NBME First Aid Pathology #1 Latest Update
2024-2025 140 Questions and 100% Verified
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____ (Bax/Bcl-2) is a pro-apoptotic gene; ____ (Bax/Bcl-2) is an anti-apoptotic gene. -
CORRECT ANSWER: Bax; Bcl-2
A 40-year-old man has pulmonary fibrosis. What cell type in his lungs will predominate
in causing the pathologic changes? - CORRECT ANSWER: Fibroblasts
A 40-year-old man with bacterial pneumonia has a pleural effusion on chest x-ray. Is the
fluid likely to be transudative or exudative? - CORRECT ANSWER: Exudative
A 49-year-old male has sudden-onset chest pain diagnosed as a myocardial infarct.
Pathologically, what type of necrosis would be seen? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Coagulative necrosis
A 50-year-old male with pneumonia develops a parapneumonic effusion. What type of
necrosis occurs in this effusion? - CORRECT ANSWER: Liquefactive necrosis
A 50-year-old man has left lower lobe exudative effusion from bacterial pneumonia.
What aspects of the inflammatory process led to this? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Increased vascular permeability, vasodilation, and endothelial injury
A five-year-old is rushed to the ER after swallowing 10 multivitamin pills. He has acute
gastric bleeding. What is the likely cause? - CORRECT ANSWER: Iron poisoning from
the multivitamins
A man is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. What is the pathogenesis of his pancreatic
atrophy over the long term? - CORRECT ANSWER: Occlusion of secretory ducts
, A man severs his right brachial plexus and cannot move his arm. He develops vast
muscular atrophy, unexplained by lack of use alone. How? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Denervation of muscles in his right arm accelerated the atrophy
A man with a gunshot wound is rushed to the ER. He is cold, clammy, and has low BP
and high total peripheral resistance. What state is this? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Hypovolemic shock
A man with arterial stenosis often has left upper quadrant pain after eating a large meal.
What watershed area is most likely affected? - CORRECT ANSWER: Splenic flexure
A man with no surgical history decides to take five iron supplements a day. He later
develops a small bowel obstruction. What is the cause? - CORRECT ANSWER: Chronic
iron poisoning causing scarring, which leads to gastrointestinal obstruction
A med student worries a pregnant woman has an infection because of her high
erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Do you agree? Why or why not? - CORRECT ANSWER:
No; erythrocyte sedimentation rate rates can naturally be increased in pregnancy,
without superimposed infection
A Mexican immigrant not up to date on vaccines presents with liver granulomas
secondary to a productive cough. What caused his granuloma? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Tuberculosis
A Mexican immigrant presents with a productive cough. Cultures stain acid fast. If he is
not treated, what type of necrosis do you expect? - CORRECT ANSWER: The patient
has tuberculosis; if not treated, he will develop caseous necrosis (also seen with
systemic fungi)
A patient admitted to the intensive care unit is cold and clammy. What types of shock
are most likely? - CORRECT ANSWER: Hypovolemic or cardiogenic
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