A student, who unexpectedly met his
girlfriend, developed an increase in systemic
arterial pressure. This pressure change was
caused by the intensified realization of the
following reflexes:
A patient consulted a therapeutist with
complaints of pain in the chest, cough, fever.
X-ray revealed eosinophilic infiltrates in the
lungs, further investigation of which allowed to
detect presence of larvae. What helminthiasis is
it characteristic of?
A patient with acute bronchitis has
been prescribed sulfanilamide drugs for
treatment. In an hour after administration the
patient developed itching and vesicles filled
with light transparent liquid on the face, palms
and soles. Name the mechanism of immune
response:
Normal metabolic rate and energy
expenditure should be taken into account when
actual basal metabolic rate of a patient is being
determied by means of indirect calorimetry.
Normal metabolic rate can be determined most
accurately based on the patient’s:
A 42-year-old woman, who has been
keeping to a vegetarian diet for a long period of
time, consulted a doctor. Examination revealed negative nitrogen balance in the patient. What
factor is the most likely cause of such a
condition?
A 20-year-old young man, who started
to train systematically in athletics, has the
following resting-state blood values:
erythrocytes - 5,5 · 1 01 2/l, reticulocytes - 12%,
hemoglobin - 160 g/l, color index - 1,03. Such
blood values indicate erythropoiesis stimulation
due to the following occurring in the process of
his training:
The autopsy of a 37-year-old man has
revealed the following: in the aorta on the
smooth glossy ivory-colored intima there are
yellowish-gray spots blending with each other,
which form stripes that do not protrude from the
intima surface. Microscopy reveals swelling and
destruction of elastic membranes, diffuse
impregnation of aortic wall with orange granules
(if stained with Sudan III), orange coloring of
macrophage cytoplasm and nonstriated muscle
elements. Specify this process:
A patient complains of frequent bowel
movements and stool with blood admixtures
(”raspberry jelly” stool). Microscopic
examination revealed large mononuclear cells with absorbed red blood cells. What protozoon
is this morphological structure typical of?
To drain the oral cavity a dentist places
a tampon between the cheek and the 2nd upper
molar. This way secretion of the following
salivary gland WILL NOT be able to accumulate
in the oral cavity:
To terminate hypertensive crisis the
patient was administered solution of magnesium
sulfate. What route of drug administration
should be chosen?
A patient is diagnosed with
inflammatory process in the area of the
excretory duct of submandibular gland. This
duct opens to:
After introdiction of adrenaline the
patient’s blood glucose level increased. It is
caused by intensified:
As a result of an injury a child
developed an abscess of adipose tissue of the
cheek. With time the process spread to the lateral
surface of the pharynx. Pus had spread along the
following fascia:
It is necessary to perform urinary
bladder catheterization of an adult man.
Resistance to the catheter can occur in the
following structure or part of the urethra:
A 56-year-old man presents with
parathyroid tumor. The following is observed:
muscle weakness, osteoporosis, bone
deformation, nephroliths consisting of oxalates
and phosphates. The patient’s condition is
caused by:
Due to severe pain syndrome a patient
has been prescribed a narcotic analgesic. Specify
the prescribed drug:
A victim of a traffic accident has lost
thoracic respiration but retaines diaphragmal.
The spinal cord is most likely to be damaged at:
A doctor examined a patient, studied
the patient’s blood analyses and concluded that
the peripheral organs of immunogenesis are
damaged. What organs are the most likely to be
affected?
A patient during fasting developed
ketoacidosis as a result of increased fatty acids
decomposition. This decomposition can be
inhibited with:
During a brain surgery stimulation of
the cerebral cortex resulted in tactile and thermal
sensations in the patient. What gyrus was
stimulated?
A patient suffering from ciliary
arrhythmia with anamnesis of bronchial asthma
should be prescribed an antiarrhythmic drug. What antiarrhythmic drug is
CONTRAINDICATED in this case?
A 50-year-old man, who has been
suffering for a long time from viral hepatitis,
developed mental impairments, impairments of
consciousness, and motor disturbances (tremor,
ataxia, etc.). What is the mechanism of such
condition?
During oral cavity examination a
dentist noticed eruption of the permanent
canines in a child. The child grows and develops
normally. Determine the child’s age:
A patient is in the state of
hypoglycemic coma. What hormone can cause
this condition if overdosed?
