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DFT-PATHOLOGY-29/09L2025

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which of the following processes is fundamentally characterized by the enzymatic digestion of cellular components, leading to a viscous liquid mass, and is predominantly mediated by hydrolytic enzymes released from neutrophils?

a)

Liquefactive necrosis

b)

Fat necrosis

c)

Fibrinoid necrosis

d)

Apoptosis

2.

A 45-year-old male who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant 6 weeks ago for acute myeloid leukemia presents with painful skin rash and jaundice. Liver biopsy is performed. The high-power H&E stained section of the liver biopsy is shown below:

a)

Councilman bodies

b)

Mallory-Denk bodies

c)

Liquefactive necrosis

d)

Caseous necrosis

3.

A 62-year-old male with a long-standing history of chronic hepatitis C infection undergoes a liver biopsy for prognostic evaluation. The pathologist reports 'bridging fibrosis with architectural distortion.' To visually highlight and quantify the extent of collagen deposition for staging the cirrhosis, which of the following special stains would be most appropriate?

a)

Masson Trichrome

b)

Sweet's reticulin stain

c)

Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)

d)

Toluidine Blue

4.

In a flow cytometry analysis separating hematopoietic cell populations, the parameter directly proportional to a cell's internal complexity and granularity, such as distinguishing a granulocyte from a lymphocyte, is measured by which of the following?

a)

Side Scatter

b)

Forward Scatter

c)

Fluorescence Emission

d)

Hydrodynamic Focusing

5.

A 38-year-old male is evaluated for premature aging. He developed bilateral cataracts at age 30, has type 2 diabetes mellitus, non-healing shin ulcers, diffuse alopecia, a high-pitched voice, and taut, atrophic skin. Karyotyping reveals multiple chromosomal breaks and translocations indicating genomic instability. Which enzyme deficiency is the most likely cause of this condition?

a)

DNA helicase

b)

Telomerase

c)

Sirtuin-1

d)

Reverse transcriptase

6.

55-year-old male with a history of poorly controlled hypertension presents with symptoms consistent with a vasculitis syndrome. Histopathological examination of affected blood vessels shows deposition of immune complexes and fibrin within the vessel walls, creating a bright eosinophilic amorphous pattern. Which necrosis subtype best corresponds to these histological findings?

a)

Fibrinoid necrosis

b)

Fat necrosis

c)

Liquefactive necrosis

d)

Coagulative necrosis

7.

A 60-year-old woman undergoes splenectomy following trauma. Pathology reveals pale, wedge-shaped areas in her spleen with preserved tissue architecture and abrupt margins. What is the likely underlying pathophysiology and necrosis pattern in this lesion?

a)

Arterial occlusion leading to white infarct with coagulative necrosis

b)

Venous occlusion leading to red infarct with liquefactive necrosis

c)

Arterial occlusion leading to red infarct with caseous necrosis

d)

Venous occlusion leading to white infarct with fat necrosis

8.

A 36-year-old male suffers a severe burn injury. Over the next several days, he develops widespread edema due to persistent leakage of plasma proteins from the microvasculature. Which mechanism of vascular leakage most accurately explains this finding?

a)

Direct endothelial cell injury with delayed, prolonged leakage

b)

Endothelial cell contraction with immediate transient response

c)

Endothelial cell retraction with delayed transient response

d)

Endothelial cell damage due to thorn prick injury with immediate transient response

9.

A biopsy specimen from a patient with suspected liver fibrosis is stained with Masson Trichrome. Collagen appears blue, muscle fibers red, and nuclei black on microscopy. What does this staining method specifically help demonstrate?

a)

Fibrous tissue deposition in liver

b)

Melanin pigment in melanoma cells

c)

Nucleic acid detection in tumor cells

d)

Reticulin fiber network in portal tracts

10.

A 30-year-old woman sustains a clean surgical wound. On day 4, the wound is covered with granulation tissue and new capillaries, as shown in the histology image. Which of the following cell types is primarily responsible for wound contraction at this stage?

a)

Myofibroblasts

b)

Neutrophils

c)

Langerhans cells

d)

Multinucleated giant cells