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Nephrology MCQs-10

Contents1 Which contrast medium is essential in invasive and interventional cardiac procedures2 Contrast-induced nephropathy Impairment...

Pruritus

Contents1 Which one of the following is not true2 All are true regarding mechanisms of...

Nephrology MCQs-7

Contents1 Which kidney stone is ‘Letter envelope’ shaped?2 Uric acid crystals shape is most commonly3...


Baux score

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Burns

All are true of carbon monoxide poisoning except A. Death occurs with carboxyhemoglobin concentrations around…

Oncology MCQs-1

Most significant risk factor for cancer overall is

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Most significant risk factor for cancer overall is age; two thirds of all cases were in those aged >65 years

Cancer is the second leading cause of death behind

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heart disease

Ann Arbor classification is for

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Dukes classification is for

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Dukes classification


colorectal cancers

RECIST Criteria for Solid Tumours progressive disease is defined as the appearance of any new lesion or an increase of ------- in the sum of the products of the perpendicular diameters of all measurable lesions

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>25% Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours - RECIST Criteria Progressive disease is defined as the appearance of any new lesion or an increase of >25% in the sum of the products of the perpendicular diameters of all measurable lesions


or an increase of 20% in the sums of the longest diameters by RECIST.

Calcitonin used diagnostically as a tumor marker for

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Patients with calcitonin levels >100 pg/mL have a high risk for medullary thyroid carcinoma (~90%–100%),

Most common cancer

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Lung cancer

Most common cause of cancer death in the world

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Which of the following is standard way of measuring the ability of cancer patients to perform ordinary tasks?

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Standard way of measuring the ability of cancer patients to perform ordinary tasks


Karnofsky performance status

Which of the following tumor is least likely to be disseminated at presentation?

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Hematopoietic tumors such as leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma are often disseminated at presentation and do not spread like solid tumors

Lung cancer

Which of the following tumor develops hollow cavity and associated cell death at the center of the tumor?

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Squamous-cell carcinoma


Squamous-cell carcinoma causes about 30% of lung cancers. Occur close to large airways. Hollow cavity commonly found at the center of the tumor.

Which Adenocarcinoma of lung is least aggressive?

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lepidic type adenocarcinoma - grow along the alveolar walls


lepidic subtype is associated with good prognosis, acinar and papillary subtypes show intermediate prognosis, whereas micropapillary and solid subtypes correlate with the worst prognosis

Horner's syndrome is common in lung tumors at

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Apex


Horner's syndrome - seen in Pancoast tumor which is a tumor of the apex of the lung.

Most common with carcinoma lung

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Hypercalcemia


Most common is hypercalcemia caused by over-production of parathyroid hormone-related protein or parathyroid hormone.

Leading cause of cancer death

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carcinoma lung


lung cancer is the most diagnosed type of cancer, and the leading cause of cancer death

Most common symptom of carcinoma lungs

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Cough

CK7 is present in many lung cancers, but absent from

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squamous cell carcinomas.


Adenocarcinomas tend to express Napsin-A and TTF-1; squamous cell carcinomas lack Napsin-A and TTF-1, but express p63 and its cancer-specific isoform p40

Small cell lung cancer are most commonly found near

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center of the lung


SCLC tumors are often found near the center of the lungs, in the major airways

Which Adenocarcinoma of lung is most aggressive?

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lepidic subtype is associated with good prognosis, acinar and papillary subtypes show intermediate prognosis, whereas micropapillary and solid subtypes correlate with the worst prognosis

"Driver mutations" – are particularly common in adenocarcinomas

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Adenocarcinoma

Pathology Flash Cards-1

Which type of peripheral neuropathy occurs in carcinoma lungs?

Which type of peripheral neuropathy occurs in carcinoma lungs?
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peripheral neuropathy - usually purely sensory

Which is the most frequent malignancy in individuals exposed to asbestos

Which is the most frequent malignancy in individuals exposed to asbestos
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Lung cancer

Commonest type of carcinoma lungs

Commonest type of carcinoma lungs
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Adenocarcinoma ------ Adenocarcinoma (38%)
• Squamous cell carcinoma (20%)
• Small cell carcinoma (14%)
• Large cell carcinoma (3%)
• Other (25%)

Which type of lung carcinoma shows the strongest association with smoking?

Which type of lung carcinoma shows the strongest association with smoking?
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Small cell carcinoma shows the strongest association with smoking

Most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide

Most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide
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Lung cancer

Pancoast tumors

Pancoast tumors
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Apical lung cancers in the superior pulmonary sulcus tend to invade the neural structures
Severe pain in the distribution of the ulnar nerve
Horner syndrome (enophthalmos, ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis) on the same side as the lesion

Carcinoma lungs in women and nonsmokers

Carcinoma lungs in women and nonsmokers
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women and nonsmokers - adenocarcinomas are the most common cancers

Most frequently diagnosed major cancer in the world

Most frequently diagnosed major cancer in the world
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Lung cancer

Lung Cancer in Never Smokers.

Lung Cancer in Never Smokers.
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The WHO estimates that 25% of lung cancer worldwide occurs in never smokers

Lung cancers % in active smokers or those who stopped recently

Lung cancers % in active smokers or those who stopped recently
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80% of lung cancers occur in active smokers or those who stopped recently

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