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Healing and repair

Total questions: 4

Worksheet time: 4mins

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1.

A 50-year-old man undergoes laparoscopic hernia repair surgery. Inspite of small size of the surgical incision, his wound healing is delayed. Further history reveals that his usual diet has poor nutritional value and is poor in vitamin C. Which of the following extracellular matrix component's synthesis is most likely to be affected by this deficiency?

a)

Collagen

b)

Elastin

c)

Fibrillin

d)

Laminin

2.

A 30-year-old male undergoes ear piercing in a jewellery shop. Following that, he develops pain and swelling of the pinna which gets subsided in a few days. Six months later, he presents to the clinic with firm nodular swellings on pinna at the site of piercing as shown in the image.

Which of the following processes is most likely occurring in this patient?

a)

Organization

b)

Keloid formation

c)

Wound dehiscence

d)

Secondary union

3.

A 56-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with sudden onset central chest pain associated with sweating. Following investigations, he is diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction. He is treated and discharged. One month later, he comes to the clinic for follow-up. He is recovering well and has no other medical problems. Which of the following morphological changes is most likely to be seen in his myocardium at this point of time?

a)

Chronic inflammation

b)

Fibrous scar formation

c)

Coagulative necrosis

d)

Replacement of dead cells by new cardiomyocytes.

4.

A 25-year-old woman is taking corticosteroid therapy for an autoimmune disease. She develops a small abscess on her arm which is incised and drained. But her wound heals poorly over the next month. Which of the following aspects of wound healing is affected in this patient?

a)

Re-epithelialisation

b)

Angiogenesis

c)

Collagen deposition

d)

Wound contraction