Irene Gold Boards Part 1 Pathology – Practice Questions and Answers | Verified Exam Preparation

Irene Gold Boards Part 1
Pathology Questions and
Answers


Calcification, metastatic


Ans- Calcium infiltration into normal tissue. E.g. hypervitaminosis D.,

hyperparathyroidism




Calcification, dystrophic


Ans- Calcium infiltration into abnormal/damaged tissue E.g. atherosclerosis or

atheroma. Damage to tunica intima




Caseous (cheese like)


Ans- Combination of ischemic cell death & cell lysis. Tuberculosis, giant

epithelial cell

,Cloudy swelling


Ans- Albuminous. Membrane injured which effects ionic transfer.


AKA hydropic change


*cloudy swelling is reversible




Coagulation


Ans- Infarction (MI), blood vessels


*zymogen




Enzymatic


Ans- pancreas




Fatty


Ans- Liver, aka "nutmeg liver"


heart, aka "tabby cat heart"

,fatty dot > fatty streak > atheroma (fatty plaque) > fibroatheroma (fibrous

tissue, calcium)




Liquefaction


Ans- CNS E.g. brain melts, tertiary syphilis, leprosy


Skin (if from infection) tabes dorsalis




Wallerian


Ans- Peripheral nerves. Degenerates to the next node of ranvier. "dying back

phenomenon"




Zenker's (waxy)


Ans- Hyaline. Most common in skeletal muscle. Muscle replaced with hyaline




Degeneration of nucleus...


Ans- cell must die


Karyo = nucleus

, Karyolysis


Ans- nuclear fading/rupture (DNA breakdown: irreversible)




Karyorrhexis


Ans- Nuclear swelling (chromattin fragmentation)




Pyknosis


Ans- Nuclear condensation


AKA karyopyknosis




Developmental changes...


Ans-




Agenesis


Ans- absence of an organ (usually pair organ)