Systemic Pathology by Organ Practice Questions
19 free Systemic Pathology by Organ practice questions for the USMLE Step 1, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. Which lesion is most characteristic of a myocardial infarction (MI) on gross pathology, 24 hours after onset?
- Q2. In chronic passive congestion of the liver due to right-sided heart failure, what gross feature is most likely observed?
- Q3. Which glomerular disease is most likely in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus showing “wire-loop” lesions on light microscopy?
- Q4. Which morphological change is most typical of long-standing pulmonary emphysema on gross lung examination?
- Q5. Which liver pathology is characterized by multiple, randomly distributed, blood-filled spaces within the parenchyma, sometimes associated with anabolic steroid…
- Q6. Which cardiac pathology is associated with asymmetric hypertrophy of the ventricular walls and histologic evidence of myofiber disarray, and may cause sudden d…
- Q7. In a patient with chronic hepatitis B infection, deposition of immune complexes in glomeruli may cause which renal pathology?
- Q8. Which gross feature is most characteristic of cirrhosis of the liver?
- Q9. Which vascular pathology involves a tear in the intima leading to false lumen formation within the aortic wall?
- Q10. Which kidney lesion is most likely to result from prolonged hypertension and lead to bilateral small kidneys with scarring?
- Q11. Which pathological change in the lung is most characteristic of acute lobar pneumonia on gross examination?
- Q12. Which of the following is the most common glomerular pathology pattern seen in patients with chronic liver disease on renal biopsy studies?
- Q13. Which gross feature is suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis in lungs obtained at autopsy?
- Q14. Which heart pathology often leads to concentric hypertrophy of the ventricular wall due to increased afterload?
- Q15. Which organ is most commonly affected first in hepatorenal syndrome secondary to advanced cirrhosis?
- Q16. Which of the following describes a saccular true aneurysm?
- Q17. Which renal pathology often presents clinically with heavy proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, edema and hyperlipidemia?
- Q18. Which of the following is a major mechanism by which atherosclerosis leads to ischemic heart disease?
- Q19. Which of the following findings in the liver is characteristic of alcoholic fatty liver disease in early stages?