ICI BIOLOGY & EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DISEASE
AUTUMN 2008 PAPER (Repeat Sitting)
DURATION : 90 MINUTES
Essay type answers are not expected. Answers to be kept brief please
All short notes carry equal marks.
ALL 5 QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED IN SEPARATE ANSWER BOOKS
1. Outline the steps involved in adequately washing the hands before examining a patient.
2. Briefly describe 3 toxin-mediated infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
3. List and explain three ways in which communicable disease surveillance data
can be used to prevent and control disease?
4.
A. Name 6 different histological types of carcinoma
B. Name 6 different routes by which tumours spread
C. Using bullet points explain the mechanisms used by tumours to metastasise
5.
A. Define thrombosis,
B. List the risk factors for thrombus formation and give 2 clinical examples of
each
C. What is the clinical outcome of a large thrombus within a vessel and list the
microscopical features that might be seen in the brain and in the heart in such
a situation
END OF THIS PAPER
AUTUMN 2008 PAPER (Repeat Sitting)
DURATION : 90 MINUTES
Essay type answers are not expected. Answers to be kept brief please
All short notes carry equal marks.
ALL 5 QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED IN SEPARATE ANSWER BOOKS
1. Outline the steps involved in adequately washing the hands before examining a patient.
2. Briefly describe 3 toxin-mediated infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
3. List and explain three ways in which communicable disease surveillance data
can be used to prevent and control disease?
4.
A. Name 6 different histological types of carcinoma
B. Name 6 different routes by which tumours spread
C. Using bullet points explain the mechanisms used by tumours to metastasise
5.
A. Define thrombosis,
B. List the risk factors for thrombus formation and give 2 clinical examples of
each
C. What is the clinical outcome of a large thrombus within a vessel and list the
microscopical features that might be seen in the brain and in the heart in such
a situation
END OF THIS PAPER
