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NBME PATHOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!! $18.99   Add to cart

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NBME PATHOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST
2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A
AND B) COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!




VERSION A


Describe the transient vasoconstriction in primary
hemostasis - ....ANSWER...Neural reflex and
endothelin mediated


Describe platelet adhesion in primary hemostasis -
....ANSWER...Sub-endothelial collagen binds soluble
vWF which platelets then bind to via GP1B


Describe platelet degranulation - ....ANSWER...Dense
Granules release ADP which induces expression of
platelet GP2B3A receptors


TXA2 from platelet COX promotes aggregation

,Describe platelet aggregation - ....ANSWER...GP2B3A
receptors bind soluble fibrinogen which cross-links
platelets to form the platelet plug that will be
stabilized by the coagulation cascade (2*
hemostasis)


What are the sub-types of primary hemostasis
disorders? - ....ANSWER...Qualitative (platelet
function)


Quantitative (platelet number)


What are the quantitative platelet disorders? -
....ANSWER...ITP
MHA (HUS & TTP)


What are the signs of a disorder of primary
hemostasis? - ....ANSWER...Mucosal and skin
bleeding


Nosebleeds is most common sx

,Petechiae/Brain bleeds are seen more in
quantitative disorders.


Describe Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) -
....ANSWER...Most common cause of
thrombocytopenia .


Autoantibodies produced in the spleen destroy
platelets.


Low platelet counts, but normal PT/PTT.


Tx: Steroids -> IVIG -> Splenectomy


What is Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia (MHA) -
....ANSWER...Formation of microthrombi in small
vessels which consumes platelets & shears RBCs as
they pass.


What are the causes of MHA? -
....ANSWER...Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

, TTP


What is Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura? -
....ANSWER...AKA TTP.


Loss of ADAMTS13 enzyme which degrades vWF.


Usually d/t Autoantibody to ADAMTS13


What is Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome? -
....ANSWER...Seen following E.Coli O157:H7 dysentery
in children. Damage to endothelial cells results in
mcirothrombi within the kidney.


What are the symptoms of MHA? -
....ANSWER...Skin/Mucosal Bleeding
Hemolytic Anemia
Fever
Renal Insufficiency (HUS)
CNS defects (TTP)


Is PT/PTT changed in TTP or HUS? - ....ANSWER...No.

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