Q.P. Code: 203001 Reg. no.: …………………
Second Professional MBBS Degree Examinations, February 2016
Clinical Pathology and General Pathology - Paper I
Time: 2 Hours Total Marks: 40
- Answer all questions
- Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay: (8)
1. Define necrosis. Describe the various types of necrosis with suitable examples. How does it differ from apoptosis. (1+4+3=8)
Short essay: (6)
2. A 14 years old boy presented with fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, rashes, mild hepatomegaly. No bleeding manifestation. TC: 20,000 cell/mm3; predominantly lymphocytes in peripheral blood. Answer the following:
- What is your provisional diagnosis
- What are the confirmatory tests
- What is the complication
- What is the etiologic agent (1+2+2+1=6)
Short notes: (4x4=16)
4. Radiation and cancer
5. Metaplasia
6. Dystrophic calcification
Answer briefly: (4x2=8)
7. Thromboembolism
8. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
9. Healing by secondary intention
10. Chemotaxis
Answer in single sentence: (4x½=2)
11. Define gangrene
12. Principle of Benedict’s test
13. Draw Langhan’s giant cell.
14. Normal reticulocyte count.
