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NBME PATHOLOGY VERIF IED
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Question :Grape-like clusters of avascular, hydropic
chorionic villi from the uterine cavity in the fourth month of pregnancy are associated with [paternal or maternal] choriocarcinoma
Correct answer:associated with maternal choriocarcinoma
Question :Gonorrheal infection in men is LEAST likely to
involve:
(A) epididymis(B) prostate gland (C) seminal vesicles (D) testes (E) urethra
Correct answer:(D) testes
Question :Which of the following features is LEAST
likely to be expected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a patient with acute bacterial meningitis?
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(A) Decreased glucose concentration (B) Erythrocytes in the first tube of CSF (C) Increased numbers of neutrophils (D) No microorganisms on direct Gram stain of CSF (E) Normal protein concentration
Correct answer:(E) Normal protein concentration
Question :Each of the following is a characteristic of the
plaques seen in multiple sclerosis EXCEPT
(A) early complete loss of axons (B) gliosis (C) loss of oligodendroglia (D) mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate (E) preferential paraventricular distribution
Correct answer:(A) early complete loss of axons
Question :During the first two months of life, the
microorganism most frequently responsible for meningitis is
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[Escherichia coli or Neisseria meningitidis]
Correct answer:Escherichia coli
Question :Multiple oligoclonal bands of immunoglobulins
can be detected electrophoretically in the cerebrospinal fluid of most patients with
[viral meningoencephalitis or multiple sclerosis]
Correct answer:multiple sclerosis
Question :Hypercalcemia with an increased plasma
concentration of immunoreactive parathyroid hormone is most characteristically associated with
[hyperthyroidism or primary hyperparathyroidism]
Correct answer:primary hyperparathyroidism
Question :A subdural hematoma is most likely to be
associated with a traumatic tear of the
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[bridging cerebral veins or middle cerebral artery]
Correct answer:bridging cerebral veins
Question :Carbon monoxide has its most damaging effect
on
[endothelium or neurons]
Correct answer:neurons
Question :The sequence of events in the development of
rheumatoid arthritis is
[joint effusion, degeneration of cartilage, ankylosis, pannus formation
OR
synovitis, lymphoid infiltration, pannus formation, ankylosis]