Liver and Biliary Pathology Practice Questions

Question 1

Assertion: Beta blockers improve survival in cirrhosis with varices. Reason: They reduce cardiac output and splanchnic blood flow.

Accepted Answer

Both A & R true, R explains A

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Both A & R true, R doesn't explain A

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A true R false

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A false R true

Question 2

The single most important treatment and prognostic factor in alcohol-related liver disease is

Accepted Answer

Cessation of alcohol consumption

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N -acetyl cysteine

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High dose vitamin E

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Liver transplantation

Question 3

Post-mortem histologic sections taken from the liver of a 19-year-old female who died from an overdose of acetaminophen would most likely reveal which of the following?

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Centrilobular necrosis

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Focal scattered necrosis

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Midzonal necrosis

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Periportal necrosis

Question 4

A 30-year-old male is found to be positive for HBsAg and HBeAg and is diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B. The patient's viral load is 2 × 10^5 IU/mL and ALT is elevated (2× upper limit of normal). What is the appropriate management in this patient?

Accepted Answer

Tenofovir

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Combined pegylated interferon with lamivudine

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Pegylated interferon

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Lamivudine

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a pathological manifestation of chronic alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

Piecemeal necrosis

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Microvesicular fatty changes

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Central hyaline sclerosis

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Ballooning degeneration

Question 6

A 13-year-old boy presents with jaundice, fatigue, muscle stiffness, tremors, and behavioral changes. Examination reveals an enlarged liver and spleen. A Kayser-Fleischer ring was noted. What is the definitive diagnostic test?

Accepted Answer

Hepatic parenchymal copper concentration

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Urinary copper

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Serum ceruloplasmin

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Slit lamp examination

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Genetic testing for ATP7B mutation

Question 7

Which is the central organelle in apoptosis?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

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Nucleus

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Golgi body

Question 8

According to the DSM-5 criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder, which of the following is required for diagnosis in children?

Accepted Answer

Persistent deficits in social communication and interaction

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Language delay before age 2

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Presence of seizure disorder

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Intellectual disability

Question 9

All are true about this liver specimen except:

Accepted Answer

Siderofibrotic nodules

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Centrilobular hemorrhagic necrosis

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Fatty change

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Centrilobular fibrosis

Question 10

Identify the intracellular hyaline body.

Accepted Answer

Russell bodies

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Corpora amylacea

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Hyaline droplets

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Mallory Hyaline bodies

Liver and Biliary Pathology

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Jaundice and Cholestasis

Viral Hepatitis

Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Drug and Toxin Induced Liver Injury

Cirrhosis and Its Complications

Metabolic Liver Diseases

Liver Tumors

Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Diseases

Congenital Liver Diseases

Liver Transplantation Pathology

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