Autopsy of a man with tuberculosis has
revealed a 3x2 cm large cavity in the superior
lobe of the right lung. The cavity was interconnected with a bronchus, its wall was
dense and consisted of three layers: the internal
layer was pyogenic, the middle layer was made
of tuberculous granulation tissue and the
external one was made of connective tissue.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Due to trauma the patient’s parathyroid
glands have been removed, which resulted in
inertness, thirst, sharp increase of
neuromuscular excitability. Metabolism of the
following substance is disturbed:
During thermal stimulation it is
characteristic of oral cavity blood vessels to:
A 69-year-old patient developed a
small plaque with subsequent ulceration on the
skin of the lower eyelid. The formation was
removed. Microscopic examination of dermis
revealed complexes of atypical epithelial cells
arranged perpendicularly to the basal membrane
on the periphery. The cells were dark, of
polygonal prismatic shape, and had
hyperchromic nuclei with frequent mitoses.
What is the histological form of carcinoma in
this patient?
A patient with diabetes mellitus has
been delivered to a hospital unconscious. BP is
low, Kussmaul’s respiration is observed, the
smell of acetone can be detected from the
patient’s mouth. What mechanism is leading in
the coma development in this case?
During examination a dentist noticed
bowl-shaped defects on the frontal surface of the
patient’s canines in the cervical area.
Microscopically the pulp is covered with
compacted dentin, slightly atrophied and
sclerosed. What pathological process occurs in
the patient?
A 12-year-old boy has tetanic
convulsions. What gland can be functionally
impaired in this case?
Gastrulation is the period of
embryogenesis, when germinal layers are
formed, resulting in three-layered structure of an
embryo. What gastrulation mechanism is
characteristic of a human embryo?
Due to morbid affection of the
supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the
hypothalamus a 40-year-old patient has
developed polyuria (10-12 liters per day) and
polydipsia. The following hormone is deficient,
thus leading to this disturbance:
During dehelmintization a patient
expelled long fragments of a segmented
helminth. In some segments their width exceeds
their length; there is a rosettelike uterus in the
segment center. Name the helminth:
Ulcer disease of the duodenum has
been detected in a 38-year-old man. A treatment
was prescribed after which the patient
considered himself to be healthy. However, half
a year later the patient developed pain in the
epigastrium, heartburn, and insomnia. The
patient’s condition can be estimated as a:
In 8 days after a surgery the patient
developed tetanus. The surgeon suspects this
condition to be caused by suture material
contaminated by tetanus agent. The material is delivered to a bacteriological laboratory. What
nutrient medium is required for primary
inoculation of the suture material?
A patient complains of toothache. On
examination he has been diagnosed with
pulpitis. Which factor played the main
pathogenic role in the development of pain
syndrome in this case?
A young man has been performing
physical exercises, holding a weight for a long
time. What kind of muscle contraction is the
most characteristic of these exercises?
A patient suffers from an inflammatory
process in the area of the lower wall of orbital
cavity. What anatomical structure makes it
possible for the inflammatory process to spread
to the pterygopalatine fossa?
An 84-year-old patient suffers from parkinsonism. One of the pathogenetic
development elements of this disease is
deficiency of a certain mediator in some of the
brain structures. Name this mediator:
A 36-year-old patient consulted an
ophthalmologist about eye ache. The
examination revealed erosion of the cornea, that
is the lack of superficial and spinous layers of
the epithelium. What cells will provide
regeneration of the damaged epithelium?
In postabsorptive state glycogen
synthesis is increased in liver and muscles. The
syntesis involves the following substance:
A victim of an earthquake has been
remaining under debris for 7 days without food
or water. What type of starvation is it?
To treat chronic heart failure a patient
takes digoxin. What diuretic can increase
digoxin toxicity due to increased excretion of K
+ions?
A woman is diagnosed with fatty tissue
inflammation located between the leaves of
broad ligament of the uterus. Name this
anatomical structure:
To test teeth sensitivity they are
sprayed with cold or hot water. What structure of
cerebral cortex provides subjective estimation of
this thermal test?
Psychological evaluation determined
that a person is able to quickly adapt to changing
situation, has good memory, is emotionally
stable, possesses of high working ability. This
person is the most likely to be:
During development of a frostbite the
exposed skin becomes pale and its temperature
drops. What mechanism is the basis of these
developments?
After restoration of maxllary incisors
with artificial crowns a 44-year-old woman was
found to have a brownish growth in the form of a
node 15 mm in diameter. Histological study
revealed that under the stratified squamous
epithelium of the gingiva there was a connective
tissue mass with numerous sinusoidal vessels,
oval-shaped mononuclear cells forming osteoid
substance, and polynuclear giant cells that
destroyed the alveolar ridge of the upper jaw.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
An athlete (a long-distance runner)
during competition has developed acute heart
failure. This pathology developed due to:
A woman with essential hypertension
has been hospitalized. The patient presents with
aneurysm of a. communicans posterior of the
cerebrum arterial circle. What vessels of arterial
circle are normally joined with this artery?
