MDS PREP
Lichenoid reactions are mainly due to
1. Intake of certain drugs
2. Betel nut chewing
3. Cigarette smoking
4. Intake of alcohol
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
Lichenoid reactions are mainly due to the intake of certain drugs.
Bite cells are seen in -
1) G6PD deficiency
2) SCA
3) Hereditary spherocytosis
4) Trauma
General Pathology
Answer: 1
Bite cells are characteristic of G6PD deficiency, resulting from oxidative damage to red blood cells.
What of the following is characterized by left lower quadrant periumbilical pain in an elderly person, with the presence of fever, tender abdomen, leukocytosis, nausea, and vomiting?
1) Acute appendicitis
2) Diverticulitis
3) Gallstones
4) Pancreatitis
General Pathology Answer: 2
Diverticulitis is characterized by left lower quadrant pain, fever, and leukocytosis, especially in elderly patients.
In which disease state do the cartilage columns lack orderly arrangement, fail to calcify properly and are not resorbed and replaced by bone in the usual fashion?
1. Osteopetrosis
2. Cherubism
3. Pierre-Robin syndrome
4. Achondroplasia
Oral Pathology
Answer: 4
In achondroplasia, the cartilage columns lack orderly arrangement and fail to calcify properly.
The mode of inheritance of multilocular cystic fibrous dysplasia of the jaws and face is
1. Dominant
2. Recessive
3. Sex-linked
4. Intermediate sex-linked
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
The mode of inheritance of multilocular cystic fibrous dysplasia is dominant.
A 45-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presents with complaints of blurry vision and headaches. Her blood pressure is 180/100 mmHg. An eye exam reveals the presence of retinal hemorrhages and exudates. Which of the following conditions is she most likely experiencing?
1) Diabetic retinopathy
2) Hypertensive retinopathy
3) Macular degeneration
4) Glaucoma
Hypertensive retinopathy is the condition characterized by retinal hemorrhages and exudates in a patient with high blood pressure.
Initiator in developing solution is
1. Acetic acid
2. Sodium thiosulphate
3. Hydroquinone
4. Potassium bromide
Oral Pathology
Answer: 3
Hydroquinone is the initiator in developing solutions for photographic films.
Which of the following is not a complication of therapeutic radiation
1. Mucositis
2. Xerostomia
3. Cervical caries
4. Paraesthesia of the tongue
Oral Pathology
Answer: 4
Paraesthesia of the tongue is not a complication of therapeutic radiation.