomatous inflammation

C. Cytopathic inflammation

D. Necrotising inflammation

E. Chronic inflammation
7. Chlamydia produce all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

B. Acute epididymitis

C. Reiter's Syndrome

D. Condylomata lata

E. Lymphogranuloma venereum
Answers Pathology MCQs Week 11

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. C

5. B

6. D

7. D

Pathology MCQs Week 11 1. In adult respiratory distress syndrome: A. The underlying mechanism is similar to respiratory dis
4; Which of the following statements about infection in the lungs is FALSE? A. Pneumocystis Carinii produces a diffuse or pa
7. Chlamydia produce all of the following EXCEPT: A. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease B. Acute epididymitis C. Reiter's Syndrom
Answers Pathology MCQs Week 11 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. D

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