Electric current has affected skeletal
muscle fiber resulting in depolarisation of the
membrane. Depolarisation develops due to the
following ions penetrating the membrane:
А woman has come to a dentist with
complaints of bruising and swelling around her
eye. Anamnesis is as follows: several days prior
her 1st premolar tooth had been extracted, with
infraorbital anaesthesia administered; several
days later hematoma appeared in the area of
foramen intraorbitale. The branch of the
following artery was damaged:
A 30-year-old woman has decreased
enzyme content in the pancreatic juice. This
condition can be caused by insufficient secretion
of the following hormone:
In the skin biopsy material in the
epidermis there are cells with processes and
cytoplasm that contains dark brown granules.
Name these cells:
Lateral X-ray of the occipital bone area
demonstrates fracture of the occipital condyle.
Integrity of the following anatomical structure is
disturbed:
A patient has suffered a head injury.
On examination there is a subcutaneous
hematoma in the temporal area. What vessel was
damaged, thus resulting in hematoma
development?
A 67-year-old patient has ordered a full
functional denture. It was necessary to extract
his left upper canine. After infraorbital
anaesthesia the patient presented with
progressing hematoma in the frontal part of his
face. The patient was found to have an injury of
the artery that is the branch of:
Mucin aggregates retain water, which
results in their viscosity and protective action. It
is possible because mucin structure contains:
During investigation of skin epithelium
it was determed, that it consists of several
cellular layers. Epithelial cells of the external
layer have no nuclei. What type of epithelium is
it?
A histological specimen shows
terminal secretory parts of glands made of conic
cells with basophilic cytoplasm and a roundish
nucleus in the centre. Specify the type of
terminal secretory parts by the type of secretion:
After an abortion a 25-year-old woman
developed oliguria, anuria, and increasing
azotemia. The patient died of acute renal failure.
Autopsy revealed degeneration and necrosis of
the convoluted renal tubules epithelium. What
disease was the cause of death in this case?
A person found oneself in an
emotionally straining situation. As the result the
blood adrenaline level has risen, therefore
increasing the strength of cardiac contractions.
In what way does adrenaline increase the
strength of cardiac contractions?
A patient has been diagnosed with
bicuspid valve insufficiency. Where is this valve
located?
Histologic specimen of a tooth slice
shows a tissue consisting of intercellular
substance permeated with tubules, in which
cellular processes of odontoblasts are situated.
What tissue is presented in this histologic
specimen?
Often the cause of secondary
immunodeficiency is an infectious affection of
an organism, when agents reproduce directly in
the cells of immune system and destroy them.
Specify the diseases, during which the described
above occurs:
A 30-year-old man had suffered a
thoracic trauma in a traffic accident, which
resulted in disturbance of external respiration.
What ventilatory failure can be observed in this
cаse?
During gastrulation an embryo
proceeds from histiotrophic to hematotrophic
nutrition. What provisory organ makes it
possible at first?
A patient, who after a trauma suffers
from impeded active flexion of elbow, consulted
a traumatologist. What muscle is the most likely
to be damaged?
During examination of the patient’s
oral cavity a dentist noticed deformation of the
teeth and a crescent indentation on the upper
right inscisor. The teeth are undersized,
barrel-shaped - tooth cervix is wider than its
edge. The patient uses a hearing aid, suffers
from visual impairment. What type of syphilis
affects teeth in such a way?
Preventative examination of a
55year-old patient revealed type II diabetes
mellitus. An endocrinologist detected an
increase in body weight and liver enlargement.
The man is a non-smoker and does not abuse
alcohol but likes to have a ”hearty meal”.
Histological examination by means of
diagnostic liver puncture revealed that the
hepatocytes were enlarged mostly on the lobule
periphery, their cytoplasm had transparent
vacuoles that reacted positively with sudan III.
What liver pathology was revealed?
In the epicenter of the registered rabies
cases among wild animals a 43year-old man came to a clinic and claimed to have been bitten
by a stray dog. He was given a course of
anti-rabies vaccine. This preparation belongs to
the following type of vaccines:
A patient suffering from acute vascular
purpura is prescribed a firstgeneration
antihistamine with local anaesthetic,
antispasmodic, and sedative action. Specify this
drug:
А child with a foreign body in the
lungs has been hospitalized. What bronchus is
the most likely to contain this foreign body, if its
diameter approximates to 1,5 cm?
After the cerebral hemorrhage a patient
developed aphasia - lost the ability to articulate
words. The hemorrhage is localized in the:
A 46-year-old patient consulted an
oculist about drooping of the upper eyelid. On
examination he was diagnosed with a brain
tumor. The pathological process must have affected the nuclei of the following pair of
cranial nerves:
A 68-year-old man, who had been
suffering from essential hypertension for a long
time, was delivered to a resuscitation unit with
hemiplegia. The patient died after 7 hours. On
autopsy: in the right cerebral hemisphere there is
a cavity 5x5 cm in size with uneven margins,
filled with dark red blood clots. What cerebral
circulation disorder developed in the patient?
Typical signs of food poisoning caused
by C. botulinum include diplopia, swallowing
and respiration disorders. These signs develop
due to:
Histological investigation of an
extracted tooth revealed presence of necrotic
detritus with fatty acid crystals and numerous
microbe colonies in the pulp chamber. What
diagnosis is the most likely?
A woman, who had undergone
mastectomy due to breast cancer, was prescribed a course of radiation therapy. What vitamin
preparation has marked antiradiation effect due
to its antioxidant activity?
In a 12-year-old patient an
inflammatory process in the internal ear spread
to the meninges, diffusely affecting them. A
doctor suspects the process to have spread
through the connection between the
subarachnoid space of the brain and
perilymphatic space of the internal ear. What
anatomic structure became the pathway for the
spreading inflammation?
During postmortem examination of a
9-month-old infant it was determined that the
cause of death was cerebral edema. What
water-electrolyte imbalance is the most likely
cause of the edema development?
Analysis of sputum taken from a
patient with suspected pneumonia revealed
slightly elongated gram-positive diplococci with
tapered opposite ends. What microorganisms
were revealed in the sputum?
A 35-year-old man has come to a
dentist with complaints of decreased density of
the dental tissue and increased brittleness of his
teeth during consumption of hard food.
Laboratory analysis measured Ca/P correlation
in the enamel sample. What value of Ca/P
indicates increased demineralization?
A patient consulted a doctor about an
increased pain sensitivity of the ear skin and ear
canal. Palpation behind the sternocleidomastoid
muscle was painful. Such clinical presentations
are typical of the irritation of the following
nerve:
To treat peptic ulcer disease of the
stomach a patient has been prescribed
famotidine. Specify the mechanism of action of
this drug:
Brain investigation by means of
nuclear magnetic resonance revealed the patient
to have a hematoma in the genu of the internal
capsule. What pathway is damaged in this case?
During examination of a patient with a
periodontal disease it would be advisable to
investigate functional state of blood vessels of
the dentomaxillary area. What method can be
applied in this case?
A patient in a grave condition has been
delivered to an admission ward. Examination
revealed pupil mydriasis, no reaction to the light,
considerable reddening and dryness of skin and
mucous membranes. What drug could have
caused the intoxication symptoms?
A patient on the 2nd day after cardiac
infarction presents with acute decrease of
systolic blood pressure down to 60 mm Hg with
tachycardia 140/min., dyspnea, loss of
consciousness. What mechanism is essential in
the pathogenesis of shock developed in this
case?
Along with normal hemoglobin types
there can be pathological ones in the body of an
adult. Specify one of them:
A patient suffering from arthritis is
prescribed a COX 2 selective inhibitor with
anti-inflammatory action. Specify this drug:
In the patient’s feces there were eggs of
Fasciola hepatica. The doctor, however,
refrained from making diagnosis and insisted on
a repeat of analysis, with beef liver excluded
from the patient’s diet. What led the doctor to
make such decision?
A girl is diagnosed with primary
microcephaly that is a monogenic autosomal
recessive disease. Her natural brother develops
normally. What genotypes do the parents of
these children have?
Heterozygous parents with А (II) and В
(III) blood groups according to AB0 system
gave birth to a child. What is the probability of
the child having 0 (I) blood group?
During inspection of dental tools for
sterility in one case gram-positive cocci were
detected. They were situated in clusters and
yielded positive plasma coagulation reaction;
the cocci were fermenting mannitol in anaerobic
conditions and exhibiting lecithinase activity.
What microorganism was detected?
А patient with a bleeding knife wound
in the area of carotid triangle has been delivered
to a hospital. Blood flowing from the wound is
dark. What vessel is injured?
In what organ biotransformation
(metabolic transformation) of most medicinal
agents occurs upon their introduction into an
organism?
Micromanipulator was used to extract
one of the two centrioles of centrosome (cell
center) from hepatocyte (liver cell). What
process will STOP OCCURRING in this cell?
A patient undergoing treatment with
nitrofurans has imbibed a small amount of
alcohol, which resulted in severe poisoning. The
poisoning developed due to:
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